Faster Hips or Smarter Starter Hips?

New research is showing that golf swing power is not necessarily boosted by unwinding the hips faster during the downswing, but rather by unwinding the hips in the downswing BEFORE arms complete the backswing.  All the top pros do it, and very few of even scratch tournament amateurs can pull it off.  But of course in Bobby Jone's swing, it is very evident that is what is going on.  There is a good drill called the "washing machine" drill that can build that move into your swing.

McIlroy at the Wells Fargo Champioship

Case example of McIlroy's level of excellence at the Wells Fargo Championship:  On Sunday on hole number 16, Rory hit his drive 364 yards in the middle of the fairway.  He then flushed a wedge 140 yards to about 3 feet from the hole and tapped in his birdie putt on the Par 4, 504 yard hole.  That one hole exemplifies how well he can put his game into a "5th gear" that is not there for the rest of the field and shows why he is so dominant right now when his game is going well.  This should be a very exciting summer!

Greatest Shot Ever

Was the greatest golf shot ever Jack Nicklaus's 1 iron on No. 17 at the 1972 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach or Tom Watson's chip in on the same hole for the U.S. Open title to beat out Jack a few years later?  Or was it Tiger Wood's chip in on No. 16 at the Masters from the back of the green?  Or was it Tiger's 220 yard 6 iron from the trap over a lake to the back of the green (I forgot the hole No.) in the Canadian Open?  Or Gene Sarazen's double eagle at the Masters? 

There is some room for debate but those four are, I would assert, in the top 5.  Another one for the level of pure clutch was Tiger Woods career making putt on No. 17 at Medinah in the 1999 PGA to beat out Sergio Garcia.  Lots of folks forget how tough that putt was - 15 breaking right and downhill.  Best clutch putt I have ever seen.  It was comparable to Michael Jordan's shot from the corner as a freshman at UNC when UNC won the NCAA finals against Georgetown.  Career defining.

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McIlroy's Golf Swing: The Best in History?

The new U.S. Open Champion, Rory McIlroy, has the best golf swing in history. Why? His tempo is wonderful, but that is not it. More importantly is the fact that his hips LEAD his downswing in a dominating manner, and his hips clear the impact zone better than any golfer in history. Think about Fred Couples with a perfect swing plane! If Ben Hogan were alive today, he would agree. Jack Nicklaus has said as much already.

You can achieve this effect, too, by learning the secrets of the Hip to Hip Method of swinging the golf club. Find out about it by going to the book link on this page to the right, and buy your copy of "Breakthrough in Golf" today!

Open your hips at impact, and break 80!  Its time to get it done!

Making a Fuller Shoulder Turn

Would you like to make a fuller shoulder turn on your backswing, which will most definitely generate more power in your golf swing? Instead of hitting balls trying to do so, the best way to achieve a full shoulder turn is by doing isometric shoulder turn stretching exercises. They can be found in the illustrations in "Breakthrough in Golf" linked in the right margin of this blog site.