@jaysenger - The setup hip bump is indeed a setup component with every club. Just make sure that you are keeping your upper torso in place and only nudging your hips forward as this is critical to preserving your swing center. The only setup differences with the longer clubs is the progressively wider stance and a bit more front side weight load - more like 60% instead of 55%.
@Tom Saguto appreciate your time and response. Your instruction has helped me greatly. I’m 41 and only picked up a club for the first time last year. I shot a 90 the other day and been consistently mid 90s after being over 100 all last year.
Is this hip bump for shorter clubs new? I recall it being more of a weight shift standing over left leg than a slight hip bump before. My assumption is this helps with the draw ball flight?
Thanks for all you do, I really enjoy your videos!
@jaysenger That's quite impressive to be consistently shooting in the 90's in just your first year of playing. I sense some great things to come!!
Just to clarify, we nudge the hips forward at address while keeping the upper torso in place. This applies to every club. This is separate of the downswing, during which there is a targetward lateral hip slide that begins at the transition and continues all the way into impact. The extent of this hip slide will be more pronounced with the longer clubs where we have a wider stance and thus a greater distance for the hips to travel, but it's certainly present with the shorter clubs as well. This lateral motion is what keeps the club traveling on the in-to-out downswing path, because if we don't have enough of it - or if it stops too soon - the hip rotation will take over and reroute the club across the ball.
@jaysenger - The setup hip bump is indeed a setup component with every club. Just make sure that you are keeping your upper torso in place and only nudging your hips forward as this is critical to preserving your swing center. The only setup differences with the longer clubs is the progressively wider stance and a bit more front side weight load - more like 60% instead of 55%.