The Basic Steps to Perfect Golf.

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Shoulder/Hips-unit.-Master- (Changed - 25/04/2008)

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

But please note, that at the end of the back swing movement, the whole body is formed into a fully twisted condition and it is important at this point to allow the whole twisted body unit to become totally passive to the movement of the hips.

It is possible to keep the whole twisted body unit in a totally passive condition so that as the hips rotate/pivot/sway towards the target area, the whole twisted body unit is forced to rotate about its axis a movement that automatically cause the shoulders to rotate back to the original address position, but importantly, as long as the hips continue to rotate/pivot to the conclusion of the golf swing movement, the whole twisted body unit will simply continue to rotate about its axis in a similar manner.

However just before the shoulders reach the limit of the back swing movement, the left foot is pressed to the ground and simultaneously the hips are forced to rotate/pivot/sway towards the target area, thus increasing the torsion of the muscles to their maximum.

As soon as the left foot is pressed to the ground, the hips begin to rapidly rotate/pivot/sway towards the target area and almost simultaneously the whole twisted body unit begins to rotate about its axis thus causing the shoulders to rotate back to the original address position.

However the inertia effect upon the arms initially cause the passive arms/golf club to lag further behind the movement of the shoulders thus creating a high torsion of the muscles of the shoulder region, but as the shoulders get close to the original address position the hips begin to slow down which has a similar effect upon the whole twisted body unit and the torsion of the muscles of the shoulder region are released so that the passive arms can catch up with the shoulders at the impact position.

Therefore it is the skill of the golfer to judge the movement of the shoulders and the swinging movement of the passive arms/golf club, 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.

However as soon as the shoulders return to the original address position, they must stop rotating, albeit for only a milli-second, whilst the passive arms/golf club continue to aggressively swing into the follow through movement, thus swinging the club head to the bottom of the swing arc and also performing the Key Movement,

As soon as both arms are straight the whole body pivots on the left leg and quickly turns to fully face the target area.

Back Swing Movement.

The first photograph shows how the body is fully twisted at the end of the back swing movement.
( I could probably make a fuller turn, but for the purposes of this lesson I have stopped at this point.)

Up to this point, I have simply used the left shoulder to force the shoulder/arms-unit to rotate around the central core of the spine but using the rotational movement of the shoulder/arms-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 this point the left shoulder is still forcing the shoulder/arms-unit to rotate around the central core of the spine and simultaneously 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.

However as soon as the hips begin to rotate/pivot/sway towards the target area, the pulling action will force the twisted body unit to begin to rotate about its axis, thus causing the shoulders to rotate into the down swing movement, but due to the inertia effect, there will be a very slight delay before the arms/golf club follows the movement of the shoulders.

However it is importantly that keep the head firmly held in the original address position and also maintain the upper body angle.

Down Swing Movement.

This is the halfway point in the down swing movement and at this point the torsion of the muscles that were built up during the later stages of the back swing and the early stages of the down swing movement is allowed to be released thus allowing the passive arms to catch up with the shoulders at the impact position.

In this photograph you will notice that the hips have not rotated/pivoted very far beyond the previous photograph, but the shoulders are now back in the original address position and the passive arms/golf club have caught up with the shoulders and are also back in the original address position.

However as the shoulders return to this position they are held in this position for a milli-second whilst the passive arms continue to accelerate into the follow through movement thus swinging the club head to the bottom of the swing arc, forcing the right arm into the fully straightened position.

Therefore it is vital that you fully focus on the ball, keep the head positioned so that the left eye is slightly behind the ball with "pin point accuracy" 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 rotate under the chin as the follow through movement is performed.

From the moment the down swing movement begins, you must allow the whole twisted body unit to become totally passive to the movement of the hips - learn to do this and you will begin to experience a totally sweet strike of the ball..

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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