How To Release The Golf Club (DO THIS!)
3 golfers recommended it · 2022–2026
Explainer · Intermediate
Explains the release as a whip-like action that depends on wrist hinge, using a towel concept to illustrate it.
Why golfers recommend it
- Whip-crack release analogy
- No hinge, no release
- This guy is good, towel concept
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
4 comments from Reddit
u/Snoo49601 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Am i still too inside?”
▶ this video This Guy is Good, not too technical, the club Head is basically the end of the towel ( I don’t relive that picture either ) but a lot of instructors use it ( How about the thought of skimming a rock across water ) ?
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u/Direct_Fee6806 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Can't stop chunking my DRIVER!!@”
Just throw the club /s I didn’t have time to find one for a driver specifically but it’s the same theory. It’s like cracking a whip, where you actually have some deceleration to allow the club to swing (release)through. It’s not about using force all the way through. ▶ this video
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u/Specialist_Ad6034 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “can't get any distance despite hitting the ball clean”
No hinge or release your club is only gonna go as fast as your arms do if you don’t release it. ▶ this video
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u/raosko 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Feedback needed. Chunks all day. ”
▶ this video Note how the knees aren’t ahead of the lead foot, the right shoulder stays higher for longer, and the maximum extension of both arms and the club is after impact and with the shaft in line with the sternum…
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