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Avoid Casting: Unhinge Your Wrists Vertically for Better Shots
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand the impact of wrist angle on your swing path
- Feel the difference between unhinging vertically and casting the club
- Practice maintaining wrist extension for a more powerful, controlled swing
Learn how to correctly unhinge your wrists during your swing to enhance your club delivery and avoid casting. This technique is essential for achieving more consistent ball striking and improving your overall swing mechanics.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.680
This concept video is ulnar deviation down, not down the plane. So I had a
2
00:00:05.680 --> 00:00:09.080
member question about one of the phrases that I used in one of the ulnar
3
00:00:09.080 --> 00:00:14.400
deviation video. So ulnar deviation or the unhinging movement is one of the
4
00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:20.920
big arm shallowers. It helps get the club wide away from your body and it's a
5
00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:25.480
key component to releasing the club and building a flat spot down at the bottom
6
00:00:25.480 --> 00:00:33.480
of the swing. Many many golfers kind of have been beaten into submission that
7
00:00:33.480 --> 00:00:38.960
you need to retain this hinge as long as you can and if you keep this hinge as
8
00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:44.300
long as you can it almost certainly causes a stall, quick rehinge on the way
9
00:00:44.300 --> 00:00:50.160
through and lots of other issues that can create consistency problems. So we
10
00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:50.320
have a
11
00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:54.720
few videos working on either the unhing or the ulnar deviation and in one of
12
00:00:54.720 --> 00:00:59.680
those videos I talk about unhinging vertically down versus down the plane and
13
00:00:59.680 --> 00:01:03.520
if you unhinged down the plane it can cause poles. So here's what I mean by
14
00:01:03.520 --> 00:01:09.860
that. If I'm set up and I've got a club let's say you know on a rough swing
15
00:01:09.860 --> 00:01:17.280
plane angle then that unhinging movement around delivery position is going to
16
00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:17.440
move
17
00:01:17.440 --> 00:01:23.000
the club vertically down. If when you unhinge it's going down the plane you'll
18
00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:28.040
see that I'm actually not really unhinging that much. If I were to
19
00:01:28.040 --> 00:01:32.480
actually unhinge the club would be much lower to the ground right through there
20
00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:32.520
.
21
00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:37.800
So what many golfers do is when they start trying to feel this unhinged it
22
00:01:37.800 --> 00:01:43.760
reflexively becomes more of a throw or more of a cast movement where they're
23
00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:48.800
losing the extension of that trail wrist too soon. Instead of keeping the
24
00:01:48.800 --> 00:01:53.560
extension of the trail wrist and just unhinging the club vertically down
25
00:01:53.560 --> 00:01:56.760
towards the ground like this. Now that looks like I'm going to come in really
26
00:01:56.760 --> 00:02:01.640
shallow but if I balance that with body rotation you can see that it would
27
00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:06.960
deliver the club pretty much on plane and it would get the club close to the
28
00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:12.440
right forearm plane. As opposed to if I went down the plane and then got down
29
00:02:12.440 --> 00:02:12.560
to
30
00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:15.800
the golf ball you'd see that there would still be a pretty good angle between
31
00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:16.120
the
32
00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:21.720
club shaft and my right forearm and when I add body rotation I would be much
33
00:02:21.720 --> 00:02:21.960
more
34
00:02:21.960 --> 00:02:26.960
likely to end up hitting a pole. So when you're going through and working on
35
00:02:26.960 --> 00:02:33.120
some of these unhinged drills you'll see that I put the impact bag or I
36
00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:37.560
demonstrate it where the club is working vertically down, not down the plane
37
00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:38.720
that
38
00:02:38.720 --> 00:02:42.200
can clear up some issues if you're getting either if you're working on
39
00:02:42.200 --> 00:02:46.240
unhinged and you're getting diggy contact or you're working on the unhinged and
40
00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:49.760
you're getting pulls or left-start lines for a right-handed golfer. So we'll
41
00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:56.800
demonstrate a couple so we'll do it in first just kind of a pump style like so
42
00:02:56.800 --> 00:03:09.120
and then we can do it in a little bit more of a 9 to 3 without stopping.
