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First off, let my describe what people are teaching.

They teach turning your shoulders against your hips, then turning the hips the other way, which in effect is twisting the spine, and the spine is only built to flex forward and backward, and a little to the side, not to twist.

Next, they teach a certain wrist hinging technique the makes the left wrist hinge at the thumb area, sideways, which can injure the wrist when its only meant to hinge forward and down, backward and up.

Next they teach keeping the left heel planted, which in many cases, when you turn to make your backswing, it causes the knee to jab inward, which can inure it. Also keeping the right knee flexed is a good way to injure the ankle.

Where do people come up with this stuff?

I think a better way of swinging a golf club would be to allow the left heel to lift while flexing the left knee out, allowing your hips to turn with your shoulders, straightening the right knee, allowing your wrist to concave or convex a little (not too much, as long as you're not hinging it sideways), and the downswing initiated with the hands and arms to generate clubhead speed, allowing the body to follow.

Sorry to get so technical when I'm not a technical golfer, but I just want to prevent people from injury so that they can prolong their golfing years.

Actually to tell you the truth people back in the day of golfing instruction taught not only to turn the hips going back, but to lift the left heel. They were against having it planted. Watch some youtube videos and you'll see that the classic swing of bobby jones has a heel life in every club down to the wedge.

Discuss as you will. you're allowed to disagree, but not to argue with anyone here including me. You may once again disagree if you want to, and you can also tell me if I'm wrong about my theory here, but don't do it in an insulting or offensive way.

Thank you for your concern. discuss as you will.

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First off, let my describe what people are teaching.

Is this based on that one night you spent studying the classic golf swing?

They teach turning your shoulders against your hips

That is not true.

Where do people come up with this stuff?

I think we could ask you the same question.

Discuss as you will. you're allowed to disagree, but not to argue with anyone here including me. You may once again disagree if you want to, and you can also tell me if I'm wrong about my theory here, but don't do it in an insulting or offensive way.

Uhm… ?

Serious question: have you been paying attention to this site at all?

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I think a better way of swinging a golf club would be to allow the left heel to lift while flexing the left knee out, allowing your hips to turn with your shoulders, straightening the right knee, allowing your wrist to concave or convex a little (not too much, as long as you're not hinging it sideways), and the downswing initiated with the hands and arms to generate clubhead speed, allowing the body to follow.

Sounds kinda like the Lynn Blake MacDonald drill stuff

http://gregglovergolf.com/?page_id=154

Next they teach keeping the left heel planted, which in many cases, when you turn to make your backswing, it causes the knee to jab inward, which can inure it. Also keeping the right knee flexed is a good way to injure the ankle.

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Originally Posted by xerex250

I think a better way of swinging a golf club would be to allow the left heel to lift while flexing the left knee out, allowing your hips to turn with your shoulders, straightening the right knee, allowing your wrist to concave or convex a little (not too much, as long as you're not hinging it sideways), and the downswing initiated with the hands and arms to generate clubhead speed, allowing the body to follow.

Sounds kinda like the Lynn Blake MacDonald drill stuff

http://gregglovergolf.com/?page_id=154


Incidentally what are your thoughts on this type of motion and the exercises attached to it?

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