Comment on Tom Tomasello video

[tball88]

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????

[lagster]

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????

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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.

lagster

[tball88]

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.