Moving in "two directions"..Lets talk about that

[okie]

This is what hula-hula flexibility is all about, right? I personally think that the section of movement that gives the impression that the backswing is not yet complete before the hips move is residual.

[KevCarter]

This is what hula-hula flexibility is all about, right? I personally think that the section of movement that gives the impression that the backswing is not yet complete before the hips move is residual.

That could very well be Okie. Perhaps the "feeling" is just a little insurance for making sure we get to the left side, something I constantly battle with in a traditional pattern...

Kevin

[Irish Maverick]

Abe Mitchel looks to me to have a very wide stance there .. I think Moe Norman was the same. What do people think about width of stance?

[O.B.Left]

Abe Mitchel looks to me to have a very wide stance there .. I think Moe Norman was the same. What do people think about width of stance?

Dont want to wander to far away from the topic but.......

Id say that as you draw the right foot further and further back you are also moving your centered head and left shoulder (low point) further back. Play the ball vis a vis the left shoulder (low point) not the left foot for more precision. A super wide stance with a driver may see the ball well inside the left foot but directly under low point for instance. The other consideration to a wide stance is restriction in range of motion, I guess. Just my 2 cents, Canadian. Moe it is said, used to widen out a little when a crowd was gathering. He played it up a bit.

[Andy R]

To me, Hogan and VJ's hips appear to be moving left a fraction of a second after the backswing starts, and it feels exactly like it looks for me.

Put another way, I start leaning into the shot almost immediately and most definitely feel like I'm 'moving in two directions'.