Friday, August 23, 2013

Wrists drill

I call it the Golf Wrist-Cock Exercise. Here's what you do:

 

  1. Stand with your arm hanging at your side. 
  2. Grab a golf club (pitching wedge if you're just beginning, long iron if you have strong wrists already) in one hand towards the end of grip.
  3. Raise the club only by cocking your wrist and keeping your arm at side.
  4. The club will have the toe pointing up to the sky straight out in front of you.
  5. Raise as high as you can, which will probably be just above parallel to the ground with your shaft.
  6. Then lower and repeat until a set of 15 repetitions is done.
  7. Switch arms and do the same thing.

     

Do one or two sets per wrist, 3-4 times per week (every other day or Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday).

If you do this exercise correctly you will get a burning sensation in your forearms. If so, that's great! If not, you may need a longer iron; or you are using more than just your wrist for the movement.