Should You Roll Your Arms Through Impact?? (Tour Player Response)
Jake Hutt and a tour professional discuss the importance of forearm rotation through impact, challenging the modern trend that 'arm rolling' is a swing flaw. They advocate for a full release—described as 'loosening a screw to the left'—to properly square the face and improve consistency compared to 'holding' the clubface through the hitting zone.
Rotating the forearms through impact helps close the club face naturally and consistently.
The 'holding the face' technique can often cause the ball to miss left due to a lack of proper release.
Think of the release as twisting your forearms like you are loosening a screw to the left.
A full release often results in a 'fader's' release pattern despite the aggressive arm rotation.
Modern internet instruction often incorrectly labels forearm rolling as a 'taboo' move.
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