How To Release The Club | Roll VS Stable Release

[@TheArfdog]

This guy is one of the best teachers here. Really concise, to the point, no babbling, and theory where needed which I wish he had more of. I appreciate how he treats his viewers like they are smart. Now for some more production quality lol.

[@samronglaosethakul6649]

TheArfdog and

[@rektspresso7288]

It's great to see that there are actually instructors out there who understand that the roll release is not the only type there is. In case anyone is interested, there's a man by the name of Kelvin Miyahira who studies the golf swing to great lengths and one of the many articles he has written is specifically about the various release styles used by PGA Tour players. If you liked this video and are interested in learning even more about release styles in greater depth, I suggest giving the article a read. Google "PGA tour release styles" and the first result should be the one you're looking for

[@kbkesq]

Wow so good. Best instruction on KZbin. I’ve got a simulator at home and I swear every video works as soon as I try it!

[@Memphis1224]

This is one of the best golf lessons ever.

[@joshzandergolf]

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[@haricsl]

great vid. my golf instructor was explaining these releases to me the other day as I couldn't quite understand why my hands weren't rolling over post impact like tiger, rory donald etc. He then explained that he was teaching me the drive hold release as this type of release requires less timing (although you sacrifice distance). Thanks for explaining it in a different way, especially why you need to bow the wrist with this type of release.

[@MrMeljord]

What an excellent & clearly explained video- one of the best - A shame that after many many dollars of lessons such information has never been explained. Thankyou

[@garydyer8520]

That's the best interpretation I have heard. I fight between a bit of each! Thank you

[@jerryphillips5777]

Its now March 2018 and I hope you are still teaching? This is the best 1 plane series I have come across. I have been playing the Moe Norman style to some success however I have started your system and im feeling less complicated. Im sometimes forgetting to move the body forward in the downswing and pulling my left elbow back comming thru, however that will come with practice. Thanks from a hot summer in N.Z.

[@sautan904]

Glad I watch this video. It helps a lot. I couldn't understand why I hook my ball all the time until this video. I always have squad back swing with bow wrist but then I stop and had roll release. Last few days, I practiced hold and turn through the swing. Not only I got straighter shot but also increased in distant! I bombed 2 drives well over 300 yards and even 270 yards with head wind. 195 yards into the wind with 5 irons and over shot it where I used to hit hybrid but still short! Will continue to practice. Thank you.

[@robertbernard1739]

Good info Josh. I used to roll the club through impact and found that I can spray it everywhere, however with the 'stable' release I hit it straight 90% of the time and I actually hit it further than the old roll release because I can put more power into the downswing knowing that it will fly straighter. Cheers rob

[@sonnick]

This is exactly what I've been looking for..thank you! I have a roll release and it's been giving me trouble with my wedges. I'm switching to a stable release with the wedges and roll with everything else. thanks!

[@Memphis1224]

Me too. It’s easier for me. All you have to do is turn.

[@tll1975]

Thanks. I've watches tons of videos and finally someone mentions the different types of releases. Thanks. Now i can choose which types works best for me. Thanks!!!

[@eugenemr]

On man, am I ever glad I found this video, I was looking for someone to explain it very well and I did, thanks!

[@dominiclyons5864]

Your tips on releasing is outstanding I do the stable I hit more fairways and greens the good work Ty

[@shofey]

same here Dominic.

[@scottmiller3105]

Mr. Zander is sharp and to the point. Some teacher have it some don't Mr. Zander has it.

[@joshzandergolf]

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[@blusky121]

Really informative video. My swing has improved a lot, but I'm always looking to get it even better. Will try these drills at the range tomorrow. Thanks again!

[@glennbizier3962]

Perfect explanation. I really Need to take a lesson LOL so much to get down, BUT it is so sweet when it comes together.

[@z7fan577]

@TheNYgolfer You should inform Dustin Johnson of that.He`s totally bowed at the top.Regarding the rolling of the hands, whenever you start releasing the club, the head gain speed but the body is slowing down.With the second option you`re keeping the right elbow and right wrist angle intact until late into the swing. So the body is keeping its acceleration and speed. So you can deliver a lot energy. So I would say that you`ll be more powerfull with the second option with a more compressed ball.

[@noherekruger3738]

The stable release is SO much harder. Most people I've seen try it just shoot the ball straight right in to the woods, almost every time. I personally think the roll release allows me to generate so much more power because it activates my forearm muscles.

[@uspatriot4261]

Agree, they are the twitch muscles which produces more speed than your rotational core muscles

[@far77fae]

Thanks for mentioning how this works regarding Hogan as it now makes more sense.

