exactly..... that is like juming off a 10 foot box and tying to jump....too much of a push forward is limited by strength to push backward (having a stong base to push against) just as jumpng too high puts too much weight dowward and limits the upward push of the jump.


i think the reasont he DS is said to happens by itself is with the arm only. because you are tryint to uncock from the top (and you can;t) you built up presure in the shaft and are only able to release that pressure once the club gets to about waist high and parellel with ground. so yes since you are releasing form the top the DS with the arms just happens... and it is the legs that only suppost the arms and react to the arm...but that is through using the legs correctly that they become passive and automatic, but it isnt't the legs that swing the club (as it has been said the swing starts form the ground up i dont' believe, i think the opposite, the swing is stared form the wrist down to the arms ........ then to the legs where the legs only push against the ground to support the arms/hand moveing..... i have seen people hit it pretty far with only upper body and no base or lower body used but you can't hit hte ball with all loer body and no arms used..... but to maximise power yes the lower body is needed) next time you weight lift (like bicep curl or sholder lift), do it on one leg with eyes closed....you cna't lift anywhere near as much wiehgt becaue you are using a lot of your energy on you stability. but even if you have proper weight shift, if you didn't "throw" the club from the top then it wouldn't happen automatically. so even though we dont' activly use the legs proper momvement use of the feet/legs is a must to passivly use(automatically use as you say) and maximize power.

see this post to see what i mean by throwing the club
http://www.golf-tuition-online.com/g...-how-golf.html (finally learned how to golf....)