The hip turn is your swing’s engine, yet most golfers treat it like a passenger. They sway, stall, or spin out, losing the effortless power they see better players generate. If you want a more powerful and consistent golf swing, learning to use your hips correctly isnon-negotiable. This guide will provide simple, actionable steps and drills to help you practice and perfect this fundamental movement.
Forget trying to generate power just with your arms. The true source of force in the golf swing comes from the ground up, starting with your feet and gets amplified by the powerful rotational muscles in your hips and core. Think about it like winding up and then releasing a giant spring. The deeper you can rotate your hips in the backswing and the faster you can unwind them in the right sequence on the downswing, the more speed you deliver to the golf club without a lot of extra effort.
The golf swing is a rotational action. As we learned in our complete guide to the golf swing, the club moves in a circle around the body, powered mainly by the turning of your hips and shoulders. A proper hip turn does two critical things:
When you neglect the hip turn, you end up lifting the club with your arms, leading to a weak, disconnected, an "over-the-top" swing. Mastering the hip turn brings everything together for a swing that feels both powerful and fluid.
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