Exercise 1 - Wrist loosening exercise

• Hold the ImpactStik by the grip and get into a normal square stance.
• Grip down on the stick. The ImpactStik should feel lighter the further down you hold it on the grip.
• Using mostly your wrists and hands, swing the stick back and forth gently in front of you in a rhythmic fashion. Do less than a half swing. Use no power in this exercise. You don't need to click it.

The point of this exercise is to loosen your hands and to learn to cock your wrists. It is also to learn to feel the correct pathway or biomechanics of your hands, wrists, and arms.

• In your half backswing, try and keep your left elbow straight and rigid and cock your wrists as much as you can. Bend your right elbow and tuck it tightly against your right oblique stomach muscle. The ImpactStik should point straight upwards or more.
• In your downswing and follow through, start bending your left elbow just after you pass the impact area. Make sure your left elbow is tucked tightly against your left oblique stomach muscle. Do not pull your elbow backwards behind the body. Flip your left forearm upwards. The right arm and elbow should start to straighten out near the impact area and fully straighten out as you follow through two to three feet beyond the impact area. Your right hand should roll over (pronate) the left hand during follow through. The wrists should be fully cocked by the end of the follow through. The ImpactStik should point straight upwards or more.
• The left and right arms and elbows should mirror each other in the backswing and follow through positions.
• You should feel the internal weight sliding down the tube just a little and retracting back.

After performing this exercise 10 to 15 times, your hands and wrists should feel nice and relaxed. You are now ready to start with half swings.

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