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Tiger Woods Hip Move: 3 Steps to a Freer Turn
Your drill at a glance
This drill is from the Golf Practice Made Fun App.
A comfortable hip turn gives your backswing room to develop. Feeling the trail hip move behind you helps you explore turning rather than simply drifting sideways. Slow rehearsals make it easier to notice balance and how the hips and chest move together, giving you a clearer movement to take into an easy shot.
Step 1. Watch the hip movement
Watch the demonstration and focus on the trail hip moving back as the backswing develops. Focus on the movement rather than trying to copy Tiger’s speed.
Step 2. Feel the turn
This original Sam Snead photograph shows his backswing turn. Notice how his trail hip turns behind him.
Take your normal golf posture and make a slow, short backswing without a ball. Feel your trail hip turn behind you while your chest turns with it. Pause briefly at the end of the rehearsal, then return gently to your starting stance.
Give it a go
Make a few easy rehearsals. Keep your knees soft and let your feet respond naturally. Avoid forcing your toes up or exaggerating the movement. Use the cue: “Trail hip back. Stay balanced. Reset.”
Once the rehearsal feels comfortable, try a few gentle half shots. Stop if the movement hurts.
Step 3. Complete your round
Complete 18 slow backswing rehearsals using the same trail-hip cue. Turn back, pause, then return gently to your starting stance. Tick once and reset before the next repetition.
Your target is 18 repetitions completed, rather than a distance or accuracy score. Add one short note about what helped your turn.
Repeat another round of 18 next time. You can practise without a ball at home wherever you have enough space to swing safely.
If you’re using the Golf Practice Made Fun App, tick one box in your Practice Round after each completed backswing rehearsal.
George’s Conclusion
A useful swing thought should make practice simpler. Give your hips room to turn, keep the movement easy and build familiarity one round of 18 at a time.
Fancy another challenge? Browse the long game drills.
MAKE THE NEXT BUCKET COUNT
Pick a card. Practise with purpose.
Browse by category
DRILL OVERVIEW
Tiger Woods Hip Move: 3 Steps to a Freer Turn
Your drill at a glance
This drill is from the Golf Practice Made Fun App.
A comfortable hip turn gives your backswing room to develop. Feeling the trail hip move behind you helps you explore turning rather than simply drifting sideways. Slow rehearsals make it easier to notice balance and how the hips and chest move together, giving you a clearer movement to take into an easy shot.
Step 1. Watch the hip movement
Watch the demonstration and focus on the trail hip moving back as the backswing develops. Focus on the movement rather than trying to copy Tiger’s speed.
Step 2. Feel the turn
This original Sam Snead photograph shows his backswing turn. Notice how his trail hip turns behind him.
Take your normal golf posture and make a slow, short backswing without a ball. Feel your trail hip turn behind you while your chest turns with it. Pause briefly at the end of the rehearsal, then return gently to your starting stance.
Give it a go
Make a few easy rehearsals. Keep your knees soft and let your feet respond naturally. Avoid forcing your toes up or exaggerating the movement. Use the cue: “Trail hip back. Stay balanced. Reset.”
Once the rehearsal feels comfortable, try a few gentle half shots. Stop if the movement hurts.
Step 3. Complete your round
Complete 18 slow backswing rehearsals using the same trail-hip cue. Turn back, pause, then return gently to your starting stance. Tick once and reset before the next repetition.
Your target is 18 repetitions completed, rather than a distance or accuracy score. Add one short note about what helped your turn.
Repeat another round of 18 next time. You can practise without a ball at home wherever you have enough space to swing safely.
If you’re using the Golf Practice Made Fun App, tick one box in your Practice Round after each completed backswing rehearsal.
George’s Conclusion
A useful swing thought should make practice simpler. Give your hips room to turn, keep the movement easy and build familiarity one round of 18 at a time.
Fancy another challenge? Browse the long game drills.
MAKE THE NEXT BUCKET COUNT
Pick a card. Practise with purpose.