Problem with generating power w/ hips

[King Cobra II]

This is the first year I've really gotten into golf (I'm 16), I've taken a few lessons and been playing alot. However when I try to fire my hips into my drives, I tend to have a baseball swing affect, and i can't seem to keep my front foot (left foot, I'm a righty) still, while shifting my weight. Does anyone get what I'm describing/what could I possibly do about this?

[Reefer_Madness]

Stop swaying.

[fusioncal]

This is the first year I've really gotten into golf (I'm 16), I've taken a few lessons and been playing alot. However when I try to fire my hips into my drives, I tend to have a baseball swing affect, and i can't seem to keep my front foot (left foot, I'm a righty) still, while shifting my weight. Does anyone get what I'm describing/what could I possibly do about this?

What do you mean you can't keep your front foot still? Does it move laterally (sway) or do you lift it off the ground?

Try this one first: don't muscle it.

[supercow]

Agree with fusioncal. Sounds like your throwing your arms from the top with your upper body going outward with your lower body staying back. Think of moving your lower body first and feeling some weight flowing towards the front foot. As soon as you feel this, then you can start hitting/swinging with your upper body.

[Finn07]

Keep your knees pointed in at address. That should keep you from swaying. Also rotate your left hip to the left, dont fire it at your target, it will feel more natural.

[Ringer]

I recommend the walk through drill. It will help you transfer your weight which is really the function of the hips.

[King Cobra II]

I think I understand (thanks to you all's help) what I was doing. Instead of turning my hips I think I was simply shifting them forward (swaying). Today at my house I was hitting balls into a new and realized this. (I have some space) Tried hitting a ball with my SW just into my yard and when i fired my hips instead of swaying them i hit it like 15% further. I'm hopefull that with hard work I can eventually develop a smooth powerfull swing, resulting in more accuracy/distance.

[Ringer]

Because of this thread and others like it, I decided to do a video on the hip action. It goes together with my walk through drill but goes into more description of the do's and dont's.