Golfers often are perplexed by the positioning their wrist should take at the top of their backswing.
With conflicting suggestions regarding the positioning, some swear by a cupped position, while other golfers attest to the benefits of a flat wrist, and many will only play with their wrists bowed.
The varying opinions on wrist positioning at the top of the backswing has led me and my golf students into heated experimentation, with the verdict out on which method serves as the absolute best way to flex your wrist at the top of a golf swing.
Much of the discussion focuses on the trail wrist, which serves little to no purpose at the top of the swing, being that the absolute greatest golfers to ever play the sport have little in common when it comes to the positioning of their trail wrist.
Anyone that studies top speed golf pros will recognize many patterns in their golfing techniques that closely resemble each other, but this does not translate to the positioning of the trail wrist at the top of the average professional backswing.
Many consider the typical Ben Hogan golf swing as an anti-left maneuver. Hogan’s entire golf swing appear to be structured to produce a fade rather than drawing or hooking his shot. Ben has gone on record about is distaste for hooks, to the point of actual disgust. Hogan’s swing previously suffered from over hooking, which led the golfer to study solutions to alleviate this flawed motion from his routine shots.
Ben began experimenting by pronating his left wrist during backswings, which caused his golf club to open slightly in the process. During his downswing, Hogan’s left wrist supinates, which allows his palm to roll upward to close the clubface upon impact.
For players that can correctly reproduce a Ben Hogan golf swing, their face will be perfectly square with the golf ball upon impact.
Most top speed golf pros swing their club on a level plane with their body weight, seeing the club travel a bit to the right, in what typically consists of a seamless one piece takeaway.
What may be better golf strategy than other techniques, golfers favor naturally hinge their wrists as the club raises higher above them, with the player actively leveling the golf club’s weight.
Me and my golf students notice the straightness that remains in their left arm with a relative flatness taken in their left wrist, as their right elbow aims downward towards the turf, with nearly all of their weight balanced onto the right side of their body.
Golfers may notice a slight turn in the wrists towards the right side of their body as their clubhead opens upon, which leads to the sensation of our body weight transferring to our trail leg, allowing our hips to open up as needed.
Players are urged to maintain straightness in their right arm for as long as possible, avoiding any premature folding, which will allow our golf club to remain ahead of our body.
00:00 Ben Hogan Waggle
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05:39 Start Fixing Your Golf Swing Today
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