From my experience working at a driving range and watching thousands of people hit balls, one thing sticks out - and it is the overactive lower bodies of kids/teens. I was one of those people before I straightened it out, yes, but it's very hard to fix.
We like to call it the "high school hips." When I played high school golf, almost everyone I played with in tournaments is spinning their hips like crazy. First tee, straight shot. Second tee, big push. Third tee, snap hook. And so it goes on the whole round, as their hips continue to throw things out of alignment. Very rarely do you see someone with a quiet lower body. Why? Two reasons:
1) It certainly FEELS powerful to spin your hips.
2) There are instructors actively teaching you to spin your hips.
Combine these two, and you have a recipe for some very out of control lower bodies. It's very hard to get out of your swing if it's been ingraining itself since you were a child. You must realize that there is no power to be had by spinning your hips - it only disrupts the real power sources. A quiet lower body goes a long way towards getting not only a stable swing but also accurate power.
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