So at these different positions I marked my trail wrist and shaft angle with a yellow line.
is the goal to keep this shaft angle the same throughout the entire golf swing? I wasn’t able to really achieve that.
If we are supposed to keep the angle the same, then what’s the best way to practice this?
Good feels! Keep the "wedge" of cheese throughout the golf swing and as long as the arms are straight, you can hit all of the swing "positions" without thinking about them.
That feeling of "whole new downswing" is good - it tells me that you're making a change. If the swing felt comfortable to you, it would indicate that nothing has changed in your swing.
I had a hard time doing the Carry the watermelon with the ball or melon in-between the arms and hands to cure my F.F.ing or flipping until I saw this video on the flying wedge. This is a whole new downswing for me as a new member. Just thinking about the flying wedge will help my glued right bent arm at the top not be so tense that I lose the wedge on the way down. And, it seems like if I keep the flying wedge that I also am doing the carry the watermelon feel as long as the weight of the club does the work and the club rehinges like Tom’s finish.
Thanks I’ll look into this!
Hi Jon,
The best way to practice this is barefoot in your foyer, of course!... 🤣
Seriously, I believe you may be confusing the wrist angle relative to the shaft - which is obviously dynamic with the hinging, unhinging, and rehinging of the wrists - to the "Flying Wedge", which is the angle between the back of the trail hand and the trail forearm that we seek to maintain throughout the swing. I believe this channel video explains it quite well. Additionally, The Unit and The Bed Drill from the Indoor Training Program address this. Finally, my go-to - Lesson 2.8 - The Best Golf Swing Practice Drill of All Time - reinforces this as well.
Tom