Ok, I've been studying the videos in the gallery section(love that part of the site). After watching Tomasello describe part 6 of the swing where the right wrist uncocks into the ball, I realized quickly that I've been trying too hard to maintain the wrist cock. I'm a good short iron hitter, but I often hit very low hooking shots. I think it's because I make such an effort to maintain the bent right wrist, that I hood the club. I almost make a stiff armed swing maintaining the wrist cock until after impact, have I misunderstood a flat left wrist and possibly overdone it to a bowed left wrist????
Ok, I've been studying the videos in the gallery section(love that part of the site). After watching Tomasello describe part 6 of the swing where the right wrist uncocks into the ball, I realized quickly that I've been trying too hard to maintain the wrist cock. I'm a good short iron hitter, but I often hit very low hooking shots. I think it's because I make such an effort to maintain the bent right wrist, that I hood the club. I almost make a stiff armed swing maintaining the wrist cock until after impact, have I misunderstood a flat left wrist and possibly overdone it to a bowed left wrist????
Ideally... the RIGHT WRIST does not COCK at all. It stays BENT throughout the stroke to well after IMPACT. I don't believe that Tom actually wanted the RIGHT WRIST to flatten, he was just conveying a FEEL for that particular stroke variation.
IF... you are getting a very BOWED left wrist, that could cause the club to be delofted and produce hooks. TGM calls this an ARCHED WRIST. A "small amount" is OK, but monitor this to prevent excessive ARCHING.
Correct me if I'm wrong but it appears that the amount of bend in the right wrist decreases as you approach the ball. I was just watching the Ernie Els video and he appears to bend the right wrist at takeaway, and then as he comes into impact it straightens. I don't know if this an intentional action or something that just comes naturally.
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