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Raise the hands to reduce wrist hinge on a low chip

For a low chip-and-run, raise the hands so the shaft sits more upright. The instructor says this naturally weakens the lead-hand position and flattens the angle from the forearm to the thumb, which discourages wrist hinge for the lower-flight motion.

Channel: Dan Grieve

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Why this context matters

The directional grip reference is for a right-handed golfer; the instructor exaggerates the hand height for demonstration and says the real setup is less extreme.