Titleist Tips: Wrist Action for a Powerful Release

In the downswing, the kinematic sequence – the order in which your body segments accelerate and then pass along their energy to other links in the movement chain – is critical. Done correctly, with the lower body firing first, then the trunk or torso unwinding second, arms third, and finally the club, you are able to move the golf club with tremendous speed, like cracking a bull whip. However, if you move links out of order in the sequence, the chain of acceleration breaks down and you waste a great amount of energy that otherwise could have been transmitted into the golf ball.

In this video, Titleist staff member and TPI co-founder Dr. Greg Rose takes a closer look at one segment of the body that is often overlooked, but which plays a large kinematic role in generating speed – your wrists.

It’s frequently said that the hands are important because they are your only connection to the golf club. A proper grip will low you to square the club face at impact and hit straight shots. A lot of instruction stops there, but as Greg demonstrates, the hands and wrists do much more. In the swings of the best players in the world, the wrists also move in a specific sequence, flexing, then unhinging, then finally rotating. This is what allows great players to deloft their irons, release the club with such great speed and compress the golf ball with such authority.

Spend a little time working on Dr. Rose’s wrist skills and see how quickly your ball-striking improves.

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