Flat Left Wrist drill... Bent Right Wrist drill?

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Crunchie1982

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Hello all,

The more I have analysed my swing, the more apparent it has become that my wrists are not as flexible as I would wish

I found Brian's video - Flat Left Wrist drill on YouTube, it is absolutely spot on and helps to stretch out the necessary tendons / muscles required to achieve a flat left wrist position. This feels great and I have been practicing this drill regularly at home.

However, I still have difficulty making my right wrist bend back (dorsiflex?) on the backswing - are there any drills Etc that anyone knows to help improve flexibility in this respect?

Thanks
 
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joep

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The easieast way for ME is to apply pressure on the left thumb with the heel pad of the right thumb
 
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Crunchie1982 said:
Hello all,

The more I have analysed my swing, the more apparent it has become that my wrists are not as flexible as I would wish

I found Brian's video - Flat Left Wrist drill on YouTube, it is absolutely spot on and helps to stretch out the necessary tendons / muscles required to achieve a flat left wrist position. This feels great and I have been practicing this drill regularly at home.

However, I still have difficulty making my right wrist bend back (dorsiflex?) on the backswing - are there any drills Etc that anyone knows to help improve flexibility in this respect?

Thanks
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I've seen the pro's stretching their forearms many times. For the right wrist, the most common is to extend the right arm in front of you, palm down, bend the right wrist up, grab the fingers of the right wrist with the left hand and pull back.

I've been working on this myself for a week or so.
 
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Crunchie1982 said:
Hello all,

The more I have analysed my swing, the more apparent it has become that my wrists are not as flexible as I would wish

I found Brian's video - Flat Left Wrist drill on YouTube, it is absolutely spot on and helps to stretch out the necessary tendons / muscles required to achieve a flat left wrist position. This feels great and I have been practicing this drill regularly at home.

However, I still have difficulty making my right wrist bend back (dorsiflex?) on the backswing - are there any drills Etc that anyone knows to help improve flexibility in this respect?

Thanks
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This may be way off base but could have something to with how your hands are attached to the club, as well, and not just flexibility. Despite all of the demolition in these here parts the flat left wrist is still an imperative for me. To me that means that the grip is well and truly under the heel of the left hand. I think an "improperly" hinging left wrist will naturally impede the bending action of the right wrist (and the minor cocking that also takes place:)) There is a great picture of Hogan out there that shows him at the top of the backswing and the fleshiest part of the left palm does not even touch the grip. No doubt Hogan had flexible wrists but the way he placed the handle under the heel of the left hand allows for maximum range of motion. I have found that a turned left hand achieves the same thing but adds variability.
 
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duckjr78 said:
I've seen the pro's stretching their forearms many times. For the right wrist, the most common is to extend the right arm in front of you, palm down, bend the right wrist up, grab the fingers of the right wrist with the left hand and pull back.

I've been working on this myself for a week or so.
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That sounds like a great drill! I'll definitely be trying this. Thanks :)
 
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ScottRob said:
This may be way off base but could have something to with how your hands are attached to the club, as well, and not just flexibility. Despite all of the demolition in these here parts the flat left wrist is still an imperative for me. To me that means that the grip is well and truly under the heel of the left hand. I think an "improperly" hinging left wrist will naturally impede the bending action of the right wrist (and the minor cocking that also takes place:)) There is a great picture of Hogan out there that shows him at the top of the backswing and the fleshiest part of the left palm does not even touch the grip. No doubt Hogan had flexible wrists but the way he placed the handle under the heel of the left hand allows for maximum range of motion. I have found that a turned left hand achieves the same thing but adds variability.
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This is very interesting.

I have very much modelled my grip on Hogan's as set out in 5 lessons, using his checkpoints (and cured my hooks therein!), so I would class myself as having a neutral-weak grip.

Are you suggesting that hogan (and perhaps others who create more than 90degrees of lag at the top / transition) actively 'let go' of the club a little - I.e the left palm is obviously attached to the grip at address, and separates from the grip at the top of the backswing? I would love to see some pictures
 
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No. There is a very telling picture of Hogan at the top of the backswing (Life photos, I think) Where you can clearly see that the majority of the left hand palm is not in contact with the grip. If you get the grip under the heel of the left hand you will see a lot of it does not contact the grip. This permits maximum range of motion as far as cocking the left wrist is concerned.

As I mentioned before, you can achieve this with a turned left hand (bent and cocked ala Couples.) People have discredited Hogan's weak left hand grip as the cause of a generation worth of slicers. To me there is a weak grip that is in the palm (kiss of death) and then there is a weak grip that is under the heel pad, or neutral if you will.

I will search for the picture and post it if I can.
 
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ScottRob

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That is the ONE! Thank you. It saved me from fumbling around!

Is that a valid observation? To me a lot of modern players are either "palmy" or have turned left hands. See how far the grips is from the creases in the wrist? It is pretty much how you would hold a hammer in your left hand.
 
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That picture looks like he is letting go a bit at the top. Not with his fingers, but with his hand.
 
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ScottRob

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That is what I thought initially. However, when I placed the grip snug as a bug under the heel pad I noticed that there was a lot of "free hand." If he is in fact "letting go" then that would be an interesting topic, right?
 
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I think so. I let go a bit at the top and my left hand looks like Hogan in that pic. The only way I can stop it is if I consciously focus on it. As soon as I stop thinking about it I go back to the slight "let go".
 
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ScottRob

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Are you saying he did "let go?" Tough to let go when that part of the hand was not in contact to begin with, right? At any rate if wrist flexibility is an issue, or you are not setting the club the way you like then give this a go. Between this grip and a lagging head takeaway my hands have such a head start that I can't seem to throw it away!
 
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