Why Setting Your Wrists Early Causes You to Over-Hinge and Lose the Club at the Top
Athletic Motion Golf explains why setting your wrists early in the backswing leads to over-hinging and losing control of the club at the top. Due to momentum and the mass of the golf club shifting back toward the target, presetting wrist angles forces the golfer to loosen their grip or over-set late in the swing. Proper wrist hinge must happen gradually throughout the backswing rather than being locked in immediately.
Presetting wrist angles early does not simplify the backswing or make it more repeatable.
Club momentum near the top of the backswing pulls on wrist angles when preset early.
Early wrist hinge frequently causes golfers to loosen their grip and over-hinge at transition.
Wrist hinge should occur gradually and naturally in sync with the backswing.
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