Proper Wrist Set in the Rotary Golf Swing

Wrist set is one of the most important aspects of the golf swing, and one that’s not discussed very often — especially in the Rotary Swing where you’re swinging the club more around your body rather than trying to get it set up high. Understanding the correct amount of wrist cock can be the difference between repeatable ball-striking and a swing that constantly breaks down under pressure.

It’s important to keep wrist set under control in the one plane swing — in fact, up to a point, less wrist set is better in any golf swing, as long as you don’t go to the other extreme. Finding that ideal range is what separates consistent golfers from those who struggle with timing.

Today we’re going to discuss how much wrist set you need to get from address to the top of your swing.

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You start out the swing with a preset wrist angle between your forearm and the shaft. The club doesn’t form a straight line with your forearm, so there’s obviously some angle there. The amount of wrist set you get is simply the difference between this initial angle and the angle you get at the top of your backswing. If you’d like to get precise feedback on your wrist angles and swing mechanics, an AI swing analyzer can break these positions down frame-by-frame so you can see exactly where your club is at the top.

Chuck’s wrists are fully set at the top and he’s ready to go back the other way, but you can still see the shaft of his club from down the line.

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