Are You Square At The Top Of The Backswing?

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13 Comments


  1. RalphGrapentine, 5 months ago

    Hi I can’t view this video it says it’s private. Please help. Tks

    • Paul Wilson

      Paul Wilson, 5 months ago

      Good to go now. Try again. Thanks,


  2. RalphGrapentine, 5 months ago

    Hi Paul some of the videos I try to watch have a prohibited type symbol ovrer the arrow to start the video. One of the vides was how to stop pulling the ball you recommended I watch. I am viewing on an I touch Can this be avoided? Thanks. Ralph


  3. WilfredPieters, 5 months ago

    azertyu^,a=£
    nb,

    • Paul Wilson

      Paul Wilson, 5 months ago

      Wilfried,

      Not sure what you were trying to post here. Please re-post your question.


  4. HermanKoh, 5 months ago

    Hi Paul,

    My grip has always been neutral. Personally, I was using an inter-lock grip and found that I had problem releasing the club causing side spin and hitting it off to the right. I then decided to change it to a baseball grip and it really helped me release the club better making it more on line. Could it be that the inter-locking grip makes it more difficult to release the ball?? I know great players such as Jack and Tiger uses this inter-locking grip. What do you think?

    Thanks.
    Herman

    • Paul Wilson

      Paul Wilson, 5 months ago

      Herman,

      The ten finger grip has won professional golf tournaments so it is a grip you can do. I just don’t prefer it. In doing the interlocking and overlapping you are taking one finger of your strongest hand off the club. This allows it then wrists to hinge and re-hinge properly. If you kept slicing the ball with the interlocking grip you were holding on too tight which was locking your wrists. For some reason the ten finger allows them to release which is a good thing. I’ve found very few good golfers with this grip so you may want to change to an overlapping grip in the future. For now, stick with it and get used to releasing it. This is more important right now.


  5. JoseCarceller, 5 months ago

    I’m trying the neutral position but I feel that after having hinged the wrist the club is a little open. Maybe because after hinging my hand is not as flat as it should. I have more angle between my hand and the arm at the top after having hinged than at the start. Maybe I’m hinging too much, but I’m trying to have the wrist loose and that’s the position they are achieving

    Shall I manually try to flatten the wrist and not hinging so much?

    And thanks again for this wonderful tips!


  6. JaySchwarz, 5 months ago

    Paul,

    I noticed that at the top of your backswing, your left wrist appears to be much flatter than in the past. Previously, you talked about seeing some wrinkles.

    Is this a camera angle issue, or has something changed?

    • Paul Wilson

      Paul Wilson, 5 months ago

      Jay,

      My wrist is cupped the same amount as always. You can’t see the wrinkles from this view. It is when you take the club to the top and turn your head to look at your wrists. When hinged correctly the wrinkles will be present.


  7. DucVu, 2 months ago

    Paul,

    At the range today working on powerless arms. The local high school golf coach asked me if I wanted some advice. He told me I should try a compact golf swing. I guess you could have a compact swing and still have loose wrist and powerless arms…what’s your thought?

    Duc

    • Paul Wilson

      Paul Wilson, 2 months ago

      Duc,

      What is his definition of a compact golf swing? What is he trying to get you to do? I would keep working on the swing positions I have taught for over 20 years. If you do you will build a swing that will make you look like you can shoot 65. Turning the arms off should be done with every kind of swing.


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