Why not a cupped left wrist?

[birdie_man]

Not Brian but:

Don't Double-Cock....

But it's fine to have an appearance of a Bend in the left wrist with a Turned grip.

THIS is what it means when ppl say "anatomically flat".....or "Cocking in Plane with the left arm Flying Wedge"....same deal.

Flying Wedges help lots.

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I'd say never Double-Cock really....slightly Arched (i.e. a Twistaway type-backswing....i.e. Single Wr. Action + Arched) is ok for some, and in certain cercumstances.

 

[cdog]

IF you have a completely relaxed lead wrist, and centrifugal force pulls everything back into alignment, why would a cupped lead wrist matter?

 

[birdie_man]

Anything's possible.....might even work WELL for some people.....

I have a feeling not the majority though.

I just think it's "extra"....complicates things.

Not sure why you wouldn't be better off with it just Flat (one of the variations of "flat" lol) but w/e....

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That's how I see it.....like I said, it COULD work for SOME people.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

quote:Originally posted by cdog

IF you have a completely relaxed lead wrist, and centrifugal force pulls everything back into alignment, why would a cupped lead wrist matter?

The amount of "average" players who can "allow" that to happen is very small.

That's why, for the average player, flat at the top works better.

 

[cdog]

The amount of "average" players who can "allow" that to happen is very small.

Jim, I agree completely with your statement, the question is WHY??
The same question could be used for the rear wrist, keeping the rear bent using muscle, instead of the club gave me all kinds of trouble, but when i started letting the clubhead do it, my consistancy really improved. (I will say learning to straighten the rear arm WITHOUT straightening the rear wrist is VERY valuable exercise).

 

[DDL]

I think the key is not to decrease the degree of flatness, i.e from arched to flat, or from flat to arched during release and impact, or else you have throwaway. If I am not mistaken,you CAN have throwaway with a flat left wrist at impact if it started out arched. Subsequent components in the pivot train can't outpace preceding components, thus the degree of flatness in the left wrist must remain constant, or else throwaway. Plenty of players go in the opposite direction from cupped to flat or arched. So it is possible to have a good swing with a cupped left wrist at impact, as long as it started and stayed that way. Nevertheless, a bent back left wrist is structurally unsound as it is very difficult or impossible to prevent it from further bending back during release and impact. The clubhead wants to pass the hands during impact, and a flat or arched left wrist, which maintains its degree of flatness without bending back, is struturally sound.