Release v. Swivel

[Archie Swivel]

I'm an attention hog, so I had to post another topic. Anyway, wanted to see how you guys define 'releasing' the club. I concentrate on 'swiveling' my bent right wrist on follow-thru, maintaing the bend, and showing the target my arched left hand before I 'unswivel' to finish position. Prior to learning TGM, I always thought of releasing as flipping the hands by bending the left wrist and arching the right wrist. So what does it mean to 'release' the club in TGM terms and in popular golf terms? Can you 'swivel' and not 'release'?

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

Not sure if this is the right answer but i feel what people call the release is the roll of the forearms, right over left for a righty and left over right for a lefty

 

[Archie Swivel]

Jim, that may be mainstream belief, but would that not render the phrase 'release too early' meaningless because I don't think anybody rolls the right forearm over the left too early. I guess part of what I am trying to get out of you guys is if you maintain the right wrist bend beyond impact.

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[lagster]

The RIGHT WRIST can stay BENT to BOTH ARMS STRAIGHT, well after IMPACT. The RIGHT WRIST can then flatten during the SWIVEL, when the shaft is remaining on plane again at this point. Most good players then re-bend the RIGHT WRIST, at the FINISH.

 

[MizunoJoe]

By definition, release point is the point at which the power accumulators start heading for their "in-line" condition. The order is #4,#1,#2,#3 and can be sequenced or simultaneous. Practically speaking, for swingers the release point is when you start uncocking the left wrist(#2 accumulator), and for hitters when the right arm starts straightening(#1 accumulator). If you are a swinger, the throw-out(#3) usually starts at the end of the uncocking of the left wrist for a sequenced release. So for the 3-barrell swinger, the accumulator sequence is #4,#2,#3 with minimal overlap. For 3-barrell hitters, it's #1,#2,#3 with maximum overlap.