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Hey Jeff

This is a concept I struggled with for years. Until I came here that is, welcome.

"Flat" is somewhat relative, I now think. Relative to the position of your left wrist when taking your grip at impact fix. A week grip would see the left wrist literally flat, a neutral grip would see a stronger and less flat left wrist etc.

In the video, at the end of his backswing, Apples club face is square to his left arm and his left wrist is flat. To me that suggests a similar situation at fix, a weaker left hand grip in other words.

As has been noted here before Couples displays the opposite tendencies. Strong left hand grip and cupped (but still "flat") at end.

To determine what is flat for you, follow along with Yoda's hammer drill and look,look,look to see what position your left hand is in at top, given your grip variation. Things seem more apparent when you take yourself off the inclined plane.

I now believe a strong single action grip, which is recommended for swinging, should show a corresponding "flat" but slightly cupped left wrist at top.

Through release I am still a searching newbie, but I assume cupped in accordance with top. More cupped if any float loading, down cock. If
the left wrist uncocks while maintaining the LFFW as in the vertical hammer drill, then i see no need for further cupping for normal non specialty shots.

Please correct me if I am wrong guys, cause its something I am working on daily albeit with a fair deal of downswing black out, a video camera and a yellow book with some pages covered in fog.