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Wrist hinge / wrist bow

Watching Tom’s swing, he has a really nice ”bow” in the wrist at the top. I really want to move on and one of the things i believe is limiting me is the hinge.. its not huge but its there

been working on drills and over exaggerating the bow and trying to “feel” it in the swing

its a work in progress but this is where I have got so far.. would love tips, hints and advice please

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James

Jan 10, 2023

If I could piggyback on @Bazza Clarke question. I was at the range the other day practicing with my driver using the shallow swing with alignment stick drill. Behind me was a seasoned golfer and alerted me to the fact that my club face was open and no matter how much I am going inside to outside I'd probably keep pushing mini slicing to the right. He showed me the "bowing of the wrist."

I also have a problem when trying to intentionally bow the wrist at the top of the backswing or takeaway - it does NOT come natural at all to me. I was wondering

1) Is it OK to preset a bowed wrist in the setup and then take my swing beginning with a bowed wrist to not worry about consciously bowing and how much?

2) Most seem to indicate (BUT I only listen to you now - You've helped me SO much!) that the wrist should bow at the takeway, top of backswing or beginning of downswing, what would be, if any the "drawback" to presetting the bow at setup in the golf swing.

2) Any help with be MUCH appreciated @Tom Saguto . Your reply to OP seemed to indicate that but I just wanted to make sure.

Thanks again for ALL you help - I am having MORE fun playing gold because of your expertise and way of teaching

-james

Tom Saguto

Jan 10, 2023

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Hi James,

While I prefer the flat or slightly bowed wrist condition to occur on autopilot, many golfers need to train it so that it becomes a naturally occurring part of their swing. I don't really like presetting a bow at address because that affects the straight line relationship between the lead arm and the shaft (face-on view), which is quite important. I would prefer to see more of a neutral grip, which would establish a flat wrist condition in our setup that we can then maintain throughout the motion. Is that mandatory? No. One can do fine with a stronger grip but should be aware of the tendencies, including the fact that it is presetting a cupped wrist condition.

I'm in the process of demoing a practice aid that is designed to train the trail wrist set (which in turn has the effect of flattening/bowing the lead wrist). Along these same lines, the Flying Wedge Drill many help you to "back into" a good lead wrist condition.

Also, though at a higher price point, HackMotion is definitely a very effective aid for training a proper lead wrist condition, and it is very cool technology. Here is a YT episode in which I demo this device. If interested you can visit their site here and use code SAGUTOGOLF for free international shipping on your order.

Finally, here are a couple of YT episodes on the topic of getting that bowed or flat lead wrist:

- https://youtu.be/BGYUWPqWT2s

- https://youtu.be/aLai9v2F0vM

I hope this helps!

James

Jan 12, 2023

Replying to

Tom,

Thanks SO much for your SPEEDY response and concise feedback. Priceless! As soon as I have a little time, I will be using your video analysis service, particularly for my driver. Thanks again for your professionalism!

-James

Tom Saguto

Jan 12, 2023

Replying to

My pleasure, James - I hope it helps!!

Tom Saguto

Dec 05, 2022

@Bazza Clarke - I don't try to micromanage anything with the hands and arms; my wrist condition that you are striving to emulate is simply "happening". If we pre-establish the connections properly in the setup and have a foundational base that facilitates a full centered turn without restriction, then we can entrust the motion to the big muscles and allow the arms, wrists, hands, and club to simply go along for the ride and respond accordingly as if on autopilot. The power accumulators - including a proper full wrist hinge - will then naturally load and fire with no contrived manipulations or precise timing necessary, thereby returning the face to its pre-set position established at address. It's called "giving up control to gain control", and it's the formula for consistently blissful ball striking and seemingly effortless power!