Hip Rotation Drill | Ask Rory Season 3 | GolfPass

A GolfPass member asks Rory about some drills he may have to increase his hip rotation. Rory and Martin discuss a swing key that Rory has to help keep his upper and lower body in sequence his during his swing. Rory also shares his advice on stretches before a round to help you activate your muscles.

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[GolfPassOfficial]

Hey golfers!

Let us know in the comments what tips you are looking for. We are in the process of making more soon!

[genki]

Thank you, Rory! Everyone appreciates how down to earth you are!

[freemanfanmao]

Very interesting! I always thought he’s a left side dominant player just by looking at his swings. Another example of how feel vs real can be so different. Will try this out and see how it feels. Thank you Rory for sharing as always! 🙏

[edstrazz]

Big fan Rory and congrats on your season victory. Thank you for taking the time and giving us a few tips.

[verPar]

His shoulder mobility to keep a steady head while rotating his shoulders that far is phenomenal. He's like an owl.

[kryschiou]

weight shift into the lead foot first before hips rotate. nice sharing!

[niguel]

Rory try keeping your left shoulder a little higher through impact. I’m a solid 16 handicaper and always available for swing tips! 🤪

[timquain]

Physio here. His response to pre game vs post game stretches was perfect.

[leecm]

Rory and I wear the same shoes, and we both use a Stealth II driver. We're practically the same golfer.

[garyvale]

QUESTION: should my hip rotation start the downswing ?....thanks

[thomasfraser]

If Rory’s hip rotation has always came naturally to Rory perhaps it should us as well.

The fact is Gary Players taught us that the hip rotation occurs secondary to the direct acting of our stomach and oblique muscles. Use your naval area 100 percent of the time as Rory does and Players teaches and your hip rotation will come naturally to you as well. Guaranteed! Cheers 😃⛳️👍

[scottkramer]

Whenever I try to turn my hips, my right shoulder drops and I end up hitting behind the ball. And when I'm not hitting behind the ball, I think my hands are getting out in front of me and I end up pushing the ball to the right. So, I end up standing very straight and end up using mostly my arms without much of a turn at all. I'm 57 and need to fix this.

[corylawson]

1 thing that can help with hip rotation is really using the front of your left foot to help accelerate your hip turn. Almost acts like a hinge in a way to help open up your left side.

[constantexpected]

What I've observed, and have actively been noting for the last few months is that some of the best players don't turn their hips alot on the back swings. more shoulders, and if anything, their hips do the least amount of turning during the back swing. I wonder if that is a big part of getting to the top of your swing properly for a good downswing

[steviesynapse]

Just a couple of observations for anyone trying to learn about hip rotation from this video. I would respectfully suggest that trying to replicate Rory’s hip / pelvic rotation will not be possible for almost all of us. Rory’s hip and pelvic rotation significantly stalls mid downswing allowing his arms and upper body to ‘match up’ and sequence his impact. This is not something he tries to do consciously, it’s a swing ‘motor control’ pattern he’s ‘naturally’ developed and had from being young and is near impossible to learn or teach. It’s almost certainly why he mentions in the video that he’s “never had to think about or work on hip rotation”, it’s inherent in his swing. Oh, and working in an office doesn’t give you “tight hips”, I don’t know where Rory picked this up from but it’s pseudoscience and one of many ‘medical myths’ out there.

[michsneddon]

If I had a dollar for every video with drill in the title that doesn't actually feature anything close to a drill...

[pisanu]

What I've learnt after a few decades of swing golf clubs is : Don't rotate your hips but get your
lower body cleared out the way to allow your hands and and club approach the golf ball. And as Rory
said, move everything of the right side of your body through the golf ball.

[_Fiinch]

I realised today that as I worked on the rest of my swing, I’d lost the hip rotation that I naturally had. I put in some proper hip rotation and found I gained distance and consistency

[bdyt]

I have to stay flexible to climb over stonewalls, tree branches etc to find my ball. 🤪

[golf]

Off topic but that BMW grill looks hideous.