[Jeff]

Daryl

I am new to TGM.

The book states that the shoulder must be thrown at the start of the downswing. It doesn't state whether the forces throwing the shoulder come from active muscular forces in the upper torso or whether the shoulder turn is more passive in response to movements of the lower torso. That quoted statement also doesn't dictate whether any active shoulder turn (shoulder throw action) is due to rotating the right shoulder actively downplane (pushing action) or whether it is due to pulling the left shoulder forward (pulling action). Did HK discuss these issues and explain why one method is better than another method?

Golfbulldog

Why do you have difficulty understanding why the downswing pivot action subsides? Surely it is due to the nature of human anatomy in the context of the golf swing. The pelvic movement subsides when a golfer increasingly puts more weight on the left leg and turns the left leg into a firm supportive post (firm left side) that resists forward movement of the pelvis and only allows the left hip to clear backwards towards the tush line. The shoulder turn subsides slightly later when the stretched torso muscles rotating the upper torso have shortened to their resting level (muscle length at address).

Jeff.