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Improve Your Swing with the 9 to 3 Drill for Better Impact
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the connection between your impact position and follow-through
- Practice moving from waist height to enhance your swing path
- Understand how to generate speed without manipulating the club
In this video, you'll learn the 9 to 3 drill to enhance your swing mechanics by focusing on the key positions of impact and follow-through. This drill will help you develop a more consistent ball strike and improve your overall swing dynamics.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
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This is the 9-3 or waste-to-waste drill. I know you're excited because so far
2
00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:09.480
we've been just going over kind of some of the mundane things of getting into
3
00:00:09.480 --> 00:00:13.500
setup, getting into impact position, getting into follow-through position.
4
00:00:13.500 --> 00:00:16.280
Well now we're going to start moving, you're actually going to strike a golf
5
00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:16.560
ball.
6
00:00:16.560 --> 00:00:21.320
I know. So I want you to keep in mind what you've been training with the
7
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:25.270
impact position and what you've learned about the follow-through position
8
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because
9
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you're basically now going to try to figure out how to move through those two
10
00:00:28.880 --> 00:00:33.880
positions, okay? So a reminder about the impact position. You're going to have
11
00:00:33.880 --> 00:00:39.200
your weight all the way onto your left heel, hips are open, your right elbow is
12
00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:43.280
somewhat close to your side, your left wrist is pretty flat and your right
13
00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:43.520
wrist
14
00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:48.880
has a cup to it. Just like so there's a little bit of side tilt. Now as you go
15
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to
16
00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:53.040
that follow-through position, that side tilt continues. Those arms are fully
17
00:00:53.040 --> 00:00:57.840
extended now when the club's about parallel to the ground here and your
18
00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:02.240
hands are pointed somewhat behind you, okay? So now what we're going to do is
19
00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:03.040
we're
20
00:01:03.040 --> 00:01:08.520
going to take a backswing to the club parallel to the ground or about waist
21
00:01:08.520 --> 00:01:13.840
height or what my first instructor referred to as 9 o'clock. So if you
22
00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:21.240
imagine a clock we're going to go from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock. So again keep in
23
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mind those impact and follow-through positions and then you're going to
24
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practice going from waist height to waist height and this is really helping you
25
00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:34.440
feel where the club will extend out to. The only reason that the club goes all
26
00:01:34.440 --> 00:01:37.640
the way up here when you do a follow-through is because you add more speed.
27
00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:42.640
It's not that you're manipulating and raising the club. The club is working out
28
00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:47.430
away from your body as your body chain or stalls it and causes it to move up.
29
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So
30
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now I'm going to demonstrate a couple of these 9 to 3 things and really for
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example purposes remember your swing is going to look slightly different
32
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because
33
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your body is slightly different and you've got little tendencies but the big
34
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picture is trying to get into that good impact position and trying to get into
35
00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:07.160
that good follow-through position. So the 9 to 3 drill.
36
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That was about a B+. There's the A.
37
00:02:25.640 --> 00:02:33.080
Okay so the the 9 to 3 drill again swing from waist height to waist height. The
38
00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:38.040
biggest problem that I typically see on this is because it's a short swing
39
00:02:38.040 --> 00:02:40.760
compared to the full swing you're not going to have a lot of time to shift
40
00:02:40.760 --> 00:02:45.040
your weight onto the left side. When you're practicing this one of the common
41
00:02:45.040 --> 00:02:49.680
issues that I see is that because it's a short swing you're not going to have a
42
00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.320
lot of time to shift your weight into that left heel. So you almost want to
43
00:02:53.320 --> 00:02:57.960
preset more more to the left and you'll just have a little weight shift into
44
00:02:57.960 --> 00:03:02.040
that left side before you go to the follow-through position. So just be aware
45
00:03:02.040 --> 00:03:07.320
of getting into that left heel kind of as quickly as you can.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.320
This is the 9-3 or waste-to-waste drill. I know you're excited because so far
2
00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:09.480
we've been just going over kind of some of the mundane things of getting into
3
00:00:09.480 --> 00:00:13.500
setup, getting into impact position, getting into follow-through position.
