Flat left wrist at the top and the release

[GeoffDickson]

I have trouble releasing the club. During follow through my left hand often its higher than my right. This is ass-end around.

I also have a 'less open' (i.e closed) left wrist at top of swing. In other words the back of my left hand will hit my watch (even setting off the stop watch buttons) at top of backswing.

Are these two things related? Will a flatter left wrist require me to close the clubface during the downswing, which will then make releasing the club more of a natural consequence (rather than a forced action)?

 

[dinhdai88]

It doesn't matter much where your wrist is at the top, so long as your club face is square. This is in relation to your grip at address really. If you play with a strong grip, you don't really want a completely flat wrist, as your clubface will be shut and you'll be way left. I play with a strong grip and can attest to this, lol. But if you are more neutral then yes, flat wrist will be optimal. If you are weak, then you'd actually want a cupped wrist.

 

[GeoffDickson]

Thanks dinhdai88. Just back from driving range. Tried a slightly weaker grip (which I think is now neutral)...I felt like I got the club in a more open position at the top and more had success in releasing the club.

 

[spmurph]

Sorry Geoff but that guy's post was spam. There's a new breed of spammers that has been slipping past the mods. These guys just copy/paste other posts so it doesn't look like spam. They put the spam links in their signature. If you put his post into google it comes back as a post from golfwrx. I always report these posts as spam but they stay up.

In regards to your OP I'd say it depends on your grip. A flat wrist with a stronger grip will have the club face in a more closed position. Use Brian's method of checking club face relation to the back of your wrist prior to setup. That may give you a better idea of what your wrist conditions need to look like at impact.

 

[ffejeff224]

I also have a 'less open' (i.e closed) left wrist at top of swing. In other words the back of my left hand will hit my watch (even setting off the stop watch buttons) at top of backswing.

Okay... this part confused me. The wrist conditions you are talking about are usually described at flat, arched, or bent. You say that your wrist is closed but it is hitting buttons on your watch which makes me think that it is actually bent unless your watch is on the bottom side of your wrist. What do you really mean?

 

[GeoffDickson]

ffejeff224...I wear my watch normally...based on your definitions, my left wrist is bent at the top...

spmurph...thanks for the heads up...You refer to Brian's method of checking club face relation to the back of your wrist prior to setup...can you elaborate or at least point me in right direction for more info?

I am still excited about last nights session at the driving range...the image of laying the back of the club on the plane served me really well.

 

[ffejeff224]

Brian goes over this method for matching the face to the back of the wrist in the building blocks video. If you don't have it look through some of his youtube videos he might go over it there. Basically you just grip the club with your left hand and hold you left arm straight out in front of you.The club shaft should be parallel to the ground. You flatten your left wrist and check to see if the clubface matches the back of your wrist by looking at the grooves on the club. From there if the toe is up your left-hand grip is strong and if the toe is down it is weak.

 

[lia41985]

I hope this helps:
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