Hip Depth Part 3: More Great Swings Staying in the Box

I guess we will call this “Hip Box” week now that I’ve done 3 videos of top players who demonstrate similar patterns of hip and pelvic movement during the swing.  There are variations of course, but in most cases we see added right hip depth almost immediately in the backswing with most players maintaining right knee flex, then a “crunch” or “dig” move that utilizes the ground to push the waist back and bend it forward as the lower body drives forward to shift pressure from left to right and rotates to get the hips well open by impact.  I have found that describing the direction of the hip drive in transition as being 45 degrees left of target while adding tilt to the pelvis helps simplify the combination of lateral movement, rotation and depth for players who have never done anything like that.  I encourage players to try to keep their head out on their original forehead line, although it is common to see high level players “back- up” away from where their head was at address.