Hand action
Simple hand action starts with taking the club back with straight wrists and then returning the club to the ball with straight wrists. As an exercise it develops ball hitting skills as well as reference to the causes to open and closed club-face or hitting up on the ball. Be advised here that the aim of correct hand action is establishing a balance in the power of the respective right and left sides of the body.
The average golfer is too right handed in his swing and on the course he unconsciously lets it take over. The right hand, if it takes charge of the backswing and downswing is bound to bring the application of power at the wrong time. In this example the club will be drawn across the ball at impact resulting in a wayward shot bending to the right, a slice. A similar attempt may also cause the left wrist to collapse through impact, turning the club-face to the left.
The wrists can work in many ways through impact. Let’s examine the parts the right and left hands are playing in the shot. The left being a back-hand push and the right a fore-hand throw. Combinations vary as the hands can help to produce a quick unwinding flick, a roll with a flick or a combination flick and push.
Re-training requires the golfer to find out what can be done and not being afraid of being original when necessary. The first exercise to try is to give your right hand a chance to put speed into your swing. This would be done by introducing the right hand into the hit early rather than late. Think of trying to reach good club-head speed before impact. The example is to use the right hand so that the right arm and club-shaft is in-line before impact.
You must keep the hands travelling forward so a forward thrust of the left hand is applied. Bring the right hand in to put speed into the clubhead, while you thrust the left hand forward and toward the target. The action will feel lose at first but will in a short time re-establish a balance making you a better player.
Ultimately the feeling is that of the right hand trying to catch-up to the left hand. Hands follow the clubhead and ball straight out to the full extension of the arms.
Good hand action in golf involves the co-ordination of legs, hips, shoulders and arms so that the club head reaches maximum speed at the time of impact with the ball. To put it another way the object is to transfer the brain power and energy inside your head into the club-head. And this is done by avoiding fatigue, eating balanced foods and staying in shape.