[BerntR]

gmbtempe,

If you accept advice from a 6 hcp, here's my 5 cents:

Maybe you need to practice your footwork. It is your feet that drive the hips. Right hip forward and out - left hip forward and away from the target line.

My guess is that you don't use your left thigh to push the left hip away from the target line. This move is very golf-specific. It is a bit like pushing your left foot forward. But since the foot is grounded your hip will move backwards instad. This is an important part of getting the hip to where you want it to be through impact. Back and up to support a good turn through the ball and save your back as well.

You can practice it with a club across your neck, holding on each side. Try to get a big and stable shoulder turn. Rotate your upper body with the feet.

The hip move is a combination of forward move and rotation, and to a certain extent the left and right hip joints move independant. As soon as you've incubated the left hip back move you should be able to drive and turn your hip to where you want it throught impact - at least without a ball.