Supported Lead Wrist
Lead Wrist in Golf Swing: A Supported Drill
Your lead wrist in the golf swing plays a key role in controlling the clubface and strike. Try this supported single-arm drill to improve your wrist position and train a more reliable release.
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the proper support from your trail wrist during your lead arm strokes
- Understand how to avoid pushing with your trail arm for smoother movement
- Progress from single arm drills to full swings with improved release technique
Tyler Ferrell. Golf Digest Best Teachers in California, 2026-27. The only person named to both Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America and Best Golf Fitness Professionals lists. Author of The Stock Tour Swing.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
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This trail is the Leeschman supported lead wrist. So coach you showed it to me,
2
00:00:05.380 --> 00:00:10.080
Jeff Neat Leeschman. We got some similar philosophies on release and he's got a
3
00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:15.200
great way of training that lead arm. So you know that I'm a big fan of those
4
00:00:15.200 --> 00:00:20.080
single arm releases whenever you're working on your release training and I've
5
00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:25.760
used the open trail hand a lot where it's supporting the club like this but he
6
00:00:25.760 --> 00:00:29.380
showed me another way that you can support the lead arm by basically putting
7
00:00:29.380 --> 00:00:36.040
that trail wrist up against that lead arm. So now I can still do my lead arm
8
00:00:36.040 --> 00:00:46.180
kind of single arm strokes while basically feeling a little bit of where my
9
00:00:46.180 --> 00:00:46.520
right
10
00:00:46.520 --> 00:00:50.680
arm would be by putting it up against the lead arm. Now the trick here is to
11
00:00:50.680 --> 00:00:55.720
make sure that this shoulder is just kind of a right or riding the left arm for
12
00:00:55.720 --> 00:01:00.840
the proprioceptive feel as opposed to trying to drive the movement. So one of
13
00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:05.140
the tendencies that I'll see is that golfers will still try and almost hit it
14
00:01:05.140 --> 00:01:09.440
by pushing with that right arm up against the left. So you have to make
15
00:01:09.440 --> 00:01:16.340
sure that this arm or the trail arm is really relaxed and just kind of riding
16
00:01:16.340 --> 00:01:20.260
and supporting that movement. Once you've gone to that follow-through position
17
00:01:20.260 --> 00:01:20.800
you
18
00:01:20.800 --> 00:01:27.760
can then take that lead arm and or sorry take the trail arm and place it
19
00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:31.280
where it would be. Look back at where the ball would kind of take a visual
20
00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:36.280
representation but there's a great way to bridge yourself from using just the
21
00:01:36.280 --> 00:01:42.360
left arm or just the lead arm only to then taking full 9 to 3 swing drills.
22
00:01:42.360 --> 00:01:46.120
Once you have a good feeling of the 9 to 3 swing drills you can then progress
23
00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:50.000
into either three-quarter or full swings so that the release training you're
24
00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:52.520
doing ultimately shows up in your stock full swing.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.380
This trail is the Leeschman supported lead wrist. So coach you showed it to me,
2
00:00:05.380 --> 00:00:10.080
Jeff Neat Leeschman. We got some similar philosophies on release and he's got a
3
00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:15.200
great way of training that lead arm. So you know that I'm a big fan of those
4
00:00:15.200 --> 00:00:20.080
single arm releases whenever you're working on your release training and I've
5
00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:25.760
used the open trail hand a lot where it's supporting the club like this but he
6
00:00:25.760 --> 00:00:29.380
showed me another way that you can support the lead arm by basically putting
7
00:00:29.380 --> 00:00:36.040
that trail wrist up against that lead arm. So now I can still do my lead arm
8
00:00:36.040 --> 00:00:46.180
kind of single arm strokes while basically feeling a little bit of where my
9
00:00:46.180 --> 00:00:46.520
right
10
00:00:46.520 --> 00:00:50.680
arm would be by putting it up against the lead arm. Now the trick here is to
11
00:00:50.680 --> 00:00:55.720
make sure that this shoulder is just kind of a right or riding the left arm for
12
00:00:55.720 --> 00:01:00.840
the proprioceptive feel as opposed to trying to drive the movement. So one of
13
00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:05.140
the tendencies that I'll see is that golfers will still try and almost hit it
14
00:01:05.140 --> 00:01:09.440
by pushing with that right arm up against the left. So you have to make
15
00:01:09.440 --> 00:01:16.340
sure that this arm or the trail arm is really relaxed and just kind of riding
16
00:01:16.340 --> 00:01:20.260
and supporting that movement. Once you've gone to that follow-through position
17
00:01:20.260 --> 00:01:20.800
you
18
00:01:20.800 --> 00:01:27.760
can then take that lead arm and or sorry take the trail arm and place it
19
00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:31.280
where it would be. Look back at where the ball would kind of take a visual
20
00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:36.280
representation but there's a great way to bridge yourself from using just the
21
00:01:36.280 --> 00:01:42.360
left arm or just the lead arm only to then taking full 9 to 3 swing drills.
22
00:01:42.360 --> 00:01:46.120
Once you have a good feeling of the 9 to 3 swing drills you can then progress
23
00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:50.000
into either three-quarter or full swings so that the release training you're
24
00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:52.520
doing ultimately shows up in your stock full swing.
