shoulders on forward swing

[uttexas]

I try to start the forward swing from the ground up, but when it comes to the shoulders, I find that if I feel my left shoulder (front shoulder for a righty) initiating the shoulder movement on the forward swing (instead of the right shoulder), I hit the ball better. Is this correct? Does it matter?

[PingGKEN]

This is kind of what I have just discovered and seems to be helping a lot. This and the idea that I always want to keep my "arms in front of my chest" during the whole swing. I think it keeps everything nice and in sync. None of this flying hip stuff to start the downswing leaving the upper body disconnected requiring an OTT / flip to correct.

[uttexas]

This afternoon, I tried feeling as though my shoulders were passive on the foward swing (they just followed my torso/hips). This resulted in really nice ball striking and a high push draw.

[GDIB_net]

doesn't matter--would you think of any of that stuff if you were swinging a sledge hammer. GDIB