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Admiramos su dominio, el cual es increíble, puesto que requiere mucha práctica.

Admiramos su dominio, el cual es increíble, puesto que requiere mucha práctica.
We admire his mastery, which is incredible, since it requires a lot of practice.
From Lesson 424:Formal relative pronouns (el cual / la cual)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Admiramos su dominio, el cual es increíble, puesto que requiere mucha práctica.

Why use el cual here instead of just que?
You absolutely could use que. However, el cual is often used in non-defining relative clauses (the clauses between commas that just add extra information) to sound a bit more formal or precise. It clearly points back to the noun right before it (el dominio).
Why is it el cual and not lo cual?
El cual must agree in gender and number with the specific noun it refers to—in this case, the masculine singular noun dominio. You would only use the neuter lo cual if you were referring back to a whole preceding idea or situation rather than a specific noun.
Could I use porque or ya que instead of puesto que?
Yes, they are highly interchangeable here. Puesto que and ya que both translate well to 'since' or 'given that'. Puesto que is slightly more formal, which perfectly matches the elevated tone set by using el cual.
Why is requiere in the indicative mood? Don't conjunctions sometimes trigger the subjunctive?
Conjunctions like puesto que and ya que declare a known fact or reality (the mastery actually requires a lot of practice), so they always take the indicative mood. You only use the subjunctive with conjunctions that express doubt, purpose, or unfulfilled conditions, such as para que or en caso de que.
The translation says 'his mastery'. Could su also mean 'her' or 'their'?
Yes! Su is completely ambiguous out of context. It can mean his, her, its, your (formal), or their. We only know it means 'his' here because of the English translation provided; in a real Spanish conversation, the surrounding context would make it clear whose mastery is being admired.

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