the guy said, you don't rotate your wrists

I had been playing with a friend and an older dude. I was around junior high age, but I still remember the scene. It was a par three and the dude, a family friend of my friend said, "you are like me, you don't rotate your wrists (or open the club- along those lines) on the backswing." At this point, I didn't have many swing thoughts. I have mostly tried to remain swing thoughtless, but, during this off-season I have the time to invesigate what he said. It continues to be on my mind, even after all this time. I have begun to feel uncomfortable with my position at the top. I feel closed or stuck and my left wrist seems to cup. I feel like my backswing is the area that needs work. I have access to a dome, which has been great. I am looking for imagery on how to approach the backswing and if rotating the wrists or opening the club is the key to getting the club in a good position so that I can just swing through. Thanks.

Hi,

In every book i read they're talking about :
- forearm rotation
- momentum of the club should set the wrist
- connected left arm to the body ...

nowhere/nobody talking about "wrist" thoughts, sets,... directly ! So if you're too open/closed you should address the problem with a proper forearm rotation.
But if you're hitting good - > everything set automaticly. Take a video of yours swing and compare to yours type of swing (1p/2p)

regards,

Interesting that you have this post. I just started the following thread which is related:

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20375

My thread is about how to release the club, but it very much involves wrist action. I have two suggestions:

1 Use a weak right hand grip
2 As you finish your swing, think about an underhand throw with your right hand to the shortstop or third baseman.

Doing these two things will very much assist right wrist rotation.

Hope you played baseball sometime in your life. Good luck.

i was told that you should only rotate your arms if ytou want to draw the ball and if you want to hit it straight dont manipoulate the club

The back swing starts with the right forearm tugging the club backwards.

The right forearm then rolls over and upwards into a perfectly vertical position at the top of the back swing.

It has nothing to do with your wrists to be honest with you. The only wrist action that is involved at all is the left wrist roll (as a rightie) when you are hitting the ball.



Now if your right forearm doesn't roll and move upwards you will just pull the club back until your shoulder will not move anymore and then you will be generally way over plane and generally in a weird spot.

Your right arm has to fold and move upwards or you aren't going to get anywhere.

Look at both of their right arms during their back swing and what you basically get is a pitcher's type of motion in reverse. Imagine a baseball pitcher throwing a ball and following through until the right hand reaches the left knee.

That is the exact motion you want with the right arm for your takeaway.

Thank you for this information, i'm only a casual golfer and haven't been playing that long so i'm currently looking all over the internet trying to find things that can help me and make me into a better player.

so i just wanted to say thank you for the tips and the video!!