Mickelson - Hinge and Hold... hmmm

He talks about staying away from anyone that tries to teach not breaking the wrists. However, as I sit there and watch him he seems to break the wrists greatly on the back swing and then just ever so slightly on the down swing. When he reaches the ball his wrists seem pretty stationary from there on out to me.

Seems like he is adding in something that may not need to be there? ie. If you hinge and hold before you start the back swing isn't it pretty much the same swing without the extra movement of breaking the wrist until impact?

Looks to me like he breaks a little on the down swing but let's just say for arguments sake that he doesn't.

I'm just wondering if already being in the hinged position before you start the swing is really that much different than Hinging on the backswing then Holding when you start the downswing. Seems to me starting Hinged and Holding before you start the swing might be more consistent.

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Originally Posted by vferrari 

When I viewed the segment I take it that as he's talking about those that advocate the putting stroke for chipping. Holding the hinge as your turn through the shot is not the same thing IMHO.

 

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In the full length video from the DVD he says something to the effect of "if anyone tells you not to break your wrists stay away from them and go to someone that knows what they hell they are talking about". Also in other videos of the hinge and hold on youtube he actually goes as far as to say there is only one technique that works (ie. Hinge and Hold) "you have to break your wrists going back".

I think the DVD is going to be a good teaching tool for my father as he really likes to break his wrists on the backswing. For me not so much as I was taught to get into the hinged position before starting the backswing. Seems like 2 ways of getting at the same swing but the difference being that hinging before the backswing takes one of the variables out of the swing.

Seems like Phils DVD has helped a lot of people around here which is great. I really hope my father takes to it as he has been struggling with his chipping. I just found it odd him saying someone that tells you not to break your wrists was someone that didn't know what they were talking about. Then again most sales pitches will try to tell their way is the best or only way.