How do I stop my wrist cupping in golf? Sit in front of a mirror and watch your wrist being flat to cupped, or bent back, arched back on your right wrist and flattening out your left wrist. That's the whole movement in the swing and then as you combine a little bit of wrist cock as you're doing this hinging motion that's the whole movement.
What does cupping your wrist mean in golf?
A cupped or for the medical types a wrist that is in “dorsiflexion” has the potential to ruin even the best of golf swings you make out on the golf course. What it means to be cupped during your backswing is your left wrist bends so that the back of your left hand and the top of your left forearm create an angle like...
How do you fix a cupped wrist?
So, work on this drill of just doing it left arm only. Sit in front of a mirror and watch your wrist being flat to cupped, or excuse me, bent back, arched back on your right wrist and flattening out your left wrist.
Why are my left wrist cups so important?
The more the left wrist cups, the more trouble we will find ourselves in during the remainder of the swing.
How do you take a club to the left wrist?
The left wrist is going to start with a cupped position. I tend to grab my student's wrists and put my thumb right in that crease during the takeaway to make them maintain that cupping position half-way back because so many students want to take that wrist and bow it and that gets the club inside.
How do you prevent a cupped wrist?
4:208:29Cupped Left Wrist At Top Of Backswing - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd have it fall down there when you put two hands on the club. You can sort of control it more. ButMoreAnd have it fall down there when you put two hands on the club. You can sort of control it more. But if you practice one-handed swings it's really easy to keep a nice flat wrist.
What does a cupped wrist cause at golf?
What is this? Similarly, when wrists are cupping the club is closed at the top and will be rotated back during the downswing into what is often an open clubface, ultimately resulting in a slice.
Is a cupped wrist bad in golf?
One of the things that we see that is unbelievably common in the golf swing, and probably one of the most detrimental, most common, fundamental fla...
What is a cupped wrist in golf?
The most common thing we see is the early hinge of the hand, the hinge of the right wrist, getting the club buried behind the body, and not getting...
How do I stop my wrist cupping in golf?
Sit in front of a mirror and watch your wrist being flat to cupped, or bent back, arched back on your right wrist, and flattening out your left wri...
What is a cupped left wrist?
A cupped left wrist at the top of the swing is a death move for some of the best in the world, but it can spell BIG TROUBLE for so many amateurs who struggle to get the club planed successfully on the downswing. In this drill, you’ll discover how to fix that cupped left wrist at the top of your swing.
How to stop a tee from falling out?
A simple way to stop cupping is to point both thumbs at the sky at the top of the backswing (see image below). If you point your thumbs at the target, you’ll almost certainly be cupped.
Where is the bow on a golf club?
If you’re doing it correctly, by the time your left arm gets parallel to the ground you’ll have the “bow” in the left wrist. Make sure you get the club “pitching up” on a nice angle, so the butt of the shaft is pointing approximately at the golf ball.
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Long story short - i was casting the club on the way down (been doing it for years) and over the years i had "perfected" a cupped left wrist follow through. now that i'm revamping my swing i need to get out of the cupping habit. does anyone have any good drills that would help that?
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I appreciate the tips and the help but i guess i should have been more clear - my left wrist cupping is occurring right after impact not at the top of the backswing.
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If it's occuring after impact, what's the problem? Are you hooking it, hitting it high?
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I appreciate the tips and the help but i guess i should have been more clear - my left wrist cupping is occurring right after impact not at the top of the backswing.
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What does it mean when your wrist is cupped?
A cupped or for the medical types a wrist that is in “dorsiflexion” has the potential to ruin even the best of golf swings you make out on the golf course. What it means to be cupped during your backswing is your left wrist bends so that the back of your left hand and the top of your left forearm create an angle like Photo 1 above.
Which wrist do golfers cup the most?
Typically golfers who cup the left wrist the most will bend and fold their lead arm the most, separate their arms from their chest and body, and finally open the face of the club to the path they are swinging on ( Photo 2 ), and swing the most over the top.
How to tell if a book is touching your right forearm?
If the book touches your right forearm, take a look at your left wrist, you will notice a break or angle and not a flat of bowed left wrist . Repeat the process again and this time make sure the book is touching your left forearm ( Photos 4 and 5 ).
How to do a golf book drill?
The book drill is a very simple drill that can be done almost anywhere you have a hardcover book, clipboard, etc. Begin by taking the book and place it in your hands, using your typical golf grip with book between your hands, between your forearms ( Photo 3). Next, take a few slow backswings and take note of what forearm the book touches as you make your backswing. If the book touches your right forearm, take a look at your left wrist, you will notice a break or angle and not a flat of bowed left wrist. Repeat the process again and this time make sure the book is touching your left forearm ( Photos 4 and 5 ). Look back at your left wrist and notice a FLAT wrist! Make a few more practice swings with the book until you master the ability to let the book touch your left forearm.
Why do pro golfers flatten their wrists?
To most, the pro encouraged flattening of the wrist because they were mostly beginners with severe slicing problems and an OTT swing. The cupped left wrist can get you in a position to keep the face open at impact. This is a problem for slicers. I had the good players problem.
Which wrist should be flatter?
But in general - If your right wrist is in the "waiter's position" and IT cups at the top of the backswing, then the corresponding left wrist should be flatter since the wrists should work in concert. Quote.
Can you get rid of a slight cupping?
AGreed, a slight cupping is nothing you have to get rid of, but if you don't want to that that, try the feeling of "left palm down" at the top of the swing, that is making your left palm face the ground at the top...you likely will never get there, but it might reduce or get rid of the cupping. quote]
How does a golfer retain his wrist position?
Essentially, he retains the wrist position from the top as his body rotates and moves toward impact. So the lesson behind the explanation is for you to understand the situation of your wrists and the club-face at the top of your swing, and how to move towards a sound impact position.
Who was more cupped, or lead wrist extended, at the top of the swing?
Back to our Hogan/Morikawa comparison. The legendary Ben Hogan, who was more “cupped”, or lead wrist extended, at the top of the swing, would have to transition from that position to an extended, or bowed, and supinated situation at impact.