Glenn! All excellent examples of what produces early release! I was probably very guilty of this at one time. After watching a multitude of You Tube golf lesson videos, including yours of course, I finally found solutions to my problem. I relaxed my grip pressure, created a better wrist hinge, utilized better weight transfer, and started letting the club do what it was designed to do. Now, although I do hit some "corkers" I'm producing a lot better strike on the ball with both my irons and woods. Thanks for the contribution!!!
Thanks Glen, a very straight forward explanation. Long winded reply sorry. I’ve been looking for a long time for something like this. I get by with my lack of keeping the wrist hinge but end up with lots of weak high right rubbish. I don’t take divots although sometimes take them on the wrong side! My wrists aren’t that strong so I’ve been actually keeping them really stiff especially on the driver which keeps the ball straight but not even 180m - and I have to overturn so much (and think UNDER or it’s a hook or high slice) I’m 14.5 g.a handicap which means 16 at my home course in South Australia and I’m female 70 years old and been playing for 10 years very inconsistently 4 times a week, so I’ve bedded in bad habits to get by. My playing partner is a 76 year old female and plays off g.a 11. Short backswing and yet out drives and out plays me on her second shot every time. She makes it look so easy and says she puts it down to having a strong grip and flexible wrists. Aha!! So although flexible you say not loose. And after trying this I can see that my body has to do a lot more turn to get the handle to outrace the clubhead. My grip has always been correct with thumbs creases pointing to my right shoulder and two knuckles on left showing. However it does come undone a bit through the shot, that’s why I started keeping it so stiff. I also early extend sometimes as I dread hitting the ground!! (No wonder I’m in such a mess). How did I ever get to 14.5 and stay there beats me! Usual scores between 28/34 Doing this drill shows me that my legs have to start doing something and if my wrists are flexible enough they actually go slightly backwards for a moment in time before going forward (rather than actually making them do it by themselves) Finally I understand why people do the waggle, always wondered, now it makes sense. I tried an early wrist set a while ago but I still just unwound on the way down. The coach at the club suggested the Right Side Swing for me which is a little like stack and tilt but I still release stiffly and early. Doing your drill works if I keep my right shoulder going under (sort of sideways through) otherwise it tends to go right. Thanks for taking the time to show us poor early release players how to get out of this terrible situation ❤
Thank you so much for sharing Jane. A credit to you for playing to your level, despite your high, weak right shots. Imagine your potential. I recommend you definitely check out your grip on video. It might not be as strong as you think. We have more videos on our channel on lag and release. Keep experimenting and consider finding a good PGA Professional in your area. Best, Glen
I have watched casting videos for months to try and get more shaft lean, and nobody has brought up a weak grip as a possible issue. I have just checked back on some side-on footage of my swing and yep! I have somehow developed a weak left hand. Thanks mate.
Thanks Glen - great explanation. I already have a strong grip and shortish backswing, so for me it's tension. I know (now) when I have tried to "muscle" the ball; it feels terrible! Recently I have tried to focus on rolling that right wrist through on impact, but I go too hard and either block it left or hit it very fat. I know it works when I slow down, so I guess it comes down to trusting my best swing. Cheers.
Thank you for your comments Gary. Be patient with it. It can be very difficult to ‘switch off’ that effort in the downswing. Keep at trying to increase your hinge in the downswing. The Kinetic Chain drill at the end would be a good one for you. Good luck with it!
Thanks for your video it has really helped me I think the main reason why I was early release ..was the ball was too far forward in front of feet & there was too much focus on the golf ball as soon as I switched off the worrying about the golf golf ball and relaxing an amazing strike plenty of lag❤😅
Great video. Thank you. I believe my grip is weak causing my issue. My wrists are breaking down to soon since they arent able to hinge in full with a weak grip.
Thank you for your comment @gdlblues1. I’m sorry to hear that you have hooking issues under these conditions. There could be a variety of factors causing this, such as a grip which is too strong, overactive hands release, early extension or poor sequencing. We would love to have a look at your golf swing for analysis if you’re accommodating. Please contact us at admin@aussiegolfpros.com We look forward to hearing from you. Cheers Glen
In my experience, a closed face at setup encourages an out-to-in swing path and poor release = slice. Instead try this: close the face, grip the same and then twist the face open again = stronger grip! You’ll hit it left for a couple of sessions but this will encourage a more inside approach to the ball. 👍 Please keep us updated on how you go. Cheers Glen
Weak grip because I was over drawing my irons , when actually my grip was the exact cause, now trying a neutral to strong grip to stop early extension & spinning the ball so much to the left, couldn't hit a fade no matter what
