[Daryl]

Another frustrating weekend of ball-striking and I'm really struggling to understand where the problem lies. I'm trying to get to more of a pure swinging motion and have felt that I have never really executed the sequenced release motion properly. I tend to have lots of lag and a late trigger so my miss tends to be a push to the right. I think it's because I get more of a simultaneous release motion (or perhaps too much overlap in the uncock/roll move).

So..... is there an effective way to work on the SEQUENCED release that the swinger should be using? Is it a matter of exaggerating the "uncocking" really early in the downswing in order to feel the "roll" portion more clearly?

CG

If Uncocking early helps you, then you are Angle Hinging. If a Sequenced Release works, it's an accident.

If, at the start of Release, the Left Wrist , Forearm and Clubshaft are in-line (Primary Lever), the Left Wrist Flat and the Right Wrist Bent, then you can only Angle Hinge (10-3-C, 10-3-D and most people who use 10-3-A). You need to Un-Cock and Roll simultaneously or you will bend the Plane Line. You have no Choice. Get a bench and see for yourself or better, address an imaginary ball facing a wall with your Clubhead touching the wall. Position yourself at Release with a Flat Left Wrist, then Uncock, then Roll. You’ll see exactly what I’m talking about.

Start your downswing and stop at Release. Is the Clubshaft parallel to the ground and parallel to the Plane Line. If your Left Wrist is Flat (not bent) then your Right Wrist is Bent (Strong Single Action Grip) and if your Clubshaft is On Plane, and your Hands are approximately in front of your right leg, then you are Angle Hinging. For a Hitter, that’s good because the Primary Lever is rolling (Pivot) while the Left Wrist is Uncocking. Look at your Clubhead at this point. It is slightly Toe Down. If you’re a Swinger, and everything looks the same as above, then you must use Angled Hinging too.

The swinger who uses Angled Hinging must not try a Sequenced Release because you will bend the Plane Line. Swingers can compensate the Simultaneous Release by using a Very Strong Left Hand Grip (10-2-D) and still benefit from CF, with the Left Thumb and #3 Pressure Point directly behind the Shaft at impact (Like many Pro’s). If you don’t, then you’re Switting. Keep in mind that the Right Wrist remains Level throughout for both Hitting and Swinging, or Simultaneous or Sequenced release.

Flat Left Wrist/Bent Right Wrist at Release is not compatible with Sequenced Releases. Bent Left Wrist at Release is not compatible with Simultaneous Releases.

If you Stop the downswing and look at your Left wrist position and see a Cocked and Slightly Bent Left Wrist (Picture 9-3-9 Release, page 131), and Level Right Wrist and your elbow is in a Pitch position (10-3-B), and the sole of the Clubhead is On The Plane (looks like an open clubface to most people), then you must Sequence the Release and Roll (Swivel) the Secondary Lever through impact after the Left Wrist Un-cocks. Uncocking returns the Left Wrist to Level and then becomes Flat from rolling (Actually-Swiveling, Roll is a Pivot term 2-G-Paragraph 3), otherwise you will bend the Plane Line and arrive at impact with a Bent Left Wrist (if you can find the Ball). You don’t need to think about Rolling. The Hands are leading the Clubhead and The Pivot will help impart Roll. Swingers’ Roll (Swivel) Looks like un-throttling a Motorcycle and not like Back Handing a Tennis Racket as a Hitter might look while simultaneously Rolling and Uncocking.

So, Swingers can choose Angled or Horizontal Hinge but should adjust their Grip for Angled Hinging to rely on CF.