Why Your Game Works One Day and Falls Apart the Next (Video by Let’s Play Thru)
If you’ve ever had a round where one part of your game feels great while another completely falls apart, you’re not alone.
In a recent video from Let’s Play Thru, Gabe admitted he struggled with the same thing. He’d have great driving days, poor irons; dialed-in wedges, shaky putting; never a round where everything clicked at once.
What he eventually realized was a common link he had been missing: each inconsistency was tied to a different wrist mistake.
An inside takeaway, an early wedge release, and excess wrist rotation on short putts were all separate symptoms of the same underlying issue.
Most golfers never make that connection. Once you understand how your wrists behave throughout the swing, those occasional moments of brilliance start to make sense, and become much easier to repeat.
Below, we break down the three wrist mistakes highlighted in the video and how HackMotion helps you fix them with real-time feedback.
Mistake #1: Rolling the Wrists in the Takeaway
Early wrist roll pulls the club behind you, drops the trail arm under the lead arm, and sends contact toward the toe.
The result is a big right-to-left curvature and inconsistent starting lines.
Why It Happens
- Early wrist roll
- Trail arm working under the lead arm
- Clubhead disappearing behind the hands
- Club entering a “stuck” position before the top
What HackMotion Shows You
HackMotion’s takeaway checkpoint measures how far inside or outside the club moves at P2. If the takeaway rolls inside, the app flags it immediately.
What the Correct Motion Feels Like
- Feel like you’re pushing down, not rolling the wrists open.
- Keep the trail arm on top of the lead arm.
- Visualize the club moving toward 1:30, not behind you at 5:00.
HackMotion Inside Takeaway Drill
The inside takeaway drill can help you train a neutral takeaway and eliminate the early wrist roll that leads to hooks.
HackMotion Inside Takeaway Drill – Step by Step:
- Set up normally and hold still. HackMotion sets your address baseline.
- Start the club back slowly, feeling the clubhead slightly outside your hands.
- Watch HackMotion’s feedback at the takeaway checkpoint to confirm the club isn’t sliding inside.
- Repeat slow reps until the motion feels predictable.
- Build to fuller swings while maintaining the same wrist behavior.
Mistake #2: Early Release in the Wedge Swing
Wedges expose wrist mistakes immediately. Since the swing is shorter and you need more precise contact, you can’t get away with much on a wedge shot.
Without forward shaft lean, you lose:
- compression
- distance control
- spin consistency
- starting line stability
The creator described hitting weak, right-starting wedge shots from losing his wrist angles too early. That’s the classic result of an early release.
Why It Happens
- Hands stop moving
- Club overtakes the hands
- Wrist angles “dump” early
- Hips stall, arms swing past
What HackMotion Shows You
The Transition Drill measures your flexion/extension pattern and shows exactly how well you maintain wrist angles into impact.
What the Correct Motion Feels Like
- Hands ahead of the ball at impact
- Hips rotate first
- No flip or early extension
- Controlled backswing, precise delivery
Transition Drill in HackMotion
The transition drill helps build predictable shaft lean and eliminate the early release.
HackMotion Transition Drill – Step by Step
- Set up with your hands slightly ahead of the ball. HackMotion uses this as the reference.
- Make a half backswing (arms parallel).
- Rotate your hips to start the downswing while the hands stay in front.
- Deliver the club with the hands leading the clubhead.
- Check HackMotion to confirm you maintained your target wrist pattern.
- Repeat until you can hit 3–5 in a row with consistent shaft lean.
Mistake #3: Excess Wrist Rotation in the Putting Stroke
Once you’ve got the takeaway and the wedges working for (not against) you, it’s time to move to the putting strokes.
With excessive wrist rotation, even the short putts become impossible to make.
Why It Happens
- Overactive hands
- Trying to “steer” the ball
- No shoulder-driven motion
- Face opens or closes at the last moment
What HackMotion Shows You
The Putting Rotation Drill tracks wrist rotation to the degree. If the face rotates open or closed, HackMotion highlights it instantly.
What the Correct Motion Feels Like
- Quiet wrists
- Shoulders driving the stroke
- Soft, pendulum motion
- No manipulation at impact
Putting Rotation Drill
Many amateur golfers have no idea that they are rotating their wrists in their putting stroke. That’s where the HackMotion comes in to help bring awareness and get your wrists quieted down in the stroke.
HackMotion Putting Rotation Drill – Step by Step
- Begin the Putting Rotation Drill in the HackMotion app.
- Make small strokes, focusing on using your shoulders instead of your wrists.
- Keep the putter face as quiet as possible through impact.
- Watch HackMotion’s rotation numbers aim to stay within 1 degree.
- Once consistent, add the Goldilocks feel drill below.
Final thoughts
If your game never seems to work on the same day, HackMotion is the tool that finally connects the dots.
The Let’s Play Thru video showed that those “out of nowhere” bad drives, inconsistent wedges, and missed short putts all trace back to different wrist patterns.
HackMotion is the only training aid that measures and fixes all three. With real-time checkpoints, guided modules, and instant feedback for both the full swing and putting, it gives you the clarity and consistency you can’t get anywhere else.
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