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How the right wrist moves while that happens is of lesser importance. That said, it normally flattens from impact to follow- through- certainly on full shots.

In addition, assuming theoretically that you have a palm facing grip (not saying anyone does)- then if you have forearm rotation- maintaining a flat left wrist would mean that the right wrist flattens. Conversely, if you maintained a bent right wrist angle while having both forearms rotating then the left wrist would be required to arch.

So the key is if you have no forearm rotation from impact to follow-through- then yes you'll need to have the impact fix degree of right wrist bend or you will have left wrist bend if the right wrist flattens.

I don't think that you'll find in the Golfing Machine that it's talked about maintaining an impact fix degree of bend into the follow-through. Because specifically for swinging and the use of centrifugal force, that would really be more of an "un-golf like" motion than "golf like" on full shots.

I'm not really sure where this misconception comes from - I guess the assumption that if the right wrist flattens that you automatically have the left wrist bending- which is not the case. However, that thought would basically lead to an exaggerated aberation.


But the real judgement is up to you- look at alot of different swing sequences of professional players- not just one here or there. See if you see the right wrist flattening between release and the follow-through.

I agree that the Finish Swivel (out of the Follow-Through) and its independent Wrist Rotation back to the Plane virtually mandates a Flat Right Wrist. However, in my opinion, the Hinge Action -- which is in operation from Impact to the end of the Follow-Through -- does not. It is quite possible to maintain the Bent Right Wrist (without producing an ungolflike move) when the Left Wrist is held Vertical to any one of the Three Basic Planes (Horizontal, Angled or Vertical). In other words, when there has been no 'true' independent rotation of the Hands.

In the countless thousands of Chips and little Pitches I've hit using, e.g., the Full Roll Clubface of Horizontal Hinging, the Bent Right Wrist at the end of the Follow-Through is a key checkpoint.

Check the Bent Right Wrist in these Gallery Photos:

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/v...se_images&g=11

None of this means, of course, that you don't see a lot of Flattening Right Wrists during the Follow-Through on the PGA TOUR (Phil Mickelson is the poster boy). But it wasn't that way with many of the great strikers from Hogan to Trevino to Nelson (Byron or Larry).