Hip turn

[st0wgolf08]

Recently, I've started swinging keep my left knee completely the same flex and in the exact same position as it was at address. It seems like it's either to stop from rising or falling and resulting in more pures. Anyone else doing this? I notice pros don't and I don't get why, i still get a good shoulder turn almost 90 degrees, but i wanna know if I'm, losing distance doing this, I stopped doing this and had a horrible day, so give me some opinions.

[finitesoup]

Doing the exact same thing has _increased_ my distance and accuracy. Before I had a tendancy to come too far inside on the backswing and combined with the dreaded slide kept hitting it weak and to the right.

[st0wgolf08]

I feel like I'm losing distance though and hitting things higher, my PW is only been going like 135, and my 52 has been like 105. Anyone else?

[mm6840]

Recently, I've started swinging keep my left knee completely the same flex and in the exact same position as it was at address. It seems like it's either to stop from rising or falling and resulting in more pures. Anyone else doing this? I notice pros don't and I don't get why, i still get a good shoulder turn almost 90 degrees, but i wanna know if I'm, losing distance doing this, I stopped doing this and had a horrible day, so give me some opinions.

If you're pure 2 planer .. maybe ! HowEver In every type of swing dominant engine could be "body motor" (.. in 2 plane arms are equal/more important) And if you're using body as motor ... hip turn is inevitable. And more potential "problems" .. sometimes shoulder turn feel is not enough (it's just a missperception) because shoulders turn is (or should be) in reallity torso turn (you can turn your shoulders without turning a torso).

In 1 plane swing body motor is No. 1 and with a more bent over postion turning of the torso resulting in turned hips (up to 45 degrees) and with that left leg can't be in the same position. regards, p.s. Everybody talks about quiet legs (and balance). But quiet legs is something different (mostly right leg) from yours explanation p.p.s. Maybe yours action resulting in more quiet swing postions (less shift to the right) and therefore more solid results. Take a video and/or watch yourself in the mirrror. Maybe perception of left leg is different than reallity

[jambalaya]

Recently, I've started swinging keep my left knee completely the same flex and in the exact same position as it was at address. It seems like it's either to stop from rising or falling and resulting in more pures. Anyone else doing this? I notice pros don't and I don't get why, i still get a good shoulder turn almost 90 degrees, but i wanna know if I'm, losing distance doing this, I stopped doing this and had a horrible day, so give me some opinions.

Sounds like good advice for the back knee.

[ProfessorGAC]

That works for me, for sure. I'm not a long hitter, but i'm consistent and straight. And if i start getting a little "iffy" i focus on keeping the right knee flex constant through impact. It almost always gets me back to where i belong.

Another thing that helps me is to keep the clubhead outside the hands (closer to the target line) to avoid pulling it in too quickly.

Two simple phrases work for me:
It's Back, Up, and In; not Back, In and Up.
Stay down through the whole shot.

[steviesouthpaw]

I like what you say about back, up, then in...good stuff...that's a good way to help people not take the club back too inside which so many struggle with.