Yes, it does. As I've said before, the leg/foot is what primarily initiates the swing. Very powerfully, very briefly! Instantly, the hip/upper leg takes over. The knee is bent at this point. The hamstring as much as any other part of the leg kicks in automatically, a no teach. Hip drive, not leg drive is a better teaching cue. Leg drive cue causes many players to try to push the hip with a straight leg no matter how much you tell them to drive the knee as a workaround. It's just a bad cue.
PS: I do try what is suggested by the way. Have you tried laying on your side and thrusting the hip without the aid of the foot on the ground?
I was explaining what happens, what I teach. Not how I teach it or explain it to a student standing in front of me.
Rotate the hips or uncoil are also very damaging cues if the high level swing is your goal.