The Left Wrist remains Flat through Impact, through the end of the Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight / 8-11) through the Flat and Swiveling-Back-On Plane Flat Left Wrist -- I know that is an "extra" Flat but I can't help myself and neither could Homer! -- until the Club flashes around the Hands. [The Right Wrist loses its Bend as the Left Wrist completes its Hinge Action and Swivels back onto the Plane.] Then, and only then, does the Flat Left Wrist Bend -- as the Right Wrist Flattens against the Plane -- and that Left Wrist Bend quickly returns to Flat as the really good players restore their Finish alignments.
And I'm continuing to work on my 'Leakage' move. My first professional lesson was at age 17 with George Preisinger at the old Marietta Country Club in Marietta, Georgia. His daughter, Carol, is now a Golf Magazine Top 50 Instructor at the now-renamed same club. Anyway, he got me to keep that Left Wrist Flat and turn it to the ground through Impact. And believe me -- you are very right -- any leakage' -- and maybe even without any but with an extra good Swivel -- and I was 'Fore Left!'
Along the way, I learned that a Swivel Action was not a Hinge Action, but neither was a Bent Left Wrist an acceptable substitute for a good Finish Swivel. The good news is that I don't hit 'rope hooks' any more, but I'm still trying to get it right. I'm only 58, so I've got a few more years yet!
Meanwhile, I'm resigning myself -- somewhat -- to the Retief Goosen look through Impact, especially when I Swing. I'm not quite as bad, but I still don't like it...
Is the bending of the left wrist in the TGM post (above) the same undesireable bending referenced in your's and Brian's recent posts?
No, Eddie. The referenced Bending would take place after the Hinge Action but before the Finish Swivel (back to the Plane) is completed. Admittedly, these are split-second differentiations, but they are necessary for Precision Golf. Why? Because the Ball knows.
However, programming correctly in this area requires that you know exactly what you are trying to achieve and how it looks. There is a gross misconception here -- striving to retain a visually Flat Left Wrist when the Left Wrist Re-Cocks On Plane during the Finish -- that really hurts a lot of players.
Remember, the Left Wristcock is a Vertical Motion, even when executed on an Inclined Plane. This is the same Motion the Left Wrist makes when hammering a nail, and the Cocked Left Wrist should look identical in both cases. And any degree of Left Wrist Turn when the Grip is taken (in Impact Fix) must be retained as Left Wrist Bend when the Wrist is Cocked. This is true wherever the Cocking takes place -- during the Backstroke Cocking or during the Finish Re-Cocking. In other words, the key thing is that the Left Arm and Club remain in the same Vertical Plane, the Plane of the Left Wristcock Motion, i.e., the Plane of the Left Arm Flying Wedge. Only in this manner can the Left Arm and Clubshaft remain In Line and the Stroke have true Rhythm (6-B-3-0).
In this circumstance, then, attempting to maintain a visually Flat Left Wrist during the Re-Cocking will actually result in an Arched Left Wrist. This Horizontal Grip Motion (4-0) puts the Clubshaft out of the Vertical Plane of the Left Arm and thereby disrupts the Left Arm Flying Wedge. In other words, you are trying to make the Club do something is simply does not want to do.
You say, "The referenced Bending would take place after the Hinge Action but before the Finish Swivel (back to the Plane) is completed. Admittedly, these are split-second differentiations, but they are necessary for Precision Golf. Why? Because the Ball knows."
In both cases the Ball is gone before the Bending, so the Ball CAN'T know.
You say, "The referenced Bending would take place after the Hinge Action but before the Finish Swivel (back to the Plane) is completed. Admittedly, these are split-second differentiations, but they are necessary for Precision Golf. Why? Because the Ball knows."
In both cases the Ball is gone before the Bending, so the Ball CAN'T know.
The Golf Stroke is an integrated whole, and always before any Action there must be a 'preparing.' It is this preparatory move during Impact that the Ball knows.
I've seen plenty of photos and swing sequences of Tour players with post followthrough flat right wrists , and bent back left wrists , with both hands on plane. I assumed TGM taught that the flying wedge wrist alignments of the bent right wrist and flat left wrist remained all the way to finish. Therefore, since almost all Tour players weren't TGM trained, I also assumed their post - followthrough positions were from 'traditional' training.
Could trying to force myself to maintain a flat left wrist and bent right wrist all the way to finish cause or exacerbate my pulls and hooks?
To get me to swing correctly Manzella made me learn how to keep a FLW throughout the entire swing and fnish. It is possible but it does put a bit of strain on your left shoulder.
Now that i've learned how to control my clubface i let it bend when it wants to because i know its flat at impact.
You say, "The referenced Bending would take place after the Hinge Action but before the Finish Swivel (back to the Plane) is completed. Admittedly, these are split-second differentiations, but they are necessary for Precision Golf. Why? Because the Ball knows."
In both cases the Ball is gone before the Bending, so the Ball CAN'T know.
The Golf Stroke is an integrated whole, and always before any Action there must be a 'preparing.' It is this preparatory move during Impact that the Ball knows.
I thought we were talking about, how the ball could know about a Left Wrist bend, which happens past separation. What on earth does this last statement have to do with that????
The Golf Stroke is an integrated whole, and always before any Action there must be a 'preparing.' It is this preparatory move during Impact that the Ball knows.
I thought we were talking about, how the ball could know about a Left Wrist bend, which happens past separation. What on earth does this last statement have to do with that????
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