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Old 11-17-2006, 05:55 PM
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Re: Hips slide and then turn.....????

Hi Ian,

It difficult to pause at at the right moment in the video but, I managed to do it. Looking at the position where Liam's starting the release with the club back to horizontal in the down swing you can see a definite reverse "C" with his hips way forward of his feet and shoulder.

It looks like it is caused by the right leg becoming too active early on in the downswing, thus pushing the legs and hips forward early. It would help if he could work on transferring weight to the left side first then pushing through with the right leg and arms.

Nick Bradley has a great drill "The Step In Drill" That would help with getting the right sensation. :

Set up with a narrow stance and the ball just forward of the left foot. make a smooth back swing and just as you are about to come back down take a step to the left with the left foot so that it moves forward of the ball, continue with the downswing to a balanced finish. It give the correct feel of the weight transferring to the left side then, the right following through.

Ayway, I hope this is of some help.
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