Paul. You have to also have a very light grip to let it release. We clutzes tend to squeeze it as the ground approaches I think! All these swing tips you’ve been doing are great and thanks. I’m slowly getting it. Only 4 years! Pat
It’s not really loose at impact. It is your wrists that are loose. Most people are holding tight. In doing so, they lock the wrists. I am holding on tight but my wrists are loose. Fine line but it can be done. Here is how I got it:
Paul
In your demonstration from 2:20-2:25, it appears that the only difference in your body configuration that could cause the spine angle from the front is the flexion of your right knee.
The backwards (lateral) tilting of your upper body would tend to keep the weight from shifting to the left.
How are you tilting backwards and moving your weight forward?
Mark McDonnell
It’s like hitting an accelerator on a car. If I drive my legs hard and fast the mass of my body would hang back briefly creating this angle so it can be done. The easiest way to get it is to watch the ball of the ball for a while as you hit the ball. Once you get the tilt you switch focus to firing the lower body. If so you will do both. If you are a little more advanced then focus on firing the lower while watching the back of the ball. This way you get the tilt and firing faster.
Do you first keep your wrists tight to keep the lag and then loosen them to let the club release? If so, at what point in the swing do you loosen them?
Takes work but it is vital in creating a great swing. Tight wrists create weak shots. Loose grip creates inconsistent shots. You need a secure grip and loose wrists.
My Grip Pressure: https://ignitiongolf.com/my-grip-pressure/
I get the point about holding the club securely but keeping the wrists loose.. I have been following that tip from your videos and that has been working great for me. My question was about how to create lag if your wrists are loose like a hinge?
If you were doing this in a drill yes you would hold the angle to the back leg. As the club continues you then release it. I call it the lag and release drill. I have this tip here:
You need to do this drill thousand if not tens of thousands of times if you want to master lag.
I have a bunch of lag tips on the site. Just type in “lag” in the red navigation bar to the far right (magnifying glass). All of my tips tips will come up.
Yes, this would be the release but this not happening where you are saying. It is not fully release until about 2 feet after impact with irons and 3 feet after with woods. This increase in tilt occurs due to firing the lower body harder with woods and with irons.
I have a queastion about rehinging and the roll over drill.
I presume :
1)
Rehinging is only possible when you’ve rolled it over. So rolling over and rehinging are very related or may be the same thing.
2)
With driver you explain that we roll over soon in order to close the face. I.e. before the mass reaches the widest point of the arch and before nature does the job
This manipulation : does it happen with wrist, arms or wrist and arms.
I ask this question because when I try to stay loose with my arms and wrist, I fight an open clubface. Therefore I like the roll over move, but it tends to activate my arms/wrist.
Can you please advice ?
Many thanks. Your website and your clear explanation is just what I needed :).
2. Yes, you are manually rolling it and purposely hooking it. This requires you do this with your hands and arms. You do it until you can consistently hook it. Once you can your wrists are working so you stop trying to do it and feel it happen. As you switch your thought to starting with the lower body and it moves first in the downswing you will hit it dead straight.
Glad you like the tips. I just want people to get it.
I use standard Tour Wraps with 2 wraps of tape under them. Bigger grips are fine if your hands are bigger. If you have smaller hands and big grips this is not good as it slows down your hand action/release.
So you are reading the Golfing Machine huh? If you want your head to explode keep reading it. I put it down as it was way to complicated. I like simple. The flail as he suggests is the hinge. He should know better that a hinge hinging and it rehinges. It is not flailing. I found another mistake in this book a years ago too. See the hinge as a hinge in life. It hinges it rehinges. A hinge in life is loose.
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17 Responses to “How The Wrists Rehinge”
September 26, 2017
PatRobinsPaul. You have to also have a very light grip to let it release. We clutzes tend to squeeze it as the ground approaches I think! All these swing tips you’ve been doing are great and thanks. I’m slowly getting it. Only 4 years! Pat
September 27, 2017
Paul WilsonPat,
Glad you like the tips. Thanks.
It’s not really loose at impact. It is your wrists that are loose. Most people are holding tight. In doing so, they lock the wrists. I am holding on tight but my wrists are loose. Fine line but it can be done. Here is how I got it:
Secure Grip Loose Wrists: https://ignitiongolf.com/secure-grip-loose-wrists/
My Grip Pressure: https://ignitiongolf.com/my-grip-pressure/
September 26, 2017
MarkMcDonnellPaul
In your demonstration from 2:20-2:25, it appears that the only difference in your body configuration that could cause the spine angle from the front is the flexion of your right knee.
