When should I release my golf swing?

Often called casting, this early release occurs when the release starts at the beginning of the downswing. You must maintain the wrist angle and keep the hands in front of the clubhead as you begin swinging toward the ball. Failure to do so will result in poor contact and inconsistent results.
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At what point do you release golf clubs?

To fully release the golf club, you want to swing through impact and allow the club to naturally turn and rotate with your body, letting the toe to point up to the sky after you've struck the ball.
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When should I release my wrist hinges?

The wrist hinge will stay in place until after impact and then release shortly after as the arms straighten. In order to unhinge your wrists properly on the downswing, your wrists have to be hinged in the first place.
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Can early release cause hook?

Another common cause of the hook is an early release of the angle in the hands through impact. In my experience, this happens because golfers stop rotating their bodies. A great tip that will help is simply to turn your left foot out a fraction at address (as above).
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Can you release the golf club too late?

If you release your clubhead late in the downswing, you may struggle to generate sufficient clubhead speed to transfer to the ball. As a result, your COR is reduced, and you achieve less ball speed.
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Why does Dustin Johnson bow his wrist?

“I'm taking less, less movement out in the face,” he says. “I feel like it's a little easier for me to control where the ball's going.” The bowed wrist combines with the posture, foot lift, and leading with the grip to produce DJ's bombshell drive.
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Do you break your wrists during golf swing?

Contrary to many beliefs, there is no 'perfect' wrist hinge in the golf swing. Some players will hinge their wrists early in the takeaway, while others won't break their wrists until they reach the top of their backswing. There are even golfers who have almost no wrist hinge at all.
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What is a late release golf swing?

But the concept of a late release or a release that is too late is someone that hangs on to this angle for too long and hits the golf ball without fully extending and fully releasing the golf club. Now there is a number of key issues here that are going to be at play.
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What happens if you dont release the club?

Without a release, the club would remain wide open and the shot would sail way to the right of the target (for a right-handed golfer). If you release the club properly, the face will square up in time for impact, and you'll send the ball flying in the proper direction.
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Can early release cause shanks?

Generally, when you cast the club, the club is being thrown away from the midline of the body on the downswing. This early release of the club can cause any number of shots, including the slice, the shank, the pull, the duck hook, the toe shot, the heel shot, etc.
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Does early extension cause flipping?

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Since your hands are lagging behind your lower body and your hips open, the club path goes more out and pushes it right. Or, you might subconsciously realize how right it's going and try to course correct by flipping your hands at impact, thus creating the nasty hook.
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