Anyone ever heard of this? Early Coil?

Question

Begin transition into the downswing almost immediately after takeaway, by creating torque at ones feet, the average golfer, doesn't begin to create torque until the very end of the back swing.

Good advice? If you agree, any suggestions to achieve this early coil?

Answer 1

The whole idea in a good golf swing is to get your swing arc lined up in one swing plane. Of course to acquire this skill you need to practice and practice, preferably with a video shoot of your golf swing (for you to see if you have achieved it or not).

Many of us amateur golfers tend to change our swing plane from the back swing to the down swing. As a result we often resort to corrective (hand/body) movements to compensate clubface alignment at impact so that it is squared at impact.

Answer 2

"""Begin transition into the downswing almost immediately after takeaway"""

That's dangerous. I don't know if many of us hackers will have the co-ordination to even try. And I am not sure if many Pros would do it.

The coil occurs when your shoulders turn more than your hips. Usually your hips turn about 40 degree back and your shoulders turn 80 degrees back ie the 40 degrees difference is your what I call "gap of power". Bigger the gap, bigger the power.

The word "early" coil I think is a bit misleading.

I have heard it being explained as follows:

Just a split second before your shoulders reach its maximum rotation on the backswing your hips begin to rotate back towards the target. Because your hips are already moving forward even before your shoulders stop moving back, it creates a bigger gap of power.

Answer 3

If you look frame by frame at good players golf swings, you will see the downswing actually start just before the backswing is finished.  But this is not something to be consiously thought about.  It is very important to completely complete your backswing or you will have severe timing problems.

Answer 4

This idea has been around a long time and is really not at all necessary. I think it is more important that you make a full shoulder turn which usually requires some hip turn . Usually the hips need to turn about half the amount of the shoulders. So to get a 90 degree shoulder turn the hips will turn approx.

45 degrees. If you are flexible and don't need to turn your hips this much to get a full shoulder turn then that is fine. Look at 95% of the very best players and you'll give up this idea.

Answer 5

This theory does work, but it is really hard to master.  Problem is you start thinking about coming down before you have really completed the backswing.  Best way to create torque is to turn your shoulders 90 degrees, but your hips only 45 at most.  Keep your right foot square to target line at address which will help restict your right hip turning back too far.