Wrist Motions - Dowell Drill

This is an excellenrt drill using two pieces of dowelling. It will give you the correct Wrist Motions from the Address Position (8-3) through to the Finish Position (8-12) of the golf stroke.

This drill should be practiced and practiced until both Hands are fully educated.

The Hands connect you to the club, they simply must be right.

They MUST play their roll throughout the golf stroke. Remember, the Hands can nullify it all and never be suspected. Educate the Hands.

The Hands are not educated until they control the Pivot (12-3-0).

Start with two dowels (5/8" X 48"), and take one in each Hand. Grip down on both dowells a little. with the Left Arm Dowel under the Left Hand heel pad and the Right Forearm Dowel in the Right Hand cup (lifeline).

Holding the dowel in the cup of the Right Hand will feel awkward at first, but you will soon get used to it.

Take your Classically speaking Address Position (Standard - 10-9-A)

1. The Standard Address position of the Wrists. The Left Wrist is Bent, Level, Vertical and the Right Wrist is Flat, Level, Vertical

2. The Hands are in a Mid-Body position

3. The squared body position

Both dowells should be about two inches apart and they must be kept this same distance apart from Address (8-3) to the Finish Position (8-12)

Address Position (8-3) and Start-Up (8-4)

Address Postion (8-3)

The Left wrist is Level, Bent, Vertical  and the Right Wrist is Level, Flat, Vertical.

Start-Up (8-4)

The Left Wrist is Level, Flat, Turned,and the Right Wrist is Level, Bent, Turned. By the time you have gone from the Address Position (8-3) to Start-Up (8-4). Start-Up is about two feet back only) the Wrist Conditions have now changed their conditions.

Backstroke (8-5) and Top (8-6)

Backstroke (8-5)

The Left Wrist is Flat, Cocked, Turned and the Right Wrist is Bent, Level, Turned

The Top (8-6)

The Left Wrist is Flat, Cocked, Turned and the Right Wrist is Bent, Level, Turned

Downstroke (8-8) and Release Point (8-9)

Downstroke (8-8)

The Left Wrist is Flat, cocked, Turned and the Right Wrist is Bent, Level, Turned.

Release Point (8-9)

The Left Wrist is Flat, cocked, Turned and the Right Wrist is Bent, Level, Turned

Impact Positon (8-10) and Follow-Through Position (8-11)

Impact (8-10)

The Left Wrist is Flat, Level, Vertical and the Right Wrist is Bent, Level, Vertical at Impact position (8-10).

Follow-Through (8-11)

The Left Wrist is Flat, Uncocked, Rolled and the Right Wrist is Bent, Level, Rolled.

The Right Wrist never Uncocks simply because it never cocked on the Backstroke, it only Bent Backwards. The folding (cocking) of the Right Elbow actually Cocked the Left Wrist. The Left Wrist does not cock the Left Wrist, it is done by the folding (Bending, Cocking) of the Right Arm (Elbow).

The Finish (8-12)

Finish (8-12)

The Left Wrist is Flat, Cocked and the Right Wrist is Bent, Level