The most common golf swing error that golfers make is rolling their wrists at the take-away.
Many golfers become so obsessed with their more obvious mechanics (shoulder and hip turns, swing plans, keeping their head still) that it is easy to forget about a small movement like their wrist rolling. It does, unfortunately.
The problem usually stems from one or more of these things. One possibility is that the golfer may have swung laterally in their backswing, and overexaggerated their turn. Perhaps the problem is that the golfer pulls too hard in the direction of the takeaway. This happens often when the golfer is too focused on making full shoulders turn by swinging the golf club more horizontally than vertically.
How can you detect this invisible condition? To check if your wrist is swollen, stop your takeaway at the point where your club meets the ground. Your golf club’s toe should point directly at the sky. You can also draw a line across the butt of your club from your foot, so that it parallels the imaginary line the golf ball is directed down.
However, if your wrists are rolled up you’ll notice a very different position for the toe as well as the butt. Right handed golfers will find the butt of their club pointing to the right, just over the line of the intended target. With the club’s face open, the toe will point behind the golfer.
In these situations, there are many possible problems. The club might not be in the proper golf swing plane. At the conclusion of the backswing the golfer may feel like the club has gotten stuck behind him/her.
It all depends on how roll the wrist becomes. The golfer will need to dramatically change direction on the downswing and adjust their golf swing to ensure the club touches the green. The most frequent sightings are casting moves, karate chops, and premature opening of the shoulder.
This is how you can conquer it.
This is actually not a difficult question. Begin your takeaway practice by moving the club in one piece, with arms extended and shoulders raised (forming a “V”For the first 18 inches of your backswing, keep the left side of the left hand in line with the target line. You can now swing over your shoulders in a circle and follow the path that you established at address.
You can try these things if you still have trouble keeping your hands on the ball and not rolling them. There are many to choose from. These training aids are worth every penny.
To have a good golf swing, you must not roll your wrist into the takeaway. I am hopeful that this issue will soon be fixed and not go unnoticed after reading the article.