How to set up the lower part of the body

During the back swing movement the upper body unit rotates around the central core of the spine and simultaneously the hips are allowed to rotate away from the frontal facing position but must also pivot so that the right hips is raised but all this occurs whilst the heel of the left foot remains firmly on the ground.

However as the shoulders reach the end of the back swing movement, pressure is placed onto the ball of the left foot thus initiating the down swing movement and simultaneously the hips are forced to rotate towards the target area.

A fraction of a second after the hips begin to rotate/pivot towards the target area, the lower back muscles begin to force 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.

However whilst the shoulders automatically rotate back to the parallel to the target line, the muscles of the left shoulder are used in a controlled manner to accelerate the passive arms/golf club into and through the contact area.

The lower back muscles force the compact upper body unit to rotate around the central core of the spine and simultaneously the hips are allowed to rotate away from the frontal facing position in complete synchronisation with the rotational movement of the shoulder/arms-unit, thus pushing the passive arms to the end of the back swing movement. However whilst the back swing movement is performed the heel of the left foot remains firmly on the ground.

By keeping the heel of the left foot on the ground throughout the back swing movement you will be forced to twist the upper torso to its maximum in order to make a full back swing movement.

After holding the shoulders at the end of the back swing movement for a nanosecond, the down swing movement is initiated by pressing down on the ground with the ball of the left foot and simultaneously forcing the hips to rotate towards the target area - thus setting up the correct down swing sequence of movements.

The rotational/pivotal movement of the hips and the lower back muscles remain in total control of the rotational movement of the shoulder/arms-unit throughout the down swing and the follow through movement and therefore the hips and the lower back muscles must be viewed as the power house of the down swing movement.

However it is absolutely vital that the shoulders and the arms continue to be tightly held together as a solid compact one piece unit as the shoulders rotate back to the original address position.

I can assure from my own experience that if you perform the back swing movement by keeping the heel of the left foot firmly on the ground - and then during the down swing, using a combination of the movement of the hips and the lower back muscles to control the rotational movement of the shoulder/arms-unit, you will begin to play very, very good golf shots.**

If you want to increase the velocity of the club head, simply increase the over-all speed of the hip and the lower back movements, thus forcing the shoulders to rotate at a faster rate -- but you must develop the basic technique before you begin to add extra power.

But I can assure you that all of this action will be wasted unless you teach yourself to watch the ball being struck.

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.

However, only practice one new movement at a time until the movement becomes automatic, then you can move on to the next new movement.

Therefore when you have fully absorbed and thoroughly practised the movements as described within this lesson, proceed to Lesson 2, the "Upper Body Turn" --- and learn how take complete control of your golf shots.

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