Great video. I have always had a tendency to be too vertical in backswing. Spend a lot of time on trying to increase turn and place arms. More a function of how to work trail wrist in backswing to set plane. Thanks Eric!
Such a golden bit of instruction. I've always had difficulty getting my wrists involved in the swing, this tip nailed it. Just come off the course after the best ball-striking round I can remember. 💯👍👍
Your one minute version of this video fixes my entire swing🥳. I have a tendency to have a long back swing. After watching that 1-minute video, I am now focusing on completing my FLAT backswing with flat wrist to 9 o'clock(which is actually a FULL backswing), and then uncoiling from my lower body. When my backswing gets too long, I am unable to feel my lower body. Hence, the uncoiling gets messed up. Thanks Eric!
This is the clearest explanation of this I have ever heard through much searching. I like the idea of thinking of each hand doing its job which brings the end result.
Eric- Great drill! Although I can hit a pure golf shot once in a while, being able to repeat it consistently is challenging because I’ve never fully understood what I’m supposed to be doing with the wrists. Your explanation of why it’s important to straighten out the lead wrist (and how to do it) is incredibly helpful. Your explanation makes perfect sense and I can’t wait to get out there and put it into practice. Thank you for sharing your insights! 😊
i've never had a huge problem with hitting the ball straight, but the thing i've lacked the most in my swing is POWER. this is going to help me so much. thank you, sir!
I just recently had a lesson that focused on taking back a wide arc while remaining relaxed throughout the swing. (More Speed) That alone changed my driver swing. I watched this and just added keeping my wrist flat. Wow! Thank you!
This video and swing tip is pure GOLD. For years I’ve had a flat swing with very late wrist set that crosses the line, collapses and creates all sorts of issues. I’ve put this drill to use over the last week and the results were amazing - the trail arm drill particularly helped. Looking forward to the course more than have for a long time - Thanks Chris !!!
I like the concept here. I’m very right hand dominant to the point of it trying to destroy my swing. So I adapted your suggestions by giving left (lead) hand all the responsibility of hinging and pushing against the right hand in sequence throughput the back swing. I can’t do those moves at the same time or right hand tries to assert itself and it pulls the trail arm into supination, opening the club face.
I wish I’d watched this before my round this morning, when I was basically trying to do the opposite thing to what you’ve suggested with both left and right wrists.
You beautiful legend. Transforming my feel for wrist set from a lead handed movement (curling lead hand knuckles under) to a trail handed movement (break your trail wrist back) is simple … repeatable … effective. After 20 minutes on the range, my thoughts on the takeaway are uncluttered and simple. How did I miss this simple feel for so many years?
What a great video. Literally commented on one of the socials asking for something like this so perfect timing. Going to try hitting some balls without my trail arm index finger/thumb along with everything you said and see what happens.
I love this video - it is an area often neglected. I can sometimes go far too wide with my arms which not only loses me power, it loses feel and sometimes gets disconnected. Cannot wait to try out these drills 😊🙏🏌🏼♂️
@@CogornoGolf I think it's great to know the impact position, but this video about wrist position really explains how to feel the position vs just the position at the top. Knowing how to get to the impact position properly (without coming over the top or other swing faults) is key as well ave I think that's my largest gap in understanding
Thanks man, literally working on this exact thing. In terms of shaping the ball would you say on the downswing to bow the left wrist more for a draw or leave it as it is for a fade?
Thanks Eric great video. One question. I have issues with my trail hand,my right wrist. Do the knuckles on my right wrist face downward- like I am holding a tray- or are the knuckles more parallel with the ground albeit back towards rhe forearm. Thanks!
Id like to think that the force of my turn is what pins my wrist back at the top, and I try and start turning using centrifugal force (yeah Im a geek engineer) to keep my wrist pinned as I go forward (like that old amusement park ride where the floor drops out and the spin pins you to the wall (you may not be old enough..lol)). Question is, are you actively, consciously using muscles to maintain that wrist angle. Thanks
If the trail wrist isn't staying extended long enough without consciously thinking about it (and you're "flipping" through the ball), then YOU would need to CONSCIOUSLY feel that👊
Would you consider the best lead hand grip for a person to be one in which that up down hinging motion you make in front of you the most fluid feeling?
Yeah good question---you'd probably get different answers on this based on what coach you ask :) For me the ideal grip for the player is the one they can match with their wrist angles to consistently square the club face. That would be my main priority and function of the grip. Everything else to me would be secondary
Eric, how do you square this video (particularly your point about hinging the club vertically to 90 or 100 degrees at left arm parallel) with your other videos on float loading? In my understanding (I could be wrong), when you float load the club, you do not try to set/hinge your wrists in the backswing (as you explain in this video). The setting of the wrists occurs in the transition/downswing. This video seems to contradict your two outstanding videos (one with JT) on float loading. Thoughts?
