[birdie_man]

Research has shown that the body only contributes 10% of power to the golf swing, whereas the speed of the hands and their actions contribute 90% of power.

That don't seem right to me.

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IMO, I don't think any of this (below) proves much of anything.

With a good strike, I can reach 85-90% of my regular distance with my feet together and/or standing on one leg (left or right)

You are still using your Pivot here. It is still contributing. IMO you are just sacrificing Balance and thus must slow the pivot some.

I can hit a lob wedge about 65 yards with the right hand and 50 yards with the left hand.

Quite the achievement.

Still using Pivot tho.

Maybe if your shoulders were pinned to a wall and then you hit the ball....

When I last hit a driver on my knees some 13 months back, it went about 230 yards through the air - this is without a snap release and speed training. I am not too sure what I can achieve now.

Quite the achievement. Still using Pivot.

Some months back I heard Mr Kelley quoted (Lynn and Mike O should be able to verify this) before that "you will be very surprised how far you can hit it with little shoulder turn".

This is true. Ur still using Pivot Thrust tho. (I think this is what it's called)

Being the scientist that I am, I went out to the range to prove Mr. Kelley wrong. In science, to prove a theory, you try to disprove it.

I lifted my arms up allowing some bend in the left arm while keeping my shoulders as square as possible - I got the same 85% to 90% distance when I got a good strike. Due to lack of practice, I was obviously not very consistent with such a move.

Still using Pivot Thrust, no?

For the record, I do not believe that a "90 degree turn of the shoulders" is needful for distance and I don't use it in my procedure. Its not a flexibility issue too - I can do full splits with ease.

Very impressive!

I can touch my toes with ease.

Splits hurt my groin.