So recently, I've described the hips as the bottom of the top, rather than the top of the bottom. Now since I'm sure some of you are wondering "what the !@$*" does he mean by this, I'll tell you. In the high-level swing, I am convinced that the hip is not the driver. Why?
Because when you coil your hip, and then uncoil it, there's no benefit. You might as well have not coiled at all! Now, if you do this, you'll UNload to swing, rather than load as you swing. UNloading as the swing is bad. Loading as the swing is good.
So what is the driver? The LEG is the driver! Why? Because if I've coiled, I need to move that coiled hip. How can I do that? By using my leg. For the purposes of the post, the leg is everything from the knee down. So if I drive with my leg, my hip stays coiled. If I drive with my leg, I can use my resistance, rather than bleeding it off.
The leg must win. The hips CANNOT turn themselves.
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