[Daryl]

Roll or Swivel?

The Pivot closes (Rolls) the Clubface in relation to the Plane Line. Zone 1

Swivel is the longitudinal rolling of the shaft around the Sweetspot. Zone 3


Different purposes, different issues, different solutions. Keeping them separate is especially important for Swingers to Hinge through Impact and not Swivel through Impact.

Test your "Roll" by using 10-19-C (below). If you didn't throw yourself off-plane during the Backstroke and/or your Pivot is functioning according to Plan, then the Ball should fly straight. Otherwise, you should correct your "Roll" before trying to correct your "Swivel". (Correct Zone 1 issues before Zone 3)

10-18-C SINGLE Here, the Left Wrist is Cocked but not Turned. The Action has three alternative procedures:

1. Let the Pivot bring Horizontal Hinging to a normal On Plane “Top” position.
2. Let the Pivot bring Angled Hinging to a normal On Plane “Top” position.
3. Hold the Wrist – “Vertical” throughout for a True Single Action “Top” position.

Because there is actually NO HAND MOTION during the Stroke, the Clubhead Fix alignment remains undisturbed.

Swivel:

10-18-A STANDARD With this procedure with Wrist is Turned and Cocked (FCT) during the Backstroke which requires that it be Rolled and Uncocked during the Release. Only where this procedure is used, do the Hands “Swivel” into Hinge Action Position. Study 4-D-0.

First, it's important for the #3 Pressure Point to be located on top of the Longitudinal Center of Gravity of the Golf Club. This way, Clubhead Lag senses and directs the Sweetspot Plane and not the Clubshaft Plane. This is important because if you sense the Clubshaft, then you will attempt to rotate the Clubhead around the shaft and not the shaft around the Sweetspot (Shank - and all sorts of mishits).

Second, it's important to have a Flat Left Wrist while Uncocking the Left Wrist. You can't roll Swivel with a Bent Left Wrist (Shank - and all sorts of mishits).

I use a trick to Swivel. While my Left Wrist is Uncocking, I bump the Left Wrist. I arch it ever so slightly. The Arching of the Left Wrist "Swivels" the Clubface. (AKA Hogan). The Bump stops the Swivel from "over-Swiveling" and transitions nicely into the Hinge. Practice this while using only your Left Hand on the Club. You can see how the bump changes the Attitude of the Clubface and how clubface control through impact becomes strictly a Hinge Action. If you're having difficulty, then bend your Left Wrist slightly during the Backstroke and flatten it during the downstroke. Momentum will slightly arch the left wrist.

Rolling the wrists IS the proper way.