Distance Wedge Turtle Shell

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Strel is the distance wedge turtle shell.

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So the turtle shell is the idea of kind of getting your abs involved.

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And I've said a number of times in this program that I think using your abs for

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distance wedges

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is one of the hallmarks of really good, consistent distance wedge players.

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In this particular case, I think that using your abs helps control the depth of

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the low point really well.

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So just as a reminder, the turtle shell is basically if I imagine that my back

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was pretty straight here at setup

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as I go into the downswing by using my abs, I'm going to feel like I pushed the

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bottom of my rib cage

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or the xyphoid process.

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The bottom of my sternum kind of away from the golf ball.

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It's going to feel like I'm getting a little crunch or visually.

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It's going to feel like since this part's moving away, I'm kind of hollowing

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out like filling out a turtle shell.

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So what that tends to do by raising this part up, that helps control how deep

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the bottom of the swing can go.

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So I find that that helps kind of stabilize the legs.

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And then as long as you go into some extension with your upper body, that kind

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of really helps you control the depth.

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So if you tend to get really diggy, really deep divots, check with your video

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and see if you're continuing to go down.

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Either the upper body or the legs or the pelvis is continuing to go down

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through impact.

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If that's the case, you probably want to get your abs a little bit more

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involved.

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And I like to use this image of kind of pulling the belly button or pulling the

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xyphoid process away from the golf ball.

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If you look at your down the line and you have a big arch in your lower back,

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that's already setting you up

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and kind of putting your back into position where it's going to be a little bit

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more active.

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So I tend to see good distance wedge players a little bit more C posture or a

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little bit more rounded.

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I think the Louie U stays in is one of the extreme versions where it's almost

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kind of like preset kind of totally rounded.

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And then basically that limits how deep you can go and you can be actually a

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little scoopy or a little throwy with your arms

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but still make solid contact.

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If you tend to struggle with your low point and your upper body is not getting

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too far back,

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then it's almost always coming from not having enough of the pelvis tucking or

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using your abs in this turtle shell move.

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So I find it's one of those subtle but really important moves for helping

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control low point with your distance wedges.