I know. It sounds simple. HOLD ON TIGHTER, RIGHT? But what I mean is, I think it's extremely important for a repeatable consistent powerful swing to find the perfect stopping point in the backswing. I can get to that point fine, but I always seem to drop the club out of my wrists. It seems so hard for me to stop this. Is there a better proper wrist angle to help me stop this? Do I just squeeze harder? Take a shorter backswing? I've tried everything. I even put those practice grips on a few clubs in the hopes that I could find the correct feel and position. Then I tried gripping it lighter instead of tighter. That felt good, but in watching my own video I'm dropping the club even more. Lag looks better but I just know it's more inconsistent.
When I do hold on properly and not too tight and I don't let the club drop out of my wrists, I STRIKE THE BALL SO FLUSH AND WITH POWER. But I just can't seem to stop the tendency of letting the club slip out of my hands. It's frustrating because I know for sure that if I can figure this one thing out I'm going to seriously improve my game right away.
Any suggestions are definitely welcome. Thanks.
@cleslie57 - The reply offered by @mikebuchanan has much merit. As long as your grip is correct - and I suggest reviewing the grip lessons in Chapter 1 of the online school as well as the ones on the YT channel - then by maintaining your connections and correctly executing the backswing motions (see Chapter 2) your wrists should have properly, gradually, and fully hinged on autopilot by the time you've reached the top.
If the handle of the club is actually moving around in your hands then the issue must be either in your attachment to the club (your grip) or that the grips on your clubs are worn down and can no longer be held securely. If these are fine and it is more a matter of having additional wrist action at the top, then I suggest that you spend considerable time working on and mastering the 90% Weight Forward/Arms Straight Drill. This somewhat abbreviated swing will deliver consistently crispy impact and a surprising amount of seemingly effortless distance, and it will fix a wide variety of swing issues including "losing the club" at the top of the backswing.
For any golfer who is migrating to Stack and Tilt from a previous "shift and lift" style, it's very important to recognize that S&T is definitely going to feel "abbreviated" in comparison. This is a good thing; however, they must fight old tendencies that will have them trying to continue the backswing past the body's natural stopping point, as this will result in undesirable added motion including the inward kicking of the lead knee, a transfer of weight to the trail side (which shifts our swing center), the bending of the lead arm, and yes - a breakdown of the wrists. The 90% Drill will go a long way towards beating down this "ghost of swings past" and put you on track towards feeling the proper motions.
Let us know how this works for you and we can then proceed from there.
Tom
I am not an expert, but you might try this. When you have the proper backswing, your wrists should cock naturally before the top of the swing if the trail arm is connected. If this is not happening it seems to me it would be difficult to not loose your grip at the top.