[Jeff]

I am 60 years old and I too have difficulty initiating an assertive downswing hip pivot action - due to a lack of flexibility and a lack of strong torso muscles. I have solved the problem to a major degree by using an idea I got from HK's book. He talked of triggering the downswing with a right shoulder thrust movement. I now start my downswing with a very assertive right shoulder thrust movement downplane, that causes my pelvis to shift-rotate immediately at the start of the downswing. I also maintain that thrust well into the followthrough because it helps me to develop secondary axis tilt and fully release my power accumulators to a a both-arms-straight position at the end of the followthrough. My previous downswing pivot action was so sluggish that I had a marked propensity to suffer from "quitting" and chicken-winging.

Jeff.