Hey! Yep they are just different drills for different purposes.....thats all. this is a "normal" hinging of the club procedure float load is of course an exaggerated way to do it where you hinge less early to get more of the "whip" effect in transition....good for speed and sequencing. But like any part of the swing there is the "normal" and then there are various "exaggerated" ways to do it to get certain effects/outcomes you want hope that helps
I've heard all kinds of answers to this.....for me personally I dont "focus" on anything. I'm "looking" at the ball sort of like I'm looking at the road when I'm driving. I'm not starting or focused on a particular part of the road per se but I'm looking at it and aware of it. If you have a flip you cant get rid of almost certainly either A) your club face is too open in the downswing or B) your body is out of position I would find out which one of those and WHY and solve that Need to see your swing to say for sure
This might be horrible information as I am certainly no expert, but I had a flip for years I couldn’t get rid of. So I hit a few shots almost like a baseball swing where I took the right hand off the club after impact and let the club continue with my left. Once I had that feeling I started hitting shots where I felt like my right hand would come off but didn’t let go of the club. All of the sudden my flip was gone. Like I said, might be bad advice but just sharing what finally clicked for me. Obviously the main fundamentals of the swing need to be correct also.
@@jasonschmidt5361wow I just did something similar at the range yesterday. Kept my right hand nearly off the club, very loose, and it felt like my flip was gone
Agreed! Different ways to do it. Most wouldn't have enough power with that amount of wrist hinge. I would also say relative to his size and talent he would be on the short end of the distance spectrum. Nothing wrong with that if you hit it far enough, straight enough and have an awesome short game like him!!
Malaska’s video is better - much simpler to set early, and has the added bonus of preventing any swaying motion, which is what most amateurs struggle with. less motion and areas for mistakes in my opinion.
For sure-----as we do these videos for the masses....I'm trying to give some good GENERAL checkpoints/thoughts within making it TOO micro.... I think if you line up 1,000 golfers and have them go for "flat" that would be best....given all kinds of different grips, etc it will vary but thats a good middle ground
You beautiful legend. Transforming my feel for wrist set from a lead handed movement (curling lead hand knuckles under) to a trail handed movement (break your trail wrist back) is simple … repeatable … effective. After 20 minutes on the range, my thoughts on the takeaway are uncluttered and simple. How did I miss this simple feel for so many years?
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The best explanation of how the wrists work in the backswing 🥇🥇🥇 thanks Eric 👍
Thank you! Hope it helps!
Great video. I have always had a tendency to be too vertical in backswing. Spend a lot of time on trying to increase turn and place arms. More a function of how to work trail wrist in backswing to set plane. Thanks Eric!
100%! My pleasure Steve
The best lesson in decades!! Thanks
Thanks Harry!
Such a golden bit of instruction. I've always had difficulty getting my wrists involved in the swing, this tip nailed it. Just come off the course after the best ball-striking round I can remember. 💯👍👍
Love it, Dave!
Great video explaining the wrist motion.
Definitely have to say that as an instructor, you break things down and explain them in a manageable way.
Thank you! I appreciate that!
Your one minute version of this video fixes my entire swing🥳. I have a tendency to have a long back swing. After watching that 1-minute video, I am now focusing on completing my FLAT backswing with flat wrist to 9 o'clock(which is actually a FULL backswing), and then uncoiling from my lower body. When my backswing gets too long, I am unable to feel my lower body. Hence, the uncoiling gets messed up. Thanks Eric!
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Glad to hear this! Thanks for being here with us!
This is the clearest explanation of this I have ever heard through much searching. I like the idea of thinking of each hand doing its job which brings the end result.
Hope it helps, Chris!
Agree!!
Best tip.ever . used it last 4 rounds ,best ive ever hit the ball and my son said the same thing. Thank you so much!!
Heck yeah love to hear it!
Eric you have the best instruction!
Thanks John!
Eric- Great drill! Although I can hit a pure golf shot once in a while, being able to repeat it consistently is challenging because I’ve never
fully understood what I’m supposed to be doing with the wrists. Your explanation of why it’s important to straighten out the lead wrist (and how to do it) is incredibly helpful. Your explanation makes perfect sense and I can’t wait to get out there and put it into practice. Thank you for sharing your insights! 😊
So glad this one was helpful, Matt!
i've never had a huge problem with hitting the ball straight, but the thing i've lacked the most in my swing is POWER. this is going to help me so much. thank you, sir!
Our pleasure! Hope it helps!!
Great Advice drill tips
I just recently had a lesson that focused on taking back a wide arc while remaining relaxed throughout the swing.
(More Speed)
That alone changed my driver swing.
I watched this and just added keeping my wrist flat.
Wow! Thank you!
Love it!!
tks for covering this area in beautiful detail and clarity
Thanks George---our pleasure!
