According to the spine engine theory, the hip has a gear function. A function that translates a linear motion of the feet to a rotary motion of the upper body. In my book that is hip action. In McIlroy's case it seems to be more sequeced than in most other strokes though.
Maybe I'm mistaken, but I didn't get that from the Article. Maybe the Hips are engaged? The following is a quote from the Article. He does say that the Tailbone moves before the legs. But then he says that the "Spine's gears drive the Rotation".
Quote:
But from the back view you can clearly see that the spine engine is the initiator of the action. His sacrum or tailbone moves far before the legs move. The legs are only expressing the motion of the spine engine in Rory’s swing.
From the back view it looks like the spine engine is driving the swing in one big firing.
But it can only do this IF there is the necessary lateral bending and lumbar lordosis (from spine engine article draft…email me if you want a copy of this), the spine’s gears drive the rotation during the entire swing.
it looks like his right hip takes a big impact shock and bounces to the left hip. Before the upper body inertia pulls everything through.
I agree. I see it too. Like Brian Gay. I don't get it. It's like the Pivot is a big Backstop. Ya got your Backstop players and your Rotor Motors. I'm a Rotor Motor.
Guys, if the upper and lower are geared like that .........could a Shoulder Throw turn the Hips? Thats what my swing feels like. When ever I start trying to fire the Hips to pull the shoulders or whatever all hell breaks loose.
This could be due to lumbar problems or Lard Assis, not sure which.
Guys, if the upper and lower are geared like that .........could a Shoulder Throw turn the Hips? Thats what my swing feels like. When ever I start trying to fire the Hips to pull the shoulders or whatever all hell breaks loose.
This could be due to lumbar problems or Lard Assis, not sure which.
We should probably go down to Hawaii and check everything out for ourselves. After all, they know their hula-hula down there. Maybe we could even throw in a couple golf rounds!
Guys, if the upper and lower are geared like that .........could a Shoulder Throw turn the Hips? Thats what my swing feels like. When ever I start trying to fire the Hips to pull the shoulders or whatever all hell breaks loose.
This could be due to lumbar problems or Lard Assis, not sure which.
With my left hip being plastic and metal, it always feels like I shift laterally with my hip when I raise my front shoulder just a bit. Daryl, thanks for that nice PGA link and the nice hip shift diagrams, yesterday.
I was able to simply bump or thrust about 150 balls down the middle using angled or horizontal hinging. Does it seem to both of you that the last thought you have before the swing is over is to bump or thrust?
The swing happens so fast!
OB, Daryl does seem like a pretty nice guy, after all!
__________________
HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
Guys, if the upper and lower are geared like that .........could a Shoulder Throw turn the Hips? Thats what my swing feels like.
When ever I start trying to fire the Hips to pull the shoulders or whatever all hell breaks loose.
This could be due to lumbar problems or Lard Assis, not sure which.
I think you will get a hip turn when you do a Shooulder Turn Throw. Don't know whether it's a cause and effect thing though. Could also be partly common causes from the feet.
I never try to fire the Hips to turn the shoulders. I fire the right hip and try to hold the shoulders back. Quite similar to shoulder throw, although I rarely use the sharp initial acceleration. Then I fire the left hip I pull the shoulder and the arm and the club. While I turn the shoulders.
Linear Mode
