[BerntR]

Preface: Often, when something in the stroke hasn't been properly aligned, I have later discovered after a while that the knee bend and the (primary) hip bend has a hughe impact on all the alignments. And when these pieces fall in place it just seems so much easier to do basically any shot.

But this is a matter I haven't found much precise info about anywhere, including the yellow book. And sometimes I wonder: Why do we bend the hip? To reach down to the ball? To achieve a specific flat shoulder turn plane? But the thing I have been really wondering about is this: If some hip turn is good - why isn't more better? (I tend to overdo the thing)

Same thing with knee bend. Why isn't more better? In any other sport where the athlet was preparing for an athletic move to the left it is highly likely that (s)he would apply more knee bend. On the other hand - if more isn't better - why isn't less better?

What are precise purposes of knee bend and hip bend?

Right now I believe something can be found in the requirements of the right hand flying wedge and the elbow plane. Both will influence how high the right elbow is at address & impact. The knee bend will in addition influence how much hip slide can be produced. And the hip slide will influence location of right shoulder and right elbow at impact. Together with hip height (knee bend) and hip tilt.

But this is just a start at best. I know these two parameters - knee bend and hip bend - are very important to my own golf stroke. And I know that different Zone #1 alignments can produce uncompensated strokes. But I have experienced time and again that root cause of wild strokes and compensations have been in the stance. So I am also convinced that there are some serious noninterchangibles in this territory.

I will appreciate any input on this matter.