quote:Originally posted by ej20
I have been working on flattening my left wrist on the backswing and then trying to keep it flat coming back down.Will this alone absolutely guarantee against throwaway?
Throwaway is still haunting me after years of this bad habit.Are there any others moves i can try to prevent it?
Yup i agree.Just getting a flat left wrist at the top doesn't mean you won't bend it coming down.That has been my curse.Brian's twistaway and holding the twist on the downstroke has helped tremendously.But holding the twist still requires effort and has yet to become automatic.When i do get it right,140 yard 7 irons become 165.quote:Originally posted by bgathens
Guys, in my case, it has eliminated throw-away (or is going a long way to it)...once, I started working on the flat left wrist at the top, I found I still had to work on it on the way down...I'm in that stage now....when I do it, I get "lag"..and, thus, no throw-away...my fault was thinking just because I got flat at the top, the downswing would take care of itself...it doesn't...I have to work at it...if you get Golf Digest, look on the index page (maybe 6 pages in) and look at the beautiful "flat wrist coming down" position of Tiger Woods..what a great position !!
quote:Originally posted by ej20
Thanks 6bee,
Also will bending the left wrist from flat coming down from the top guarantee that throwaway will occur?
quote:Originally posted by ej20
Yup i agree.Just getting a flat left wrist at the top doesn't mean you won't bend it coming down.That has been my curse.Brian's twistaway and holding the twist on the downstroke has helped tremendously.But holding the twist still requires effort and has yet to become automatic.When i do get it right,140 yard 7 irons become 165.quote:Originally posted by bgathens
Guys, in my case, it has eliminated throw-away (or is going a long way to it)...once, I started working on the flat left wrist at the top, I found I still had to work on it on the way down...I'm in that stage now....when I do it, I get "lag"..and, thus, no throw-away...my fault was thinking just because I got flat at the top, the downswing would take care of itself...it doesn't...I have to work at it...if you get Golf Digest, look on the index page (maybe 6 pages in) and look at the beautiful "flat wrist coming down" position of Tiger Woods..what a great position !!
quote:Originally posted by ej20
Thanks 6bee,
Also will bending the left wrist from flat coming down from the top guarantee that throwaway will occur?
quote:Originally posted by 6bee1dee
quote:Originally posted by ej20
Yup i agree.Just getting a flat left wrist at the top doesn't mean you won't bend it coming down.That has been my curse.Brian's twistaway and holding the twist on the downstroke has helped tremendously.But holding the twist still requires effort and has yet to become automatic.When i do get it right,140 yard 7 irons become 165.quote:Originally posted by bgathens
Guys, in my case, it has eliminated throw-away (or is going a long way to it)...once, I started working on the flat left wrist at the top, I found I still had to work on it on the way down...I'm in that stage now....when I do it, I get "lag"..and, thus, no throw-away...my fault was thinking just because I got flat at the top, the downswing would take care of itself...it doesn't...I have to work at it...if you get Golf Digest, look on the index page (maybe 6 pages in) and look at the beautiful "flat wrist coming down" position of Tiger Woods..what a great position !!
I like all the points from rwh- good stuff.
I think you might have your brians in the clubhead which causes you to want to hit with "it." Homer says to hit with your hands- your pressure points. If you can stand at address without a club and make a karate chop motion with a flat left wrist from your right shoulder to a straight arm out to the left- you should have no problem keeping a flat left wrist with a club in hand if you keep those karate brains in your hand.
quote:Originally posted by ej20
Yes,good points from rwh as well.I do seem to require a bit more axis tilt although i thought i had enough.
quote:Originally posted by jimmydean
edz,
what exactly is the alex morrison style grip?
thanks,
jimmy
quote:Originally posted by EdZ
quote:Originally posted by jimmydean
edz,
what exactly is the alex morrison style grip?
thanks,
jimmy
He advocated an very strong left hand and a fairly traditional right hand position, such that the hands are 90 degrees to each other.
I just tried that karate chop motion with a flat left wrist.Yup,it sure does work.I make sure to chop the inside aft of the ball though.quote:Originally posted by 6bee1dee
quote:Originally posted by ej20
Yup i agree.Just getting a flat left wrist at the top doesn't mean you won't bend it coming down.That has been my curse.Brian's twistaway and holding the twist on the downstroke has helped tremendously.But holding the twist still requires effort and has yet to become automatic.When i do get it right,140 yard 7 irons become 165.quote:Originally posted by bgathens
Guys, in my case, it has eliminated throw-away (or is going a long way to it)...once, I started working on the flat left wrist at the top, I found I still had to work on it on the way down...I'm in that stage now....when I do it, I get "lag"..and, thus, no throw-away...my fault was thinking just because I got flat at the top, the downswing would take care of itself...it doesn't...I have to work at it...if you get Golf Digest, look on the index page (maybe 6 pages in) and look at the beautiful "flat wrist coming down" position of Tiger Woods..what a great position !!
I like all the points from rwh- good stuff.
I think you might have your brians in the clubhead which causes you to want to hit with "it." Homer says to hit with your hands- your pressure points. If you can stand at address without a club and make a karate chop motion with a flat left wrist from your right shoulder to a straight arm out to the left- you should have no problem keeping a flat left wrist with a club in hand if you keep those karate brains in your hand.