I understand that swinging across the line at the top slightlly isn't necessarily a bad thing a la Soft Draw, John Daly, etc. However, if your right wrist BENDS (doesn't cock) and the left wrist is fairly flat and you STILL go way across the line at the top...what is happening and how can this be fixed??
WAY Across the Line at the Top
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birdie_man
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Natalie Gulbis does it, yes? She is very flexible.
jenhaoyen
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do you have to rotate your forearms clockwise at some point? or no?
c21heel
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I have recently cured my across the line problem by focusing on two things.
1. Eliminating an overly armsy swing. My arms were really bad about continuing to swing once my shoulder turn stopped. This caused me to get into a chicken wing position at the top, which forced my right wrist to uncock and my left wrist to be cupped. It might help to think right elbow points down to keep the right elbow a little more under control.
2. Keeping the club a little more out in front of me on the takeaway and initial wrist cock. Once the club gets behind you, it is harder to keep the club from going across the line.
I'm not an instructor, but this is what has worked for me.
1. Eliminating an overly armsy swing. My arms were really bad about continuing to swing once my shoulder turn stopped. This caused me to get into a chicken wing position at the top, which forced my right wrist to uncock and my left wrist to be cupped. It might help to think right elbow points down to keep the right elbow a little more under control.
2. Keeping the club a little more out in front of me on the takeaway and initial wrist cock. Once the club gets behind you, it is harder to keep the club from going across the line.
I'm not an instructor, but this is what has worked for me.
We can delete this thread because I was wrong about what I felt and what was REAL.
Just videod my swing and I'm still getting some cupping in my left wrist which is causing my right wrist to cock - grrrrr. I'm also not doing a good job of keeping my left palm neutral going back so all of this is allowing me to overswing my arms and get into a bad position at the top. I'll keep working on it - thanks to everyone trying to help; I'll try some of those ideas
Just videod my swing and I'm still getting some cupping in my left wrist which is causing my right wrist to cock - grrrrr. I'm also not doing a good job of keeping my left palm neutral going back so all of this is allowing me to overswing my arms and get into a bad position at the top. I'll keep working on it - thanks to everyone trying to help; I'll try some of those ideas
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JRJ,
I used to be a "cupper" due to a misaligned broken bone in my right hand spoiling the left backhand position..
I solved it this way...
Pre-swing swing (a bit like Mike Weir)
I swing back to just past my right leg (shaft about horizontal) and at that point I get ALL my wrist cocking over with, by cupping my right wrist until the left wrist is flat.
Once at that point on the actual swing there is nothing else to do but swing to the top with the wrists maintaining the same relationship, no adjustment or addition at all..
I will warn you tho, if you have been guilty of cupping your left wrist at the top, you are going to feel more left wrist stress at the top when you do it right, but you will get used to that...
JRJ,
I used to be a "cupper" due to a misaligned broken bone in my right hand spoiling the left backhand position..
I solved it this way...
Pre-swing swing (a bit like Mike Weir)
I swing back to just past my right leg (shaft about horizontal) and at that point I get ALL my wrist cocking over with, by cupping my right wrist until the left wrist is flat.
Once at that point on the actual swing there is nothing else to do but swing to the top with the wrists maintaining the same relationship, no adjustment or addition at all..
I will warn you tho, if you have been guilty of cupping your left wrist at the top, you are going to feel more left wrist stress at the top when you do it right, but you will get used to that...
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