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When I see a golfer hit a driver 280-300 yards sitting on a chair it is obvious that the pivot of the lower body is not the major power source.

Sounds like "When I see David Copperfield make himself float in the air it is obvious that he can fly."
"When I see the horizon at the sea it is obvious that the earth is flat."
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"Sitting on a chair"="passive lower body"?????????????

I believe the pivot of the lower body should be for impact accuracy only. The bigger or aggressive the pivot of the lower body is the harder it is to stay in balance and stay in sync with the circular motion of the hands and arms and the less accurate impact is.

The bigger and more aggressive the pivot of the lower body is the less accurate impact is period!

"This is why

Mike Austin was so long and straight"? Seem pretty aggressive (both action- and motion-wise) to me.

Some golfers like Tiger can time an aggressive pivot with the hands and arms at impact most of the time but we also see what happens when he doesn’t. Tiger just has a rare talent and a lot of luck when the driver is way off line. He will almost always have a shot to the green.

We are not like Tiger!!!

Anything wrong with

Tiger? An

his hip action and motion coming down. Doesn't seem passive at all.

The pivot of the lower body should only make room for the hands and arms to perform correct motion to the club on an incline plane, without disrupting club head speed and impact accuracy.

I see. So Mr. Austin's pivot is to "make room for the hands and arms to perform correct motion to the club on an incline plane, without disrupting club head speed and impact accuracy."

Saying this some golfers that read this will not be willing to give up the ideas of more power and club head speed through the pivot of the lower body and will continue to struggle with impact.

This pivot obsession is why the scores of weekend golfers will always be high and for many years to come.

Give up the bigger or aggressive pivot addiction and see what potential you really have as a golfer.

To Better Golf,

John W Rohan-Weaver G.S.E.M.