Twistaway question

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gjsinop

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I am having a problem with my backswing in that at the top of the backswing my left wrist collapses which causes the clubhead to cross the line along with an OTT downswing. Last night I attempted what I think is the twistaway which lead to some very good contact. When I take the club back I roll my left forearm slightly which leads to a toe up position at the parallel point. Now, once I reach the top I twist the left arm back and break the right wrist instead of cocking the right with the bent left wrist. This seems to keep the left wrist flat along with adding good lag. I get the feeling that the left wrist may arch a little however. Does this sound correct? I tried to implement twistaway at the beginning of the backswing but it just did not look right on video.

Thanks,
Gary
 
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Ryan Smither

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I would consider it counterintuitive to have the club "toe-up" at parallel and then attempt to twistaway. Try to think about beginning your backswing simply bending your right wrist.

I would recommend getting the "Never Slice Again" video if you haven't already.
 
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gjsinop

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I did attempt to do this however it just does not look right on video. I have never seen a professional immediately break their right wrist at the start of the backswing. This seems to cause the club to come inside immediately instead of parallel to the feet on the initial backswing. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Gary
 
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Ryan Smither

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The twistaway is designed for you to open the clubface less. Therefore, it would be useless to open the clubface really quickly (as described in your toe-up position) and then attempt to twistaway for the last half of the backswing. Why not just open the clubface less the entire time?

Bending your right wrist (while pivoting) out of the gate will keep your left wrist in a good condition for the backswing you are trying to make.

There may be many players on tour with this "toe-up" position at parallel. The point is that they have the talent to close the clubface properly on the way down.

Also, the club should move "inside" on the backswing.

Purchase "Never Slice Again" and you'll learn more information in an hour than you might in the next 5 years.
 
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dodger

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As far as bending the right wrist immediately off the ball, see Johnny Miller's swing from early to mid-70's. The reason you don't "see" pro's doing this is that their body movement on the backswing hides any abrupt raising of the club. I have seen video where I am trying to "one-piece" it and video with what feels like a quick wrist break. They look the same. Seeing and feel are two different things.
 
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Brian Manzella

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The "Twistaway."

1. You can FEEL LIKE the right wrist bends right away in the takeaway, but if your right shoulder is turning a flat as it can, and the right hip as EARLY as it can, the right wrist won't complete its bending until long into the takeaway.

2. If you do the 'Twistaway' correctly the club should stay right on plane.

3. Several outstanding players have employed this exact move. Look at some early 60's Tony Lema and Arnold Palmer.

4. An "untrained eye" looking at video of a swing, is EXACTLY like one looking at an MRI—guessing at best. ;)
 
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Palmer and Peter Thompson

Last night the Golf Channel played a golf match of Palmer vs Peter Thompson in 1960, somewhere in New York State. I saw exactly what BM said in the last post. Quite the hitter!

Peter Thompson had a lovely swing. It was the first time I saw him swing the club. Homer would have been proud. Right forearm on the shaft plane at address. Pretty classic action.
 
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Brian Manzella said:
1. You can FEEL LIKE the right wrist bends right away in the takeaway, but if your right shoulder is turning a flat as it can, and the right hip as EARLY as it can, the right wrist won't complete its bending until long into the takeaway.

2. If you do the 'Twistaway' correctly the club should stay right on plane.

3. Several outstanding players have employed this exact move. Look at some early 60's Tony Lema and Arnold Palmer.

4. An "untrained eye" looking at video of a swing, is EXACTLY like one looking at an MRI—guessing at best. ;)
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Brian,

If I am using Twist Away how should the clubface look at waist high? Mine appears "shut" at waist high, but at the Top it is congruent wih the flat left wrist. Should I even care what the clubface looks like at waist high?

John
 
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johngolf33

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I filmed my swing last week and was surprised how much better the club set at the Top with Twistaway vs. no Twistaway. When I did not use Twistaway my club bounced at the Top causing some inconsistancies in ball flight and quality of compression. This seems as though it is enough reason for using Twistaway as any.
 
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Brian Manzella

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What you are trying to do...

At ADDRESS, you are getting in a position that HELPS YOU make the backswing you want to make, and ASSISTS YOU—by way of alignments—with making a "preselected" move through the ball.

At THE TOP, you are MOVING TO a position that HELPS YOU make the DOWNSTROKE you want to make, and ASSISTS YOU—by way of alignments—with making a "preselected" move through the ball.

On THE DOWNSTROKE, you MOVING INTO a position that HELPS YOU make THIS "preselected" move through the ball.

ANYTHING—including tightening one shoelace and loosening the other—that HELPS YOU do ANY OF THE ABOVE, is OK with me. :D
 
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