9 To 3 - Impact Awareness
In this version of the 9-to-3, we are working on our ability to compare a static position "before" the swing to a "snap-shot" of the position as it appears during the swing. In order to do this, we are going to perform a "pre-set" of the pattern or orientation we are training; a great way to start is with a simple pre-set of impact. This could be done with a variety of drills such as impact fix, the merry go round, and the motorcycle, among others. As you advance, you can add feels & drills related to the takeway & follow-through, creating another level of challenge. Overall, this is an excellent way to build the skill of body & club awareness and hopefully, improve your ability to create lasting swing changes.
In this version of the 9-to-3, we are working on our ability to compare a static position "before" the swing to a "snap-shot" of the position as it appears during the swing. In order to do this, we are going to perform a "pre-set" of the pattern or orientation we are training; a great way to start is with a simple pre-set of impact. This could be done with a variety of drills such as impact fix, the merry go round, and the motorcycle, among others. As you advance, you can add feels & drills related to the takeway & follow-through, creating another level of challenge. Overall, this is an excellent way to build the skill of body & club awareness and hopefully, improve your ability to create lasting swing changes.
Video Transcript
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This drill is 9-3 with impact awareness. So in this version of the 9-3 we're
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00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:11.320
basically going to take something like the merry-go-round or the impact fix or
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the deconstructing the arms it impacts. We're going to take one element of
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impact we're going to try to bring a lot of awareness to it. So we're going to
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use
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possibly in this case a preset drill or we may just try to use that impact as a
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reference. So I'm going to do some 9-3s and I could combo this with either a
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takeaway feel or a top of the swing feel or possibly a follow-through feel but
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that's a little bit more advanced. What I'm rather going to try to do is I'm
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going to basically do a preset of impact so I might do more of a merry-go-round
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drill. If I'm working more on the pivot I may do more of the hand position if I
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'm
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working on the motorcycle or more of the visual impact alignment. There's a lot
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of different options but I'm going to preset that's about where I want to be
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an impact that's where I am at set up. I'm going to do a little 9-3 and in my
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mind I'm just going to try to compare what was my body like at impact compared
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to the preset. So in that one felt like I might have been just a little bit
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more
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on top of it so that's where I'm trying to get to. That one was pretty good. So
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this isn't necessarily about the quality of the strike although oftentimes the
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quality of the strike does come up or does improve. What this drill is about is
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my ability to compare the reference to the movement. It's kind of like okay my
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reference is I want my arm to be like this at this point. So if I move it
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through
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like that I could kind of take a little snapshot in my mind and say no when it
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went through it was more at that angle not at that angle. I'm trying to do that
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with multiple either the pressure through my feet or the hand position or the
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head
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position. I'm trying to do it with multiple facets kind of all at once and
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I'm trying to build my ability to refine that snapshot so that then when I move
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it on to let's say a 10 to 2 I can compare okay compared to impact. Yep
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hands were a little bit back. Now I've got a little bit ahead. I've got some
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details based on that swing and now if I improve on those details I should be
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able to make a more solid strike which that was. So I could because I've done
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enough of these nine to threes refining that position now when I do a 10 to 2
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or
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even a full swing if I'm aware of the position ahead of time it elevates my
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ability to see how well I match that position in the actual swing and that
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helps me refine my pattern instead of if I start to get lost and frustrated
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because I just can't quite tell how I'm doing. So the nine to three with impact
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awareness will help you elevate your skill of being able to compare a static
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position before the swing to the actual movement during the swing.
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In this version of the 9-to-3, we are working on our ability to compare a static position "before" the swing to a "snap-shot" of the position as it appears during the swing. In order to do this, we are going to perform a "pre-set" of the pattern or orientation we are training; a great way to start is with a simple pre-set of impact. This could be done with a variety of drills such as impact fix, the merry go round, and the motorcycle, among others. As you advance, you can add feels & drills related to the takeway & follow-through, creating another level of challenge. Overall, this is an excellent way to build the skill of body & club awareness and hopefully, improve your ability to create lasting swing changes.
