Flat left wrist

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curtisj76

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Has the flat left wrist become less important over the last few years? I know forward lean has backed off a bit (I think) but didn't know if that effected the left wrist. Thanks
 
Richie3Jack

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curtisj76 said:
Has the flat left wrist become less important over the last few years? I know forward lean has backed off a bit (I think) but didn't know if that effected the left wrist. Thanks
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I hope not. That left wrist needs to be flat to strike the ball at a high level. Flip and you'll never quite get there.

And it's not like having a lot of shaft lean means you cannot be a phenomenal ball striker, you just need to adjust for it. Lot easier to adjust for forward shaft lean than to adjust for a flip.

I think the big thing is that there's no longer a real need to have massive amounts of shaft lean. Moe Norman had about as minimal amount of shaft lean as one can get, but still had a ton of lag and a flat as a board left wrist at impact. I get the feeling that there are probably some golfers out there who have a similar *impact* position as Moe and probably foolishly wish to have all this shaft lean, when not only is not necessary, but possibly a detriment. But, FLW at impact is still the #1 imperative in my opinion.





3JACK
 
golfbulldog

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In an era when the "d-plane" is understood - ie. the clubface alignment is vital - how can a flat left wrist not be important?

A left wrist that has variable bend/flatness around impact...ie. inconsistent bending in relation to impact ...will have variable clubface alignment at impact...trajectory will be unpredictable.

I would say that OTHER THINGS have entered the equation...amount of shaft lean etc...but that does not lessen the FLW alignment.
 
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