4
00:00:13.500 --> 00:00:16.280
Well now we're going to start moving, you're actually going to strike a golf
5
00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:16.560
ball.
6
00:00:16.560 --> 00:00:21.320
I know. So I want you to keep in mind what you've been training with the
7
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:25.270
impact position and what you've learned about the follow-through position
8
00:00:25.270 --> 00:00:25.560
because
9
00:00:25.560 --> 00:00:28.880
you're basically now going to try to figure out how to move through those two
10
00:00:28.880 --> 00:00:33.880
positions, okay? So a reminder about the impact position. You're going to have
11
00:00:33.880 --> 00:00:39.200
your weight all the way onto your left heel, hips are open, your right elbow is
12
00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:43.280
somewhat close to your side, your left wrist is pretty flat and your right
13
00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:43.520
wrist
14
00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:48.880
has a cup to it. Just like so there's a little bit of side tilt. Now as you go
15
00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:48.960
to
16
00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:53.040
that follow-through position, that side tilt continues. Those arms are fully
17
00:00:53.040 --> 00:00:57.840
extended now when the club's about parallel to the ground here and your
18
00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:02.240
hands are pointed somewhat behind you, okay? So now what we're going to do is
19
00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:03.040
we're
20
00:01:03.040 --> 00:01:08.520
going to take a backswing to the club parallel to the ground or about waist
21
00:01:08.520 --> 00:01:13.840
height or what my first instructor referred to as 9 o'clock. So if you
22
00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:21.240
imagine a clock we're going to go from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock. So again keep in
23
00:01:21.240 --> 00:01:24.640
mind those impact and follow-through positions and then you're going to
24
00:01:24.640 --> 00:01:29.200
practice going from waist height to waist height and this is really helping you
25
00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:34.440
feel where the club will extend out to. The only reason that the club goes all
26
00:01:34.440 --> 00:01:37.640
the way up here when you do a follow-through is because you add more speed.
27
00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:42.640
It's not that you're manipulating and raising the club. The club is working out
28
00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:47.430
away from your body as your body chain or stalls it and causes it to move up.
29
00:01:47.430 --> 00:01:48.000
So
30
00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:51.000
now I'm going to demonstrate a couple of these 9 to 3 things and really for
31
00:01:51.000 --> 00:01:54.390
example purposes remember your swing is going to look slightly different
32
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because
33
00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:59.040
your body is slightly different and you've got little tendencies but the big
34
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picture is trying to get into that good impact position and trying to get into
35
00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:07.160
that good follow-through position. So the 9 to 3 drill.
36
00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:25.640
That was about a B+. There's the A.
37
00:02:25.640 --> 00:02:33.080
Okay so the the 9 to 3 drill again swing from waist height to waist height. The
38
00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:38.040
biggest problem that I typically see on this is because it's a short swing
39
00:02:38.040 --> 00:02:40.760
compared to the full swing you're not going to have a lot of time to shift
40
00:02:40.760 --> 00:02:45.040
your weight onto the left side. When you're practicing this one of the common
41
00:02:45.040 --> 00:02:49.680
issues that I see is that because it's a short swing you're not going to have a
42
00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.320
lot of time to shift your weight into that left heel. So you almost want to
43
00:02:53.320 --> 00:02:57.960
preset more more to the left and you'll just have a little weight shift into
44
00:02:57.960 --> 00:03:02.040
that left side before you go to the follow-through position. So just be aware
45
00:03:02.040 --> 00:03:07.320
of getting into that left heel kind of as quickly as you can.