This video and swing tip is pure GOLD. For years I’ve had a flat swing with very late wrist set that crosses the line, collapses and creates all sorts of issues. I’ve put this drill to use over the last week and the results were amazing - the trail arm drill particularly helped. Looking forward to the course more than have for a long time - Thanks Chris !!!
Sorry - Eric !!!!
Thanks Darren! Glad this one was helpful!
Great video. For me, the complementary movement of the wrists are the key to control and proper impact.
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Thanks Mark!
This video is great! Love the mechanics explanation
Thank you!
I like the concept here. I’m very right hand dominant to the point of it trying to destroy my swing. So I adapted your suggestions by giving left (lead) hand all the responsibility of hinging and pushing against the right hand in sequence throughput the back swing. I can’t do those moves at the same time or right hand tries to assert itself and it pulls the trail arm into supination, opening the club face.
👊
Hope this one serves you well!
I wish I’d watched this before my round this morning, when I was basically trying to do the opposite thing to what you’ve suggested with both left and right wrists.
Hope it helps my friend!
Super helpful. Lots of feeling I work on in my takeaway and you sort of helped confirmed some feels
Glad to hear it!!
You beautiful legend.
Transforming my feel for wrist set from a lead handed movement (curling lead hand knuckles under) to a trail handed movement (break your trail wrist back) is simple … repeatable … effective. After 20 minutes on the range, my thoughts on the takeaway are uncluttered and simple.
How did I miss this simple feel for so many years?
Lol thanks! Better late than never :)
Excellent explanation about the wrist thanks
Appreciate it!!
And this is probably why golf is so hard. Combine it with everything else we should do and that’s why we’re here every week.😅😅😅😅
Lol how about it
What a great video. Literally commented on one of the socials asking for something like this so perfect timing. Going to try hitting some balls without my trail arm index finger/thumb along with everything you said and see what happens.
Thank you!! Hope it helps!
Can't wait to give it a try at the range
Hope it serves you well Lenard!
Great drill, I figured this out about 2 years ago which helped dramatically/ game changer. Only toook 35 years 😂
:) Love it!
Better late than never! 😊
I love this video - it is an area often neglected. I can sometimes go far too wide with my arms which not only loses me power, it loses feel and sometimes gets disconnected.
Cannot wait to try out these drills 😊🙏🏌🏼♂️
Hope it helps Michael!!
Definitely need the next 3 steps on what to do right the wrists to impact and follow through!
th-cam.com/video/QAIcoM86xjI/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
You may enjoy this one, Chris!
@@CogornoGolf I think it's great to know the impact position, but this video about wrist position really explains how to feel the position vs just the position at the top. Knowing how to get to the impact position properly (without coming over the top or other swing faults) is key as well ave I think that's my largest gap in understanding
Great piece of information. Would it be the same for the driver? The wrist hinge at setup
Thank you! Essentially yes same stuff...if anything a bit LESS hinge earlier/more width with driver
Thanks man, literally working on this exact thing. In terms of shaping the ball would you say on the downswing to bow the left wrist more for a draw or leave it as it is for a fade?
Yep (in a very general sense)
Thanks Eric great video. One question. I have issues with my trail hand,my right wrist. Do the knuckles on my right wrist face downward- like I am holding a tray- or are the knuckles more parallel with the ground albeit back towards rhe forearm. Thanks!
Thanks! At the top they'll be more on like a 45* angle
Thank you Eric!
My pleasure!
Id like to think that the force of my turn is what pins my wrist back at the top, and I try and start turning using centrifugal force (yeah Im a geek engineer) to keep my wrist pinned as I go forward (like that old amusement park ride where the floor drops out and the spin pins you to the wall (you may not be old enough..lol)). Question is, are you actively, consciously using muscles to maintain that wrist angle. Thanks
If the trail wrist isn't staying extended long enough without consciously thinking about it (and you're "flipping" through the ball), then YOU would need to CONSCIOUSLY feel that👊
HI, Eric. Does it work for woods and driver? Thanks.
Hey! Yes...if anything with driver you would have a little less hinge for first half of backswing (more width)
@@CogornoGolf Thanks. I will try it in pratice range tomorrow.
With this much closing of the club face, would you need to have a neutral grip and the face a little open at set up?
A neutral to strong grip and a face that's SLIGHTLY OPEN to the target at setup is great if you're looking to hit a push-draw👍
thank you. I've always been confused why the hinge is even necessary when you can hit the balls straight and square without hingeing.
Hope it serves you well!
Would you consider the best lead hand grip for a person to be one in which that up down hinging motion you make in front of you the most fluid feeling?
Yeah good question---you'd probably get different answers on this based on what coach you ask :)
For me the ideal grip for the player is the one they can match with their wrist angles to consistently square the club face. That would be my main priority and function of the grip.
