[ejhong]

Thanks Yoda - this is very helpful information and I think misunderstanding hinge action and finish swivel is a major problem of mine. There's danger in misunderstanding concepts - I had misapplied the concept of flat left wrist and a bent right wrist at impact and would try to "freeze" that position beyond impact by trying to keep the hands ahead of the clubhead after impact and the hands in a vertical line with a straight and rigid left arm. This results in severe arching and then ultimately flipping of the left wrist (the very thing I was trying not to do). So this overtaking by the clubhead of the hands via rolling during the hinging action is a great revelation to me. I think I am also now starting to understand the need for me to uncock and then roll in the release.

One other thing I have been trying is to keep my left elbow close to my left side right after impact so that the left elbow moves towards my rear as my shoulders and torso turn - this allows my hands to also "pass" the left elbow. With the old move, my shoulders wouldn't turn much right after impact as I tried to keep my left elbow in front of my hands. I also have now allowed my left elbow to be more supple and be prepared to bend soon after impact as it stays near the left side of my body. I hope these thoughts are headed in the right direction.

Now I need to figure out how to get to these alignments from the top at full speed (chipping has started to improve a lot).