limiting hip turn

i noticed today that i have been turning my hips a little too much on my backswing about 45-50*, which is quite a bit for me. Today after i got back home, i noticed if i try to keep my left knee pointing outwards, my hip turn decreased, but my shoulder turn remained the same. Is this o.k. to do, because i think i might have heard that you want your left knee to turn in towards your right leg.

Thanks

Kurt

If you keep the flex in your right knee on your back swing, you shoulders will coil agaisnt your hips. if your right knee straightens your hips are over rotating.

Kurt I personally don't think 45-50 degrees is too big a hip turn, unless you have a short backswing. No you don't want your left knee to turn in towards your right leg this tends to create swaying.Limiting hip turn to say 30 degrees makes you more of an arms and brute strength player which is basically how I play my punch shots but certainly not my normal shots.

Be interesting to hear what others have to say,

Brian

Your comment about keeping your left knee pointed outwards (straight ahead) is exactly right.You can make a massive hip turn and still maintain a knee flex, straightening of the right leg means you've lifted your body position

I completely disagree. Limiting your hip turn builds more coil. This resistance that is built up during the coil is where all your power in your swing comes from and provides a more explosive move on the downswing. If you make a bigger hip turn you will still create coil, but just limited compared to a limited hip turn. Where there is less resistance built is where brute strength is required to get any kind of distance.