Wrist-X: How Trail Wrist Extension Fixes an Over-the-Top Swing
WhyGolf founder Brad Mason demonstrates how trail wrist extension fixes the common over-the-top swing flaw caused by an open clubface. By using the Wrist-X training aid, golfers can train a flat lead wrist and properly extended trail wrist through consistent audible feedback during the backswing.
A cupped lead wrist at the top of the swing often results in an open clubface.
Golfers often swing over the top as a subconscious compensation to square an open clubface.
Ideally, the trail wrist should be extended (cupped) and the lead wrist should be flat at the top of the backswing.
Tour professionals average approximately 60 degrees of trail wrist extension.
Immediate audible feedback from training aids helps establish proper wrist positions for more consistent contact.