Hula Hula 7-14
 

To Whom it May Concern,

In TGM 7-14 it states that "A Hula Hula flexibility allows the hips and shoulders to be independent"

Can anyone give me some drills to work on my Hula Hula flexibility.
Also are the hips moving more up and down or side to side while my upper torso stays still, because in pictures I can see both.

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B-Ray

Not until I had a session with Yoda and Yodasluke did I understand 10-14-B. (In the unpublished 7th edition 10-14-B is standard action for hitter AND swinger) - i.e. 12-1-0-14 and 12-2-0-14 are changed to "B Slide".

More in detail, 10-14-B is SLIDE-TURN-SLIDE-TURN.

Which for a righty SWINGER means:

1. Slide hips parallell along target line AWAY from target (Do not exaggerate this move!)
2. Turn hips right
3. Slide hips forward maintaining the turn (clear the hips for the downswing)
4. Turn hips left

YodasLuke mentioned that the best ballstriket he ever knew said he had a feeling the tailbone was pointing left of target during forward slide.

To me the big aha was to keep the hips turned during the forward slide - at least initially. Also puts less strain on the back.

A drill might be to put a finger on yours nose and hula-away, but I am sure someone else has better ideas.

Not a trained eye, but I'd say these moves by Miller are 10-14-B.

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The Slide (with a Delayed) Hip Turn (10-14-B).

Homer catalogued it.

I explained it.

Frederik illustrated it.

Man, I LOVE this site!

Your statement describing the feeling that the tailbone points left of the target is very interesting. That would satisfy the requirement of a parallel hip slide. Unfortunately, when I feel I am sliding parallel to the plane line, I am actually sliding diagonally. THe turned hips create a false feel.

Just to avoid confusiuon: If target is at 12 a clock, I'd say the tailbone should point at 10 or 10.10 during the forward slide. (I.e. not plain "left" which would be 9 a clock.

That while - for a swinger - the sliding movement itself is parallell to the target line.

Notice how stable Miller's right leg is. A big part of being able to 'push off' through impact.

Nice clips!

He certainly doesn't turn OVER the right leg. He seems to be driving to the target if as he swings back. We know golf instruction that tries to eliminate that move.

Bobby Schaeffer, a TGM trainer video instructor, talks about 'Candy Cane Hips' - the shape that one of the hips makes in the swing. Is this the same motion?