What's clear is that what gord and greg are saying, and what we see in those pictures, is radically different from what Leslie King is saying in those lessons, and that's worth taking note of.

A few days ago, I saw a slow-motion replay of Allen Doyle's swing during the seniors' tournament. He has that ugly swing with the very low loopy backswing, but his average drive length is 269 yards, which is respectable. And he's rated 8th in the champions' tour for accuracy, which is more than respectable. But what I noticed in the slow-mo replay is the *extreme* hip rotation Doyle has at impact. Very pronounced, and shoulders at about 45* too, just as gord said. And this is a 57 year-old man.

Anyway, the title of this thread is "Do you agree with these teachings?" I think we've found one teaching that a number of people here don't agree with.

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