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Correct... (I think).. OTOH, the throttle on a motorcycle is on the right side??...  Blasted lefties, always confusing things..  :-P

Yea, exactly. That's why I wrote "feel like his left hand is revving a motorcycle throttle," because who revs a motorcycle throttle with their left hand, anyway? ;-)

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Revving is right wrist extension. Palmar flexion of the lead wrist is what we are after.

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Revving is right wrist extension. Palmar flexion of the lead wrist is what we are after.

Can't you palmar flex the lead wrist by feeling trail wrist extension? Especially going up in the backswing, that's the feel I'm using.

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Can't you palmar flex the lead wrist by feeling trail wrist extension?

Especially going up in the backswing, that's the feel I'm using.


Not really the point of the discussion… your feels are your own.

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Not really the point of the discussion…

Palmar flexion or my feels? Because if palmar flexion of the lead wrist is relevant, doesn't the extension of the trail wrist lead to the flexion of the lead wrist due to the hands being connected? I brought up my feels for a completely different reason that is definitely off-topic, so I mentioned it really just for the backswing part.

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To be clear, since a motorcyclist corrected me one time, it's actually the opposite of revving the motorcycle. :)

Haha, yeah that makes sense, thanks for clearing that up.

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Palmar flexion or my feels? Because if palmar flexion of the lead wrist is relevant, doesn't the extension of the trail wrist lead to the flexion of the lead wrist due to the hands being connected?

Not necessarily. They're linked but not 100%. Extension can lead to more hinging of the wrist. Could even lead to slight cupping if you add any twisting. Plus, on the downswing (the thread says "at impact" so I'm not super concerned about the top of the backswing), good luck holding your trail wrist extension…

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Not necessarily. They're linked but not 100%. Extension can lead to more hinging of the wrist. Could even lead to slight cupping if you add any twisting. Plus, on the downswing (the thread says "at impact" so I'm not super concerned about the top of the backswing), good luck holding your trail wrist extension…

I see. Thanks for the explanation.

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