Full Swing · Technique

Press trail hand onto lead thumb for automatic wrist hinge

SagutoGolf calls this the most important part of the grip: the trail hand should press actively on top of the lead-hand thumb (for a right-handed player, the right hand sits on top of the left thumb). Keeping pressure on that contact - what he calls a 'vital pressure point' - hinges the wrists automatically. Golfers who lack it must hinge the wrists consciously, a variable in where and when the hinge happens, whereas the secure pressure point delivers wrist hinge and more backswing power.