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Matt Bryda

Matt Bryda

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ever seen someone who could not physically do the Twistaway because of certain wrist conditions? Specifically someone with carpal tunnel which is a common injury with golf?
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I had a guy that had arthritis in both hands in a lesson last year and I had him bend his left arm slightly to allow the twist. I believe Brian mentioned somewhere in a post that this slight bend can help someone that needs twistaway, achieve it easier.

Matt
 
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chipingguru

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At the risk of sounding stupid, if you swist the shaft clockwise on the backswing arent you opening the face?

Or is that the objective?
 
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Keefer

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Brian Manzella said:
Geez....

Try this....

Any grip....

Get a driver with 10° or less>one with a face a different color or finish than the rest of the head>by the time the club is half-way back, you have to not be able to see the face when you look toward it by turning you head, by way of turing the shaft counter-clockwise until this occurs>for the rest of the swing—the WHOLE swing—you need to not be able to see the face, but at impact have your body and arms and hands in a position so that the clubface is dead square>remember. through the ball turning the face by way of turning the shaft about itself is as much important as the backswing and downswing.

Hope this is sufficient.
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My free comment was not intended to sound like a wise-ass. I understand this is a business. No offense intended.

Thanks for the clarification, I'll have to give it a try in the morning and see how it affects my wrists. An analogy would be I'm basically just trying to read a label before buying to see if it would work with my carpal tunnel.

Thanks again.
 
duckjr78

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I posted this in another thread, but wanted to try for a response in this one as well.

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?
 
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Jim Kobylinski

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As an aside, for people who don't throw it away but have problems with the twist away for WHATEVER reason, i have turned those people into strong grip players with very little roll and that has worked out.
 
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Keefer

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I don't need and (couldn't perform anyway) as much counter rotation as Brian described. However, with my carpal tunnel getting a flat wrist can be a problem at times. Arching seems to pinch the nerve more than cupping. I have tried a stronger grip at times which allows for more cupping in the left wrist. However, I find I don't need as strong a grip with the shorter clubs as with the driver.

What workes best for me when I strengthen my grip is to hold the driver with the club-head pointing between 10:00 and 11:00 (on a clock) with my neutral grip. Then I simply rotate the club back to square at address. This way feels more natural than twisting my hands when I initially grip the club.

It's funny how some days I can grip the driver with my neutral grip and take my normal swing and hit it straight. And other days I either need more counter rotation or more release or have to strengthen my grip. The differences from day to day are not perceivable. Golf certainly ain't like riding a bike.
 
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