[6bmike]

Overall, I can't buy into terminology that states "hips lead the down swing."
This is because "hips = part of the pivot" and I cannot say "part of the pivot leads (leads meaning "in charge of") the downswing." Hips accomplish work and have motion in the downswing but I can't buy into a leading role. Pros have probably played wonderful golf with the hips in the lead, but hips in the lead, to me, is not the hands controlled pivot of The Golfing Machine. Thanks for the work on the replies. I've learned a lot.

I'm done.

Lead means to be ahead of, not to pilot or guide. Hips move ahead of the shoulders. PLAIN AND SIMPLY. And since the Hands designed and are always monitoring- the three esstenials are intact. No fkn way does any movement of the pivot relocates the hands. In fact they assure staying ON Plane since they do not have to re-locate themselves veering off and back on. That is what the Pivot is trained for. Easy access to the ball.

I leave you with this. Everything I wrote is from Homer. Everything I learned about the G.O.L.F. stroke came from Homer's Book and explainations and instruction from Yoda. According to you- they both teach pivot control. Glad you debunked the myth.