Feel Thumbs Away to Reduce Excess Wrist Hinge in the Backswing

u/ktbanh 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Any tips? 20ish hdc can hit it oke on the range often but tends to not translate to the course (and other way ”

Love your setup, initial backswing takeaway is solid. 2 things on the backswing first: First, focus on hinging your wrists less on the backswing as the club goes past 90 degrees at the top of your backswing. It makes it really hard to get consistent contact because on your downswing, you have to unwind those wrists perfectly with your rotation. ▶ this video has some good videos to help you with that, with your …

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u/JangoTat46 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “What to work on and fix ball flight?”

Also, your backswing might not be setting you up for success. Appears to be long and across the line. It's extremely difficult for amateurs to nail the tempo required to succeed from your position at the top. ▶ this video ▶ this video Your wrists also appear to be over-hinging at the top of the backswing. Watch how relaxed yet disciplined a professional is with their backswing/wrist hinge. ▶ this video ▶ this video

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u/holyddong 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Any thoughts? My swing used to be extremely steep with very hingy wrists, now I’m not sure if I’ve gone too fa”

I think if you deepen the swing a slight more on the backswing and form a 90 degrees with the wrists, it will look a lot more solid and you will probably gain some distance and power as well. I had the same issues of not forming a 90 degrees on the backswing because I didn't want to overthrow the club at the top or be too steep. Larry Cheung on youtube is a great instructor that takes a different approach and has …

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