43
00:03:12.240 --> 00:03:17.920
And then we can take it up to a full swing.
44
00:03:17.920 --> 00:03:30.040
Hopefully that helps clarify your unhinged direction.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.680
This concept video is ulnar deviation down, not down the plane. So I had a
2
00:00:05.680 --> 00:00:09.080
member question about one of the phrases that I used in one of the ulnar
3
00:00:09.080 --> 00:00:14.400
deviation video. So ulnar deviation or the unhinging movement is one of the
4
00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:20.920
big arm shallowers. It helps get the club wide away from your body and it's a
5
00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:25.480
key component to releasing the club and building a flat spot down at the bottom
6
00:00:25.480 --> 00:00:33.480
of the swing. Many many golfers kind of have been beaten into submission that
7
00:00:33.480 --> 00:00:38.960
you need to retain this hinge as long as you can and if you keep this hinge as
8
00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:44.300
long as you can it almost certainly causes a stall, quick rehinge on the way
9
00:00:44.300 --> 00:00:50.160
through and lots of other issues that can create consistency problems. So we
10
00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:50.320
have a
11
00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:54.720
few videos working on either the unhing or the ulnar deviation and in one of
12
00:00:54.720 --> 00:00:59.680
those videos I talk about unhinging vertically down versus down the plane and
13
00:00:59.680 --> 00:01:03.520
if you unhinged down the plane it can cause poles. So here's what I mean by
14
00:01:03.520 --> 00:01:09.860
that. If I'm set up and I've got a club let's say you know on a rough swing
15
00:01:09.860 --> 00:01:17.280
plane angle then that unhinging movement around delivery position is going to
16
00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:17.440
move
17
00:01:17.440 --> 00:01:23.000
the club vertically down. If when you unhinge it's going down the plane you'll
18
00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:28.040
see that I'm actually not really unhinging that much. If I were to
19
00:01:28.040 --> 00:01:32.480
actually unhinge the club would be much lower to the ground right through there
20
00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:32.520
.
21
00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:37.800
So what many golfers do is when they start trying to feel this unhinged it
22
00:01:37.800 --> 00:01:43.760
reflexively becomes more of a throw or more of a cast movement where they're
23
00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:48.800
losing the extension of that trail wrist too soon. Instead of keeping the
24
00:01:48.800 --> 00:01:53.560
extension of the trail wrist and just unhinging the club vertically down
25
00:01:53.560 --> 00:01:56.760
towards the ground like this. Now that looks like I'm going to come in really
26
00:01:56.760 --> 00:02:01.640
shallow but if I balance that with body rotation you can see that it would
27
00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:06.960
deliver the club pretty much on plane and it would get the club close to the
28
00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:12.440
right forearm plane. As opposed to if I went down the plane and then got down
29
00:02:12.440 --> 00:02:12.560
to
30
00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:15.800
the golf ball you'd see that there would still be a pretty good angle between
31
00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:16.120
the
32
00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:21.720
club shaft and my right forearm and when I add body rotation I would be much
33
00:02:21.720 --> 00:02:21.960
more
34
00:02:21.960 --> 00:02:26.960
likely to end up hitting a pole. So when you're going through and working on
35
00:02:26.960 --> 00:02:33.120
some of these unhinged drills you'll see that I put the impact bag or I
36
00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:37.560
demonstrate it where the club is working vertically down, not down the plane
37
00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:38.720
that
38
00:02:38.720 --> 00:02:42.200
can clear up some issues if you're getting either if you're working on
39
00:02:42.200 --> 00:02:46.240
unhinged and you're getting diggy contact or you're working on the unhinged and
40
00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:49.760
you're getting pulls or left-start lines for a right-handed golfer. So we'll
41
00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:56.800
demonstrate a couple so we'll do it in first just kind of a pump style like so
42
00:02:56.800 --> 00:03:09.120
and then we can do it in a little bit more of a 9 to 3 without stopping.
43
00:03:12.240 --> 00:03:17.920
And then we can take it up to a full swing.
44
00:03:17.920 --> 00:03:30.040
Hopefully that helps clarify your unhinged direction.
Have questions?
