[ckniker]

RE: golfguru

I hear, understand, and agree with what you're saying. Let me try to explain my initial question in a different way, however, since it sounds like I wasn't completely clear....

If my swing is orbiting (pivoting) around my spine and the ball is positioned directly below this center point, the radius of the circle is the distance between the ball and the spine. This also defines the low point of the circle. As long as the radius of the circle or the center point doesn't change, the divot should not be forward or rearward of the ball. My understanding of the Basic Motion Hinge Drill is to fix the radius and only change the hinge action (vertical, horizontal). I think I've convinced myself that I was doing the drill correctly by virtue of the fact that I WASN'T getting a divot.

If I were to change the orbiting center point to my left shoulder or, alternatively, move the ball further back in my stance, THEN I should see the divot taken forward of the ball since the ball will now be up-plane.

My initial question was related to what constitutes a "Zero Pivot" in this drill (and, in general). It's a little ambiguous because without a pivot how can you have any angular motion?