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Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Improve Your Swing with the 9 to 3 Drill for Better Impact
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the connection between your impact position and follow-through
- Practice moving from waist height to enhance your swing path
- Understand how to generate speed without manipulating the club
In this video, you'll learn the 9 to 3 drill to enhance your swing mechanics by focusing on the key positions of impact and follow-through. This drill will help you develop a more consistent ball strike and improve your overall swing dynamics.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.320
This is the 9-3 or waste-to-waste drill. I know you're excited because so far
2
00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:09.480
we've been just going over kind of some of the mundane things of getting into
3
00:00:09.480 --> 00:00:13.500
setup, getting into impact position, getting into follow-through position.
4
00:00:13.500 --> 00:00:16.280
Well now we're going to start moving, you're actually going to strike a golf
5
00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:16.560
ball.
6
00:00:16.560 --> 00:00:21.320
I know. So I want you to keep in mind what you've been training with the
7
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:25.270
impact position and what you've learned about the follow-through position
8
00:00:25.270 --> 00:00:25.560
because
9
00:00:25.560 --> 00:00:28.880
you're basically now going to try to figure out how to move through those two
10
00:00:28.880 --> 00:00:33.880
positions, okay? So a reminder about the impact position. You're going to have
11
00:00:33.880 --> 00:00:39.200
your weight all the way onto your left heel, hips are open, your right elbow is
12
00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:43.280
somewhat close to your side, your left wrist is pretty flat and your right
13
00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:43.520
wrist
14
00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:48.880
has a cup to it. Just like so there's a little bit of side tilt. Now as you go
15
00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:48.960
to
16
00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:53.040
that follow-through position, that side tilt continues. Those arms are fully
17
00:00:53.040 --> 00:00:57.840
extended now when the club's about parallel to the ground here and your
18
00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:02.240
hands are pointed somewhat behind you, okay? So now what we're going to do is
19
00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:03.040
we're
20
00:01:03.040 --> 00:01:08.520
going to take a backswing to the club parallel to the ground or about waist
21
00:01:08.520 --> 00:01:13.840
height or what my first instructor referred to as 9 o'clock. So if you
22
00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:21.240
imagine a clock we're going to go from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock. So again keep in
23
00:01:21.240 --> 00:01:24.640
mind those impact and follow-through positions and then you're going to
24
00:01:24.640 --> 00:01:29.200
practice going from waist height to waist height and this is really helping you
25
00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:34.440
feel where the club will extend out to. The only reason that the club goes all
26
00:01:34.440 --> 00:01:37.640
the way up here when you do a follow-through is because you add more speed.
27
00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:42.640
It's not that you're manipulating and raising the club. The club is working out
28
00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:47.430
away from your body as your body chain or stalls it and causes it to move up.
29
00:01:47.430 --> 00:01:48.000
So
30
00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:51.000
now I'm going to demonstrate a couple of these 9 to 3 things and really for
31
00:01:51.000 --> 00:01:54.390
example purposes remember your swing is going to look slightly different
32
00:01:54.390 --> 00:01:54.760
because
33
00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:59.040
your body is slightly different and you've got little tendencies but the big
34
00:01:59.040 --> 00:02:02.040
picture is trying to get into that good impact position and trying to get into
35
00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:07.160
that good follow-through position. So the 9 to 3 drill.
36
00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:25.640
That was about a B+. There's the A.
37
00:02:25.640 --> 00:02:33.080
Okay so the the 9 to 3 drill again swing from waist height to waist height. The
38
00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:38.040
biggest problem that I typically see on this is because it's a short swing
39
00:02:38.040 --> 00:02:40.760
compared to the full swing you're not going to have a lot of time to shift
40
00:02:40.760 --> 00:02:45.040
your weight onto the left side. When you're practicing this one of the common
41
00:02:45.040 --> 00:02:49.680
issues that I see is that because it's a short swing you're not going to have a
42
00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.320
lot of time to shift your weight into that left heel. So you almost want to
43
00:02:53.320 --> 00:02:57.960
preset more more to the left and you'll just have a little weight shift into
44
00:02:57.960 --> 00:03:02.040
that left side before you go to the follow-through position. So just be aware
45
00:03:02.040 --> 00:03:07.320
of getting into that left heel kind of as quickly as you can.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.320
This is the 9-3 or waste-to-waste drill. I know you're excited because so far
2
00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:09.480
we've been just going over kind of some of the mundane things of getting into
3
00:00:09.480 --> 00:00:13.500
setup, getting into impact position, getting into follow-through position.
