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Hips: Rotate or Resist?

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I disagree. Pull a rubber band or coil a spring - that's tension. Let go and you get speed. Jim McLean and his X-Factor would disagree with you as well.

Good thing this guy didn't have Jim Mclean around.

Equipment, Setup, Finish, Balance, and Relax. All equal in importance and all dependent on each other. They are the cornerstones of a good golf swing.


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Good thing this guy didn't have Jim Mclean around.

Both equipment and our understanding of the swing has advanced since then (not to mention that swings have adapted to the advances in equipment). The X-Factor article was written a little more recently than that photo was taken...

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I know I can find others... Vijay, Payne Stewart, Gary Wiren.... there are many.

I just don't think this is nearly as important to distance as anyone thinks. It's something some people do and some people dont.

Equipment, Setup, Finish, Balance, and Relax. All equal in importance and all dependent on each other. They are the cornerstones of a good golf swing.


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Those examples really don't help your cause. The hips are clearly rotated substantially less than the shoulders - about 45 degrees less.

Vijay gets about 50 degrees of hip rotation, but also turns his shoulders back about 110 degrees.

If you're not interested in actual discussion, I'll close the thread. Easy enough.

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