I said a while back that I had completed my swing research (which is only as long as something doesn’t come up which I want to investigate, but I’ve checked virtually everything that can be, in my estimation), so the fun I’ve been having lately has to do with the pivot drills for the upcoming video “MCs – The Power Of The Pivot.”

There are some revelations that have served to simplify the swing even to myself, which was a pleasant surprise since I thought the MCS pivot action was a simple as it could get.

You can fall into that trap when you are the one who develops something – since you developed it, you know it very well and you assume everyone else will get it as easily as you think they should.

However, remove the familiarity of having made the same moves a million times and it doesn’t feel that simple.

That’s where the starting pivot exercise comes in – I have a feeling that many people who struggle with the pivot, even after they’ve watched MCS videos, will be stunned by the simplicity of the action when they learn it through the exercises.

Still Pic From The “E = MCS” Video

I have some still pics from the “E = MCS” video back in 2017 – when I think of how I explained the pivot action back then compared to now, it’s light years in difference from a simplicity viewpoint.

Here are some thoughts I had last night while going through the exercises:

• The one I developed to show how you simply reverse the setup position of the legs to begin the pivot – ridiculously easy,
• People who have problems with swaying or getting outside the vertical foot line with the hips, either going back or coming down from the top, the secret to avoiding this is built into the setup,
• Because of this, the proper lower body setup allows one to “swing in the box” and understand the concept,
• There is a counter-intuitive situation with the pivot using the hips & legs – going back, the hips & legs respond, whereas on the down swing, they drive the action – you’ll see what I mean!

What I love about a pivot exercise using the body, including the arms, is that you’re actually performing a full swing swing motion by the time you get to the end of the series.

First, you learn the proper stance according to how your body reacts to the setup exercise, then you learn how the pivot begins, and finally, you get the full back swing pivot.

Starting down, you see how the hips & legs drive the down swing transition which reverses the feeling of how the back pivot felt (hips and legs responding to the arms) and you see how the setup provides for the hip shift but doesn’t let you slide out of position.

By the you finish the down swing pivot exercises, you are now able to make a full back pivot and down swing, and then it’s a matter of holding a club in your hands and doing the same thing.

If it gets any simpler than that, I will be absolutely shocked.

More to come.