@michael_dandria As I'm more on the beginner side of S&T I am shy to post this response but I will try on what helped me.
I can't stress enough how important the hip turn is as part of the shoulder aspect. Remember 45 deg comes from the hips and the last 45 deg is your shoulder turn. If you are trying to turn your shoulders 90 without your hips involved then your spine will fight you the whole way. Just a thought... I battled with this part myself and eventually made it happen. The other part is if you are not properly bent over then aiming that left shoulder down can be more difficult as your spine is not meant to do that while too erect.
@michael_dandria As I'm more on the beginner side of S&T I am shy to post this response but I will try on what helped me.
I can't stress enough how important the hip turn is as part of the shoulder aspect. Remember 45 deg comes from the hips and the last 45 deg is your shoulder turn. If you are trying to turn your shoulders 90 without your hips involved then your spine will fight you the whole way. Just a thought... I battled with this part myself and eventually made it happen. The other part is if you are not properly bent over then aiming that left shoulder down can be more difficult as your spine is not meant to do that while too erect.