In an article at golfonline.com Peter Kostis explains how the X-Factor can give you distance in your shots.
It’s a great article that takes you through the basic fundamentals of a good down-swing. What every great golfer and every aspiring golfer that follows proper swing mechanics knows is that you need to start the downswing with your hips to give yourself the best possible chance of hitting it far. A lot of players try and muscle the ball with their arms and shoulders, but this isn’t how to maximize distance.
This helpful golf swing article takes you through both the hows and whys of the downswing and how initiating it with your hips can build enough momentum to keep you driving with those younger muscle heads. The article calls this the “New X-Factor” because it looks at a different point in your swing relating it to the letter X.
The old X-factor thought was at the top of your back swing look at the difference between your hips and your shoulder planes and the more of a stretched X you have the more power and torque you’re creating for great swing speed. If you create a cross that’s even better!
The new X factor looks at the X you created throughout the downswing and shows you that you need to keep your hips turning before your shoulders to keep the X formed in the two planes. The longer and more you can keep the X formed, meaning the less parallel your shoulders and hips are throughout the downswing the more torque you have, the more power you have for swinging and the further your ball will go.
Check out the article, there’s lots of great pictures on the New X-Factor to help you better visualize what they’re talking about.
