When it comes to using your wrists correctly or incorrectly in the swing, it all comes down to timing. Hinging your wrists at the wrong time can lead to a disaster within your swing – but getting it just right is one of the most powerful moves in golf. Mastering the golf takeaway wrist hinge is something of an art form, and it will likely take some practice time to really become comfortable with this maneuver. It is worth your time and effort, however, because you can come out on the other side as a much improved player.

Wrist Action Lesson Chart

Before we get too far into the instruction on your golf wrist hinge, it should be noted that both wrists do not play the same role in the swing. For a right handed golfer, it is important that the left wrist remain stable through the swing as it is strongly correlated to the position of your club face. Using proper golf left wrist positions from start to finish in your swing is something that you will want to pay attention to. For your right wrist, it is all about storing – and then unleashing – the power potential that your swing holds. By using a golf early wrist set to move the club into position, and then letting your right wrist release at impact, you can make power in your swing that you probably didn’t even know was possible.



— Don’t Get Wristy

Wrist Action Lesson Chart

The first thing to remember is “don’t get wristy”, provided such word even exists. All jokes aside, the point of this golf tip is to keep you focused on the notion of preventing your wrists from being too active in the early phase of the backswing and takeaway. This swing advice is aimed at encouraging you to limit wrist hinge right before the shaft is past being parallel to the ground.

This particular move, the swing key respectively, helps promoting a full and wide swing, and in real life, it translates into more distance to your game, i.e. a ball that will go further. Why does it work? Well, if you hinge your wrist too early, you’ll reduce the total distance traveled by the club head, and that ends up in an incomplete swing, or a swing that fails to perform its full breadth, which furthermore means that the energy accumulated, will not be transferred to the ball.

So, what the “don’t get wristy” thing tries to cure? If you’re one of those golfers who make a habit from allowing early wristy/handsy movements to creep into their swings, you should pay attention and always remember this particular swing tip, because it may change your life for the better. If you want to optimize the distance travelled by the ball and profit from your swing’s full potential, relegating wrist cock to its ideal timing should rank high on your priorities list.

And here’s why it works: if you think about the golf swing, you’ll realize that it makes for a complex and carefully organized movement flow that works best when everything is executed smoothly and in the right order. Ideally speaking, your wrists should start hinging at the last part of the takeaway, or, to put it differently, when the shaft of the club is parallel to the ground. So, your wrists will hinge gradually until the top of the backswing is reached at which point the wrists should be fully hinged. If you hinge the wrist too early, you’ll break up the timing of sequences, and that will end up with the wrists unhinging too early, right at the time of the downswing. This problem is also known as casting, and the problem with casting is loss of distance.


— Full Wrist Hinge at the Top

Wrist Action Lesson Chart

The point of this golf tip is to remind you to position your wrists at a fully hinged position at the top of your swing, and that’s the exact opposite of reaching the top of the swing before the wrists have had time to hinge completely, or to basically choose not to hinge them completely, regardless of one’s motives. The full wrist hinge at the top swing tip promotes a lag golf-swing; for example, when you’re starting the downsizing with fully hinged wrists, you’ll see golf head lag. Now, provided you don’t permit the hinge to unwind too early, i.e. before the club hits the ball, your hands will travel past the ball ahead of the club head, which is an essential component of a great contact.

But it gets even better, as if you keep your wrists fully hinged, you’ll promote what’s called a whipping motion at the ball, which promotes the perfect ball flight height and distance, as the club move towards the ball for impact. This golf tip is especially useful for players who have a habit of sending the ball on a lower trajectory than usual, so remember to check out if your wrists are positioned correctly at the top.

GOLF FIXES BY PGA PROS
How To Make Your Wrist Hinge Natural In A Golf Swing
The Correct Wrist Bend For A Close In Golf Pitch Shot
How To Practice Your Wrist Hinge In Your Golf Swing
Two Common Mistakes Relating To Wrist Hinge In Your Golf Swing
Cause and Cure Bad Putting Stroke Left Wrist Not Keep Firm
Correct Wrist Hinge In
How Best To Hinge Your Wrist In
Create The Perfect Wrist Hinge Every time
Two Common Mistakes Relating To Wrist Hinge In Your Golf Swing
Two Good Options For Using Wrist Hinge In A Golf Backswing


