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[PT. 1] YOU'VE GOT TO GET YOUR WRISTS ACTIVE IN THE SWING | Paddy's Golf Tip #8 | Padraig Harrington

Padraig Harrington

18 golfers recommended it · ✓ 1 said it fixed their problem · 2021–2026

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Harrington explains why active, loose wrists help control the face and can turn a slice into a draw.

Why golfers recommend it

  • Wrist/face control teacher link
  • Harrington on wrists
  • Loosen wrists video
  • No wrist action
  • Recommends video on release clubface
  • Harrington face drill

Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.

12 comments from Reddit

u/UncoordinatedTau 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Been working hard on my slice, seeing a lot of results, I can honestly say it’s worse than ever”

How to swing in to out with Danny Maude... ▶ this video Stop swinging over the top, Danny Maude again... ▶ this video Activating your wrists, Paddy Harrington... ▶ this video How your grip can cause a slice, Alex Elliot... ▶ this video Releasing your hands, JChown Golf ▶ this video These are great videos to get you swinging correctly and helped turn my slice into a draw that I sometimes hook now. I've loads more …

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u/Long-Assistant-895 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Indicator for flippy hands”

Are your hands flipping like a cafe patron brushing away a fly? Or flowing like Gomez Adams launching a riposte to disarm an opponent ...? Seriously, if you have a butterfly grip and the hands sweep at the bottom, learn it and embrace it. Padraig Harrington on the ▶ this video helped me. IIR he shows its more of a finish issue.

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u/fun_machine_ 2026 · r/golftips · in “How to get rid of a baseball swing.”

Ex baseball player, chronic slicer, this video and a few others from Padraig is what did it. ▶ this video 🫡

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u/Murky_Rain2559 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Rate my swing”

Put the driver away. ▶ this video Use a 7 iron as your longest club until you can reliably carry it 150.

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u/TacticalYeeter 2025 · r/golftips · in “What is causing my early release/chicken wing?”

Here's a major winner telling you to release and use the wrists: ▶ this video

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u/triiiiilllll 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Advice for Dad and I”

You both need to loosen up your deathgrip on the club. You're trying to muscle the ball. The golf swing is a lot more like cracking a whip or snapping a wet towel. Your dad has better tempo, you are rushing from the top. Work on those two things first 1. Holding the club firmly, but allowing your hands/wrists/forearms to move more fluidly. Padraig Harrington has a great YT channel full of useful tips, one of his …

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u/Imwonderbread 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Do you guys actively manager your wrists in your swing? Or leave them totally passive?”

▶ this video Idk I trust the multiple time senior tour major winner and the guy who works with the foremost 3D using coaches

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u/Naive-Wasabi-5588 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Looking for any advice on a swing”

padraig harrington (major champion) videos for beginners are awesome. You're super tight and looks like you're thinking a ton. SCH ▶ this video Grip ▶ this video Wrists ▶ this video These are some basics that anyone can pick up. He keeps it really simple and relaxed/athletic.

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u/zedforzorro 2021 · r/GolfSwing · in “Any advice?”

▶ this video You have a cupped wrist at the top of your swing, learning how to actively use your wrists for club face control in the swing will help a lot, and who better to teach you than a two time open championship winner

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u/dsliland 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “What’s causing slice and why do all of my shots go so high - trying to hit it lower as it approaches winter to”

▶ this video I do the same thing, and I believe it’s from keeping face open. Longer the iron the more fade/slice. Padraig Harrington video gives a drill to try to correct it

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u/AggressiveChemical6 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Top of the swing - wrists?”

Brother, you just linked a video showing Scottie get to parallel with his wrists cocked the correct amount. No one holds their wrist angles through impact, it’s been measured. You can look up HackMotion data sets and graphs right now to see EXACTLY what the wrists do. They certainly DO cock and uncock. You want your lead wrist more flexed at impact than at address, but 99.9% of tour pros are releasing the angle …

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u/Auriferous_19696 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Hip Rotation help”

Ok, so I watched the new video. You have quite good movement, and yes, I see your hip movement could be slightly improved, but that's not the main problem. Hands are still far from each other, they should be more of a unit and club placed more in the fingers. Your wrist are super stiff, that's were you are losing speed, they have to move more. Check out what Padraig Harrington says about this ▶ this video. Look how …

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