Part One
The three jobs of the wrists.
The wrist is a small joint asked to do a lot — and it does it in three ways. Almost everything that happens to the clubface comes back to one of these. Feel them separately and you stop guessing.
01 · The Hinge
Set the lever.
Going back, the wrists hinge upward — thumbs cocking toward your forearms. That creates the angle between your lead arm and the club, and that angle is free speed you don't have to swing hard for. Set it, and the club has somewhere to fall from.
02 · The Face
Flat, not scooping.
At impact your lead wrist wants to be flat to slightly bowed — not cupped and scooping under the ball. Cupping adds loft and weakens the strike. Quiet hands are honest hands — keep that lead wrist firm and the contact cleans up.
03 · The Release
Let the turn square it.
Through the ball the forearms rotate and the face squares. Here's the secret: that release is driven by your body turning, not by flipping your hands. Trained, it happens on its own. Forced, it ruins the strike. So you turn — and let it fire.
Part Two
Set. Store. Deliver.
One motion, three feelings — in order. This is the rhythm we drilled today, and it's what stops the hands from grabbing at the ball and lets them simply deliver the speed your body made.
01
Set
As you turn back, let the wrists hinge and load. Soft arms, no grabbing — the lever sets itself when you stop trying to lift the club.
02
Store
Start down with your body, not your hands. That tiny head start keeps the angle a moment longer — what we call lag. The arms feel like they drop into place rather than throw out.
03
Deliver
Keep turning through and let the speed arrive at the ball. You don't hit with the hands — you let them deliver what the body built, then release to a full, balanced finish.
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Set the wrists, store the angle, deliver with the turn. That's the whole job of the hands — everything else is just trying too hard.
Part Three
What we did today.
A recap of the hour, in order — so you can mentally rewalk it on the range and remember what each piece felt like.
The Why
Hit with the hands, then deliver with the body.
You felt it both ways — grabbing and snapping at the ball with the hands, then the same swing where the body built the speed and the hands just delivered it. The contact got easier and the effort dropped. That's the whole point.
The Hinge
Setting the lever.
Slow waist-high rehearsals, feeling the wrists hinge up so the club and lead arm formed an L. No power yet — just learning where the free speed is stored.
The Face
A flat lead wrist into the bag.
Into the impact bag, arriving with the hands a touch ahead and the lead wrist flat and firm. You felt the difference between compressing the ball and scooping at it — and how much more solid flat feels.
The Connection
A towel under the arms.
A towel tucked under both arms, keeping them working with your chest instead of running off on their own. When it stayed put, you were turning as one unit — and the club stayed in front of you.
The Send-Off
Full swings — set, store, deliver.
We put it together on real shots — set the wrists, let the body lead, and deliver to a tall, balanced finish. When you trusted it instead of steering it, the strike took care of itself.
This Week
Your homework.
Four small things between now and your next round. Do these and the hands stop being something you fight — they just start delivering the swing your body makes.
i
Set-the-lever rehearsals.
No ball. Take the club to waist height and feel the wrists hinge so the club and lead arm form an L. Ten a day in the mirror — that's where your easy speed lives.
ii
Flat-wrist bumps.
An impact bag, a couch cushion, or a closed door. Arrive slowly with the hands ahead and the lead wrist flat and firm. Feel solid, not scoopy — fifteen a day.
iii
Towel under the arms.
First ten range balls each session with a towel tucked under both arms. Small, smooth swings — if it stays put, your arms and body are working together.
iv
Trust it — don't steer it.
On the course, stop trying to square the face with your hands at the last second. Set it up, turn through, and let the club fire. Commitment beats control every time.