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Hey Golfers! There is a lot of information about how to swing the golf club. Let's think about this logically. The hands hold onto the golf club, and the hands are connected to the arms, which are connected to the upper body and the lower body at the lumbar region above the hips. So doesn't it make sense that your hands and arms need to know what to do to control the movement and club face of the golf club? If I use a hammer, I'm sure I know where the head has to meet the nail. However, there is all this talk about ground reaction force for more distance, pelvis rotation for more distance, and use the "big" muscles" for more distance, why? One thing is the lack of education, but that is another story. It is really a result of misapplication of data. The idea of X-factor, the difference between upper and lower body rotation (shoulder and hip joints) correlating to clubhead speed seems logical if the lower body was the cause of the clubhead speed, but it is not. In fact, LPGA Tour players average higher pelvis rotation speeds but hit the ball shorter distances compared to the PGA Tour. So why do so many golfers keep thinking that lower body speed is a source of power? Velocities of the arms, wrists, and upper torso are the leading factors to generate higher club head speeds. The research is obvious and now we can start measuring movement patterns to quantify all claims. Time for a change in perspective. In this video, I'm sharing the ability of the arms to create speed but also at the cost of reducing body rotation which is not what we want to do to optimize ball striking. To optimize performance we need to maintain control of the arms, body, and club to play our best golf. This part 1 video will begin to shed light on how to move during the golf swing. Check out Humo.Golf for more information! Tony

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