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

Stable release requires very fast body rotation through impact. Helps to have flexible wrists, too, as bowing (flexion) the left wrist will most likely reduce hinge (deviation) reducing your lag. A big reason there is power trade-off. Some guys bow late in the downswing and get more late lag, but that can bring timing back in to it. The secret to the roll release it to not force it, load, turn, release. Don't force or you'll spray it all over the place.

[@martynmantack4026]

57 years old and the stable release gave me some serious back problems. Went to roll release and added 1 1/2 clubs with a high draw

[@charlesnewman6735]

Hello Josh, Your stable release video is AWESOME!!! I went out to the driving range to work on it and it was unbelievable how straight i hit the ball and how far I am hitting the ball with less effort. It has been a real struggle for me to release the club properly but not any more. I even hold my finish now which I was rarely able to do in the past. THANK YOU Charles Newman

[@golflover2151]

best instruction of the web!!!

[@invisaman75]

I understood that Sergio Garcia uses a roll release. As you described here 2:00 is the action that he does. search for "Sergio Garcia: Hit It Solid Every Time" dropping of the hands is what say he does before he turns.

[@granty1954]

@TheNYgolfer I actually find the 'stable release' has increased my distance NOT shortened it. I now feel a lot more compression into the ball and the actually hit is not much purer. Previously the rolling was ok but so timing intensive it varied from day-to-day and shot-to-shot. I play off 11h/c and can honestly say the the Stable release is the way forward for me with irons now half a club longer at the vary least and my driving is much improved too.

[@neova2]

Did not know there were different releases - thanks for the knowledge!

[@dkurtz786]

In the Stable Release…when does the club head whip through for higher speed? If you “never stop moving” the handle, when does that pendulum action take over for speed like it would in the Roll Release?

[@joshzandergolf]

The best way I can help you is with an online lesson. Please go to my Instagram profile for the link. I look forward to helping you with your game.

[@jamesojackson1]

This is video is awesome and very well explained. Do you offer any videos featuring you as a coach. You are an awesome teacher.

[@Raymond31923]

Nice job... Helps me to understand it a bit more!

[@BRUCE2W]

great info and easy to understand thanks

[@h0tkoko]

THANKS! Great tip! Helps putting further! Incredible tip!

[@nigelskipping7941]

Josh, I'm a bit confused. So from the top I iniate my downswing with my hips. So am I then supposed to pull with my left arm and then at a certain point close to i.oact start consciously hitting with my right hand? This obviously for a roll release. Is that the sequence? Sounds a bit complicated. At the moment, I just concentrate on spinning my hips around from the top and then spinning my shoulders. I think that might be a stable release but I'm not sure. Can you help please.

[@nathan4051]

Very impressive lesson!! I want to learn more from him

[@pinoy122793]

My coach Roger Gunn is teaching me a more stable release through impact for a few years now since I started seeing him for lessons. Slowly over time I have gotten used to a stable and quieter release. The roll release is powerful, but I did find myself over hooking the ball way too much. Yes I did have a lot of 300+ drives with a roll release, but it was out of control. Once I started using a more stable release, I’ve been a lot more accurate.

[@craigt611]

Awesome tip. Now understand that there are two release types. Can you active same swing speeds with both releases?

[@TheNYgolfer]

@chm97chm97 once mastered the "stable release" requires less skill because the timing factor involved in a roll release is eliminated. It is much easier to work the ball in as stable release. The disadvantage is a loss in distance since the rolling action of a roll release actually adds power (#3 accumulator per The Golfing machine). So do you want accuracy or do you want distance? It's a trade off. Do you prefer a 300 yard drive that is 30 yards in the woods or a 260 yard drive in the fairway?

[@bradleyyoung08]

Josh- why do we want an open club face at the top and then bow the wrist? Why not bow the wrist at the top of the backswing? I ask because my wrist is bowed at the top of my swing and am wondering if I should change it.

[@ufukgoksu9851]

Hi Josh, from the down the line camera view, one can see I have chicken wing in follow through. Could it be related to release? How can I get rid of it? Is this that I have to rotate my left forearm in follow through? Thank you so much.

[@joshzandergolf]

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[@mikeburton8916]

Thanks Josh, good information.

[@swampThaang]

I'm trying to get away from the stable release because it requires so much back turn which I feel is more strain on the body, and also you don't get the benefit of additional acceleration from the rolling wrists. However it seems easier to maintain good form at impact with the stable release: ie. flat left wrist.

[@thomasjohn5065]

Great video about two releases. My teacher taught me to use roll release with an in to out swing. Recently, I have been hooking a lot of my drives and iron shots. So I switched to stable release. I am more comfortable with this, however, I am slicing it more often. Any advise to keep it straight?