4
00:00:13.500 --> 00:00:16.280
Well now we're going to start moving, you're actually going to strike a golf
5
00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:16.560
ball.
6
00:00:16.560 --> 00:00:21.320
I know. So I want you to keep in mind what you've been training with the
7
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:25.270
impact position and what you've learned about the follow-through position
8
00:00:25.270 --> 00:00:25.560
because
9
00:00:25.560 --> 00:00:28.880
you're basically now going to try to figure out how to move through those two
10
00:00:28.880 --> 00:00:33.880
positions, okay? So a reminder about the impact position. You're going to have
11
00:00:33.880 --> 00:00:39.200
your weight all the way onto your left heel, hips are open, your right elbow is
12
00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:43.280
somewhat close to your side, your left wrist is pretty flat and your right
13
00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:43.520
wrist
14
00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:48.880
has a cup to it. Just like so there's a little bit of side tilt. Now as you go
15
00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:48.960
to
16
00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:53.040
that follow-through position, that side tilt continues. Those arms are fully
17
00:00:53.040 --> 00:00:57.840
extended now when the club's about parallel to the ground here and your
18
00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:02.240
hands are pointed somewhat behind you, okay? So now what we're going to do is
19
00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:03.040
we're
20
00:01:03.040 --> 00:01:08.520
going to take a backswing to the club parallel to the ground or about waist
21
00:01:08.520 --> 00:01:13.840
height or what my first instructor referred to as 9 o'clock. So if you
22
00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:21.240
imagine a clock we're going to go from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock. So again keep in
23
00:01:21.240 --> 00:01:24.640
mind those impact and follow-through positions and then you're going to
24
00:01:24.640 --> 00:01:29.200
practice going from waist height to waist height and this is really helping you
25
00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:34.440
feel where the club will extend out to. The only reason that the club goes all
26
00:01:34.440 --> 00:01:37.640
the way up here when you do a follow-through is because you add more speed.
27
00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:42.640
It's not that you're manipulating and raising the club. The club is working out
28
00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:47.430
away from your body as your body chain or stalls it and causes it to move up.
29
00:01:47.430 --> 00:01:48.000
So
30
00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:51.000
now I'm going to demonstrate a couple of these 9 to 3 things and really for
31
00:01:51.000 --> 00:01:54.390
example purposes remember your swing is going to look slightly different
32
00:01:54.390 --> 00:01:54.760
because
33
00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:59.040
your body is slightly different and you've got little tendencies but the big
34
00:01:59.040 --> 00:02:02.040
picture is trying to get into that good impact position and trying to get into
35
00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:07.160
that good follow-through position. So the 9 to 3 drill.
36
00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:25.640
That was about a B+. There's the A.
37
00:02:25.640 --> 00:02:33.080
Okay so the the 9 to 3 drill again swing from waist height to waist height. The
38
00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:38.040
biggest problem that I typically see on this is because it's a short swing
39
00:02:38.040 --> 00:02:40.760
compared to the full swing you're not going to have a lot of time to shift
40
00:02:40.760 --> 00:02:45.040
your weight onto the left side. When you're practicing this one of the common
41
00:02:45.040 --> 00:02:49.680
issues that I see is that because it's a short swing you're not going to have a
42
00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.320
lot of time to shift your weight into that left heel. So you almost want to
43
00:02:53.320 --> 00:02:57.960
preset more more to the left and you'll just have a little weight shift into
44
00:02:57.960 --> 00:03:02.040
that left side before you go to the follow-through position. So just be aware
45
00:03:02.040 --> 00:03:07.320
of getting into that left heel kind of as quickly as you can.
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