120: Why Your Hips Are the Engine of Your Golf Swing

About this episode

Shaun discusses the critical role of hips in a golfer's swing and how to improve their function.

In this episode, Shaun goes deep on the single most important area of the body for golfers the hips and breaks down exactly why they matter, what goes wrong, and how to fix them. What you'll learn: Why the hips are the #1 area Shaun would fix on every golfer if he could only pick oneInternal rotation vs external rotation: what each movement is and when each hip needs each one during the swingTrail hip in the backswing: needs external rotation to load properly — without it, the backswing gets ...

People in this episode

Host: Shaun Diachkoff

Topics covered

• golf swing
• hips
• body mechanics
• internal rotation
• external rotation
• backswing

Keywords

• golf
• hips
• swing mechanics
• rotation
• backswing
• fitness
• performance

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