Problem with hand and wrists

@Paul Saulnier - #2 is the most common culprit, so no worries - you are not alone...

HERE is a drill from the Fixing Common Swing Problems section that is specific to building in additional lateral hip slide. You may also find some useful content in the Slicing chapter of the Ball Flight Fixes section. Finally, I'm attaching a couple of excerpts from the Stack and Tilt book (which, by the way, I highly recommend to everyone in the school as it makes for an excellent supplemental reference guide to my instruction). These are from PGA Tour players Charlie Wi and Aaron Baddeley regarding their "feels" for the lateral hip slide.

Let us know if any of this helps you crack the code on this critical component.

Tom

@Paul Saulnier - If your grip is correct and secure - and assuming you are properly maintaining your upper arm connections - then you shouldn't have to contrive any hand or wrist actions. HERE is a recent YT channel episode that speaks to this, and it pairs nicely with the unique bird's eye view provide in THIS video.

Here are the three most common scenarios when golfers are hitting everything well except for the longer clubs it can be attributed to one of the following:

1) They don't start with - or maintain - enough weight on the front side. In general with the longer clubs we should add a little more front weight load at address - more like 60/40 instead of the 55/45 prescribed for the other clubs. This forward weight should gradually increase to the top of the backswing (70/30) and build further on the downswing - approximately 80/20 halfway down, 90/10 impact, and 95/5 finish.

2) Their hips are not continuing their lateral slide through impact. This is common with the longer clubs as the wider stance means that the hips have a greater distance to travel. If the hips stop moving laterally towards the target on the downswing then their rotation takes over, changing the low point and rerouting the club. This can produce a variety of undesirable results including fat and thin contact, topped shots and popups, straight pulls, and “banana” slices.

3) They are not allowing the length of the club to dictate the backswing path and are getting too steep as a result. The shaft length of the longer clubs encourages more of an around the body backswing as established by the shaft plane at address. It may "feel" flat as you take it back along the shaft plane for the first few feet, but as long as you maintain the "weight forward, shoulder down, and hands in" components while allowing the club to work around you, it should put you in the proper position at the top so you can attack the ball from the inside.

Do any of these - or some combination thereof - seem to be applicable to your swing?

Tom