All drills

Drill · Mirror

Flat Lead Wrist Mirror Check

Swing slowly to the top in front of a mirror and check that the back of your lead hand lines up flat with your forearm.

Duration
5 min
Reps
3 sets of 8
Equipment
mirror
Level
Beginner

How to do it

  1. Stand with a mirror behind you so you can look over your trail shoulder at the top position.

  2. Swing slowly to the top and stop.

  3. Look at the back of your lead hand and check it is flat, not arched toward your forearm.

  4. If it is arched, back off halfway, reset the wrist flat, and rebuild the position.

  5. Hold the corrected position for 3 seconds, then repeat for 8 reps.

Goal

Replace a hard-arched lead wrist at the top with a flat one so the face arrives square without a last-second save.

Feel cue

Feel the back of your lead hand sit flat like a tabletop, straight in line with your forearm.

Mistake to avoid

Weakening your grip at address to make the wrist look flat in the mirror instead of changing the wrist itself — that just moves the shut face from the top down to impact.

Works on

Find the drills your swing needs

Record a swing with your phone. You Got Golf checks all ten P-positions and picks drills for what it finds.

Open this drill in the app