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Would a pre hip bump (1-2" left hip bump at address) with a centered head be an acceptable option for pre clearing the right hip? I've been fooling around with it at my practice net with good results. Feels a little stack and tiltish. Seems impossible to hit fat.

Do you mean you are pre setting or turning the right hip with an additional sliding of the hips towards the target? Or just the slide without the turn back? Yoda does the latter with mid irons anyways. If my memory serves me correctly he described it as being a 10-9-C Half and Half Address Position where the Body is in its Impact position and the Hands are in their Standard Address position and condition (bent right , flat left). Something he has added to my game as well. From there I personally clear the right hip prior to startup, actively, early, forcefully.

Another thing on right hip clearing from Yoda. You have to do it twice! You turn the right hip back prior to or during Startup, then in Startdown you need to Slide the hips towards the target with a Delayed Hip turn to clear even more room for the Right Elbow. 10-14-B SLIDE HIP TURN. There are Trigger Delay advantages to this too as the Right Elbow not only has an inside path to the ball but can also now be pulled by the Pivot or Shoulders into a deep position near or in front of the ball prior to any elbow unbending.

Per 12-3-0, point 13, the last point in Section 3 Adjusted Address. "Forward Press-Clear Right Hip". RFT isnt until point 17 in Section 4 Startup. Point 24, the last point of Section 6 The Top and prior to Section 7 Startdown reads "Clear Right Hip". So its in there twice and they are slightly different to my understanding.

I hope Yoda corrects me if I have misrepresented any of his teachings.