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Originally Posted by timm
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How does someone learn to use hip acceleration? For so long I've used arms and shoulders to power my shots that I can't ever get the hips involved and if I do I come over the top. How do you train your self to let the swing happen with the pivot?
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Take your normal Backstroke and at the Top and take your RIGHT HAND off.
Now, 'do' your Downstroke.
Without your hips getting involved i.e, a slide parallel to the delivery line per
7-12, you will experience a right elbow collision with the hips per
7-14 - which of course your body will not allow.
What happens then is that you will "round house" per
7-13 which of course leads to throwaway.
From the Top without your right hand on the club, slide your hips parallel to the target line [whilst still maintaining your stationary head and balance (check the glossary) per the
1st and 2nd Essential and 1-L#1/2] and pull with the left hand down and out on plane.
Per
6-G-0, educated hands can compensate for off line pivot and hip motion up to a certain point only.
Also see
2-H in this regard.