Let's Look at What the Left Wrist is Doing in a Really Good Golf Swing to Create Power & Accuracy

Power in the golf swing is not brute power. This canOk.. let's try this, take a good grip, and a good swing
be seen every day in a high school golf team wheredown to the impact position.
the "A" player is a tall , but skinny kid that pounds itNote the position of the back of your left wrist. In a
down the fairway 290-320 yards. You'd be lying ifgood swing it will be pointing exactly toward the
you said you never wondered how the heck thattarget , will be slightly bowed out toward the target,
skinny kid can do that. Especially since his swing looksand or may be pointing somewhat toward the
so smooth and easy.ground.
Or how about some of the shorter players on thePractice this: during the downswing rotate your left
PGA tour, or the girls on the LPA tour.wrist down toward the ground right from the top of
Power and accuracy are the two symptoms of athe swing. Do this fast and hard. But be careful not
great swing. A combination that is arrived at into over rotate and pull the club to the left.
concert with other physical characteristic that equal aRotate the back of your left wrist so that it points
common point at impact.toward the target and the ground.
This means that all good swings that generate goodThe left wrist can be bowed out toward the target.
power and good accuracy will contain the exactIf you do this correctly you will notice a "pop" into
same characteristics at the impact position.the impact area that you didn't have before. The ball
So, after studying dozens of swings at all levels, andwill have more spin on it and the trajectory will be
having the ability to see these swings with closeuppro-like in that it should rise and then flatten out as it
and very slow motion, the proof was there. Thereaches it's maximum height.
swings are all the same at impact and down the linePractice this with shorter irons at first.. keep at it until
through to the finish of the swing.you can feel the rotation and get excellent contact
So what are they doing they you are not doing?and a good divot.
Actually there are several things that they do butThis is a professional move and it's easy to do once
today we'll settle on understanding just one thing. Ifyou get the hang of it.
we can learn to do this one thing we will haveIt's one of the " magic moves" that you won't hear
increased the potential for a powerful hit and anabout on the range.
accurate shot.One thing that you will notice, the angles that you
First let's make sure that you understand that youhave created with the wrists, the bent right wrist
cannot make a good golf swing move with a lousyand the falt ( not bowed ) left wrist, will be intact at
clubhead path. So make sure that your clubhead pathimpact if you rotate the left wrist toward the target
is from the inside of the target line and through theand the ground. This provides great leverage.
target line swinging with down that line or out pastRemember that I have said in most of these articles,
that line... that is the target line. If you are swingingif there are no angles there is no leverage, if there is
from the outside in... well you may as well stop rightno leverage there is no power, and if there is no
here. It will never ever work.power there is no distance.
The actual clubhead must travel from the inside toPower depends on these angles , but so does
the outside of the target line.accuracy. You get both at once if you do it right.
You got it ???