Tips to stop a flip?

[James_Black]

I'm going up to the range today and I want to sort out this flip that I've got.

any tips on how to stop it?

edit:
i'm not sure if I have a flip anymore. (taken 2 months ago)

[iacas]

i'm not sure if I have a flip anymore. (taken 2 months ago)

Your arms are nowhere near as straight as they should be at that point, however.

[James_Black]

Your arms are nowhere near as straight as they should be at that point, however.

Any ideas on what I should do to keep them straight?

[iacas]

Any ideas on what I should do to keep them straight?

Don't mean to sound cavalier, but you could... keep them straight. Tuck your butt and keep your arms straight.

Since it's just two pictures, and pixellated ones at that, tough to say. We worked with some women in the ladies clinic last night on keeping their arms straighter through impact.

[James_Black]

My phone doesn't have a great camera on it lol.

I'll take a few video's and see how I get on today.

[James_Black]

Things are much better now
striking the ball better today too.

[James_Black]

can you see anything else that needs fixing near/after impact?

[sean_miller]

can you see anything else that needs fixing near/after impact?

1.) Get a proper camera. It reminds me of Atari golf.

2.) Still a touch wrist bendy / flippy

[James_Black]

1.) Get a proper camera. It reminds me of Atari golf.

Sorry don't have the money to shell out on a camera.

2. How do I stop a flip?

[sean_miller]

Sorry don't have the money to shell out on a camera.

How would I do it? I'd focus a solid grip and on the angle of the right wrist during the address position. Maintain that angle during impact and the left wrist goes along for the ride.

[soloredd]

Ah yes, another thread where nobody actually answers the OPs question. Instead we get "get another camera". Obviously, he knows he is flipping, I'm flipping, tons of people have problems with flipping and somebody should have some tips or drills on how to not flip. Especially someone with the instructor badge - or do we only get that info if we fork out money?

What I can suggest is to do the half swing drills where you swing half swings and focus on only keeping your wrists hinged to get the feeling. I think it is difficult to work on stuff like flipping on a full swing. But then again, I'm not an instructor so take it for what it's worth.

[senorchipotle]

Sorry don't have the money to shell out on a camera.

open your stance and hit high push cuts. once you've done that successfully 20 times, go back to your normal stance.

[sean_miller]

Ah yes, another thread where nobody actually answers the OPs question. Instead we get "get another camera". Obviously, he knows he is flipping, I'm flipping, tons of people have problems with flipping and somebody should have some tips or drills on how to not flip. Especially someone with the instructor badge - or do we only get that info if we fork out money?

I hope you're not referring to either of my posts (see point 2 in post #8 and "what I would do" in post #10).

[Rexx]

2. How do I stop a flip?

You could try to think of using "dead hands". Basically, don't use the muscles in the wrists on the downswing (other than slight tension to maintain the wrist position initially). This should lead to solid and more consistent contact. It might not have the distance you'd like initially, but then you can figure out how to gain club head speed without adding your wrists back in (usually by using more of your core muscles).

This one might be a bit more controversial, but I think another reason for the flip is that golfers want to end in a nice full finish (hands behind head, maybe even a little reverse "C"), so they continue to try to accelerate through AND well past impact. It's okay to finish 1/2 or 3/4, if that's all the momentum you've built up or you're just not that loose/flexible. In fact, if you go into a swing thinking that's where you're going to finish, you might be surprised at how well you strike the ball.

[James_Black]

Thanks rexx.

I heard of the dead hands one, I'll try that out at the range this evening.

And I got a lesson for that on the second one (forgot about it). He was helping me stop my flip by getting me to hit punch shots.
If you finish the swing 1/2 you won't be flipping the wrists that much.

I'll post my results when I get back.

[Tomboys]

As someone who flipped for most of my golfing "career", it appears to me that you're doing the same thing I used to do. After impact, your left wrist is cupped. Because of this action, it causes your left elbow to bend away from the body--it has no where else to go, creating the dreaded chicken wing.

What you want to do is rotate the left hand after impact so that on your follow through, your left thumb is pointing to your left. Once you rotate your left hand, you'll notice that your left elbow is now turned down towards your left hip and can fold nicely against the side of your body. Also, by rotating your left hand, you'll notice that your arms can stay straight(er) after impact.

[martytilma]

1.) Get a proper camera. It reminds me of Atari golf

That's good! That brings back memories!

[iacas]

What you want to do is rotate the left hand after impact so that on your follow through, your left thumb is pointing to your left. Once you rotate your left hand, you'll notice that your left elbow is now turned down towards your left hip and can fold nicely against the side of your body. Also, by rotating your left hand, you'll notice that your arms can stay straight(er) after impact.

OP, for the sake of your sanity and your golf game, don't do that.

Hit some shots like that (you don't need the forward leaning part - just the straight arms, maintain the flying wedge).