Keeping a flat left wrist

[jack1]

As a right hander i have no problem keeping a flat left wrist through impact with short irons and get a nice straight shot as a result, (often)! The problem arises with mid and longer irons where i tend to flip over through impact. I am baffled by how this seems more difficult to achieve.

 

[Sweep]

Probably due to the extra length of the shaft. It may be making your wrist break at the top of the backswing more prominent, eventually creating your issue with the flip. Try a shorter back swing. I am not sure it will help, but worth a go. Alternatively, try moving the ball back in your stance a tad on your mid and longer irons. That way the flip may come after impact. Think late release.

 

[CMAC]

As a right hander i have no problem keeping a flat left wrist through impact with short irons and get a nice straight shot as a result, (often)! The problem arises with mid and longer irons where i tend to flip over through impact. I am baffled by how this seems more difficult to achieve.

most likely you are swinging harder with the longer clubs, so the arm body synchronisation that is easier to control with the high clubs, starts to break down. Your body probably gets ahead, brain knows it, and the arms/wrists have to 'flip' to enable the club to square itself up.

Try some rhythmical 5 irons with the same tempo as your wedges, you'll see and feel the difference.


Remember, don't hit it harder, hit it better.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I've just changed my address position to get the shoulders much more level. Historically my left shoulder was hunched and the right shoulder and arm got dominant fighting for room. Now I'm turning with everything much more aligned and neutral my left wrist is coming into impact nice and straight and I've improved distance and accuracy.

 

[DAVEYBOY]

I've just changed my address position to get the shoulders much more level. Historically my left shoulder was hunched and the right shoulder and arm got dominant fighting for room. Now I'm turning with everything much more aligned and neutral my left wrist is coming into impact nice and straight and I've improved distance and accuracy.

Historically :rofl:

Sorry Homer I just love your wording when it comes to your game, almost like a TV Pundit or golf coach analysing a PGA Tour players swing :fore:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Historically :rofl:

Sorry Homer I just love your wording when it comes to your game, almost like a TV Pundit or golf coach analysing a PGA Tour players swing :fore:

Well for the last twenty odd years then. Historically seemed less effort to type. Any hoo, the nice wrist position is a pleasant by product of making the shoulders more level. Has also stopped them pointing too far right

 

[DAVEYBOY]

Well for the last twenty odd years then. Historically seemed less effort to type. Any hoo, the nice wrist position is a pleasant by product of making the shoulders more level. Has also stopped them pointing too far right

LOL I'm not having a go as I actually enjoy your posts... Very professional :thup:

 

[London mike 61]

I have absolutely no idea what my left wrist does at impact, as long as the ball goes straight "quite frankly my dear , I don't give a damn". :clap:

 

[the_coach]

As a right hander i have no problem keeping a flat left wrist through impact with short irons and get a nice straight shot as a result, (often)! The problem arises with mid and longer irons where i tend to flip over through impact. I am baffled by how this seems more difficult to achieve.

Sometimes as the clubs go up the bag (so the lofts are a good deal less) there's the temptation to 'help' the ball up in the air. So that generally means hanging back on the right side some then as a result you end up flipping the hands/wrists at impact to tryr to lift the ball in the air.

With the shorter higher lofted clubs you 'trust' more they'll get the ball in the air so are more able to transfer the weight left swing downwards so clubhead is moving down & through at impact (which is what really sends the ball up), & this is what you need to carry one through with all your clubs, save the driver & putter.

With the less lofted longer clubs you still need weight left at transition & swing downwards, hands lead the club head through impact, so forward leading shaft, ball first ground second, so flat left wrist solid strike good direction & ball in the air as a result.

 

[SocketRocket]

Keep turning through impact, once your body rotation stalls your wrists will flip, they have to.

You can get away with it using shorter clubs as the swing arc is smaller.