Back knee instead of hip? - Forum Archive

swingingfrank 03-25-2005, 07:44 PM

Is it ok to substitute driving the back knee toward the inside aft of the ball instead of the hip slide?This just feels more natural to me and seems to keep me from overdoing the hip thing.I am trying to keep things fairly by the book and dont want to create anything to compensate for.

swingingfrank 03-25-2005, 09:11 PM

If I understand correctly though,isnt the downswing started by a hp slide to the inside aft part of the ball?

JohnThomas1 03-26-2005, 08:34 AM

Frank might be thinking of the Cross Line procedure.

swingingfrank 03-26-2005, 07:36 PM

Thanks John,thats the phrase I was thinking of.Any ideas regarding my question?Thanks.

JohnThomas1 03-26-2005, 09:33 PM

See if this helps

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/v...=crossline#803

Yoda 03-26-2005, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by swingingfrank Is it ok to substitute driving the back knee toward the inside aft of the ball instead of the hip slide?This just feels more natural to me and seems to keep me from overdoing the hip thing.I am trying to keep things fairly by the book and dont want to create anything to compensate for.

Do not substitute Knee Motion for what is properly Hip Motion. The work of the Knees is to keep the Head Stationary, and any unnecessary movement of the Knees jeopardizes that assignment. The work of the Hips is to pull the Right Shoulder Downplane.

Substituting a Knee Motion for what is properly a Hip Motion is, at best, befogging assignments. At worst, it is a Pivot disruption with geometric consequences; namely, the failure to Slide results in a failure to tilt the spine -- the Axis of the Shoulder Turn -- and therefore results in a Flat Downstroke Shoulder Turn (10-13-B-#3) that inevitably takes the Hands Off-Plane during the Start Down.

swingingfrank 03-28-2005, 01:41 AM

Thanks a bunch Yoda.That makes alot of sense.Purging old swing thoughts is the toughest part of my G.O.L.F. journey.
This site is helping though.

JohnThomas1 03-28-2005, 03:31 AM

Hall of fame Yoda post, particularly the last line, and oh so basic

"Do not substitute Knee Motion for what is properly Hip Motion. The work of the Knees is to keep the Head Stationary, and any unnecessary movement of the Knees jeopardizes that assignment. The work of the Hips is to pull the Right Shoulder Downplane. "