How to Make a Perfect Release! SECRET Hand Action!

[@trebor5760]

Thanks for the clarification at the end. I was always confused by his action vs what he said.

[@martinhardman9288]

Brilliant explanation. Very, very good!

[@8uvrays]

I have been going over a lot of old videos of yours on this topic and I have been fascinated by those early videos of Mike Austin. I was fascinated by how far back he leans and nobody ever mentions this. He looks like he is sitting back in a chaise lounges. I had used that feel in putting and it feels as if you are going to hit the ball with the bottom of the club, but you never do. I recently tried it on regular shots and it is the most relaxed I have ever felt swinging, long and straight and that rollover action never becomes an issue.

[@alejandroreza6593]

Best explanation I've seen on the subject.

[@Inmotion70]

Glad you think so.

[@rblessons]

Amazing timing on your video since I was working on this today. I swing way too upright, coming down too steep, with an extra problem of throwing hands out from body as well. I get that horrible early extension (humping) and hits are nearly on the hosel. So I must flip, and have trouble hitting ball first, so lots of fat or thin shots. Yes, I need help, but at least I know from your video, how I should try to start making corrections, especially in the takeaway, and keeping the hands closer to the body at the exit turn. Thanks for the video!

[@noellively5030]

My miss is a pull, I feel as a result of not coming enough from the inside and also not shallow enough. "Burying" my right hip on the backswing seems to help, but then I feel like I'm over turning. The Austin swing has been a blessing to me. Your videos are great, I've been a subscriber for about 3-years I think. Please keep them coming!

[@Inmotion70]

I've got a drill for that! Would love to see your swing.

[@philipholloway8687]

Food for thought. I’ve always wanted to draw the ball but this suggests that a baby fade is more consistent. I will be working on this!

[@Inmotion70]

I try to be fairly neutral so it's easy to do both.

[@jeffreymoss4257]

I have ok breadth, main concern is the last parallel to wrist twist after impact. I will work on this video.

[@supernuker900]

I’m playing with a strong grip trying to use less face manipulation through impact which caused pull hooks. So now I hit straight pulls. Lol. Thanks for the vids Steve.

[@robynhopkyns6150]

great video

[@mickeysloan]

There is a clip when Mike tells Dunnaway about club positioning. He said all handles were in the same place but he changed his hand position on the handle to accommodate the different lie angle and length. If I address a Driver there is such an angle that it hits the ground well before the ball? Surely you have to change your spine angle? Please could you explain?

[@jimmypeach8838]

Great explanation of the hand releases needed for different hand paths... My swing.... Strong grip w open stance, short inside backswing, flap through (learned that term from your videos lol) with less rotation cause of strong grip. Play cut or draw even tho toe up lol... Interesting video cause recently been experimenting with letting wrists release more at contact vs less. Feels great to let wrists go but wondering if less consistent like you mention might work for a while but not long haul.

[@Inmotion70]

Green light the wrists just don't necessarily flip the toe over?

[@jimmypeach8838]

@@Inmotion70 Ok cool thanks.... I'll go down the rabbit hole. Got a tourney in Palm Springs in couple months so I'll start using it now lol 💪

[@bga9388]

very good lesson Sir!

[@Inmotion70]

Thanks! 😃

[@wfduff]

Would you advise a student to strive to have a steepness/shallowness in your swing that is close as possible to the lie of the club?

[@Griot19]

Do these ideas apply to driver too?

[@gooddaisy7010]

I am a huge fan of you! I am currently +6 in to out path. 10yds curve to left every 150yards. Whats the best way to reduce in to out path from 6 to 2~3 degree??

[@Inmotion70]

Check to see if you have early extension - tends to make the path excessively in to out. Then check your handle exit and make sure it arcs left.

[@georgiamay4045]

Great detail Steve.. thank you .. my problem is that I have a shorter upper arm.. which forces a more upright approach. Until I get to the longer clubs, especially the driver. With my "T-rex" type arms, I suppose I should be happy with carries of 240 to 260.. and my new, much lower scores and having turned 66 recently. If it weren't for those "once a round" 280+ yard drives, I could probably stop chasing it. But those 280+ers always make me think,, "why not all the time?"

[@Inmotion70]

*Insert T-Rex growling noise here*

[@phill8504]

Thank for all the information great video. Maybe a stupid question, when does compression start relative to the release? My thought process is that compression starts the release….But maybe you don’t want compression until your clubface is square to the “wanted path” which would mean release starts before compression …. Now I am getting dizzy🤯

[@Inmotion70]

Define 'compression.'

[@phill8504]

I think I have answered my own question. In this context I would define compression as a transfer of energy from the clubface to the golf ball. Hopefully this downforce is with maximum efficiency (shaft lean, face angle), along the planned target path (high,low, draw, fade). Depending on your swing path, high, on plane, low, it will determine hand/wrist action(release). The dead move is flippy hands (which I believe is a very early release). I went to the range to try and prove this to my self, with a 9 iron. Hit some extremely terrible shots

[@ezra1932]

Stressfree swing 😉

[@duncanwhittaker8569]

Great video, but can you still get compression like that?

[@Inmotion70]

Short answer. YES. Compression is simply the amount of spin loft at impact. So you get more.

[@Quattro46]

As players get a more shallow swing path, do you end needing to get the lie angle bent for it to be 1 or 2 degrees flat?

[@Inmotion70]

Possibly, but you may have been toe down all this time if you were steeper.

[@robynhopkyns6150]

my swing is center post trying to keep as on plain as I can.

[@brettm9654]

Seems a little different than the around the pole style release. Or is it just on a much shallower hand path?

[@Inmotion70]

No and yes. Imagine the around the pole release without spinning the shaft around itself.

[@kevinhartman7465]

My miss used to be a big banana to the right, but now I’m missing left a lot more. Not a hook usually, more of a push or pull left. Someone else I know who does MA swing thinks I’m coming over the top, I get that, but I think I could also be supinating my left arm either too much or too soon.

[@Inmotion70]

Use face spray and see if you're not heeling a lot of balls.

[@kevinhartman7465]

Will do, thanks. If anything the hits felt off the toe more than heel.

[@supplehons4662]

Late rotation, flapping, block to the right.

[@Inmotion70]

Humping it?

[@supplehons4662]

@@Inmotion70 I don't think so but I will have to take a video and look. I think it is failure to rotate the left arm back to square.

[@YangLYY]

Mr. Pratt, does this work for strong grip? I pull everything 🤣

[@Inmotion70]

Strong grip is fine...just make sure you flap the right hand pinky first like a karate chop so the toe doesn't get closed.

[@YangLYY]

@@Inmotion70 wow! Thats a great image to have 😅 thank you for the tip

[@aidanmcgale533]

V god