See my thread here about PostScript (CFF) hinting
Here are the best links generally about the difference between TrueType and PostScript hinting:
Font hinting
The Benefits Of OpenType/CFF Over TrueType
Font Hinting Explained By A Font Design Master
A Closer Look At Font Rendering
Why some fonts suck on Windows? Rendering and “hinting”
There’s some discussion on using ttfautohint on TypeDrawers and Google Font Forums you should check out too.
Beat Stamm’s very detailed book on rendering:
Unfortunately I can’t help you on how to do hinting though since I’m new to it too—good luck!