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Originally Posted by mvmac View Post

Thanks to instructor Terry Rowles for these videos

 

 

 

 

And both of those guys keep more flex in their right legs than the average pro because they're gumbies.

post #110 of 121
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And both of those guys keep more flex in their right legs than the average pro because they're gumbies.

 

 

Perhaps you could expand on gumbies? 

post #111 of 121

Ridiculously flexible. 

post #112 of 121

About to become the Master's Champion.

post #113 of 121
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Originally Posted by jd924 View Post

Hey Mike I'm curious what else lack of hip turn does to detriment a golf swing. Would it effect club face control and cause the golfer to hit hooks? Note I'm not going to go try and fix my swing by myself, that's what you evolvr guys are for. I am simply just wondering.

 

It could, just depends on how the golfer compensates for the lack of rotation.  Might see this with better players in an effort to swing out, shallow out the hip slants, get the club head in at A6, lift the right heel off the ground.
post #114 of 121

Is this the reason for both Ricky and Dustin releasing their right hand bent after impact as saw in the video?  It was discussed that in another thread that the norm is no release.

post #115 of 121
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Is this the reason for both Ricky and Dustin releasing their right hand bent after impact as saw in the video?  It was discussed that in another thread that the norm is no release.

 

No Rickie and DJ don't do what I just described, not the reason they lose the bend in their right wrist.  What's important is that they both have an inline impact, left arm and shaft matching up, resulting in some bend in the wrist wrist.  After the ball is gone, that right wrist has no effect on the ball.

post #116 of 121

Rickie Fowler

 

Here's the move that wreaked havoc on my back. Although it looks like I've completed a full turn, too much of it has come from my hips (see photo). My right knee is straight because the majority of my weight is stuck on my left side. This tips my torso toward the target and increases the pressure on my lower spine.

Read More http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-instruction/2013-05/photos-rickie-fowler-fix-swing#ixzz2RleekY36

 

This is found in the current Golf Digest website.  What did Rick do wrong with the straight right leg?  Not moving the weight to the right?

post #117 of 121
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Rickie Fowler

 

Here's the move that wreaked havoc on my back. Although it looks like I've completed a full turn, too much of it has come from my hips (see photo). My right knee is straight because the majority of my weight is stuck on my left side. This tips my torso toward the target and increases the pressure on my lower spine.

Read More http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-instruction/2013-05/photos-rickie-fowler-fix-swing#ixzz2RleekY36

 

This is found in the current Golf Digest website.  What did Rick do wrong with the straight right leg?  Not moving the weight to the right?

Wouldn't allowing more turn/tilt in the hips reduce the pressure of the turn on the back?  Could it be from too much side tilting? There is no way the majority of the weight is on his left side as well.  I am thinking he should still have more than 50% on the right side.

post #118 of 121

Apparently, you're extending towards the target, instead of extending but tilting left.

post #119 of 121

I like GMac and he's a great follow on Twitter, but this made me wince.

 

 

post #120 of 121
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I like GMac and he's a great follow on Twitter, but this made me wince.

 

 

Yikes, I just don't get it.  

post #121 of 121
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I like GMac and he's a great follow on Twitter, but this made me wince.

 

 

 

Maybe he doesn't look at his own swing very much lol

 

 

 

 

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Originally Posted by CrazyD3 View Post

Rickie Fowler

 

Here's the move that wreaked havoc on my back. Although it looks like I've completed a full turn, too much of it has come from my hips (see photo). My right knee is straight because the majority of my weight is stuck on my left side. This tips my torso toward the target and increases the pressure on my lower spine.

Read More http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-instruction/2013-05/photos-rickie-fowler-fix-swing#ixzz2RleekY36

 

This is found in the current Golf Digest website.  What did Rick do wrong with the straight right leg?  Not moving the weight to the right?

Yes his spine is almost titling towards the target and he's kicking in some lumbar extension to prove his point a2_wink.gif

 

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Originally Posted by cipher View Post

Wouldn't allowing more turn/tilt in the hips reduce the pressure of the turn on the back?  Could it be from too much side tilting? There is no way the majority of the weight is on his left side as well.  I am thinking he should still have more than 50% on the right side.

It's just an odd pic, obviously posed.  Weight is definitely not left, head is in between his feet and his hips are relatively centered.  

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