Keeping left wrist flat

[CarlSpackler]

Lots of teachers encourage the Vee between your thumb and first finger, should point towards the right. With your left wrist flat, where is the vee of your left hand pointing?

Both Vs point towards my chin.

[CarlSpackler]

More like gluteus maximus. Many great players have had cups or bows at the top of their backswings. Its not a fatal flaw. I belive all improper impact positions come from throwing the club from the top at the ball with your arms rather than using the hips and legs to drive through. Most us should be drilling on proper squencing of the start of the downswing, rather than worring about what your arms and wrists are doing. If you squence correctly, the rest of the stuff just happens naturally.

Couldn't agree more. Making it happen is, well, something else. I did notice some casting in the video too.

[alf174]

More like gluteus maximus. Many great players have had cups or bows at the top of their backswings. Its not a fatal flaw. I belive all improper impact positions come from throwing the club from the top at the ball with your arms rather than using the hips and legs to drive through. Most us should be drilling on proper squencing of the start of the downswing, rather than worring about what your arms and wrists are doing. If you squence correctly, the rest of the stuff just happens naturally.

For me, getting/keeping my left wrist flat feels like it reinforces my downswing to start at my legs and hips. It definitely was a power leak.

[jaragon126]

The "V"s in my hands point to my right shoulder when I am at address. I still keep my "strong" grip when addressing the ball. When I "keep my left wrist flat" I'm talking about the actual swing. So yes, at address my left wrist is a little cocked because I have a strong grip. But during the swing, I try to keep my left wrist flat ... which in turn keeps the clubhead shut a bit. I try to start the downswing with my lower body (rather than throwing the club from the top with my hands), and I get a nice draw with my shots

[schapman]

I wandered across this thread last night before I was at the range. When I was there I was hitting shots fat and started looking at the basics of my swing to clear stuff up.

Turns out the longer the club, the more my wrists were turning over to my right on setup. This is probably why I've had such an issue lately with the fairway wood and hybrid where I hit it with a totally closed face and it just squirts left.

Moved to a setup where my left wrist was flat at address throughout the clubs and started hitting again. Noticed I was pushing shots to the right. Pondered this a bit and decided ot move the ball forward in my stance. All of a sudded I was hitting clean shots that went straight->slight draw and getting great distance on them. Also noticed I now had the ball in about the spot that Ben Hogan says to use in his 5 lessons book. I was able to keep the ball in the same spot and just move forward and back based on club length and was getting consistent results.

Driver of course I moved ahead a bit to sweep up on the ball, but even that was going a lot better.

It actually felt odd to me at setup which I guess is normal for a swing change, but I can't wait to try it on the course this weekend.

[CarlSpackler]

I wandered across this thread last night before I was at the range. When I was there I was hitting shots fat and started looking at the basics of my swing to clear stuff up.

Hope it goes well. I've started going through Hogan's 5 Lessons book, and I am practicing the grip. Oddly enough, the first time I tried his grip, it was the same one or close to what my teacher had me go to last year. I'm not sure how or when it changed on me, but I am eager to hit a ball using it. It's a good day to practice the grip since it is pouring outside.