Comments on: Should the golf swing be led by the shoulders or the lower body? http://www.golfsecretsexposed.com/general/should-the-golf-swing-be-led-by-the-shoulders-or-the-lower-body/ The very best tips and advice available for higher handicap golfers. Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:51:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: staffingpro9999 http://www.golfsecretsexposed.com/general/should-the-golf-swing-be-led-by-the-shoulders-or-the-lower-body/comment-page-1/#comment-893 staffingpro9999 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:33:51 +0000 http://www.golfsecretsexposed.com/?p=215#comment-893 I think that there is really two actions that initiate the golf swing. They are the 'pulling' down by the upper body/shoulders and the start of the rotation of the hips. In order for a golfer to hit the ball nearly facing the target line, the hips have to be cleared. This _requires_ that the hips move ahead of (or at minimum) faster than the shoulders. Since the latter is almost impossible to pull off, the former is the solution. The hips lead the body rotation. Personally, If I lead with my upper body, nasty, nasty stuff happens... If I lead with the hips and pull the club down into the slot, beauty can be achieved. As a previous tennis and baseball player... The actions are almost identical to golf and in those sports the hips also lead first. As mentioned before this increases the torque release (spring) in the rotation, and builds the lag needed for the release to 'catch' up with the rest of the inertia developed in the swing. Wow, that got technical in a hurry. I think that there is really two actions that initiate the golf swing. They are the 'pulling' down by the upper body/shoulders and the start of the rotation of the hips. In order for a golfer to hit the ball nearly facing the target line, the hips have to be cleared. This _requires_ that the hips move ahead of (or at minimum) faster than the shoulders. Since the latter is almost impossible to pull off, the former is the solution. The hips lead the body rotation.

Personally, If I lead with my upper body, nasty, nasty stuff happens… If I lead with the hips and pull the club down into the slot, beauty can be achieved. As a previous tennis and baseball player… The actions are almost identical to golf and in those sports the hips also lead first. As mentioned before this increases the torque release (spring) in the rotation, and builds the lag needed for the release to 'catch' up with the rest of the inertia developed in the swing.

Wow, that got technical in a hurry.

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