The backwards (lateral) tilting of your upper body would tend to keep the weight from shifting to the left.
How are you tilting backwards and moving your weight forward?
Mark McDonnell
September 27, 2017
Paul WilsonMark,
It’s like hitting an accelerator on a car. If I drive my legs hard and fast the mass of my body would hang back briefly creating this angle so it can be done. The easiest way to get it is to watch the ball of the ball for a while as you hit the ball. Once you get the tilt you switch focus to firing the lower body. If so you will do both. If you are a little more advanced then focus on firing the lower while watching the back of the ball. This way you get the tilt and firing faster.
September 26, 2017
SalahuddinAbbasiPaul,
Do you first keep your wrists tight to keep the lag and then loosen them to let the club release? If so, at what point in the swing do you loosen them?
September 27, 2017
Paul WilsonSalahuddin,
I am holding the club secure but my wrists are loose. This can be done. I have a tip on it here:
Secure Grip Loose Wrists: https://ignitiongolf.com/secure-grip-loose-wrists/
Takes work but it is vital in creating a great swing. Tight wrists create weak shots. Loose grip creates inconsistent shots. You need a secure grip and loose wrists.
My Grip Pressure: https://ignitiongolf.com/my-grip-pressure/
September 27, 2017
SalahuddinAbbasiHI Paul,
I get the point about holding the club securely but keeping the wrists loose.. I have been following that tip from your videos and that has been working great for me. My question was about how to create lag if your wrists are loose like a hinge?
Best,
Sal
September 28, 2017
Paul WilsonSal,
If you were doing this in a drill yes you would hold the angle to the back leg. As the club continues you then release it. I call it the lag and release drill. I have this tip here:
Lag And Release Drill: https://ignitiongolf.com/lag-release-drill/
You need to do this drill thousand if not tens of thousands of times if you want to master lag.
I have a bunch of lag tips on the site. Just type in “lag” in the red navigation bar to the far right (magnifying glass). All of my tips tips will come up.
September 28, 2017
SalahuddinAbbasiWill do. Thanks Paul.
September 27, 2017
MichaelNorelliHi Paul,
Is rehinge the same as release, just past the ball 1 to 3 inches.
September 27, 2017
Paul WilsonMicheal,
Yes, this would be the release but this not happening where you are saying. It is not fully release until about 2 feet after impact with irons and 3 feet after with woods. This increase in tilt occurs due to firing the lower body harder with woods and with irons.
I did a tip on it here:
Impact Tilt With Different Clubs: https://ignitiongolf.com/impact-tilt-different-clubs/
May 1, 2018
madou.peterHi Paul,
I have a queastion about rehinging and the roll over drill.
I presume :
1)
Rehinging is only possible when you’ve rolled it over. So rolling over and rehinging are very related or may be the same thing.
2)
With driver you explain that we roll over soon in order to close the face. I.e. before the mass reaches the widest point of the arch and before nature does the job
This manipulation : does it happen with wrist, arms or wrist and arms.
I ask this question because when I try to stay loose with my arms and wrist, I fight an open clubface. Therefore I like the roll over move, but it tends to activate my arms/wrist.
Can you please advice ?
Many thanks. Your website and your clear explanation is just what I needed :).
Peter
May 2, 2018
Paul WilsonPeter,
1. Yes, rolling gets you re-hinging.
2. Yes, you are manually rolling it and purposely hooking it. This requires you do this with your hands and arms. You do it until you can consistently hook it. Once you can your wrists are working so you stop trying to do it and feel it happen. As you switch your thought to starting with the lower body and it moves first in the downswing you will hit it dead straight.
Glad you like the tips. I just want people to get it.
October 19, 2018
MichaelFieldsDo you recommend regular size grips. I have bigger grips on my clubs.
October 19, 2018
Paul WilsonMichael,
I use standard Tour Wraps with 2 wraps of tape under them. Bigger grips are fine if your hands are bigger. If you have smaller hands and big grips this is not good as it slows down your hand action/release.
May 30, 2019
lasertechjayis the hinge the same as the flail
June 4, 2019
Paul WilsonJay,
So you are reading the Golfing Machine huh? If you want your head to explode keep reading it. I put it down as it was way to complicated. I like simple. The flail as he suggests is the hinge. He should know better that a hinge hinging and it rehinges. It is not flailing. I found another mistake in this book a years ago too. See the hinge as a hinge in life. It hinges it rehinges. A hinge in life is loose.