[Matt]

vj,

Both Hogan and Nicklaus explicitly state that hip rotation helps accelerate the downplane Right Shoulder motion. Hogan said it "creates speed" and therefore doesn't just accomodate it.

Regardless, I still don't like spinning my hips in an attempt to create speed. And you have to agree it looks ridiculous when you see players trying to. You can pick them out of a lineup rather easily, or just watch the ballflights because they're the ones hitting big hooks as their misses.

Whether this is getting into my personal opinion or not...it's quite possible. But in the experience I've had, spinning your hips is not conducive to "mind in your hands" among other things. In the last couple years, I used to play with people every day who'd do. I could tell on the first tee that by the time the back nine rolled around they were going to be hitting some erratic drives. And they usually were. Their combination hip spin/wrist flip wasn't going to hold up for an entire round.

VJ, I agree with what you just said above based on what I've seen in my experience. Maybe there is a "right" way to spin your hips, but I can count on one hand the number of people I've seen who can make it work.