Southland Golf Magazine - Hip turns and instruction

Southlandgolfmagazine.com: The importance of a proper hip turn.

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[brown547]

Watch the golf channel folks, the majority of all pros will do two things when they swing the club. 1. straighten the right leg, 2. flex the left knee toward the target line. They do this because it purposely avoids a weight shift off the ball. Flexing the right knee and tilting the hips allows ones swing centers to remain over the ball without the rearward shift. In case no one has figured it out, "Duh," this why tour pros are so much more consistent in their ball striking.

[brown547]

Actually, what they are teaching in video, will make the game simpler. The problem is that modern golf instruction. Instructors are frustrating a lot of people up by teaching a "one size fits all" 2 plane swing with the rear weight shift off the ball and back on it.

Alot of teaching pros don't have a clue as to how to teach one plane mechanics mainly because it goes against how they have been taught to teach people.

[ootietang]

lol hahahahahahhahahahahahhaah welcome to the golf swing....

[MsSmitty13]

Try this with a driver! Good Luck!!!!!

[dorfenwell]

This is very interesting. I have been experimenting with many swings...Peak Performance, Stack and Tilt, Natural Golf, Swing the Club head, Tour Tempo, ect.

Yesterday I decided to do what comes natural to me, which was allowing the right leg to straighten. I was hitting the ball extremely well and consistant. I was pleased to see you have had the same discovery and are teaching it! Mark

[NikeGolf118]

@brown547 I disagree. As noted by Butch Harmon in working with tour Pros Nick Watney and Phil Mickelson, keeping flex in the right knee is key during the swing. When the flex gives out, it is a power killer. There is no pro of significance who straightens the right knee, if they do, it is because of just that--they are a tour pro. The stack and tilt method for amateurs will cause a reverse weight shift--especially without a proper teacher to guide them.

[juicyfruitzy]

@brown547 that's one way to do it. What you're describing sounds like stack and tilt.

Not all tour pros swing that way. There are many different ways of getting done. What you are talking about is something I've seen Zach Johnson, Aaron Baddeley and many other tour pros do. Not everyone tour player swings that way. Tiger has a slight flex in his right knee. Not incorrect by me depending of other factors.

[srfin24]

stack and tilt

[fumanchuchi]

SLIIIIICCCCEEEE!!!

[swingtrade2]

um um um um lots of problems, um um

headache!

[zoso56]

1:45 - excellent technique... for crimping one off while standing up