The Right Hand

[Big Sheesh]

I finally got a chance to practice at the range tonight. Results are getting better but still not consistent enough. I've been practising Greg's cupped right hand technique and it really seems to give me VERY straight shots. A few questions regarding this technique came up tonight:

I'm able to maintain this cupped position on impact but how long am I supposed to hold it for? Should I immediately start releasing the cupped position and let the right wrist break and flip just right after impact?

I find that if I maintain the cupped right hand even after impact, there's no chance of me getting the wrists to flip and I end up with no followthrough - the club just stops in front of me and it looks really ugly.

[LowPost42]

Re: The Right Hand

Post impact, it dosn't matter what you do from a physics point of view, as long as you were accelerating thriugh the ball.

[ph_kingston]

Re: The Right Hand

Greg is the best guy to answer this question of course but I've been trying the same technique. My advice is to release the wrists post impact otherwise there's a danger that you'll "hold back" and start pushing shots.

My first nine holes on Saturday were woeful as I wasn't getting through the shot at all leading to poor contact and lots of pushes. The back nine was much better; I concentrated on maintaining the cupped position in the backswing and early part of the downswing but also ensuring a full release. This resulted in long, high, straight shots and a very solid contact.

[dale47]

Re: The Right Hand

Release the arms.

[GregJWillis]

Re: The Right Hand

Correct. Release this position after impact. It will release for you naturally when you extend the arms in the followthrough.

The drill is meant to get those that have the problem of always swatting before impact. As dills do, they isolate and exagerate, then you incorporate. (sorry to be lyrical)