Tyler Ferrell. Golf Digest Best Teachers in California, 2026-27. The only person named to both Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America and Best Golf Fitness Professionals lists. Author of The Stock Tour Swing.
Supported Lead Wrist
Lead Wrist in Golf Swing: A Supported Drill
Your lead wrist in the golf swing plays a key role in controlling the clubface and strike. Try this supported single-arm drill to improve your wrist position and train a more reliable release.
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the proper support from your trail wrist during your lead arm strokes
- Understand how to avoid pushing with your trail arm for smoother movement
- Progress from single arm drills to full swings with improved release technique
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.380
This trail is the Leeschman supported lead wrist. So coach you showed it to me,
2
00:00:05.380 --> 00:00:10.080
Jeff Neat Leeschman. We got some similar philosophies on release and he's got a
3
00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:15.200
great way of training that lead arm. So you know that I'm a big fan of those
4
00:00:15.200 --> 00:00:20.080
single arm releases whenever you're working on your release training and I've
5
00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:25.760
used the open trail hand a lot where it's supporting the club like this but he
6
00:00:25.760 --> 00:00:29.380
showed me another way that you can support the lead arm by basically putting
7
00:00:29.380 --> 00:00:36.040
that trail wrist up against that lead arm. So now I can still do my lead arm
8
00:00:36.040 --> 00:00:46.180
kind of single arm strokes while basically feeling a little bit of where my
9
00:00:46.180 --> 00:00:46.520
right
10
00:00:46.520 --> 00:00:50.680
arm would be by putting it up against the lead arm. Now the trick here is to
11
00:00:50.680 --> 00:00:55.720
make sure that this shoulder is just kind of a right or riding the left arm for
12
00:00:55.720 --> 00:01:00.840
the proprioceptive feel as opposed to trying to drive the movement. So one of
13
00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:05.140
the tendencies that I'll see is that golfers will still try and almost hit it
14
00:01:05.140 --> 00:01:09.440
by pushing with that right arm up against the left. So you have to make
15
00:01:09.440 --> 00:01:16.340
sure that this arm or the trail arm is really relaxed and just kind of riding
16
00:01:16.340 --> 00:01:20.260
and supporting that movement. Once you've gone to that follow-through position
17
00:01:20.260 --> 00:01:20.800
you
18
00:01:20.800 --> 00:01:27.760
can then take that lead arm and or sorry take the trail arm and place it
19
00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:31.280
where it would be. Look back at where the ball would kind of take a visual
20
00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:36.280
representation but there's a great way to bridge yourself from using just the
21
00:01:36.280 --> 00:01:42.360
left arm or just the lead arm only to then taking full 9 to 3 swing drills.
22
00:01:42.360 --> 00:01:46.120
Once you have a good feeling of the 9 to 3 swing drills you can then progress
23
00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:50.000
into either three-quarter or full swings so that the release training you're
24
00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:52.520
doing ultimately shows up in your stock full swing.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.380
This trail is the Leeschman supported lead wrist. So coach you showed it to me,
2
00:00:05.380 --> 00:00:10.080
Jeff Neat Leeschman. We got some similar philosophies on release and he's got a
3
00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:15.200
great way of training that lead arm. So you know that I'm a big fan of those
4
00:00:15.200 --> 00:00:20.080
single arm releases whenever you're working on your release training and I've
5
00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:25.760
used the open trail hand a lot where it's supporting the club like this but he
6
00:00:25.760 --> 00:00:29.380
showed me another way that you can support the lead arm by basically putting
7
00:00:29.380 --> 00:00:36.040
that trail wrist up against that lead arm. So now I can still do my lead arm
8
00:00:36.040 --> 00:00:46.180
kind of single arm strokes while basically feeling a little bit of where my
9
00:00:46.180 --> 00:00:46.520
right
10
00:00:46.520 --> 00:00:50.680
arm would be by putting it up against the lead arm. Now the trick here is to
11
00:00:50.680 --> 00:00:55.720
make sure that this shoulder is just kind of a right or riding the left arm for
12
00:00:55.720 --> 00:01:00.840
the proprioceptive feel as opposed to trying to drive the movement. So one of
13
00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:05.140
the tendencies that I'll see is that golfers will still try and almost hit it
14
00:01:05.140 --> 00:01:09.440
by pushing with that right arm up against the left. So you have to make
15
00:01:09.440 --> 00:01:16.340
sure that this arm or the trail arm is really relaxed and just kind of riding
16
00:01:16.340 --> 00:01:20.260
and supporting that movement. Once you've gone to that follow-through position
17
00:01:20.260 --> 00:01:20.800
you
18
00:01:20.800 --> 00:01:27.760
can then take that lead arm and or sorry take the trail arm and place it
19
00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:31.280
where it would be. Look back at where the ball would kind of take a visual
20
00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:36.280
representation but there's a great way to bridge yourself from using just the
21
00:01:36.280 --> 00:01:42.360
left arm or just the lead arm only to then taking full 9 to 3 swing drills.
22
00:01:42.360 --> 00:01:46.120
Once you have a good feeling of the 9 to 3 swing drills you can then progress
23
00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:50.000
into either three-quarter or full swings so that the release training you're
24
00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:52.520
doing ultimately shows up in your stock full swing.
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