Too Much Hip Rotation

[awmgolfer]

I tend to work on swing changes over the winter using my simulator since our season is so short. My biggest issue in my swing is I overswing really, really bad. After doing some analyzing I have figured out it is due to my hip rotation, my belt buckle pretty much moves 90 degrees to the right in the backswing which causes my club to go WAY past parallel. It is a move so ingrained I am having a lot of trouble trying to stop it and was wondering if anyone had any ideas on drills or even any devices I could make or use to help break it? I have tried the feeling of a smaller backswing and spent a lot of time on it and when I think I had it under control, I recorded myself and found out I wasn't even close..lol. Thanks!

[adam3553]

Im with ya on shortening the swing. Its hard to do nd progress is slow. It will get shorter but you have to be diligent in working on it. I was watching youtube videos on this subject and one instructor mentioned it could take months to get it where it needs to be. It took me quite a while to notice any change and Im still a ways away.

With all that being said a good feel for me is to keep the right arm straight throughout the backswing. As to the hips Im sure someone else here can help you with that.

[Abu3baid]

I tend to work on swing changes over the winter using my simulator since our season is so short. My biggest issue in my swing is I overswing really, really bad. After doing some analyzing I have figured out it is due to my hip rotation, my belt buckle pretty much moves 90 degrees to the right in the backswing which causes my club to go WAY past parallel. It is a move so ingrained I am having a lot of trouble trying to stop it and was wondering if anyone had any ideas on drills or even any devices I could make or use to help break it? I have tried the feeling of a smaller backswing and spent a lot of time on it and when I think I had it under control, I recorded myself and found out I wasn't even close..lol. Thanks!

are you sure you are overseinging because of your hip rotation?  If you post a video of your swing maybe you can get a second opinion on the cause.

Edited October 10, 2015 by Abu3baid

[awmgolfer]

I know for certain that is the cause, I have very little bend with my left arm and I'm just not that flexible..lol. When I do slow swings and keep my hips to a more appropriate rotation my arms can just reach parallel with the club.

[mvmac]

I tend to work on swing changes over the winter using my simulator since our season is so short. My biggest issue in my swing is I overswing really, really bad. After doing some analyzing I have figured out it is due to my hip rotation, my belt buckle pretty much moves 90 degrees to the right in the backswing which causes my club to go WAY past parallel. It is a move so ingrained I am having a lot of trouble trying to stop it and was wondering if anyone had any ideas on drills or even any devices I could make or use to help break it? I have tried the feeling of a smaller backswing and spent a lot of time on it and when I think I had it under control, I recorded myself and found out I wasn't even close..lol. Thanks!

Usually what appears as too much hip rotation is typically the hips not rotating on a steep enough pitch. Hips are turning too level to the ground. Want it to look something like this.

[Jackkmlee]

I know this topic is pretty old, but I recently discovered that I have the same exact same problem as the OP. My hips rotate too excessively, which lets my shoulders rotate way past 90 degrees. This causes me to have a really looong backswing, resulting in an overswing. One thing that I am trying now is to just focus on the shoulder turn. I initiate the backswing with a shoulder turn only first. Keep the hips still for the moment. Then try to rotate your left shoulder to 90 degrees. Now, if you don't cheat by just moving the arms, you'll find that it is quite impossible to turn your left shoulder to 90 degrees without moving your hips (unless you are Plastic Man or Mr. Fantastic!). So, try to get to 90 degrees with your shoulders only at first - you'll find that you can't actually get to 90, only THEN allow your hips to rotate only as much as needed for your shoulders to get to 90. Once your shoulders get to 90 this way, that's it. You're done. You should be starting the downswing at that point. Another way of looking at this is that your shoulders are moving/turning your hips, not your hips moving/turning by themselves or independently. I find that I get a lot more coil this way too, and aches in places that I've never experienced before, which should be a good thing, I suppose... Hahaha.