I've been working with Ted on improving my path through the swing to eliminate a nasty shank. We have had a lot of improvement by changing my shoulder turn to eliminate Roundhousing and, thereby, preventing an over-the-top movement.
Yet I'm still struggling with an over-the-top path primarily due to my inability to hold a flat left wrist impact. I think what's occurring is that my left wrist bends (or is it arches) forward and throws the clubhead outside of the path.
Any tips on keeping my wrist flat through impact? I've discovered that trying to keep the wrist flat while releasing is like trying to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time.
Great forum--thanks in advance.
I've been working with Ted on improving my path through the swing to eliminate a nasty shank. We have had a lot of improvement by changing my shoulder turn to eliminate Roundhousing and, thereby, preventing an over-the-top movement.
Yet I'm still struggling with an over-the-top path primarily due to my inability to hold a flat left wrist impact. I think what's occurring is that my left wrist bends (or is it arches) forward and throws the clubhead outside of the path.
Any tips on keeping my wrist flat through impact? I've discovered that trying to keep the wrist flat while releasing is like trying to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time.
Great forum--thanks in advance.
If you keep the right wrist bent (frozen) and your right forearm on plane and the right elbow and shoulder low in the downstroke - will hopefully help - both for you and me..
If you keep the right wrist bent (frozen) and your right forearm on plane and the right shoulder low in the downstroke - will hopefully help - both for you and me..
Basic motion and a big dose of patience!
Kevin
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I've been working with Ted on improving my path through the swing to eliminate a nasty shank. We have had a lot of improvement by changing my shoulder turn to eliminate Roundhousing and, thereby, preventing an over-the-top movement.
Yet I'm still struggling with an over-the-top path primarily due to my inability to hold a flat left wrist impact. I think what's occurring is that my left wrist bends (or is it arches) forward and throws the clubhead outside of the path.
Any tips on keeping my wrist flat through impact? I've discovered that trying to keep the wrist flat while releasing is like trying to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time.
Great forum--thanks in advance.
First you gotta understand the "flat left wrist" concept....it is an ALIGNMENT....it is an ALIGNMENT OF THE CLUBSHAFT and the LEFT ARM....the way to understand in principle how it works is to HAMMER....so take your club grip it left hand only with your hands hanging at your side like you normally stand....from there...lift the freakin club up and hammer a spot on the ground like driving a nail into the ground with the sole of the club being the "head of the hammer"....depending on your grip type when you elevate the club by raising your arm and cocking your left wrist...you may have some bend in your wrist...but so long as the clubshaft is still in line with your left arm...you have a flat left wrist in this "vertical hammering plane of motion"....that would be step one....understand the flat left wrist principle....club moves in line with the left arm....
now you gotta translate that motion to the "golf plane of motion"...the INCLINED PLANE....this is where you will find it more complicated because inorder to move the club on plane you have to have some "rotation" in them joints in your left arm...which is gonna translate to some degree of rotation in the clubface.....but the concept is the same...you are still uncocking and cocking the club up and down in the plane of your left arm...THE LEFT ARM FLYING WEDGE....
If you are shanking the ball....could be for a couple of reasons....the hosel is moving out to the ball to much with the face looking relatively square...and the path moving left...or you could be doing an under plane out to right field shank with the face being way too open and the hosel leading....
If you got some film stick it up....
One thing to look at would be take your club to where it would be when the shaft would be parallel to the ground in the downswing....look at how the face is aligned at that point...if it is "toe up"...take your left hand off the grip still keeping the club in the same spot in space and rotate the grip so the face is looking more at the plane line/target line...i.e. close it some....see if that helps....
If you are shanking the ball....could be for a couple of reasons....the hosel is moving out to the ball to much with the face looking relatively square...and the path moving left...or you could be doing an under plane out to right field shank with the face being way too open and the hosel leading....
Bucket: Thanks for the suggestion. Went to the range and noticed that my Hands are moving out towards the ball unconsciously. I need to be more conscious of this. When I keep my Hands in close to my body, I hit the ball squarely (and well). It has a weird Feel to it, however. I feel like I'm hitting inside of the ball. Will this be a problem or should I just retrain myself?
Bucket: Thanks for the suggestion. Went to the range and noticed that my Hands are moving out towards the ball unconsciously. I need to be more conscious of this. When I keep my Hands in close to my body, I hit the ball squarely (and well). It has a weird Feel to it, however. I feel like I'm hitting inside of the ball. Will this be a problem or should I just retrain myself?
Great! Lesson learned....It is the clubHEAD and SWEETSPOT you want going down out and forward....for that to happen your hands can only go "out" to a certain point"...so that is good...you learn to keep the hands in close and the clubhead working OUT...
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