Homer Kelley On How To Practice The Flat Left Wrist
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View Poll Results: Is there something we can do -- in practice -- to help keep the Left Wrist Flat?
1. "Take a 'short' grip on a club. Run the shaft up your left forearm and swing back and through until you've learned to keep the club steady and the wrist flat."
2. "You bend your wrist because you 'throw' the club past the hands. You must learn to eliminate any horizontal wrist motion. Practice short chip shots using only vertical and rotational motions."
3. "You can only practice keeping the wrist flat using a non-automatic release. Get a crystal clear picture of your wrist being flat when your hands get over the left toe, and make it your primary swing thought. Don't worry about the 'how'."
4. "You can't keep your left wrist flat unless you have rhythm. And the best way to learn rhythm is to practice short chip shots using each of the three hinge actions."
You know, I can look all day while hitting the golf ball and I can never tell by looking whether my left wrist is firm or not. You all must have better eyesight than I do. It's all a blur to me!
If I'm hitting into an impact back or doing drills, that's different, but on an actual swing I don't have a clue as to whether my wrist is firm or bent.
I think it takes a video camera to tell.
Gregg had shown me this a couple years back so that is why I gueseed that one. Since he was in the masters class. I need to go back and practice that. When will we ge the answer?
One thing's for sure, you read all five and may have learned from each. And that makes Yoda very happy!
Thanks for voting!
I voted #5, but have to say #3.
Anyway, I am having a hard time with this my self. And would appreciate if anyone could throw in a few causes and fixes related to this subject.
For years I've been struggling with inconsistent distances on full strokes. Several days, I struggle to carry 100 yards with the PW and on the better days I easily carry 110 yards with the GW.
Massive power leak. Due to improved game management this doesn't cost me as many strokes as it used to, but generally I drop more shots from T to green than in the short game. I have a handicap of 6, and at least 5 of them are from T to green.
Correlating with this inconsistency is the divots. They are generally much to steep and deep - and more normal when I on the rear occations strike the ball really well.
Having studied TGM, I have reached the conclusion that left wrist breakdown between release and impact is the cause. So I am working on keeping the bent right/stright left wrist through impact. But this is not so easy.
So: What are the major causes and fixes to left wrist breakdown - or should I say breakdown of the flying wedges?
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