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I tried this at the range last night and it was intense. It seemed like I picked up about 15 with my driver and my irons sounded better.
I went to a range near DisneyWorld and the guy next to me asked me what I was doing. I sent him here.
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I like this a lot. But I have a few comments:

1. You want to avoid too much lateral movement, and keep the hips inside the front foot. Otherwise they'll never turn.

2. You want to make sure you keep your head back. In other words, your hips should move forward, but your upper body needs to stay back. I struggle with this all the time - if anyone has suggestions for this, that would be great.
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Great explanation of the correct movement of the hips and how everything works together to generate power. Just a little note, the lateral movement he is talking about is not a huge movement, it's very subtle and small. If you move too much laterally, you can't get the club on the ball correctly and you will lose power.

My swing thoughts:

- Negative thinking hurts more than negative swinging.
- I let my swing balance me.
- Full extension back and through to the target. - I swing under not around my body. - My club must not twist in my swing. - Keep a soft left knee

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Darn, can't see the video here at work. YouTube video?

I've been working on my hip action because I've noticed when I properly open my hips and get my belt buckle facing the target it's nearly impossible to hook the ball- which has been my problem lately with my drive that I can't seem to shake.

Using this picture of Freddy for inspiration:

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Well if I see anybody at the range wearing a driveway marker, I'll now know where the idea came from!

I think I'll also start looking for vid's of Lee Trevino... as I recall he had a powerful hip/lower torso move too.
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CHSpeed: the hips will stay inside the front foot so long as they back hip works UP and the right knee straightens. On the downswing, the hips can't get too close to the target. The idea is to make a lateral bump towards the target, almost to the point that the front hip is past the outside of the front foot.

If the idea is to get the belt buckle to the target, then the hips have turned too soon. The idea in this video to is restrict the turning until they have moved forward. Some may have to feel like they are preventing the turn - like me. I'm a spinner.

In that picture of couples, he has already moved his hips so far forward that his front foot has already started to roll to the outside. The lateral move is done and he has begun his deliberate rotation.
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I like this a lot. But I have a few comments:

I agree with the head being back, depending on the kind of shot you're trying to hit. For irons shots, I would want the button on my shirt over the golf ball at impact - not behind it. If I was trying to hit a high driver, the button would be just behind the ball and the belly button well forward. If you can control your shirt button, you can control your low point and therefore your flight.

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