On line vs cross line hip slide

[okie]

I think hula-hula is one of Mr. Kelley's enduring contributions. For years I worked hard on shifting my weight to the left side...with mixed results. Most times EVERYTHING went left torso and head included...then for corrective purposes down and back. Now I know it is the most subtle of moves. If you can move your hips without moving your head you can play great golf! When I ask my players to shift their hips they tend to do what I did for many years. When I tell them about hula-hula flexibility they are encourage only to be foiled by their inability to do it with a ball in front of them. Let me add to my former prescription: 2 minutes of hula-hula in the mirror without a club...everyday...for three weeks! Nothing else matters much if you cannot do it properly

[KevCarter]

I think hula-hula is one of Mr. Kelley's enduring contributions. For years I worked hard on shifting my weight to the left side...with mixed results. Most times EVERYTHING went left torso and head included...then for corrective purposes down and back. Now I know it is the most subtle of moves. If you can move your hips without moving your head you can play great golf! When I ask my players to shift their hips they tend to do what I did for many years. When I tell them about hula-hula flexibility they are encourage only to be foiled by their inability to do it with a ball in front of them. Let me add to my former prescription: 2 minutes of hula-hula in the mirrow without a club...everyday...for three weeks! Nothing else matters much if you cannot do it properly

Great post OKIE and right on the money. I'm going to start doing the hula in the mirror, if I can find one wide enough...

The head moving back has been the HUGE killer for me. I have got to keep that thing in the center of the tripod.

Kevin

[EdZ]

EdZ: I used to be on the elbow plane but have worked to get on the TSP, not sure if there yet, but more right forearm magic should tidy that up. How do higher plane angles get away with some cross line action, is it because there is less Acc#3 and therefore they can get away with more of a hit?

Basically the flatter the plane, the closer to horizontal hinge, the more vertical the plane, the closer to angled. The closer to angled, the more towards a hitter's pattern (with cross line hips being)

[DOCW3]

Does the Missing Piece and S&T "moves" take "cross line" out of the equation?

[KevCarter]

Does the Missing Piece and S&T "moves" take "cross line" out of the equation?

The missing piece does not take it out of the equation, IMHO very compatible with Homer Kelley's ideals. I'm not sure about S&T, but I believe the hip slide would be more down the line, or as they say, Online.

Kevin