Page 34 - Golf Champion - August 2024

[ GOLF LESSON ]

Everyone wants to hit the ball farther.

멀리 공을 치는 방법

적절한 동작 순서 따라 역동적으로 몸을 꼬고

임팩트를 통해 엉덩이를 적절하게 펴는 것
By 맥 파웰 박사/PGA Master Member

ost instructors inevitably mention contact, rotation, backswing, it’s creating a dynamic coil with the proper
Mand speed as the critical elements in increased sequence of motion forward and clearing the hips properly
distance, yet most players incorrectly believe that limiting through impact (always with the shoulders trailing far
the rotation of the hips on the backswing will produce behind).
more torque and power at impact. When Jim McLean first
In the sequence of photos below, the student allows the
introduced the idea of the X-Factor to the public in 1992
hips to rotate while his shoulders turn. He is fully coiled
it sparked a tidal wave of players trying to increase the
and effectively transfers his weight into the right side.
difference between the turn of the shoulders and the hips
From the top, the hips rotate through the shot well before
at the top of the swing. However, while increasing the the shoulders arrive at parallel to the target line. The
turn of the shoulders is ideal, limiting the rotation of the result of this rotation is a coiling and springing of the core
hips can have very negative consequences for your swing. that releases a tremendous amount of power. He is able to
Most touring professionals turn their hips about 45-degrees move back into his left side and his shoulders are nearly
by the time the club reaches the top of the swing while square to the target at impact.
their shoulders continue to rotate to 90-degrees or more. When players have limited hip rotation, whether through
Even players with minimal hip rotation, like Tiger Woods injury or forced restriction, the shoulders inevitably turn
or Nick Price, turn their hips around 45-degrees. McLean less through the backswing and the weight and center of
has since gone on to revise his notion of the X-Factor by gravity stay too much on the left side. The swing becomes
focusing upon stretch, hip rise, and head swivel-but the restricted and as the player rotates the shoulders through
key to improving distance isn’t limiting the hips on the impact from a very limited turn, they are almost always

32 |