A new Flat Left Wrist question

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At the top of my swing i have a little cupping in the left wrist, half way down with left arm parallel to the ground it's still there. Between this point and impact i flatten the wrist. Whilst maybe not ideal, i can still get my wrist flat at impact. Should i try to concern myself with getting it flat earlier?

[jim_0068]

Its up to you....however there will be times when you probably won't flatten at impact.

Its just easier to monitor if you keep it flat at the top.

But its still an option

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For some reason i have a really rought time getting it flat at the top. Probably a little bit of a strong grip.

[jim_0068]

If you're grip is a little strong you will have a small cup.

The easiest thing to do is to take your grip and take your backswing to the top or end. Then, using a mirror, make sure that the face of the club (driver is easiest to tell usually) is PARALLEL to your LEFT FOREARM.

If you go to http://redgoat.smugmug.com , brady riggs site, he has a grip fundamental section up now that shows the differences in grip type and flat/cupped positions.

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Thanks again Jim. Here's an image of me at the top, this shows the amount of cupping i have from the top to halfway down.

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http://www.freewebs.com/revert/top.jpg

[jim_0068]

Looks pretty good to me, it seems like the face is matching the left forearm so you should be fine.

HOWEVER

Aren't you the one with the hooks? I bet so from that big ole' flat backswing lol. I bet you also have issues with blocks from time to time do don't ya?

One more guess....do you tend to hit the ball a little low overall?

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i do struggle with hooks. I've been working hard the past few weeks on this flatness. Hopefully it's getting there.

actually i have a pretty high ball flight with my Irons, drivers a little low.

[jim_0068]

i do struggle with hooks. I've been working hard the past few weeks on this flatness. Hopefully it's getting there.

I used to be pretty flat like you...here's a way to get rid of it:

Stand about 2-3 feet away from a wall with your BACK to it. Now make your backswing WITHOUT letting the clubhead hit the wall. Let me warn you that it is going to feel REALLY UPRIGHT. But that is because you're so flat. You are forgetting that the left arm must go "up" as well as "around."

I used to have this issue so i know a lot about it. When you get that flat in the backswing, if you shift down to another plane your right elbow is too far behind your hip and you get stuck. So you either flip it and hook, or like me your push slice, block them out to the right.

Also get yourself some cheap flashlights and start tracing a straight plane line. What you'll notice is that your light will point well to the outside of the line. Practice until you can keep tracing the line and it feels normal. You can practice this without hitting balls too.

Good luck

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Thanks for the advice. I'll give those a try.

[jim_0068]

I forgot to add as your swing gets back on plane better you can keep moving back CLOSER to the wall.

However don't do DOWNSWINGS lol, unless you want scraps on your wall.