correct swing?

After reading some posts about the correct shoulder turn i realized i was doing it all wrong. After watching a slow motion clip of tiger i realized how my shoulders to turn in the backswing. I went to the driving range to day and tried it out.....WOW!! i have never hit the ball that straight and far. i've been on a high all day and cant wait to get on the course! I do have a couple of questions about the start of the downswing. Is it correct or ok to initiate the downsiwng with the hips and then the arms just a split second later? Thats how i start my downswing and i get good results but i just wanted to make sure this was ok. One other thing.....is the process of the right forearm turning over (on top) during the swing through/after impact a natural process or is it something you have to practice?

In regards to a downswing trigger. It is perfectly ok to start with the hips, in fact from everything I have read, this probably SHOULD be your downswing trigger as even Ben Hogan said as much.


So I think you are on the right track.




By the way, could you share what you worked on in regards to the shoulder turn that gave you such good results?

cool....good to know im on the right track. The best i can explain the shoulder turn is that i keep my left arm locked and stiff and just move my shoulders/chest in a way that it makes my left arm go up to the top of the back swing on the same plane that my arm will come down on. And during the backswing when your arms are extended to your right side(right handed golfer) and club is parallel to the ground....make sure your left arm is stretched out straight and as far as you can stretch it so you will have a wide arch in the backswing...this is also to keep you from bringing the club to the inside too much. watch these slow motion videos of tiger....the best one is the one where he is wearing the red shirt. notice how his shoulder turn and chest turn/tilt dictates where is left arm goes....which in on the same plane as the downswing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDgox...0Woods%20swing