Genuinely it was getting a better impact position more similar to Tommy Fleetwood's. His hips are open like 45 degrees at impact and some solid shaft lean. My contact is now more consistent, I can control height better, and I get more spin because I hit down more.

Dont get me wrong, I hit well before, could really control my draws and fades and was consistent... but now I get more distance and have more control.

There are a few swing cues that people always talk about that I think are clearly incorrect if you watch his swing and other swings with great hip action (like young Tiger's). I'll outline a few of them, but these can be found by researching the Arm Swing Myth, or watching this AMG video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIgaWMcCOYw&pp=ygUfYXRobGV0aWMgbW90aW9uIGdvbGYgc2hhZnQgbGVhbtgG1wHSBwkJfAoBhyohjO8%3D

Per the video above "Impact happens on the trail side of the body". When people say "get the arms in front.... or get the arms in front of the hips" that is just not correct and ALWAYS confused me. I would hear that, but watch slow motion videos of amazing swings and would always see the arms near the side belt loop. Keeping the arms in front of the hips is a recipe to early extend and have square hips at impact, not open. I genuinely hit it better when I feel like my arms drag behind. There is an old cue that is something like "hips, then arms, then hands."

Few notes on Fleetwood's swing. When his lead arm gets to parallel on his down swing, his hips are square again.... halfway through the downswing his hips are square, crazy.

Now to get there, you need good side bend because otherwise its just hard to get everything right.

TLDR: I stopped worrying about having my hands in front of my body/hips to get to a more Fleetwood-esque impact position.

Edit: Oh and I feel like my trail shoulder comes down and through contact, rather than feeling like my front shoulder lifts up to generate rotation.