[@barrycbauer]

Thank you for the great lesson. Dustin Johnson is known for his bowed wrist at the top of his swing. I imagine that this is similar to the stable release, correct?

[@rektspresso7288]

Barry Bauer Yes Dustin uses what this guy refers to as the "stable release". Although he's one of the very few players that sets the flexion (bowing) of the left wrist in the backswing instead of later during the downswing. This is quite difficult to do unless you have very flexible wrists/forearms, but I imagine it could be even more effective than bowing sometime in the downswing if you can pull it off. Other than Dustin, a few players who bow the wrist in the backswing rather than downswing include Graeme McDowell, Lee Trevino, and Brooks Koepka, all of whom are tremendous ballstrikers

[@Eli_skips]

Saw this 10 years ago. Now 10 years later, I get it. I like the roll release.

[@joshzandergolf]

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[@golfer348]

from someone who's stumbled in and out of good swings, there is a lot to be said about the ability to stop at the top and pause and then redirect, simple back and fourth on the same plane doesn't work, need to sort of stop, then turn and fire...

[@sandeepk1000]

Hi Josh: At what point do you throw your right wrist in this release? I read a book from your mentor Mr. Hardy and he recommends to throw/flex the right wrist thru impact.

[@LooonngBoarder]

I learnt something new, thank you and very informative :)

[@therifleman4551]

make sure your right hand is on top of your left at impact, similar to what it is at address, but with more forward press. Try to hold that position through impact

[@yoonhwan8635]

I understand what you are talking about impact club face. But club head should not roll like approach shots until finish position?

[@MrShaunshaw]

I have an arthritic right elbow and can't straighten it, this may be the fix for my constant push/slices problem. It's the first option I've seen

[@hawgifan]

I like the roll release the downswing is .7 seconds I think the timing element is in trying to hold the club face stable and square in .7

[@eshkakogan75]

i always wondered about this and often wondered why my ball striking wasnt consistant!

[@randykarns6399]

Would the stable release be the preferred release in a one plane swing?

[@geesecougar2]

Nice video Josh. Does one release work better for a specific type of swing (one plane vs. two plane)?

[@FairwayJack]

Great vid...G-Mac has a bowed wrist as well

[@swish1onu]

watched numerous videos on youtube featuring Sergio Garcia... I dont see the bowed .. stable release in his swing as you mentioned... I think it would be nice to actually see this bowed .. stable release in a video with both realtime and slow mo... it would help greatly... thanks !

[@jbahry]

It appears to me that the 'stable release' is for golfers with excellent flexibility and functional strength; Garcia, Johnson, etc. whereas the 'roll release' is better suited for older golfers past their physical primes; Mickelson, Cabrera, etc. Correct? Guess I'd better stay with the roll release

[@pinoy122793]

Fred Couples does a roll release too. That’s why he’s able to hit it so far with a smoother swing. I used to do a roll release for 12 years up until two years ago. I’ve been more accurate in the past two years since I started golf. However, the stable release did sacrifice my driving distance somewhat in the beginning of that change a few years ago because with a roll release, it was a lot easier for me to build effortless club head speed. Now I speed up my swing with the stable release through body rotation.

[@aeneas266]

What type of release is the Hardy OPS? I have his videos and know he talks about the twist and throw, but is that a stable release?

[@teleman1280]

Great video thanks

[@uspatriot4261]

What release produces the most clubhead speed? Kyle Birkshire rolls his wrists over, seems that rotational speed is slower than hand speed

[@joshzandergolf]

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[@mattb.6057]

The stable release requires a lot of upper body flexibility and strength. It is a core driven swing good for young strong bodies. The roll release requires less body action and more hands and arms. Good for the aging body and a more lifelong swing.

[@joshzandergolf]

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[@lawsonhubbard]

Can you use stable release with a two plane swing?

[@jacobr4558]

Great video!

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

The Stable release is also referred to Drive-Hold release by some.

[@nishannavaratne1177]

Hi Very simple informative video. By the way what is this golf course looks a lot like the Nuwara Eliya Golf Course in Sri Lanka. If you do come to Sri Lanka then you must play in the 130 year golf course in Nuwara Eliya.

[@blackie75]

this is true, the slice doesn't really have anything to do with the open club face it's the hitting across the ball from out to in, you can hit with the same open club face with and out to in swing and the ball will still draw

[@michaelmuldoonmikesm08]

I have an 89mph swing speed with a 6iron using rolling release and a 82 to 84mph swing speed using stable release. Driver is an issue... Body rotation speed governs the stable release by 2mph but WARNING if you muck around with the two you loose all control and understanding of lag and release at impact. Does anyone know how to hold lag and fire the stable release to generate +90mph with a 6iron like most Pros do!? :-/

[@MPT458]

does this release work for both the irons and the driver?

