questions on the tight hand drill

[shootin4par]

Greg, just watched your right hand drill, for the first time in six months or so, and I have some questions. in your drill you talk about having the wrist moving only up and down, and the way you have cup in the right wrist is to have it at set up. But too much of a forward press will lead to open shoulders for many people so how would they keep the shoulders closer to square? Also, in the dirver, since the ball is so forward, you would have to have A LOT of forward press.

[GregJWillis]

Re: questions on the tight hand drill

Just relax the right elbow...it will fold inward to the hip. This places the right hand on the club allowing the cup and sets your shoulders square.

[shootin4par]

Re: questions on the tight hand drill

the driver would have to have WAY too much forward press for the right/rear wrist to be cupped enough that all it did in the back swing was cock. Grip would be past the front leg

[GregJWillis]

Re: questions on the tight hand drill

That is if your right arm is straight, and it is not, it is flexed and relaxed, tucked into the right hip so to speak.

[Timothy Slaught]

Re: questions on the tight hand drill

Hello All:

Take your grip on the club and raise your arms up by folding your elbows until your hands and grip are about chest high with the club shaft pointing nearly straight up and down. Look at your wrists. You should clearly see a cup in both wrists provided you have a neutral, slightly week or slightly strong grip. In any sound grip position, the right hand should be somewhat on top of the grip (not wrapped way underneath) and in the fingers, primarily.

When you sole the club, the cupped position is still in both wrists. Any shaft lean due to ball position should be minimal and should not take the cupped position out of the wrists. As the back swing takes place, Greg's right hand up and down description should be followed along with all the other vital facets of a sound swinging motion (impact and walking drills).

I believe more bad compensations happen in the swing due to the incorrect wrist action (swat) than any other move. You must remember that there are many other key moves you must master also to use the right hand drill to maximum benefit. It is vital that you understand the impact drill and how the open hip position allows the full rotation of the shoulders. These are the main power sources in the swing stretching the large muscles of the torso. I remember trying the impact drill for the first time thinking...ok I am really going crazy here standing against this wall....but eventually it made sense and helps stretch the body into a very realistic resemblence of the impact position. To achieve anything close to this position at impact, you must create a gap (x-factor) between the shoulders and hips at the top of the back swing and increase it during the transition (lead with the lower body) and maintain it until the release through the ball. You are then releasing the club with body versus the swat. The wrists are simply a very reliable hinge if this is done correctly. Hinge up on the backswing and down through impact. Power is provided by the big muscles of the legs, torso and shoulders and speed by the arms and good old consistent and reliable gravity.