I was thinking today about a training aid that would halp maintain the level condition of the right wrist. While this condition is neither listed as an imperative or an essential (except perhaps by association with the flat left wrist), it seems to me from a few years on these forums that it is pretty important. Unfortunately, cocking the right wrist must be one of the most 'natural' moves in the golf swing!
Anyway, while experimenting I stumbled across a grip which I think may have benefits in this regard. I've tested it with some chips to good effect, and later today I'll try it out with full shots. Basically, I'm interlocking not only the pinky but also the ring finger of my right hand. Then I'm using the side of my left hand's first finger to maintain a steady downward pressure (against the side of my right ring finger) to 'lock in' a level right wrist. This isn't a feelng of trying to close you left first finger towards your middle finger, more a slight downward push of your left hand towards level, with pressure felt in the first finger.
It's a little hard to describe in words, but whereas with my usual Vardon grip my hands want to sit in their natural slightly cocked condition, this way the pull of the left first finger makes for a much more down (towards level/uncocked)feeling.
The results so far: for me, assurance of a level right wrist, a feeling of much less hand action in the swing, much easier to get the 'dragging a wet mop feeling', much much easier to get a fuly uncocked left wrist at both arms straight - something which I have never got before!!!
It should be said that I have pretty thin fingers - this may not work as well for people with chunkier hands. Personally,I need the double interlock to give the left finger enough hand to leverage against, but for others this may work with an ordinary (single) interlock.
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