Consider Natural Wrist Angle Ranges in Case of Wrist Pain During Your Golf Swing
The natural wrist angle range ability can affect what techniques golfers can or cannot perform.
In this post, PGA Master Professional and MSc in Sports coaching Steven Orr describes an example of an elite golf player’s technique adjustments to avoid a pattern that creates high stress on the wrists, potentially leading to wrist pain in golf.
Watch the video below (35 min) from the HackMotion PGA Show webinar to learn more about it and to get advice for effective skill acquisition and technique changes.
Using HackMotion as a Diagnosis Tool
As Steven Orr describes, measuring golfers natural maximum range of wrist angles can be beneficial, as it differs for each person. If the wrist movement in the swing is close to the maximum, it can cause high stress on the wrists.
Steven describes an example of a successful tour player, who was experiencing a slight pain on the radial side of the lead wrist in transition. In the graph below his wrist motion data is visible.
How the Angle of the Club Can Affect the Technique
A perpendicular hold will tend to have more ulnar deviation at address and larger range throughout the swing, that can put higher stress on the wrists.
A hold with more angle will tend to have less ulnar deviation at address and smaller amount of change throughout the swing.
Changing the Movement Pattern
To change the movement pattern, Steven Orr recommends, first, to exaggerate the movement in order to amplify the error and create awareness. It allows the golfer to understand the faulty movement and triggers a positive search strategy.
As the next step, an exercise “Old Way, New Way” is recommended to encourage the player to consciously be able to switch between the new and old technique.
To continue, check out another great presentation from Steven Orr about Wrist Mechanics in Wedge Game.
And proceed by watching more videos from HackMotion PGA Show webinar that you should not miss:
- Scott Cowx: How Body Orientation Supports Tour Player Wrist Motion Patterns
- Panel: What We Know About Correct Wrist Mechanics
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