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

The Shoulder/Hips unit is basically the upper body unit that has been formed into a fully twisted condition by the action of rotating the compact upper body unit to the end of the back swing whilst the heel of the left foot remains firmly on the ground.

Therefore as the shoulders reach the absolute limit of the back swing movement, you must hold the shoulders at the end of the back swing movement for as long as it is physically possible whilst the hips begin to rotate/pivot towards the target area, thus setting up the correct sequence of movements which is a series of reactional movements.
(This reactional series of movements begin with the rotational/pivotal movement of the hips which in turn cause the shoulders to rotate around the central core of the spine which in turn causes the arms to swing into and through the contact area.

Separate the individual movements so that as the hips begin to rotate/pivot towards the target area, simply hold the shoulders at the end of the back swing movement for as long as possible until the hips and the rotational movement of the shoulders are forced to move in complete synchronisation - and then as the hips and the shoulders move in complete synchronisation hold the arms back from swinging into the contact area until they are forced to do so.

By this time the hips will be practically facing the target area and the shoulders will almost be parallel to the target line.)

Therefore whilst holding the shoulders at the end of the back swing position, the down swing movement is initiated by pressing the left foot to the ground and simultaneously forcing the hips to rotate /pivot towards the target area whilst the compact upper body unit remains in a totally passive condition.

A fraction of a second after the hips begin to rotate/pivot towards the target area, the lower back muscles begin to assist in the action of forcing the shoulder/arms-unit to rotate around the central core of the spine, thus automatically rotating the shoulders back to the parallel to the target line. movement.
(As soon the shoulders begin to rotate into the down swing movement, the inertia effect will force the passive arms to slightly lag behind the movement of the shoulders, so you must allow the arms to remain in this slightly lagged condition until the very last stages of the down swing movement.)

Therefore once the movement of the hips take control of the movement of the shoulder/arms-unit it must remain in this condition during the down swing movement whilst the lower back muscles are only used as a supplementary source of power.

However as the shoulders rotate back to the original address position, the muscles of the left shoulder hold the arms in the lagged position until just before the shoulders actually return to the parallel to the target line, before exploding into action.

Therefore it is the skill of the golfer to ensure that the club head makes contact with the golf ball at the precise moment the shoulders return to the parallel to the target line.

But whilst this part of the golf swing is performed, it is absolutely vital that the left eye remains slightly behind the ball and also that the upper body angles are retained.

Because the movement of the hips total control the down swing movement, the hips are almost fully facing the target area at the impact position.

From this position the shoulders stop rotating for a nanosecond whilst the muscles of the left shoulder pull the passive arms through the contact area at a high speed, thus forcing the arms to interact.
(Whilst the arms interact, the hands move towards the target area at the same speed as the club head.)

However as soon as the both arms are straight, which only takes a nanosecond to achieve this position, the movement of the hips force the whole body to pivot on the left leg and quickly turn to fully face the target area.

However whilst these actions occur the head must continue to be held so that the left eye remains slightly behind the ball, the head must remain in the Fixed frontal condition and the upper body angles must be maintained so that the right shoulder will simultaneously rotate under the chin as the arms interact and thereby increasing the accuracy of the shot.

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 simultaneously the right shoulder is forced 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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