Everything else to me would be secondary
Guy in the background @13.18 aimlessly wandering out on the range😂
About 30 seconds later Erics clone comes out of hiding :D
Should we sequence lead ulner just before rear elbow extension? Or same time?
Same time
Eric, how do you square this video (particularly your point about hinging the club vertically to 90 or 100 degrees at left arm parallel) with your other videos on float loading? In my understanding (I could be wrong), when you float load the club, you do not try to set/hinge your wrists in the backswing (as you explain in this video). The setting of the wrists occurs in the transition/downswing. This video seems to contradict your two outstanding videos (one with JT) on float loading. Thoughts?
Hey! Yep they are just different drills for different purposes.....thats all.
this is a "normal" hinging of the club procedure
float load is of course an exaggerated way to do it where you hinge less early to get more of the "whip" effect in transition....good for speed and sequencing.
But like any part of the swing there is the "normal" and then there are various "exaggerated" ways to do it to get certain effects/outcomes you want
hope that helps
Hi
If I turn thé club for a draw on thé hand Is same that Whit thé whist..?thanks Patrick from France 😊🏌️whit the wrist
Hey Patrick! I'm not sure I understand what you're saying here can you re phrase for me?
When during the swing i do not see when you use the hammer movement is it in the middle of on the top of the swing ?
Hey Bruno!
Here is more on the TIMING and DETAILS of the hinging:
th-cam.com/video/PicEGBmuktI/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUYRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIHdyaXN0IGhpbmdl
Thanks a lot, clear now.
Sort of related, but where are you focusing when you "hit the ground"? I just can't get rid of my flip. I have tried everything
I've heard all kinds of answers to this.....for me personally I dont "focus" on anything. I'm "looking" at the ball sort of like I'm looking at the road when I'm driving. I'm not starting or focused on a particular part of the road per se but I'm looking at it and aware of it.
If you have a flip you cant get rid of almost certainly either
A) your club face is too open in the downswing or
B) your body is out of position
I would find out which one of those and WHY and solve that
Need to see your swing to say for sure
This might be horrible information as I am certainly no expert, but I had a flip for years I couldn’t get rid of. So I hit a few shots almost like a baseball swing where I took the right hand off the club after impact and let the club continue with my left. Once I had that feeling I started hitting shots where I felt like my right hand would come off but didn’t let go of the club. All of the sudden my flip was gone. Like I said, might be bad advice but just sharing what finally clicked for me. Obviously the main fundamentals of the swing need to be correct also.
@@jasonschmidt5361wow I just did something similar at the range yesterday. Kept my right hand nearly off the club, very loose, and it felt like my flip was gone
@@jasonschmidt5361 This is really interesting. I'm going to try that
Flip is almost always something caused by something before it. You don’t just flip because you flip. Get a good instructor to analyze your swing!
Hi
If I turn thé club for a draw on thé hand Is same that Whit thé whist..?thanks Patrick from France 😊🏌️
Steve Stricker seems to have quiet wrist in his iron play. How is able to achieve competitive distances without the 90 degrees wrist set?
Agreed! Different ways to do it. Most wouldn't have enough power with that amount of wrist hinge. I would also say relative to his size and talent he would be on the short end of the distance spectrum. Nothing wrong with that if you hit it far enough, straight enough and have an awesome short game like him!!
For the first time in 50 years of golf I finally felt a "HINGE", thanks.
Love to hear it Dennis :)
Malaska’s video is better - much simpler to set early, and has the added bonus of preventing any swaying motion, which is what most amateurs struggle with. less motion and areas for mistakes in my opinion.
Hey! Thanks for the feedback---love mike!
You wanna have some cupping in the left wrist ! It’s been measured! Gears !
For sure-----as we do these videos for the masses....I'm trying to give some good GENERAL checkpoints/thoughts within making it TOO micro....
I think if you line up 1,000 golfers and have them go for "flat" that would be best....given all kinds of different grips, etc it will vary but thats a good middle ground
Thought your right elbow was supposed to stay tucked? Especially with irons.
Hey! I would say this wrist set video is a separate topic and doesn't need to have any effect on the trail arm position....
Great🎉
Thanks!
Stronger grip= more cup
Weaker grip= more flat
I’ve been slicing this whole time because of my hands 🤕🤯🤯🤯
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Hope this one serves you well!
Videos don’t help me at all. I am a total idiot.
OMG, @CogornoGolf this is awesome. Exactly what I needed!! Thank you! ⛳️🏌️♂️
You got it :)
You beautiful legend.
Transforming my feel for wrist set from a lead handed movement (curling lead hand knuckles under) to a trail handed movement (break your trail wrist back) is simple … repeatable … effective. After 20 minutes on the range, my thoughts on the takeaway are uncluttered and simple.
How did I miss this simple feel for so many years?
So glad this one was helpful!