how to perform the shoulder/hips unit by Basic Steps to Perfect Golf

The Shoulder/Hips unit is basically the whole body that has been formed by the action of rotating the compact upper body unit to the end of the back swing whilst the lower part of the body resists the movement.

Therefore as the shoulders reach the limit of the back swing movement you must hold them in this position for a milli-second whilst the left foot is pressed to the ground and simultaneously the hips are forced to rotate/pivot/sway towards the target area in an aggressive but controlled manner, thus increasing the torsion of the muscles to their maximum, but importantly setting up the correct down swing sequence of movements.

The down swing movement is initiated by pressing the left foot to the ground and simultaneously rotating/pivoting the hips in a aggressive, but controlled manner, towards the target area.
( As soon as the hips begin to rotate/pivot towards the target area, the hips must continue in this aggressive manner, thus forcing the compact upper body unit to literally follow its movement to the completion of the golf swing movement.)

Therefore as the hips aggressively rotate/pivot towards the target area, the torsion of the muscles between the lower part of the body and the upper part of the body quickly reach their absolute maximum and this torsion has the effect of forcing the compact upper body unit to follow the movement of the hips and begin to rotate around the central core of the spine, thereby automatically rotating the shoulders back to the original address position.

Therefore it is absolutely vital that the upper body unit continue to be tightly held together as a solid compact one piece unit as the movement of the hips force the unit to rotate around the central core of the spine.

However as the aggressive movement of the hips force the compact upper body unit to rotate around the central core of the spine thus automatically rotating the shoulders back to the original address position, the inertia effect upon the arms will cause the arms to lag behind the rotational movement of the shoulders and unless action is taken to counteract this lagging effect, the arms will remain in this lagged condition to the completion of the golf swing.

Therefore throughout the down swing movement the muscles of the left shoulder hold the passive arms in this lagged position, however a fraction of a second before the shoulders return to the original address position, the muscles of the left shoulder begin to pull the passive arms into the contact area quite aggressively thus dramatically increasing the speed of the arms in order to perform three functions:-

2) To ensure that the club head makes contact with the ball at the precise moment the shoulders return to the original address position.

3) To ensure that the arms interact whilst the shoulders are parallel to the target line.

Therefore it is the skill of the golfer to judge the down swing movement so that at the precise moment the shoulders return to the original address position the club head makes contact with the golf ball.

(It is absolutely vital that the upper body unit continue to be tightly held together as a solid compact one piece unit as it rotates around the central core of the spine.)

However whilst all this is happening, you must focus on the left shoulder/left arm as being in over-all control of the compact upper body unit, whilst the right arm remain in a passive condition.

(But what is absolutely vital is that as the compact upper body unit rotates around the central core of the spine, the golfer must focus the eyes on the back of the ball and ensure that the head is in the original address position at the precise moment the club head makes contact with the ball, thus ensuring that the club head will return to the golf ball at speed and square to the target line.
You must not allow the arms to consciously move independently until the muscles of the left shoulder begin to pull the passive arms into the contact area -- hold the whole upper body unit tightly together as a solid, one piece unit and simply allow the uncocking of the wrists to generate club head speed).

However, as the shoulders return to the original address position, the rotational movement of the shoulders stop rotating, albeit for only a milli-second whilst the passive arms are forced to interact.

(Therefore the movement must be judged so that the club head makes contact with the ball at the precise moment the shoulders return to the original address position --
-- and then at the precise moment the club head makes contact with the ball, the shoulders remain on the parallel to the target line whilst the muscles of the left shoulder pull the passive arms through the contact area, action that force the right arm to adopt the fully straightened position, increasing the accuracy of the shot and also injecting extra power into the golf shot.)

As soon as the both arms are straight, the right shoulder will continue to rotate under the chin whilst the aggressive movement of the hips continue to force the compact upper body to rotate around the central core of the spine until the whole body fully faces the target area.
( The upper body unit will continue to rotate until the upper body goes beyond the position of facing the target area.)

Therefore it is absolutely vital that the head is in the original address position at the precise moment the club head makes contact with the ball and remains in the original address position until well after the ball has been struck, whilst the upper body angles are strictly maintained.

Therefore it is the skill of the golfer to judge the down swing movement so that the club head makes contact with the ball at the precise moment the shoulders return to the original address position.

At the precise moment the club head makes contact with the ball, the shoulders must be in the original address position, the head must be positioned so that the left eye is slightly behind the ball, the hands must not be ahead of the original address position and the weight of the body predominantly over the left leg.

Up to this point, I have simply used the lower back muscles to rotate a very compact upper body unit around the central core of the spine, but using the rotational movement of the upper body unit to literally push the passive arms/golf club to the end of the back swing movement -- whilst the lower part of the body put up the maximum resistance.

At the end of the back swing movement the hips have fully rotated/pivoted away from the frontal facing position and this is the precise moment when I transfer the weight of my body onto the left leg and simultaneously rotate/pivot/sway the hips towards the target area.

Immediately the hips begin to rotate /pivot aggressively towards the target area thus initiating the down swing movement, it creates a high torsion of the body muscles which force the compact upper body unit to rotate around the central core of the spine, thus automatically rotating the shoulders back to the original address position

This is the halfway point in the down swing movement and the aggressive movement of the hips have continued to force the compact upper body unit to rotate around the central core of the spine but at about this point in the down swing the muscles of the left shoulder are about to be activated and begin to pull the passive arms into the contact area.

In this photograph you will notice that the aggressive movement of the hips have continued to force the compact upper body unit to rotate around the central core of the spine thus returning the shoulders back to the original address position whilst the muscles of the left shoulder have pulled the passive arms into the contact area thus thus counteracting the inertia effect upon the arms, thereby ensuring that the club head made contact with the ball at the precise moment the shoulders returned to the original address position.

However at the precise moment the shoulders return to the original address position, the shoulders must stop rotating, albeit for a milli-second whilst the muscles of the left shoulder pull the passive arms through the contact area, thus forcing the right arm to adopt the fully straightened position.

As soon as the both arms are straight, the right shoulder will continue to rotate under the chin whilst the aggressive movement of the hips continue to force the compact upper body unit continue to rotate around the central core of the spine.

Therefore it is vital that you fully focus on the ball, keep the head positioned with "pin point accuracy" so that the left eye is slightly behind the ball and in the Fixed Frontal condition, and you must also maintain the upper body angle until well after the ball has been struck, so that the right shoulder can continue to rotate under the chin as the follow through movement is performed.

From the moment the down swing movement begins - to the completion of the golf swing, you must ensure that the upper body unit remains tightly held together as a very compact unit whilst the movement of the hips remains in totally control.

At the point when the club head makes contact with the ball, the muscles of the left shoulder must pull the passive arms through the contact area -- and as soon as the both arms are straight, the right shoulder will continue to rotate under the chin.
Learn to do this and you will begin to experience a totally sweet strike of the ball coupled with accuracy..

All of these changes to your golf swing will not happen "overnight" so remember, the more you practise a new movement, the more natural the movement will become.

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