Laid off ...

[mobosecomin]

Hi everyone

Has anyone ever used a laid off transition to sort out a cupped wrist. I think I do this naturally with my irons but have been fighting a fade/slice with my driver and can't seem to get the clubface square. I am not coming over the top but do have a cupped wrist at the top so it's the first obvious place to look.

The motion would be described as go to the top of the backswing as usual(for me with a cupped wrist) and then as the downswing starts flatten the cupped wrist out and tuck the right arm in. I presume this would also help me drop the club into a inside out plane also.

I see Hogan laid off in his swing and tucked his elbow in and his swing is a thing of beauty so I'm thinking about giving it a go. He also had a cupped wrist at the top. Just wondering if anyone has tried this or has any opinion.

Just to add that a flat wrist is kinda out of the question for me . Im not very comfortable with and find it very hard to get used to.

[tanktwo2]

Just to add that a flat wrist is kinda out of the question for me . Im not very comfortable with and find it very hard to get used to.

Every single pro on tour has a flat left wrist at impact.

Doing the right thing isn't always comfortable at first!!

Just need to stick with it and make it feel natural.  A flat left wrist is imperative to pure, consistent contact with the golf ball

[Zeph]

Could be an issue about rotating the hands when you come down so that the backside of your left hand points up to the sky at impact. A slightly cupped wrist at the top is ok, very few have a flat wrist there. It is on the downswing the magic happen where the pros reach impact with a flat left wrist most of the time. A cupped wrist at impact can cause poor contact and clubface angle issues.

What you feel may not be real, so I won't give too much advice without seeing your swing.

[iacas]

Originally Posted by mobosecomin

Has anyone ever used a laid off transition to sort out a cupped wrist. I think I do this naturally with my irons but have been fighting a fade/slice with my driver and can't seem to get the clubface square. I am not coming over the top but do have a cupped wrist at the top so it's the first obvious place to look.

Could you describe your ball flight relative to both your stance and your target? Where are you aimed, where's the ball start, and where's it curve, specifically?

[walk18]

Just to add that a flat wrist is kinda out of the question for me . Im not very comfortable with and find it very hard to get used to.

Every single pro on tour has a flat left wrist at impact.

Doing the right thing isn't always comfortable at first!!

Just need to stick with it and make it feel natural. A flat left wrist is imperative to pure, consistent contact with the golf ball

I think he was referring to the position at the top of the swing, not impact. I could be wrong though.

[B-Con]

Im not very comfortable with and find it very hard to get used to.

Neither was I. I don't have a perfect left wrist at impact, obviously, but it's better than it used to be. When I first tried to flatten my left wrist it felt [i]terrible[/i], probably the single most awkward feeling I'd ever tried in my golf swing. I shanked shots, hit them thin and fat all over the place. I went to the range a few times and got a bucket and did nothing but hit balls trying to get a flat left wrist. Once it clicked, it felt good. It was the only way to get myself into a good position to even think about hitting down well on the ball. Not a direct answer to your question, but some encouragement to pursue the flat left wrist. :-)

[johnthejoiner]

Sometimes at the top of the back-swing the right hand can over power the left by unhinging slightly, which causes the left to cup. A good drill is to swing to the top with only your left hand on the club, after a few attempts with your left only, when you have the club at the top of your back-swing with a straight left wrist introduce your right hand onto the grip, the feeling should almost be like holding a tray of drinks in your right hand