EricF,
Something to try for learning how to better load the pelvic is to start with an open stance, do a toe tap back, or a knee tuck or knee lift. Just make sure that the movement is initiated in the back hip and then the toe tap take place for example. It doesn't mean she has to switch her swing to an open stance for example, just do it as drill for learning how to better load the hips. That is part of the problem with the hips being late, she doesn't start with the hips in the load.
To me the body is the rythym for the hands. The legs/hips are the handle of the whip. So they lead the sequence starting with the load. The negative move is the old movement back to go forward, or movement back to deliver a blow. When I first started it was the hands talked about as the precursor in the negative move. It's the back hip/leg that starts.
Something to try for learning how to better load the pelvic is to start with an open stance, do a toe tap back, or a knee tuck or knee lift. Just make sure that the movement is initiated in the back hip and then the toe tap take place for example. It doesn't mean she has to switch her swing to an open stance for example, just do it as drill for learning how to better load the hips. That is part of the problem with the hips being late, she doesn't start with the hips in the load.
To me the body is the rythym for the hands. The legs/hips are the handle of the whip. So they lead the sequence starting with the load. The negative move is the old movement back to go forward, or movement back to deliver a blow. When I first started it was the hands talked about as the precursor in the negative move. It's the back hip/leg that starts.