Why Is a Full Shoulder Turn So Important?

[iacas]

First you say shoulder turn is not so important. Then you say more hip turn and not restricted hip turn. Wonder where your coil comes from. And this is not just from reading instructional books. Its plain old common sense and hitting a lot of golfballs too. Your theories dont add up buddy.

I tend to agree with that. And I found it interesting that he called "limiting the hip turn" to be the "traditional" way of teaching - when really, big hip turns were part and parcel of the SUPER-traditional swing - the HICKORY swing. Lot of those guys had big hip turns.

Shoulder turn against a resisting (obviously not "unmoving") lower body is pretty well established as a fundamental. And virtually every PGA Tour pro turns 90° or more (shoulders) while few go beyond 45 to 60° with the hips.

[MrKadash]

I guess this should go under the swing tips section but, IMO, a full shoulder turn is very important to achieve any kind of distance. I was taught a couple of things in high school years back that has stayed with me over the years. My then coach (who was the local country club pro) told me it was important to load up the right side during the back swing (mainly for my longer clubs) which is achieved by a joint effort by the shoulder and hip turn. His rule of thumb was to get the shoulder turn around 90 degrees, and the hips about half that. Obviously not a rule, but it worked for me. I can't fathom trying to shorten my shoulder turn and maintain the same amount of hip turn, or visa versa.

[ks8829]

the golf swing is simple that we complicate and one of the key elements to making the golf swing simple is making a full turn. When you make a full turn it allow you to return to the original hitting area that you initially set up from.
Secondly its necessary to generate your power from a full shoulder turn.

[Stacey_E]

I look at it like this. My shoulders are more stable than my arms. I'd rather get my power from turning them as far as I can than letting my arms get wild in the backswing. I try to think about J.B. Holmes' swing. My hands don't get very high, but I feel more in control. Focussing on my shoulder turn has helped me 3 or 4 strokes in the last couple months. My shoulders react better under pressure than my hands and arms. But, to each his own.