A Proper Golf Wrist Hinge Will Help You Generate More Power With Your Golf Swing

One key to a good golf backswing is to have a good golf wrist hinge. In your takeaway, your hands, arms, and shoulders should all work together in a one piece motion. Added to this will be a nice golf wrist set. If you take the club back smoothly your wrists will be able to set naturally. Taking the golf club back too jerky or with quick tempo will not allow the club to set as well and lead to a loss of power with your golf swing.

A good way to think about the wrist set in the golf swing is to feel as though you are flicking the club head up. Your hands will stay low and the club head will go up. As you swing the golf club back, the club head should pass your hands on the way up. If you lift or guide the club back on the backswing too much, you'll have problems allowing your wrists to set.

At impact, we want the grip or handle to lead a bit slightly when coming into impact. If the hands come before the club head, the wrists have released too quickly and problems in your golf ball striking can occur. A good impact position will be easier to achieve if you start your backswing out correctly. When you allow your wrists to set, you can then maintain the angle you've created all the way until you come through the golf ball at impact.

When your grip pressure is light and the club is held correctly in your fingers, your backswing can improve quite dramatically. Gripping the golf club too much in the palms can prevent a proper golf wrist hinge from occuring.

Common Errors From An Improper Golf Wrist Hinge

Some amatuer golfers will bend their right elbow too early in their backswing. This is an attempt to create leverage in the golf swing. The arms should stay extended up until the halfway point in the backswing. The wrist should set but the elbows need to be extended. Bending the right elbow too early will take away golf swing width and force you to make unnecessary compensations leading to less consistency.