The Basic Steps to Perfect Golf.

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Twisted Condition. ( Changed - 09/04/2012)

The twisted condition of the whole body is achieved by rotating the shoulders as far as it is physically possible into the back swing movement whilst the heels of both feet remain firmly on the ground and the right leg remains slightly bent.

However once the whole body has been formed into this twisted condition, as long as the movement of the hips dominate the down swing and the follow through movement, the twisted condition of the upper body unit can be maintained throughout the down swing and the follow through movement.

Why? well as long as you keep the elbows held as close together as is possible and you do not consciously rotate the forearms during the back swing movement -- then during the down swing movement, by simply allowing the movement of the hips to force the compact upper body unit to rotate around the central core of the spine, the shoulders will automatically rotate into the down swing movement thus returning the club head "square to the target line", but to be successful you must keep hold the body in the fully twisted condition until well after the ball has been struck.

Then as soon as the hip movement has rotated enough towards the target area, the shoulders will have returned to the parallel to the target line and simultaneously the club head strikes the ball.
At that point the right shoulder/right upper arm muscles force the arms to interact thereby straightening the right arm, thus pushing the club head through the contact area.

With practice it is possible to stop the arms from releasing until you want them to swing into and through the contact area.

It is simply the hip movement rotating towards the target area that is forcing the compact upper body unit to rotate around the central core of the spine thus automatically returning the shoulders back to the parallel to the target line, but throughout this sequence the elbows remain held close together.

The movement of the hips must remain in total control over the rotational movement of the upper body unit from the moment the down swing begins, right through to the completion of the golf swing.

At no point in the down swing or the follow through movement is the compact upper body unit forced to rotate around the central core of the spine - it is completely controlled by the rotational movement of the hips.

Therefore the power of the golf shot is generated by a combination of two actions:-
(1) The rotational movement of the hips.

(2) The interaction of the arms.

To fully understand this action, experiment with this movement as follows:-
At the end of the back swing movement force yourself to hold the body in the twisted condition as shown in the photo to the left (photo 1) but with the muscles of the right shoulder/right upper arm in taut condition and whilst holding the upper body firmly in this condition, simply rotate the hips towards the target area for a very short distance( Do not try to rotate the upper body.)-- you will notice that the compact upper body unit will be forced to follow the movement of the hips and rotate around the central core of the spine.

Therefore as the 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 parallel to the target line the club head automatically returns to the ball square to the target line, but because the muscles of the right shoulder/right upper arm are held in a taut condition the club head automatically strikes the ball with a descending blow.

Therefore it is the movement of the hips that control the movement of the compact upper body unit.

When you understand the movement, you can then try to hit a few ball on the practice range.

But remember, the twisted compact upper body unit must remain totally passive to the continual rotational movement of the hips.

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