Over-Bowed Lead Wrist
What is actually happening
A little bow in the lead wrist at the top is a strong, modern position. You've just got too much of a good thing. Bowed past that healthy range, the clubface is shut before the downswing even starts. From there, the ball only flies straight if you hold the face off through the strike. Every swing. Forever.
What it costs you
A shut face at the top gives you the snap hook when you release it and the big block when you hang on. Both misses are born in the same instant. A touch of bow compresses the ball. Too much makes the face impossible to time.
Soften the bow. At the top, the back of your lead hand tilts slightly toward the sky, not the ground. Strong, not slammed shut.
Face-Match Checkpoints
Two checkpoints, both about the clubface. Swing to halfway back, where the shaft is parallel to the ground, and stop. The face should match your spine angle, leaning the same direction you are, not pointing at the sky and not staring at the ground. Continue to the top and stop again. The back of your lead hand should sit flat to slightly bowed, nothing more. Make five slow swings hitting both checkpoints, then three full swings holding the neutral feel. Film the last one down the line and freeze it at the top. When the face matches your forearm angle, the timing problem is over, because there's nothing left for your hands to undo on the way down.
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