Yoda's Hip Action
 

When I first started looking at Yoda's videos, I noticed his very deliberate hip slide as a feature of his swing , and position images at impact.
Yoda, can you describe the evolution of this move for you, and if you can remember when you realized its importance. Do you believe that you use a little extra leftward hip bump at set up?

Thanks,
Scott

hip slide and fix relation
 

I assume you slide to fix and the hips are slightly open. somehow I never thought about slide to fix. Please describe the hip action and location at the various stations. thanks

She's got Betty Grable's eyes but he's got Benjamin Buttons hips.
 

Scott

I think you are chasing one of Ole Yodas best components to my mind. I love the way he uses those things. Not bad hips for a 600 year old fella.

I have a feeling that for him, everything that happens below the Hips is the sole result of his Hip Action.........no Knee Action etc. The Legs support and steady the Centered Head, thats it.

I hope Yoda answers this in detail. It might be a long one with some of Golfs greats mentioned. A game with Bert Yancey, a revelation about Billy Caspers takeaway, a 25 years ahead of its publication knowledge of Hip Slide as portrayed in the 7th edition etc etc.

Or maybe I got it all wrong again. Maybe its just "two turns and a swish" after all. Spin em hard and keep them ahead of the hands maybe? No overtaking right Yoda?

OB

This is a great question too David. Yoda has revealed previously that he is "relatively squared away" at fix and at impact... Not what a lot of todays instructors would expect from such a superlative swinger. No "two cheeks" in evidence from DTL or very little of them. Curious.

All of which makes you wonder how he prevents any slack from invading his Radius, or Primary Lever Assembly? How can he get to both arms straight?
I have a theory regarding his Delivery Path but ........ it's inadmissible conjecture in this courtroom.

Hopefully Yoda will make a submission for the record shortly.

OB

Here is Billy Casper's Startup. Lots of nice stuff there for the TGM'r.

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/a...d=123836321 5

Yoda Compare
 

Yoda is 'on assignment' and asked me to post a comparison of his Startup with Casper's, especially with regards to the lower body pivot -- the right leg 'brace', solid left foot and bending forward left knee ...

yoda's startup
 

Great bam bam. I have on my bathroom mirror a print out of yoda and Hogan comparing the downswing to the point where Yoda's hands are even with his right thigh. The club shaft is parallel to the ground at this point sustaining the lag, otherwise the pictures are the same. I think the the right leg is slightly more foward. The foward(to the left) brace of the right leg reminds me of the photo in Percy Boomer's book of address. I am trying to remember my lesson with Yoda. Did he have me move my hips more to the left at address or were they centered?
Golly, if I could have my wish when I blew out my 70th birthday cake candles last week, it would be to have the same shot showing the hips and legs, showing startup but also top down to follow thru. Also it would be nice to see a view from the top showing only the hips and hands relationships from release to follow thru. I have trouble understand the sequencing of the hands arms and hips and their relationships. The concept of pulling, dragging and then driving is confusing to me. Of course for the hitter it must be simple - you just hit it. I guess that is why those that are challenged by complexity chose that way!
I would appreciate it if you all could lay it all out for an old guy like me.

Huh! Old guy my a$$.:naughty:

Happy, belated, Birthday David and congratulations on finally shooting a 70. =D>:martini: :occasion:

Long off the tee, not in the tooth
 

I bet he has already broken 70. Still hitting it long David ? I don't know of anyone that is 70 years young that hits it as far as you do.

Learning to Stay Centered
 

There definitely was an evolution, Scott. Fun stuff involving a Bahama blue Volkswagon, a dark green sweater and a Sinatra tune called When I Was Seventeen. I'll be back after this and next Masters week.

:salut:

Old Time Religion
 

From this Start Up to Top -- and while remaining Head Centered -- both our left heels leave the ground.

As did those of . . .

Vardon.

Jones.

Armour.

Hagen.

Snead.

Demaret.

Hogan.

Nelson.

Palmer.

Player.

Nicklaus.

Casper.

Trevino.

Watson.

And . . .

Almost all the guys you know now, but never took the time to look. Sure, there are notable exceptions: Tiger has a 'Flat Left', but at age 32, he is also on his third left knee surgery.

With due respect to all the nuevo-biomechanics guys . . .

You've missed it.

:salut:

hope to go longer
 

If I can ever figure out just how to pivot I am going to be longer. The secret is from fix to finish. If you look at Jeff Hulls video and watch that hip motion after impact, a concise compact turn that facilitates as Lynn says "the fastest move in golf"

Never had a blue VW though my girlfriend( still my wife) did.
Probably had a green sweater.
Definitely loved Sinatra though my first intro to "When I was Seventeen" was The Kingston Trio's version.
I just wish I had started playing golf then instead of three years ago.

Hope the hear more on this hip action stuff after the Masters, thanks Yoda.

I hope Yoda gets back to us with some info on his components, Hip Action etc. He may or he may not. Per TGM, his way is not necessarily our ideal way, after all. But I'd love to read about his hips and the evolution of his very impressive motion. He's not one to toot his own horn, we might have to remind him, keep the thread warm.

Sinatra, a green sweater and a Volkswagen? This is a golf forum, Sir!

That is a very cryptic clue. Who was wearing the green sweater? Anyone know? I'm thinking Augusta. Was it this guy? I know Yoda used to make a point of watching Knudson practice and play. Always on the look out for the red Spalding bag.

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/a...d=123886696 1

PS What I meant above is that Yoda like Homer would never recommend any one way, even if it was his way and majestic. He would never want us all to swing like he does, exactly. That wouldnt work, strangely, sadly. Different strokes for different folks. Now there are common points to note, however.......

all points bulletin, be on the look out for one green sweater
 

There has been a minor break in the case. The Bahama Blue Volkswagen was licensed to one Mr. Lynn Blake when he was 17 years of age.

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/s...ht=bahama+blue

Now who owned the mysterious "dark green sweater"?

Over.