| So many golf instructors push their students to | | | | to get a more consistent golf swing. This swing |
| rotate their shoulders and hips more and more. | | | | works very well for people with limited range of |
| This is just going to send more golfers to the | | | | motion, arthritis, fused spines, or a beer belly! |
| physical therapist and doctor. | | | | Turn your shoulders until you feel resistance. |
| Remember the old song, "The tail bone's | | | | Allow your left heel come off the ground as you |
| connected to the hip bone"? Well, it's true. Your | | | | TILT your pelvis so that the left hip is lower than |
| bones are connected to each other by muscles | | | | the right hip. Start your downswing just before |
| and ligaments that have a specific range of | | | | completing the backswing by driving your right |
| motion and DIRECTION of motion. | | | | knee towards the ball, while TILTING your pelvis |
| When you turn your shoulders normally (not in | | | | so that the right hip is lower than the left hip. |
| the golf swing), they drag the upper torso around, | | | | Let the power that is generated flow through the |
| and the torso drags the hips around. They are all | | | | ball and into a complete finish. Let yourself flow |
| connected! You do not have a ball and socket | | | | into the finish, don't fight it, and don't try to |
| swivel at either the top or base of your spine! | | | | enhance it. |
| Forcing a rotation that is past normal specifications | | | | Your hips are not designed to pivot. They are |
| will void the warranty on your body. | | | | designed to tilt. Use them as designed and they |
| There are freaks in this world who can end a golf | | | | will serve you well. A great benefit from swinging |
| back swing with the club head pointing at the ball | | | | this way is that the golf ball will go farther, and |
| on the tee, and then finish the follow through with | | | | straighter than before. A consistent golf swing will |
| the club head pointing to the flagstick (arms | | | | develop. Your scores will drop. You'll have more |
| twisted around their necks), but that isn't me and | | | | power, and it will be controlled power. |
| probably not you. | | | | By the way, keep your left wrist flat throughout |
| Here is how to avoid hurting your back, and how | | | | the golf swing, no cupping! |