The other day, there was an info-mercial on about this new gimmick to improve your golf game.
When I first gave golf a try, I was told:
Keep your head down
Eye on the ball
Square off with the ball
Keep one arm straight (according to whether your are left or right handed)
Follow through
But as I was watching the info-mercial, I noticed something very specific.... the hips! THEY OPENED UP AT THE END !!
The whole time I used to swing the club always facing the ball head-on, very "squared" off to the ball and more or less "rocked" on my hips. BUT... if you open your hips up, as in AIKIDO (duh!) you get to follow through with far more power and precision!!
Why didn't anyone ever tell me that??
I've noticed this same hip motion in baseball & tennis. You see similar motion in ballroom dancing with special attention to posture. There's no telling how many other activities are related to the hips opening up at the end like in aikido.
Anyhow... just thought I'd share that.
Anyone else ever catch on to the same thing? or did I just have a really crappy golf instructor?? (Thanks, Mom! Not!
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