Which statement best describes the relationship between swing arc and lateral movement?

Which statement best describes the relationship between swing arc and lateral movement?

• A. A high swing arc tends to be associated with less lateral body movement
• B. A high swing arc increases lateral movement
• C. Swing arc has no effect on lateral movement
• D. A high swing arc reduces rotation in the hips

Answer: (D)

Swing arc height shapes how your body moves on the way to the ball. A higher arc tends to keep the swing on a more vertical, upright plane, which reduces the amount the hips need to rotate and the pelvis needs to slide laterally to reconnect with the club on that plane. In other words, when the arc is higher, hip rotation is diminished, and so is lateral movement. The other statements either imply more lateral movement with a higher arc or claim no effect at all, which doesn’t fit the way the swing plane and hip motion interact.

Swing arc height shapes how your body moves on the way to the ball. A higher arc tends to keep the swing on a more vertical, upright plane, which reduces the amount the hips need to rotate and the pelvis needs to slide laterally to reconnect with the club on that plane. In other words, when the arc is higher, hip rotation is diminished, and so is lateral movement. The other statements either imply more lateral movement with a higher arc or claim no effect at all, which doesn’t fit the way the swing plane and hip motion interact.