We are here! A while back, I mentioned how critical it was to watch the position and movement of your wrists during your golf swing.
Instruction in golf swing is not something that takes a lot of time.
To sum it all, the position of the left wrist must not be cupped at the top or side of the backswing. This will place your right wrist straightening, not traying or bent. It’s almost as if your right wrist was holding a tray of dirty plates high above your shoulder.
It is a powerful angle that creates power. Leverage is power and angles are leverage. This angle can be created at the top or the bottom of your swing. However, it is important to not allow them to fade too quickly in the downswing.
I often get feedback from people that they couldn’t hold onto the angles for long enough, and that this is what you might call “an” syndrome. ” early release “You lose the angle.
With that being said, I suggested that I rethink the position of the wrists at the top to see if there was a way to keep these angles. This could also be used in instruction for golf swings.
A slight shift in the position of your left wrist at the top would be sufficient to make the swing work. However, we need to add a small move in order for the downswing.
And so, I came across a few photos of Ben Hogan just before he made his descent from the top.
The left hand of his wrist was cupped. Ureka! It was a mistake, I thought. However, it couldn’t have been because everyone knows that Hogan is one of the greatest golf ball strikers ever.
Ben Hogan was clearly able to maintain excellent angles by his wrist position at impact. His left wrist was not bowed toward the target.
He had also changed his left wrist position during the downswing. The cupped position was replaced by a flat, or even flattened.
He simply turned his left wrist towards the flat as he began the downswing. This is a fantastic move. Let’s see what happens.
He bumps his left hip laterally in order to begin the downswing. At the same time, he flattens his left wrist. He forces club members to layoff, it puts his right hand in the trayed position, and it pushes his right elbow towards his right hip.
This happens BEFORE his hands or arms make an active downward movement.
Each of these positions are perfect and all were possible due to one little movement: the flattening left wrist.
On the downswing there is also a turning of your left elbow towards the left hip. This isn’t something I recommend you do. It just happens when the left wrist remains in the flat, or bent position.
Although the movements of my left wrist were subtle, it was almost impossible to see. You can rest assured that Ben Hogan did exactly as you expect.
It was taken to the range. These results were amazing. It was easy to do. Problem was that I’d been trying to hold my left wrist down on the backswing so much that it became difficult to maintain the cupped position at the top to facilitate this move.
This little maneuver, even though my left wrist was at the top of the shot, increased the POP and changed my shots’ trajectory from a rising to a lower one. It was something that I enjoyed a lot.
It’s worth a try. You may find this maneuver difficult if you have trouble keeping your left wrist flat at the top.
It may also help you to create and maintain great angles, and thus great leverage, which will give you incredible power when you play golf.