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Originally Posted by Neil18  Tigers hips may be shifting and clearing at the start of the downswing, but not because he's physically turning his hips.
From the top of your swing, move your left knee out toward the target. Your hips have to follow. They're attached.
Part of the reason so many people swing OTT is they have no patience to allow their lower body to "set" to take the ever increasing speed of the arms in the downswing.
No set to prepare for the speed = ugly lunge with top half/OTT/get ahead of the ball. Set the legs first then swing away. If your left leg is out toward the target from underneath your body, you can swing pretty hard and in balance with your dominant side. |
Neil you are right. But why does the left knee move? Becuase you are using a downswing pivot to return the club square to the ball
From
http://perfectgolfswingreview.net/downswing.htm Quote:
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This photo demonstrates the first active body movements that occur when Aaron Baddeley initiates the downswing. In particular, note-: i) that the left hip has rotated backwards thus squaring the hips; ii) that there is a definite lateral shift of the hips to the left (towards the target); iii) that the left knee has moved away from the right knee causing a widening of the distance between the knees; iv) that weight is is replanted back onto the left foot. I believe that the left knee moves automatically, and without any need for conscious thought, as a result of the weight transfer to the left that occurs when a golfer shifts weight back onto the left foot and shift-rotates the hips. In other words, a golfer only has to think of simultaneously replanting weight onto the left foot and shift-rotating the hips.
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You have to shift your weight and have passive hands to allow the upper bdy to swing the cub through and the club to drop behind you. This can only happen by moving the lower body first and keeping the hands passive. This is how you drop into the 'slot'
With regards to karate - I did boxing as a kid and the first thing you are taught is that to throw a decent punch you use the whole body, legs, buttocks and shoulders
http://www.ehow.com/how_16454_throw-punch-boxing.html