Brian: I have been working really hard on getting an impact like the one in your logo and things are comming together nicely . I have been hitting a lot of shots with the left arm only to get my mind into the flat left wrist and the concept of the lead hand controlling the club face. When I arch the wrist Hogan style I am getting a really crisp strike and like the feeling but if I arch the wrist at the top of my swing the strike is good but my direction is wonky. I have been watching Hogan frame by frame and notice that he only starts to arch his lead wrist as he is coming into the ball. If you hit with an arched wrist do you have to do the arching late in the downswing to hit it straight? Is arching at the top bad news? Who in the modern game hits with an arched lead wrist at impact? Thanks.
Hogan's arched left wrist at impact?
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Brian Manzella
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Great question.
First off, lots of guys playing now have an arched wrist at impact.
You DON'T have to do it late.
Arched at the top is OK for a Hitter.
First off, lots of guys playing now have an arched wrist at impact.
You DON'T have to do it late.
Arched at the top is OK for a Hitter.
bantamben1
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dont you guys no anything arching your wrist at the top closes the club face unless your grip is to weak for your swing already. if you have a nuetral grip and arch your wrist at the top you will hit it left if you have a realy weak grip like hogan youll probably just hit it straight instead of the normal fade
bantamben1
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he played very well but had to hold off the release like you say in order not to hook it. if you have a very weak grip though you can arch your wrist and youl hit a little draw try it, thats what lehman does very well
Yes, lehman does do that very well, I believe Riley does this too. You can use it with the weak grip but there is a key issue of 'depth'. You have to 'go down' after the ball with that move, as you see in Lehman's move - because the arching of the wrist changes the 'center' to clubhead distance - giving a bit of 'caddie dip'.
Ok if you can do it, but harder under pressure. The big advantage is less clubface rotation, which allows for an aggressive move with control - provided you manage the depth issue and maintain the 'same' amount of arch, or really move down through it - you'll tend to see a flexed lead knee move with folks who use this. Beem does this well too.
Ok if you can do it, but harder under pressure. The big advantage is less clubface rotation, which allows for an aggressive move with control - provided you manage the depth issue and maintain the 'same' amount of arch, or really move down through it - you'll tend to see a flexed lead knee move with folks who use this. Beem does this well too.
birdie_man
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I used to swing like this...hard to hit long irons tho...and get pitches up in the air. I had a hard time keeping it from going left or drawing too much too.
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