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Are there any explicit instructions on this action in TGM? I reviewed chapter 7 and the index and came up empty. My specific question is whether the right hip is cleared by the right forearm pickup or is an independent move done simultaneuosly with the rfp. 7-17 refers to the heels being pulled off the ground, presumably by the pivot. Is the right hip pulled or does it move independently?

The pivot uses both the Shoulders and the Hips. Each move independently from each other in a coordinated, timed, sequence.


This is where the Hands train the pivot so there is no ‘roundhousing’ of the Hands around the right hip. The pivot should allow the Hands to go directly to the ball or aiming point. You can pre-set the right hip at address or use a delayed Hip action on the up stroke. You need to start the downstroke with a hip action that lead the shoulders, then the arms and Hands along its Delivery Path.

Some say the right hip is pulled by the rotation of the left hip. Others say fire the right hip- a thrust or a pop at impact. The right hip cannot remain still if the left is turning and the right hip can still fire as it turns. A Swinger may feel more pull and a Hitter will feel the thrust or push.

As for the feet. Homer didn’t want you to lift the right foot as an action on to itself. The right foot should lift because of the stroke’s momentum forward and only as much as that allows. There is no independent right foot lifting.