I agree. A excellent swing will always produce a excellent release. Halfway down achieve a excellent shaft angle. At impact: back of lead hand square to the target with lead hand “knucks-down”. Left side pulling out of the way so that the right side can contribute. Trying to control/time the clubhead directly will only throw off your overall timing and body positions.

Thanks, glad it helped.

…and excellent comment about not flipping vs. discouraging a release.

Exactly. Another web over-simplification of a honestly complex maneuver. Other flaws could be:
Terrible shaft angle halfway down. Aggressively turning the hips too early. Failure to aggressively turn through the hit. Lead-hand knuckles not pointing down at impact, etc., etc., etc.

I have not… I have my eyes on a set of AP1 Titelist irons. The videos are helpful but I am worried I already have some terrible habits to break

Fantastic video. I had just started releasing the club today, and looked at vids to confirm what I’m doing.

The increase in power is certainly noticable, and the ball gets compressed every time. Some videos on youtube are saying “Don’t flip the wrists” – they should be more specific, as they could discourage people from properly releasing.

Nice…

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If you choose to get the AP1s, have the lie angles bent to fit your swing. It won’t cost much (some places even throw it in as part of the buy), but it’s very worthwhile…it’s kind of like getting the right size shoe because not everyone fits in to the average size (which is how clubs are built). Tiger really has his irons bent up 1 degree.

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