P-8 Shaft parallel to the ground in release

P-8 Shaft parallel to the ground in release

During this phase, the handle works up and inside the club head. (Handle in, club head outside the hands) The wrists are reacting to the momentum and inertia of the club head in the release. No conscious hand effort here. If it’s possible to imagine the clubface pointed at the target, the clubface should not quite be in a full toe up position (12 o’clock). The club should be fully released through the shot without flipping the face over (10:30-1130) and over rotating the hands and wrists through impact. Players often misunderstand the rotation of the club face through contact. In this position the neck angle should still be stretched and extended and the head may be facing the original ball position or slightly rotated on an angle relative to the bodies angle relative to the ground (trail ear lower). The shoulders are on the most inclined angle visible from down the line view. Again, even though the trail shoulder is lower and on an incline, it is not stuck or trapped. The trail shoulder must rotate down, out and underneath the chin while the hips clear back. This allows the body to maintain a more consistent axis through the release and allows more center clubface strikes.