The Correct Wrist Set & Hinge In The Golf Swing

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Whats a rare coaching topic that doesn’t get enough videos about it?

[@kingofallgutters8581]

Lead and trail Foot pressure. When and where to apply throughout swing

[@PaulStables-u1c]

@Gilesgillgolf how to throw a club into the woods when your playing shite 😴 🤔

[@Gilesgillgolf]

@@kingofallgutters8581 I did a video on that last week

[@Gilesgillgolf]

@@PaulStables-u1c very true

[@mattdaniels6430]

@@Gilesgillgolf Videos about what kind of lies you can get and how they effect the ball flight and spin, like flyers, bare lie, in a divot, ball on top of grass, ball really deep into grass, fairway bunker, rough, ferns. Dan Grieves had a video about winter lies, pretty sure he did about summer lies as well. Maybe you can have look how well those videos did, the topic is interesting for sure. (Quite a bit of filming though I guess. Could even be a series, where you handle one lie per episode and how to approach it in long game and in short game.

[@stu4843]

The clearest explanation of wrist set I ahve seen. Well done and thank you.

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michaelchittock]

I really liked your previoius video on wrist set, but this one is even better - thanks so much as usual

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Thank you! I keep trying to improve them

[@harryhall3469]

Great lesson & I love the close up of the hands

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Thank you!

[@scottwendes1187]

0:39 Excellent video! especially like the reference to the early or late wrist set and the drills to takeaway. It's interesting to see the role of both the lead and trail Wrist (trail dominance). Wrist set and hinge is a hot topic right now, and there is some great tech to provide insights. Can't wait to take this learning onto the range.

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Glad you liked it & hope it helps

[@robertschmitt3863]

This is such a thorough explanation that matches a lesson I had from you a while back. Thanks for doing this video.

[@Gilesgillgolf]

My pleasure! If there’s anything else you want to see then let me know

[@prs867]

Dang, this is perfect for me. No sooner than I asked myself about the driver difference, bingo you answered it!

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Knew someone would want to know the difference 😁

[@johnschwartz1536]

Very interesting Giles on how to get the correct wrist set and hinge. Since seeing parts of this in your previous videos, I have been using the wrist set/hinge recommendation and it is coming along nicely. Now, I will have to try your "push back" drill in order to see if a later wrist /hinge set will work for me better. Well Done As Usual Giles. I always look to your videos for education and validation!

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Glad you like them! It’s good to experiment with different methods as you might find one really clicks in for you

[@marqu84102]

This us a great breakdown of the wrist hinge

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Thank you!

[@bobmarshall7807]

Great drills. I’ve been taking the club back and rolling my left wrist, causing a very open club face which then needs alot of hand manipulation to close it coming down. I will give your set wrist drill a try. Maybe more needed like straight back up while setting wrists. Thanks

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Hope this helps & good luck!

[@jorglehmann2077]

Thank you. That was exactly the information I urgently needed. Have a nice Sunday.

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Glad it was helpful! Have a great Sunday as well!

[@PaulStables-u1c]

Great video Giles just what I needed to hear 👏

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Michieldering]

Again a great video, thank you! I' definitaly a late wrist setter. In my mind it is linked to keeping my arm long and wide. I do not set my wrist with a pitch-shot.

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Perfect! And yes the two are definitely linked

[@josephkutza8089]

Thanks. This is helpful

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Amazing! Glad it helped!

[@johnparker1346]

Great job, it helps me a lot...

[@Gilesgillgolf]

You're welcome!

[@greamemillington6247]

Great drills

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Thank you!

[@pbode1]

Good one. I personally need to combine it with pushing my shoulder very consciously down because else I risk taking the club too far on the inside. Basically the same feel vs clubface takeaway check I see Justin Thomas do a lot in his routine.

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Watch how your forearms are rotating if you’re taking the club inside

[@pbode1]

@@Gilesgillgolf Yup. Getting better at it. I can still get a little too flat/deep in the backswing though, but hackmotion is telling me nowadays that my forearm rotation has calmed down a lot.

[@Gilesgillgolf]

@@pbode1 good! That’s a great way of training

[@MPerski]

I see a lot of Tour players use the stop-and go wrist set (to check their 9 o’clock position). But first lesson I ever got promoted the push/back drill (keep the clubhead low to the ground the first 6-12 inches of the takeaway). Good stuff 👍🏻

[@Gilesgillgolf]

That’s amazing for him and good to see you doing the drills!

[@jameshopcroft8743]

Why in over 10 years have I never seen a video that shows this so simply

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Wow thank you! If you have any more video requests than just ask

[@systemoptimizer3542]

I definitely like the benefits of having an earlier wrist set like Rory Mcilroy, Ernie Els, and Nick Faldo where the club is more stable (and more likely to be laid off, short or at maximum parallel at the top of the swing), but for some reason my striking of the ball isn't as good when I attempt the early wrist set. (There is likely a flaw with how I do it). When I first developed my swing I'd been reading books and watching videos by Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman and developed a late wrist set. I'm not a fan of how the late wrist set is likely to encourage the arm(s) abducting across the chest during the extension of the lead arm and artificial width often accompanying the late wrist set swing. I don't like how a late wrist set swing is likely to bounce near the top of the swing, go past parallel, and across the line, and cause extra pull in the handle causing the lead hand to want open up with the fingers and palm loosing their grip, and cause the hand to change pressure and regrip and restore pressure in the change of direction area. The late wrist set is also likely to get the hands deeper behind the head and arms more likely to break down as momentum pulls the club towards the target during the backswing. Nick Faldo and Joe Dante give good arguments for why an early wrist set is a good way to go in their books.

[@Gilesgillgolf]

I would say more golfers would benefit from a later wrist set than an earlier one as most amateurs extend their lead wrist, roll the club inside or don’t have enough depth. The key is understanding which one is right for each golfer based on their habits & patterns

[@jeffp2001]

I tend to get a closed club face at top try to get it more square I think what happens is at top my left hand bows do you think early or late would help this. Thx

[@Gilesgillgolf]

It depends on your swing and how do you set the club up in the backswing. There’s no one size fits all answer

[@bhabi7071]

Excellent

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Thank you so much

[@lizziecorkill1990]

Tip top info love it 0

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Horse pro to golf pro

[@daz3434b]

I've discovered, do not take the club back only using the left hand, this move opens the club face wide open and causes shanks. Always take the club back only using the right hand for right handed golfers. Personally I don't have time to concentrate on the left hand during the downswing so the whole swing to me is just right handed.

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Great! I bet you’re right hand dominant in your everyday life

[@mikewilliams1479]

Good video. Well I am a freak I guess. Both drills seem comfy and not an issue. But it guess I am somewhere in between early and late.

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Which drill gave you better ball striking results?

[@mikewilliams1479]

@@Gilesgillgolf from feel they seem similar. I play fairly dead wrist in backswing

[@Gilesgillgolf]

@@mikewilliams1479 go off ball flight & strike not feel

[@mikewilliams1479]

@@Gilesgillgolffirst drills comes out high but close middle strike and drag drill comes out lower but also middle of face strike.

[@peteruwatch2970]

When I use my wrist wrist this way it closes the club face. It looks like my grip is neutral. What should I adjust?

[@Gilesgillgolf]

Would need to see your swing to comment