Ask Mulligan for help
Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Avoid Casting: Unhinge Your Wrists Vertically for Better Shots
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand the impact of wrist angle on your swing path
- Feel the difference between unhinging vertically and casting the club
- Practice maintaining wrist extension for a more powerful, controlled swing
Learn how to correctly unhinge your wrists during your swing to enhance your club delivery and avoid casting. This technique is essential for achieving more consistent ball striking and improving your overall swing mechanics.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.680
This concept video is ulnar deviation down, not down the plane. So I had a
2
00:00:05.680 --> 00:00:09.080
member question about one of the phrases that I used in one of the ulnar
3
00:00:09.080 --> 00:00:14.400
deviation video. So ulnar deviation or the unhinging movement is one of the
4
00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:20.920
big arm shallowers. It helps get the club wide away from your body and it's a
5
00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:25.480
key component to releasing the club and building a flat spot down at the bottom
6
00:00:25.480 --> 00:00:33.480
of the swing. Many many golfers kind of have been beaten into submission that
7
00:00:33.480 --> 00:00:38.960
you need to retain this hinge as long as you can and if you keep this hinge as
8
00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:44.300
long as you can it almost certainly causes a stall, quick rehinge on the way
9
00:00:44.300 --> 00:00:50.160
through and lots of other issues that can create consistency problems. So we
10
00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:50.320
have a
11
00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:54.720
few videos working on either the unhing or the ulnar deviation and in one of
12
00:00:54.720 --> 00:00:59.680
those videos I talk about unhinging vertically down versus down the plane and
13
00:00:59.680 --> 00:01:03.520
if you unhinged down the plane it can cause poles. So here's what I mean by
14
00:01:03.520 --> 00:01:09.860
that. If I'm set up and I've got a club let's say you know on a rough swing
15
00:01:09.860 --> 00:01:17.280
plane angle then that unhinging movement around delivery position is going to
16
00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:17.440
move
17
00:01:17.440 --> 00:01:23.000
the club vertically down. If when you unhinge it's going down the plane you'll
18
00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:28.040
see that I'm actually not really unhinging that much. If I were to
19
00:01:28.040 --> 00:01:32.480
actually unhinge the club would be much lower to the ground right through there
20
00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:32.520
.
21
00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:37.800
So what many golfers do is when they start trying to feel this unhinged it
22
00:01:37.800 --> 00:01:43.760
reflexively becomes more of a throw or more of a cast movement where they're
23
00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:48.800
losing the extension of that trail wrist too soon. Instead of keeping the
24
00:01:48.800 --> 00:01:53.560
extension of the trail wrist and just unhinging the club vertically down
25
00:01:53.560 --> 00:01:56.760
towards the ground like this. Now that looks like I'm going to come in really
26
00:01:56.760 --> 00:02:01.640
shallow but if I balance that with body rotation you can see that it would
27
00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:06.960
deliver the club pretty much on plane and it would get the club close to the
28
00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:12.440
right forearm plane. As opposed to if I went down the plane and then got down
29
00:02:12.440 --> 00:02:12.560
to
30
00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:15.800
the golf ball you'd see that there would still be a pretty good angle between
31
00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:16.120
the
32
00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:21.720
club shaft and my right forearm and when I add body rotation I would be much
33
00:02:21.720 --> 00:02:21.960
more
34
00:02:21.960 --> 00:02:26.960
likely to end up hitting a pole. So when you're going through and working on
35
00:02:26.960 --> 00:02:33.120
some of these unhinged drills you'll see that I put the impact bag or I
36
00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:37.560
demonstrate it where the club is working vertically down, not down the plane
37
00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:38.720
that
38
00:02:38.720 --> 00:02:42.200
can clear up some issues if you're getting either if you're working on
39
00:02:42.200 --> 00:02:46.240
unhinged and you're getting diggy contact or you're working on the unhinged and
40
00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:49.760
you're getting pulls or left-start lines for a right-handed golfer. So we'll
41
00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:56.800
demonstrate a couple so we'll do it in first just kind of a pump style like so
42
00:02:56.800 --> 00:03:09.120
and then we can do it in a little bit more of a 9 to 3 without stopping.
