The Truth About Casting

u/Substantial_Team6751 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Cannot for the life of me maintain my wrist angles in the downswing”

Do you mean wrist angles or your hinge? I've honestly have had success lately by not trying to hold my hinge or lag. Thumbs up at the top of the swing, move to thumbs down at impact. If thumbs aren't down at impact your club face is open and you are probably going to have to flip it or chicken wing it. Closest video I can find on this swing thought. ▶ this video Good explanation of what casting is: ▶ this video

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u/jnags6570 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Need help badly! Lot of early extension, chunking the ball and not getting much distance on irons or wedges”

▶ this video You’re casting the hell out of it. As Monte explains in the video it’s a symptom from something else. For one, your club face is wide open at the top, casting is basically trying to square that face early or else the ball is going a million miles right. You also come over the top quite a bit and steep, so you have to come out of it or else divots are gonna be even deeper than they already are. Watch a …

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u/andmaythefranchise 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Any tips? Sitting at about a 10 looking to turn the corner”

You're casting or "throwing away the angle" to some degree. I'd recommend this video: ▶ this video

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u/double-oh-lesbo 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Trying to get shaft lean/lag, how do you feel it?”

You said “modern golf instructors rail against “holding the lag”” which is simply not true. But it really is - here are three examples of instructors specifically saying intentionally "holding the lag" is wrong. ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video Like I said, there are tons and tons of examples on YouTube from well respected instructors. It seems contradicting to me, so was hoping someone (not necessarily you) …

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