Impact: Forward Leaning Shaft vs. Flat Left Wrist

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lia41985

lia41985

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Is it alright if you have a forward leaning shaft but a bent left wrist at impact? I have a fairly strong left hand grip (3 knuckles visible with mid-body hands, left side of head in line with back of ball, ball one inch inside of left heel on all shots except driver which has ball at left heel) and a bent wrist at impact. However, my hands do lead the clubhead on all shots but the driver, where the clubhead and hand are even. I'm really paranoid about this. In fact, in trying to have a flat left wrist, I've weakened my grip, which is uncomfortable for me, and also try to horizontal hinge, which is also uncomfortable for me because I prefer to angle hinge.

I should say that my pattern is basically the "Never Hook Again" pattern. But, after watching "Confessions of a Former Flipper", I definitely have down plane contact with a down plane right shoulder and a left shoulder that goes up and away.
 
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lia41985

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Here's Lee Trevino, who I think, does NOT have a FLAT LEFT WRIST BUT DOES HAVE A FORWARD LEANING SHAFT:
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Bigwill

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I think what you are seeing in that pic is the angle between the side of his arm and the side of his hand. Because of how turned his left hand is, a dead face-on view isn't the best view to determine the flatness of his wrist at this point in the swing.
 
lia41985

lia41985

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Bigwill, you're definitely right there. Thanks for your input!

At impact, I have the same look in my hands, arms, and shaft. I have GOOD impact alignments. I don't know WHY this is bothering me.
 
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Jared Willerson

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Look at Trevino's bent right wrist. The opposite of that is a flat left wrist. I would be very difficult to achieve both bent left and right wrists to the degree that Trevino's right wrist is bent.

There's a reason this pic is my avatar :) Absolutely beautiful impact alignments
 
lia41985

lia41985

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Alright, well if what Trevino is doing is considered a "flat left wrist", then I have a flat left wrist.
 
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bray

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lia41985 said:
Alright, well if what Trevino is doing is considered a "flat left wrist", then I have a flat left wrist.
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You have a Geometricaly Flat Left Wrist by Homer Kelly's definetion because of your strong grip.

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B-Ray
 
birdie_man

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No problem.

For the record and now that it's been brought up I don't think I like the term "Geometrically Flat" BTW.

Anything that isn't actually flat (FLAT- it's an absolute) should have nothing to do with being called flat IMO.

The distinction in the mechanics is important and worth noting but I don't think I like that term.

My 2 cents.
 
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