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Now, Chief, if TT taught Delayed Hip Action, his hips would lead the downswing. The hips trail the shoulders on the backswing and LEAD on the downswing.

Wouldn't it be the case that TT could have taught Delayed Hip Action, AND still maintained that the action of the right forearm initiates the downswing (hip slide a response to the right forearm)? Per 7-15, hip action only deals with leading and pulling the shoulders back and down. This doesn't speak to the overall initiation of the downswing - just the hip shoulder relationship.

The hip slide certainly could lead the downswing over the hands/right forearm, but aren't you giving up precision? How do you know how much slide is enough? With all out concentration on the hands' relationship to the desired plane line (and letting the body respond), there is precision. (slide or bump the amount needed to maintain the correct hand/forearm relationship to the plane line).

Good questions- Review the tapes and magazine article. Best to watch the stroke performed in real time ( a very nice stroke) and not the ones in slow motion demostration. Two different things. Illustion's I'm told.

A delayed Hip Action Leads the Downstroke. It doesn't pause then lead. TT used Standard Hip Turn and Action. It sounds more like what you wrote and Tom explains, Circle Hand Path Delivery using the Turning Hip to carry the Right Elbow around to release.
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Hula Hula sets up the Hands, clears the hips and allows for a Hand over pivot delivery of the club to the ball. This is Precision. Why? Because anytime you allow the hips to move the shoulders in either direction you are in Pivot control Hands. Hula Hula is an independent movement of the Hip Turn with a coordinated shoulder motion. Now the Arms, and Flying Wedges do not need the Hips to move them. They have a clear path to impact once the Hips clear out of the way. A must for Hitters. Swingers can now Drag Load with Instant Acceleration to throw ouit the club. "Clear a Lane and they will come."

Homer wrote... "Execution of a Preselected Pivot....completely uncompromised by Arm and Club Motion...shifting the weight...to maintain balance, a motionless head and any required tilt of the torso. All motion is in a preselcted sequence and spacing." Sounds like a Pivot that is trained to set up my Hands to the ball. No Roundhouse- On Plane. Free to Swing the Hands and Monitor 1-L A/B/C - Incline Plane- the shaft, Hand Pressure Points- the clubhead and Flat Left Wrist -Clubface control.

Further down in 1-L: "and Mastery of the Pivot (Zone #1) is so esstential for good golf. see 10-19-0" Whats 10-19-0? Lag Loading- Clubhead FEEL.

All this from Hula Hula. Train A pivot. Free your Hands and Swing Them.