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Old 05-18-2006, 09:30 AM
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Re: a simplified version of the back swing

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Originally Posted by Timothy Slaught
Hello all:

Is it safe to say that the shorter the club, the shorter the backswing, therefor the earlier the wrist set?

Tim
Thats definitely the way I feel it. As I turn back with say a PW I feel the wrists setting almost immediately. With a mid iron they start to set about knee height and with the longer clubs about waist height. But as Shootin says, I dont think about it. Its just the width of the arc determines about where they set. I know if my swing path is steep because I cant feel the wrists hinge by just past halfway and I feel disconnected and 'armsy'. Its sort of becoming a good checkpoint for me now. The swingsetter has helped me a lot here

Having said that, ive been experimenting with the feeling of really early wrist set on some approaches with say a 7i or 8i to try and get more height and bite due to the steeper approach. I think Tiger talked about this in his book. Feels unnatural right now but I can see this would be helpful
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