A couple twistaway questions

[cnadon]

I have a hard time not flipping but find a little twistaway really helps prevent this.

So, first, can someone explain why this is? I'm not sure I understand the mechanics of it very well and would like to have at least "some idea of what I'm doing."

Second, I find that I do a bit better adding some twistaway on the downwing rather than on the backswing, although both help. Again, I'd just like to understand a bit better why this is the case.

Thanks.

 

[goley]

Because the twistaway helps square the face ... without the twistaway you have an open face you need to flip in order to square the face. Flipping causes problems with controlling you low point and leads to poor compression.

 

[jenhaoyen]

Because the twistaway helps square the face ... without the twistaway you have an open face you need to flip in order to square the face. Flipping causes problems with controlling you low point and leads to poor compression.

you could have twistaway and have a really laid off swing which opens the club a bunch more. You might then have to flip it to square the club face. Or..if you are swining inside out too much you might flip it....

You can open your club face by cupping your wrist...or overrotating the left arm during the backswing....


just my thoughts.

 

[Brian Manzella]

Come on baby, let's do the twist...

I have a hard time not flipping but find a little twistaway really helps prevent this....can someone explain why this is?

Well, no matter the grip, twistaway flattens the left wrist, and then a little more of it arches the left wrist.

Maintaining that will prevent any throwaway.

Also, since the ball is probably not traveling to the right, you don't have to flip it to square it up.

I find that I do a bit better adding some twistaway on the downwing rather than on the backswing, although both help....why this is the case.

Because it is much easier to make a "conventional backswing" with very little or no twistaway, and it is harder to over twist, the later you start.

 

[duckjr78]

I have been thinking of twistaway as a left hand/wrist/forearm movement this whole time, but I stumbled onto a right handed movement that accomplishes (I think) the same thing.

For years, I have been throwing the club at the ball. Now I am making more of a tennis topspin forehand motion. The right handed feeling I am using in the downswing is very similar to a right handed pull shot in foosball.

Anyone else use the right hand to accomplish their twistaway?