Cracking a whip

[kilbyman]

I've often heard of the cracking whip downswing analogy. Can someone comment on where and how this is done in the swing?

[tshapiro]

This refers to the transition. Just like a 'crack the whip action', the left hip begins it's forward and rotational part of the downswing while the club head is still on it's way to the top. Above all, this is a smooth motion - not a yank.

The left hip pulls the passive but relatively strait left arm into the swing. The left arm falls strait down and the left shoulder is used to resist any forces to pull the left arm over the line. The right arm and right hip collapse like an accordion but this is because of the forces exerted by the left hip while the left shoulder is keeping the left arm on plane. You do nothing with the right arm or right hip. The power of the swing is from the left leg and left hip pulling the left arm. It is in the transition of this swing method where the cracking of the whip comes to into play.

[ks8829]

http://www.ehow.com/video_4943635_go...ping-tips.html

[KEEPITSIMPLE]

This refers to the transition. Just like a 'crack the whip action', the left hip begins it's forward and rotational part of the downswing while the club head is still on it's way to the top. Above all, this is a smooth motion - not a yank.

That would work. I've done this with the right side also but anyways...I just like to add, you have to be very very relax with the whole body. The key to me is timing.when you are cracking the hip,you go boom boom two suddle quick motion,you know like not a lot of movement. Basically what I do is again I relax my body and than I just apply a quick turn of the shoulder on the backswing until it gets to about 1/2 to 3/4 backswing where the right arm might not even flex much and than another quick joint with the hip so that I get my hip at slightly past the starting position. The upper body will reconnect with the hip after the hip gets to impact position. Again like boom boom. ***Faster ***you crack your hip, the faster your club head speed is. It is exactly like cracking a whip,except try to think of your upper body as the tip and your hip is the handle.

Oh Btw, when my timing is good, even though I just try to make a 3/4 backswing, I feel like when my hip is already to impact position, the hands do get to back into full backswing posittion.It feels like there is huge amount of seperation between the arms and shoulder and the hiip created by the change in direction, and hence give you lots of easy club head speed.BUT honestly fun to play around with,but not a practical swing,maybe for the kids,you know like Tiger pre-harmon. Timing is really a biach.