[@granty1954]

@granty1954 .. line 3 .. THAT IS MEANT TO READ 'THE HIT IS SO MUCH PURER'

[@asmrtalkinganimalshypnotiz3239]

IMO DJ's bowed wrist changed golf. The fact is you need a bowed wrist at impact and you can ....Set up with and extremely strong grip, or bow you wrist at the top like DJ, or roll your wrist down just before impact.... Either way a bowed wrist is the result. IMO It seems a stronger grip at setup seems to be most logical and non-manipulative swing

[@rajivkotwal]

excellent!

[@chm97chm97]

That "stable" release seems geared toward more athletic and serious golfers. It may nit be geared for a weekend golfer like myself. Someone here knows for sure, please advise. TIA.....BTW great video

[@blackie75]

oh, one other thing, since the advent of trackman etc it's been show that there is no such thing as side spin in golf shots......it's axis tilt

[@kingeyechoi9306]

Good lesson for me ! thank you very much!

[@JSTARYYYY]

Whenever i try the bowed wrist thing its insta shank city for me - any idea why?

[@yanyan8304]

Why do my arms always bend after hitting the ball? How can I let you see my actions?

[@joshzandergolf]

You can book an online lesson on the Zandergolf app

[@VimMitt]

Roll release is very difficult to learn and causes inconsistencies pull hooks or slices.

[@remmy100]

Graeme McDowell, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods(old swing), J.B. Holmes, Tommy Gainey...just to name a few.

[@sportsman214]

I think the better examples of the roll release would be luke donald and for the stable release dustin johnson. I do not believe many players actually supinate their wrists THAT much besides dustin johnson. I do not even see sergio doing it really. I think they just maintain a non opening/closing release. almost like an inside DTL inside swing like a putter

[@kcleong7135]

Probably Mike Austin would tell you to go home and teach your Mom with this " stable" release method. Such a hopeless move in a golf swing!

[@billbrown7928]

Holding the handle and turning does not do much for clubhead speed

[@Okwegeddit]

Can someone confirm that the stable release is what Dustin Johnson uses. I swear it is.

[@shortyumpire]

maybe Mickelson is a better putter... ;) You have to see the colplete game, not just how the man holds his club. Golf is much more complex than that. Inventing a shot to save par starts in your head. Most of the pros can probably execute any kind of grip or swing you can name.

[@gagamin2]

so how to drow with stable release? any tips?

[@craigt611]

I would think a bit stronger grip and aim body further right. That would ensure the path-face differential that would produce the draw flight. Opposite for fade

[@MrBikedrummer]

In the stable release, you never fire the right wrist at all. Doesn't that rob power? It looks to me that all pros roll release except when they are doing those hold off shots with 3/4 follow through.

[@brofun9543]

isn't there alot more power in the roll release?

[@brofun9543]

just a question..if we do not roll our wrists..then ALL the power comes from twisting the body and shoulders..there is no release of the wrists..which increases power and distance..(correct?)..so, by bowing the wrist..all the power comes thru the shoulder swing

[@TheNYgolfer]

@swish1onu watch videos of Ben Hogan. The bow is very obvious

[@priesty1234]

The roll release isn't to do with timing, you only hit a bad shot if your arms are out of sync with your turn, who actually consciously turns their arms over through the swing?!

[@MrA8figureman]

Which is called timing. you say its not timing and then in the same sentence you basically say that you have to time your arm with your turn... you funny.

[@golfer348]

It's all about releasing I see 99% of the people at the range just swinging out of their shoes holding on past impact and horrible ball striking..Less is so much more when you just release the club..

[@qtrinh]

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[@stevensmith186]

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[@joshzandergolf]

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[@anthphoto]

8under72' I think you might have a stutter!

[@buc4ever19]

great vid other than that u hit draws with an open face not closed

[@DTHUNDERDK]

It all depends on the swingpath in relation to the head not the target line

[@buc4ever19]

uh dont know what that means but face needs to be open to target and thus closed to path for draw to occur

[@buc4ever19]

closed to path open to target :)

[@sonicdeviant]

I belief

[@blackie75]

and ben hogan used the stable release...out of him and phil who has the better record ;)

[@sonicdeviant]

I believe there's a mythology with respect to hand timing in the so called roll release. If you swing from the ground up and have loose wrists, the club squares itself up.

[@jacobr4558]

It depends on the person. A true roll release isn't just about the wrists. The GRIP itself "rolls"...that creates a need for timing.

[@blackie75]

Hi, my name is Josh..................................................Zander

[@blackie75]

yeah sergio and hogan really sacrificed their distance horribly

[@MrBarrynicholas]

Who rolls their wrists anymore?