43
00:03:12.240 --> 00:03:17.920
And then we can take it up to a full swing.
44
00:03:17.920 --> 00:03:30.040
Hopefully that helps clarify your unhinged direction.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.680
This concept video is ulnar deviation down, not down the plane. So I had a
2
00:00:05.680 --> 00:00:09.080
member question about one of the phrases that I used in one of the ulnar
3
00:00:09.080 --> 00:00:14.400
deviation video. So ulnar deviation or the unhinging movement is one of the
4
00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:20.920
big arm shallowers. It helps get the club wide away from your body and it's a
5
00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:25.480
key component to releasing the club and building a flat spot down at the bottom
6
00:00:25.480 --> 00:00:33.480
of the swing. Many many golfers kind of have been beaten into submission that
7
00:00:33.480 --> 00:00:38.960
you need to retain this hinge as long as you can and if you keep this hinge as
8
00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:44.300
long as you can it almost certainly causes a stall, quick rehinge on the way
9
00:00:44.300 --> 00:00:50.160
through and lots of other issues that can create consistency problems. So we
10
00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:50.320
have a
11
00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:54.720
few videos working on either the unhing or the ulnar deviation and in one of
12
00:00:54.720 --> 00:00:59.680
those videos I talk about unhinging vertically down versus down the plane and
13
00:00:59.680 --> 00:01:03.520
if you unhinged down the plane it can cause poles. So here's what I mean by
14
00:01:03.520 --> 00:01:09.860
that. If I'm set up and I've got a club let's say you know on a rough swing
15
00:01:09.860 --> 00:01:17.280
plane angle then that unhinging movement around delivery position is going to
16
00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:17.440
move
17
00:01:17.440 --> 00:01:23.000
the club vertically down. If when you unhinge it's going down the plane you'll
18
00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:28.040
see that I'm actually not really unhinging that much. If I were to
19
00:01:28.040 --> 00:01:32.480
actually unhinge the club would be much lower to the ground right through there
20
00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:32.520
.
21
00:01:32.520 --> 00:01:37.800
So what many golfers do is when they start trying to feel this unhinged it
22
00:01:37.800 --> 00:01:43.760
reflexively becomes more of a throw or more of a cast movement where they're
23
00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:48.800
losing the extension of that trail wrist too soon. Instead of keeping the
24
00:01:48.800 --> 00:01:53.560
extension of the trail wrist and just unhinging the club vertically down
25
00:01:53.560 --> 00:01:56.760
towards the ground like this. Now that looks like I'm going to come in really
26
00:01:56.760 --> 00:02:01.640
shallow but if I balance that with body rotation you can see that it would
27
00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:06.960
deliver the club pretty much on plane and it would get the club close to the
28
00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:12.440
right forearm plane. As opposed to if I went down the plane and then got down
29
00:02:12.440 --> 00:02:12.560
to
30
00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:15.800
the golf ball you'd see that there would still be a pretty good angle between
31
00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:16.120
the
32
00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:21.720
club shaft and my right forearm and when I add body rotation I would be much
33
00:02:21.720 --> 00:02:21.960
more
34
00:02:21.960 --> 00:02:26.960
likely to end up hitting a pole. So when you're going through and working on
35
00:02:26.960 --> 00:02:33.120
some of these unhinged drills you'll see that I put the impact bag or I
36
00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:37.560
demonstrate it where the club is working vertically down, not down the plane
37
00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:38.720
that
38
00:02:38.720 --> 00:02:42.200
can clear up some issues if you're getting either if you're working on
39
00:02:42.200 --> 00:02:46.240
unhinged and you're getting diggy contact or you're working on the unhinged and
40
00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:49.760
you're getting pulls or left-start lines for a right-handed golfer. So we'll
41
00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:56.800
demonstrate a couple so we'll do it in first just kind of a pump style like so
42
00:02:56.800 --> 00:03:09.120
and then we can do it in a little bit more of a 9 to 3 without stopping.
43
00:03:12.240 --> 00:03:17.920
And then we can take it up to a full swing.
44
00:03:17.920 --> 00:03:30.040
Hopefully that helps clarify your unhinged direction.
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