Inside the leather Classic Golf Swing Mechanics and simple golf swing tips for self-coaching techniques.
By: Charles W. Boatright Author of The ESPY Golf Swing Coach, Delta Technique Geared for Distance and Control
The Specific Preset Wrist Action in the Golf Swing
The major issue that some golfers have using their wrists is that the wrists behave like a universal joint that has several maneuvers. To be specific, the wrists have six (6) maneuvers, Three (3) of which are critical in setting, either at the start of the takeaway, which I prefer, or at the Lock Position in the golf swing.
The three maneuvers that the golfer wants to use to preset their wrists is called the Dorsiflex, Pronation, and Radial Deviation, shown in the introduction figure above. This is explained in Section 1.14 of my book, The ESPY Golf Swing Coach and in my Download called: PALMER SYNC-IT GOLF COACH APP, The Wrist Action in the Golf Swing. Each maneuver performs one of the three elements in the ESPY Golf Swing sequence. The preset wrist action in the golf swing sets the following Ergonomic (E) elements, for the right-handed golfer:
- SYNC– Is performed with the Dorsiflex, using the right Index Knuckle to hinge the right wrist backward, toward the golfer’s right elbow. This was a similar technique that Ken Duke demonstrated on Golf Channel in an interview with Lisa Cornwell. The SYNC, Palmar Flex, maneuver that is for CLUBHEAD SPEED!
- PRESET– Is performed by the natural Pronation of the left wrist toward the right elbow into the Lock Position. The PRESET, or Pronation, maneuver is for POWER and CONTROL!
NOTE: For the right-handed golfer, their RIGHT side is for CLUBHEAD SPEED and ACCELERATION while their LEFT side is for POWER and CONTROL. Matter of fact, I like to use my left elbow as a guidance system to trace the swing plane back and back down through IMPACT and the follow through.
- COCK– Is performed by the natural Radial Deviation of the right wrist, when the golfer takes the handle of the club up to the top of their swing. In what I call the Yaw maneuver, an aviation term for a horizontal body (shoulders) rotating about a vertical axis (Spinal axis). The Yaw maneuver produces POWER, the Radial Deviation is for ACCELERATION. The Radial Deviation is what causes the ball to develop loft. Around the green, this is a key component.
What is nice and covenant about THE PALMER D-PRO Golf Technique Coach is it can be performed right where you practice your putting in the garage or training facility as I do. Just have a backstop in place to catch those wayward chip or pitch shots that can get a way from you. This wrist action in the golf swing is the very same wrist action in the golf swing that is used from the tee box-to-green on the golf course.
What you are doing using THE PALMER D-PRO Golf Technique Coach is establishing and developing the exact instincts for your golf game year round in a accessible area available day or night and during the off season if golf isn’t your profession.
Along with the THE PALMER D-PRO Golf Technique Coach, I produced four (4) YouTube Videos that are in this download that I have attached below:
The Bunt-Type Chip Shot
The Rap-Type Pitch Shot
TICK-N-TOCK Putting Technique
The Home Depot Orange Bucket Golf Challenge
Using a Bunt-type Pitch Drill Wrist Action in the Golf Swing to Improve your Game
If you perform these maneuvers correctly, your wrists should look like the figure below, with the wrists in the lock position figure below:
I produced a YouTube video demonstrating the SYNC/PRESET/YAW maneuver in a pitch shot, which is a very finesse golf shot. Anywhere you putt, you can perform this Bunt-type Pitch Shot, but just use a backstop like I do to catch those wayward shots.
The Bunt-type Pitch Shot is an excellent training technique for several reasons. Three are:
- That is uses the same maneuvers used in the full golf shot.
- It develops the muscle memory in the subconscious mind because it requires such finesse, by using the fine motor skills that we depend on for consistency in our golf game.
- You can develop a baseball batter’s mentality, where you are just focused on the ball and nothing else; NO THINKING required!
An honest observation: You might very well use your conscious mind to practice your golf swing in the backyard or on the practice range, while thinking through each element. But I can guarantee you that once you step foot on the golf course, you will be using your subconscious mind, NO DOUBT!
If you haven’t practiced your golf swing subconsciously, you won’t be able to perform your golf swing on the golf course, regardless of how long you practice a particular technique. This is where the finesse Bunt-Type Pitch Drill is a very effective technique golf drill, because it requires a tremendous amount of finesse and fine-motor skills, a subconscious function. To learn more about the Bunt-type Pitch golf training drill to enhance the golfer’s performance on the golf course, purchase your copy of The ESPY Golf Swing Coach from the links below, or visit your local bookstore:
The ESPY Golf Swing Coach, a Self-Coaching Technique and simple Sports Psychology enabling the golfer to take the baseball swing sequence from the batter’s box to the tee box. Everyone needs an athletic activity to enjoy and help them keep active, GOLF is an excellent sport to pick up from age 8 to 98 and beyond.
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YOUR DIET & FITNESS is Critical for Your Health at Any Age
Golf is a Sport that requires fitness, like any other sport, to avoid injuries or long-term deterioration to the muscles and joints. A lot of golfers experience lower back issues that can be avoided with proper exercise that focuses on strengthening the abdominal muscles. In the ASCOT- DIET & FITNESS Program, I focus on strengthening the core muscles and the Abdominal muscles specifically, along with the lower body. Power and Speed are generated from the core muscles. My workout includes using dumbbells, elastic tubing, ab roller, a punching bag, and the bicycle for a full-body workout that can be done in the privacy of your own home.
The photograph below was taken in February of 2021 in my Home Gym where I work out six times a week. I have followed the ASCOT-Fitness Program since I was 12- years old; in the photograph below, I’m 63 years old. I credit my ASCOT- DIET & FITNESS for the shape that I am in at 63. The ASCOT-DIET is a high fiber, high protein style diet that not only is a calorie-burning juggernaut, but an age-defying diet plan. To purchase your download, please select my photograph below:
The reason that I wear sunglasses for most all of my photographs is because I had a flash-burn while I was welding that makes me very sensitive to flashes. I experienced temporary blindness for a longer period of time than most people.
Just to show you, I worked the majority of my professional career outdoors that exposed me to the sun and the other elements of nature and I still have healthy skin, due to my diet and exercise program. Diet and Exercise do not just benefit your weight and strengthening your muscles, but Diet and Exercise also can strengthen your skin for better- looking skin.
Also, the exercise equipment you see in my Home Gym is all the equipment that I use in my workout program. There’s nothing fancy about my equipment. The only piece of equipment you don’t see is my mountain bike, which is in my training facility.
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