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All good suggestions. To add to the list you might want to consider a couple elements of your grip. When I am having issues with #2 (leave it alone Bucket) I can usually trace it back to the way I place my left hand on the club. I am sharing from my experience so add salt. It is important to make sure that the grip is under the butt of the left hand. I find it beneficial to position the butt of the club in the hook of hamate. This sets the vertical alignment of the left arm flying wedge (the direction of the left wrist cock) and includes a sizeable amount of #3 accumulator angle. Note the picture of Hogan. Check out his left hand. Because of a great left arm flying wedge alignment (most important alignment) Hogan is able to cock the club freely within the parameters of his flexibility.If you bend and arch the left wrist it will inhibit your ability to fully cock the left wrist. This could be the essence of your struggle to “preserve” the angle. You may have insufficient angle to begin with. Hogan looked like he had way more than 90* but I think his flattish plane messed with our eyes (much like JB Holme’s “lack” of left wrist cock ie upright plane) Understanding the turn…cock…uncock…roll…swivel…smile is critical, especially for a swinger. Notice I did not talk about turned left hands (10-2-D) etc. I believe Hogan gripped it as I have suggested but positioned his thumb on top of the shaft, instead of slightly aft. There is no doubt in my mind that his left wrist cocked fully, which gave his pivot a head start. As soon as the pivot brings the clubhead outside the arc of the hands that puppy is going to uncock and because you have #3 accumulator it is going to transfer into a roll. Chapter 5 is my favorite! When you undersand the hand conditions you can actually learn how to grip the club! Hitters can be a bit more palmy, with less #3 Hope that adds to the help.