LESSONS
Firm Left Wrist Key To Solid Putting Stroke
The Mental Side Of Using Your Wrist Hinge Correctly In Your Golf Backswing
How to Improve your Putting by Controlling Wrist Bend
Summary Of Wrist Hinge In
When to Best Start Wrist Hinge During Backswing Women
Early Or Late Wrist Set During The Backswing – Which Is Better
Wrist Hinge Is Essential In Green Side Golf Bunker Shots
Early Wrist Hinge In Your Golf Swing
Three Points Relating To A Bowed Left Wrist In
Wrist Putting, Should I Use My Wrists When I Putt
Evaluating Your Golf Wrist Set During The Back Swing
Wrist Hinge Helps Prevent Backing up Bunker Shots
Create The Perfect Wrist Hinge Every time
Golf Back Swing Wrist Hinge
Left Wrist Hinge In A Golf Swing
Pitch Shot Wrist Break Lesson
Maintaining The Wrist Set During The Golf Downswing
Two Good Options For Using Wrist Hinge In A Golf Backswing
Maintaining Wrist Angles
Golf Pro Dustin Johnson: Bowed Left Wrist
Making A Bowed Left Wrist Happen In Your Golf Game
Understanding How Wrist Bend Effects Golf Pitches
Wrist Angle After Transitioning
Potential Drawbacks Of A Bowed Left Wrist In
Understanding Wrist Hinge in
Hinge the Wrist Quickly for Downhill Bunker Shot
Proper Wrist Hinge In A Golf Back Swing
Unlocking The Keys To Proper Golf Wrist Hinge
Pitch With More vs Less Wrist Hinge
What Can A Bowed Left Wrist Do For Your Golf Game
Hinge the Wrist Flop Shot
Hingeing The Wrist To Create Lag In The Golf Down Swing
Seve Ballesteros Pro Golfer: Early Wrist Hinge
Correct your Golf Pitch Shots with a Basic Wrist Hinge
Bowed Left Wrist to Square Clubface
Three Points Relating To A Bowed Left Wrist In The Golf Swing
Wrist Putting, Should I Use My Wrists When I Putt
Evaluating Your Golf Wrist Set During The Back Swing
Wrist Hinge Helps Prevent Backing up Bunker Shots
Golf Back Swing Wrist Hinge
Left Wrist Hinge In A Golf Swing
Pitch Shot Wrist Break Lesson
Maintaining The Wrist Set During The Golf Downswing
Maintaining Wrist Angles
Golf Pro Dustin Johnson: Bowed Left Wrist
Making A Bowed Left Wrist Happen In Your Golf Game
Understanding How Wrist Bend Effects Golf Pitches
Wrist Angle After Transitioning
Potential Drawbacks Of A Bowed Left Wrist In The Golf Swing
Understanding Wrist Hinge in the Golf Swing


YOUR GRIP
Crisp Chip Shot Golf Drills – Grip Further Down To Stop Wrist Flick


PRACTICE DRILLS
Troubleshooting Your Wrist Hinge In
Golf Drills for Senior Golfers All About Wrist Hinge
Golf Swing Drill, Shorter Swing 2 Strong Front Arm And Front Wrist
Troubleshooting Your Wrist Hinge In The Golf Swing
Golf Drills for Senior Golfers All About Wrist Hinge


GOLF QUESTIONS
Golf Wrist, Where Should Wrists Be At Top Backswing
Putting Lesson, Keep Left Wrist Firm During The Stroke
What Is Correct Wrist Hinge In the Golf Swing?
Should I Use Any Wrist Release On Long Golf Putts


GOLF EXERCISES
Golf Stretches 14 – Wind the club up wrist strengthen
Golf Stretches 14 – Wind the club up wrist strengthen

The same theory applies to golfers who think that their shots don’t go as far as they should, i.e. they should also benefit from this swing key. And here’s why this golf tip works: in order to create and store energy for transferring it to the ball upon impact, for a shot to travel its full distance with a perfect trajectory, you’ll have to use a specifically designed club for the respective action. The point being, there are many ways to hit the ball in order to create and store that energy, and the most important thing is the rotation of the shoulders and hips, as they’re coiled back during the backswing. These movements are very strong, because they use the big muscles in your body, but you can also add some extra energy for that “extra mile” by using correctly the movements of the wrists via carefully and correctly executed hinging. And yes, this swing key works well on basically all types of full swing shots.