5 Reasons You Keep Hitting Chunks, Thins, and Weak Iron Shots
The problem may not be your swing speed. It may be how you release the club through impact.
A lot of golfers try to create power by throwing their hands at the ball.
But when the wrists release too early, the club often bottoms out in the wrong place—leading to inconsistent contact, weak shots, and lost distance.
Here are 5 signs your release may be costing you strokes—and how Wrist-X helps train a better impact position.
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1. Your contact is all over the map
One shot is heavy. The next is thin. Then you catch one clean but send it weakly to the right.
These misses can look unrelated, but they often share the same underlying issue: the clubhead is overtaking the hands too early.
2. You’re Adding Loft Instead of Compressing the Ball
Many golfers deliver significantly more loft at impact than they realize.
An early release can turn an iron into a glancing, high-lofted strike rather than a compressed one. The result is often a weak ball flight that launches high but does not travel as far as expected.
3. Your Irons Launch High And Weak
Instead of that penetrating strike TOUR players create, your iron shots often float and are easily affected by the wind.
That's a sign you aren't creating compression in your golf swing.
4. Your Divots Are Inconsistent
When the clubhead throws past your hands too early, the bottom of the swing moves all over the place.
One swing strikes ball-then-turf. The next bottoms out early or catches it thin.
5. Wrist-X Helps You Feel the Right Impact Position
You do not need to consciously hold your wrist angles forever or drag the handle through impact.
You need to learn how to preserve the proper structure long enough to deliver the club efficiently—and then release it naturally through the strike.
Wrist-X helps you train that sequence so you can produce more compression, more power, and more consistent contact.
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