“Flipping” during the golf swing release occurs when the golf club head gets “past” or “ahead of” your hands immediately before or after contact with the golf ball. In other words, club flipping happens during the golf swing release. This results in inconsistent or poor contact. There are two causes that must be fixed to properly release a golf club without flipping:
Cause #1: A club face that is too “open” (facing out away from the golfer) in the lead up to contact. Golfers compensate for this openness with their wrists, resulting in a flip.
Cause #2: An angle of attack that is too steep in the downswing. In order to make contact, golfers compensate for this steepness by either standing up (straightening at the knee or hip) or flipping the club in order to make the angle more shallow.
These are the two fundamental causes of flipping in the swing release that must be fixed in order to stop flipping.