Golf is primarily a hand, wrist and arm sport, so we should always begin our path to improvement by ensuring that these things are at least giving us a chance of hitting good shots rather than causing poor ones. In the video below, PGA Pro Jack Backhouse explains exactly what amateur golfers do wrong and how to correct it.
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3 Wrist Movements
It is important first to know the three different ways in which the wrists can move in the golf swing, to then learn if you do too much or too little of any of them.
Ulnar/radial deviation. This is the classic wrist cock straight up and down movement where the club works straight up and down.
Flexion and extension. This is the cupping/bowing movement of the wrists which would move the club head side to side.
Rotation. This is literally the twisting of the grip that just rotates the golf club open and closed.
All golf swings have some amount of all three of these movements, but what is important is having the right amount for your intentions in the swing.
