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What should be the positions of my hip at the end of my back swing? Should it be as square as as possible to the ball (parallel to the target line)?? Just wondering, I know it’s pretty basic….
It would be virtually impossible to keep your hips parallel to the target line at the top of a sound golf swing. On the other hand, I don’t think there’s any way to say they should be any particular angle either. Make a good turn with your shoulders without consciously attempting to turn your hips, and they’ll probably be somewhere in the 30-45 degree range depending on your flexibility and how much tension or torque you can handle.
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This is a bit off topic, but on the downswing, through and past impact, you mostly see the hips open. On a Golf Channel Academy w/Art Sellinger (spelling?), a former long drive champion(?), when he went for a big hit, his hips were parallel to the target line through and past impact. When he swung normally, his hips were open. Weird. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What should be the positions of my hip at the end of my back swing? Should it be as square as as possible to the ball (parallel to the target line)?? Just wondering, I know it’s pretty basic….
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I had been perplexed by that question for a long time. I found a pro last weekend and he watched me swing a few and told me I was turning way too much. He was not looking at the hips though, he saw it as a straightening of the right (back) knee. He wants me to keep the right knee flexed and in immoving place in space. I suppose with that caveat, the hips can turn as much as I can turn ‘em. Puttster – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What should be the positions of my hip at the end of my back swing? Should it be as square as as possible to the ball (parallel to the target line)?? Just wondering, I know it’s pretty basic….
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I had been perplexed by that question for a long time. I found a pro last weekend and he watched me swing a few and told me I was turning way too much. He was not looking at the hips though, he saw it as a straightening of the right (back) knee. He wants me to keep the right knee flexed and in immoving place in space. I suppose with that caveat, the hips can turn as much as I can turn ‘em. Puttster
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What should be the positions of my hip at the end of my back swing? Should it be as square as as possible to the ball (parallel to the target line)?? Just wondering, I know it’s pretty basic….
There really isn’t any set amount or degree since this varies from player to player and their flexability. Your backswing shoulder turn is what pulls the hips back, the longer the turn the more it pulls your hips back. Just turn your shoulders and let the tension pull your hips, chances are they won’t be square to the ball at the top. David Laville, G.S.E.M. The Golfing Machine Authorized Instructor Contributor of spam free golf advice
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What should be the positions of my hip at the end of my back swing? Should it be as square as as possible to the ball (parallel to the target line)?? Just wondering, I know it’s pretty basic….
Depends upon on the club (you don’t say) and how much you turn the shoulders. In a full turn e.g. 90+ degrees, it’s impossible to not turn the hips some lesser amount. The first move in the downswing (as I understand it) is to bump your hips to the left (right of the target) providing that bowed right body shape, which allows you to drop the club in the slot (the slot left by bumping your hips out of the way) and hit from the inside. One you have got in that position, you can turn your hips to the left as fast as you like since you are guaranteed to hit from the inside. Alan
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I had been perplexed by that question for a long time. I found a pro last weekend and he watched me swing a few and told me I was turning way too much. He was not looking at the hips though, he saw it as a straightening of the right (back) knee. He wants me to keep the right knee flexed and in immoving place in space. I suppose with that caveat, the hips can turn as much as I can turn ‘em. Puttster
Keeping the right knee flexed restricts the turn of the hips in the backswing. A good thing, The greater the difference between the degree of your should turn and your hip turn, the greater the torque/power. With your right knee straightening (which also can allow your weight to roll to the outside of your foot) you are loosing a lot of power. Also if the weight does roll out, you have to have incredible timing to get the weight back onto the left side before you hands get there. AKA Reverse pivot. YMMV. Thanks, Tony Harmon T o n y (dot) H a r m o n (at) b n s f (dot) c o m "A golfer with great dreams, can accomplish great things." — Bob Rotella "A day without hitting golf balls, is a day longer to getting better" — Ben Hogan "The average golfer’s problem is not so much a lack of ability as it is a lack of knowing what he should do." — Ben Hogan
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What should be the positions of my hip at the end of my back swing? Should it be as square as as possible to the ball (parallel to the target line)?? Just wondering, I know it’s pretty basic….
Assuming you’re addressing the ball square ie parallel to target line, in a textbook orthodox swing: when you’re at the top of the full swing the shoulders will be about 90 degrees, and the hips about 45 degrees to the target line. ope dis elps. — F.
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What should be the positions of my hip at the end of my back swing? Should it be as square as as possible to the ball (parallel to the target line)?? Just wondering, I know it’s pretty basic….
Ala, Hogan: You’re belt buckle should point to the big toe of your right foot (For righties). More than that wastes your power, less than that <shrug I don’t know, my shoulder turn pulls my hips… YMMV Thanks, Tony Harmon A golfer with great dreams, can accomplish great things. — Bob Rotella "A day without hitting golf balls, is a day longer to getting better" – Hennie Bogan "Hogan was really talkative today. Yeah? What’d he say? You’re still out!"
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What should be the positions of my hip at the end of my back swing? Should it be as square as as possible to the ball (parallel to the target line)?? Just wondering, I know it’s pretty basic….