In this version of the 9-to-3, we are working on our ability to compare a static position "before" the swing to a "snap-shot" of the position as it appears during the swing. In order to do this, we are going to perform a "pre-set" of the pattern or orientation we are training; a great way to start is with a simple pre-set of impact. This could be done with a variety of drills such as impact fix, the merry go round, and the motorcycle, among others. As you advance, you can add feels & drills related to the takeway & follow-through, creating another level of challenge. Overall, this is an excellent way to build the skill of body & club awareness and hopefully, improve your ability to create lasting swing changes.
Video Transcript
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.480
This drill is 9-3 with impact awareness. So in this version of the 9-3 we're
2
00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:11.320
basically going to take something like the merry-go-round or the impact fix or
3
00:00:11.320 --> 00:00:16.320
the deconstructing the arms it impacts. We're going to take one element of
4
00:00:16.320 --> 00:00:20.370
impact we're going to try to bring a lot of awareness to it. So we're going to
5
00:00:20.370 --> 00:00:20.640
use
6
00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:27.960
possibly in this case a preset drill or we may just try to use that impact as a
7
00:00:27.960 --> 00:00:33.840
reference. So I'm going to do some 9-3s and I could combo this with either a
8
00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:40.880
takeaway feel or a top of the swing feel or possibly a follow-through feel but
9
00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:47.200
that's a little bit more advanced. What I'm rather going to try to do is I'm
10
00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:53.240
going to basically do a preset of impact so I might do more of a merry-go-round
11
00:00:53.240 --> 00:00:59.630
drill. If I'm working more on the pivot I may do more of the hand position if I
12
00:00:59.630 --> 00:00:59.640
'm
13
00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:04.440
working on the motorcycle or more of the visual impact alignment. There's a lot
14
00:01:04.440 --> 00:01:08.280
of different options but I'm going to preset that's about where I want to be
15
00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:14.240
an impact that's where I am at set up. I'm going to do a little 9-3 and in my
16
00:01:14.240 --> 00:01:21.400
mind I'm just going to try to compare what was my body like at impact compared
17
00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:26.720
to the preset. So in that one felt like I might have been just a little bit
18
00:01:26.720 --> 00:01:26.880
more
19
00:01:26.880 --> 00:01:35.200
on top of it so that's where I'm trying to get to. That one was pretty good. So
20
00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:41.360
this isn't necessarily about the quality of the strike although oftentimes the
21
00:01:41.360 --> 00:01:46.480
quality of the strike does come up or does improve. What this drill is about is
22
00:01:46.480 --> 00:01:54.500
my ability to compare the reference to the movement. It's kind of like okay my
23
00:01:54.500 --> 00:01:58.960
reference is I want my arm to be like this at this point. So if I move it
24
00:01:58.960 --> 00:01:59.160
through
25
00:01:59.160 --> 00:02:04.320
like that I could kind of take a little snapshot in my mind and say no when it
26
00:02:04.320 --> 00:02:07.640
went through it was more at that angle not at that angle. I'm trying to do that
27
00:02:07.640 --> 00:02:13.360
with multiple either the pressure through my feet or the hand position or the
28
00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:13.800
head
29
00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:18.000
position. I'm trying to do it with multiple facets kind of all at once and
30
00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:25.920
I'm trying to build my ability to refine that snapshot so that then when I move
31
00:02:25.920 --> 00:02:33.800
it on to let's say a 10 to 2 I can compare okay compared to impact. Yep
32
00:02:33.800 --> 00:02:38.880
hands were a little bit back. Now I've got a little bit ahead. I've got some
33
00:02:38.880 --> 00:02:44.680
details based on that swing and now if I improve on those details I should be
34
00:02:44.680 --> 00:02:53.560
able to make a more solid strike which that was. So I could because I've done
35
00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:58.800
enough of these nine to threes refining that position now when I do a 10 to 2
36
00:02:58.800 --> 00:02:59.000
or
37
00:02:59.000 --> 00:03:03.960
even a full swing if I'm aware of the position ahead of time it elevates my
38
00:03:03.960 --> 00:03:09.720
ability to see how well I match that position in the actual swing and that
39
00:03:09.720 --> 00:03:14.360
helps me refine my pattern instead of if I start to get lost and frustrated
40
00:03:14.360 --> 00:03:20.360
because I just can't quite tell how I'm doing. So the nine to three with impact
41
00:03:20.360 --> 00:03:25.120
awareness will help you elevate your skill of being able to compare a static
42
00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:29.880
position before the swing to the actual movement during the swing.
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