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Alignment Stick Stability - Putting
One of the core principles of consistent putters is having a stable lower body. Most of the drills I use focus on the feet, but this is a great one for feeling a quiet hip action throughout the whole swing.
One of the core principles of consistent putters is having a stable lower body. Most of the drills I use focus on the feet, but this is a great one for feeling a quiet hip action throughout the whole swing.
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Video Transcript
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This drill is using an alignment stick for lower body stability.
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So one of the tenants of really good putters is very little to no movement from
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00:00:13.020 --> 00:00:13.760
the belly
4
00:00:13.760 --> 00:00:15.160
button down.
5
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So for those who are a little bit more visual, like you can't quite feel if
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00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:19.440
your lower body
7
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is moving, I use this drill a lot, or I'm going to take an alignment stick and
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place
9
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it through the belt loops.
10
00:00:26.360 --> 00:00:32.800
I've got a stick on the ground just to help my visual awareness.
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00:00:32.800 --> 00:00:37.760
So now I'm going to get into my normal setup position.
12
00:00:37.760 --> 00:00:42.960
And my goal is to make a stroke and then I'm going to check to make sure that
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00:00:42.960 --> 00:00:43.760
the stick
14
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stayed parallel to the stick on the ground.
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What I commonly see, and I'm not going to the hole, I tend to do this on two
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different
17
00:00:54.640 --> 00:00:58.020
length putts, I'll tend to do this on longer putts, and I'll tend to do this on
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really
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short putts.
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Some golfers use too much hips for speed, so they do kind of a shorter stroke,
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and then
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they'll turn their whole body kind of like this, usually have a more of a
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pronounced
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follow through like that.
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So that will be more of a speed issue, and that's where I want to get
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comfortable making
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a really big stroke and having minimal lower body movement.
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The other one is it's more of a rhythm thing, so on short putts, golfers will
29
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tend to get
30
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set up, and then it's just kind of a sloppiness where the lower body is helping
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create the
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rhythm of bringing the hands through, instead of doing it more from the
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shoulder blades,
34
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the shoulder girdle, and the ribs.
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So for those, I will try to do more of a short stroke and focus on the finish
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position where
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I'm really getting myself kind of feeling that my upper body has almost turned
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past
39
00:01:56.480 --> 00:02:01.400
my lower body as opposed to my upper body and my lower body turning together.
40
00:02:01.400 --> 00:02:07.990
I may also feel that my shoulders have turned more down on a plane closer to at
41
00:02:07.990 --> 00:02:08.760
the golf
42
00:02:08.760 --> 00:02:11.720
ball as opposed to turning more level.
43
00:02:11.720 --> 00:02:15.620
So if you are analyzing your putting stroke and you're seeing on video a lot of
44
00:02:15.620 --> 00:02:16.240
knee and
45
00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:20.600
lower body action, this is a really simple but powerfully effective drill for
46
00:02:20.600 --> 00:02:21.120
helping
47
00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:22.400
quiet down your lower body.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.120
This drill is using an alignment stick for lower body stability.
2
00:00:08.120 --> 00:00:13.020
So one of the tenants of really good putters is very little to no movement from
3
00:00:13.020 --> 00:00:13.760
the belly
4
00:00:13.760 --> 00:00:15.160
button down.
5
00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:18.640
So for those who are a little bit more visual, like you can't quite feel if
6
00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:19.440
your lower body
7
00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:23.680
is moving, I use this drill a lot, or I'm going to take an alignment stick and
8
00:00:23.680 --> 00:00:24.040
place
9
00:00:24.040 --> 00:00:26.360
it through the belt loops.
10
00:00:26.360 --> 00:00:32.800
I've got a stick on the ground just to help my visual awareness.
11
00:00:32.800 --> 00:00:37.760
So now I'm going to get into my normal setup position.
12
00:00:37.760 --> 00:00:42.960
And my goal is to make a stroke and then I'm going to check to make sure that
13
00:00:42.960 --> 00:00:43.760
the stick
14
00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:48.320
stayed parallel to the stick on the ground.
15
00:00:48.320 --> 00:00:53.810
What I commonly see, and I'm not going to the hole, I tend to do this on two
16
00:00:53.810 --> 00:00:54.640
different
17
00:00:54.640 --> 00:00:58.020
length putts, I'll tend to do this on longer putts, and I'll tend to do this on
18
00:00:58.020 --> 00:00:58.440
really
19
00:00:58.440 --> 00:01:00.560
short putts.
20
00:01:00.560 --> 00:01:06.630
Some golfers use too much hips for speed, so they do kind of a shorter stroke,
21
00:01:06.630 --> 00:01:06.960
and then
22
00:01:06.960 --> 00:01:11.200
they'll turn their whole body kind of like this, usually have a more of a
23
00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:11.440
pronounced
24
00:01:11.440 --> 00:01:13.200
follow through like that.
25
00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:18.960
So that will be more of a speed issue, and that's where I want to get
26
00:01:18.960 --> 00:01:20.760
comfortable making
27
00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:25.280
a really big stroke and having minimal lower body movement.
28
00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:29.550
The other one is it's more of a rhythm thing, so on short putts, golfers will
29
00:01:29.550 --> 00:01:30.280
tend to get
30
00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:35.640
set up, and then it's just kind of a sloppiness where the lower body is helping
31
00:01:35.640 --> 00:01:36.520
create the
32
00:01:36.520 --> 00:01:39.830
rhythm of bringing the hands through, instead of doing it more from the
33
00:01:39.830 --> 00:01:40.840
shoulder blades,
34
00:01:40.840 --> 00:01:43.400
the shoulder girdle, and the ribs.
35
00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:49.870
So for those, I will try to do more of a short stroke and focus on the finish
36
00:01:49.870 --> 00:01:51.120
position where
37
00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:56.100
I'm really getting myself kind of feeling that my upper body has almost turned
38
00:01:56.100 --> 00:01:56.480
past
39
00:01:56.480 --> 00:02:01.400
my lower body as opposed to my upper body and my lower body turning together.
40
00:02:01.400 --> 00:02:07.990
I may also feel that my shoulders have turned more down on a plane closer to at
41
00:02:07.990 --> 00:02:08.760
the golf
42
00:02:08.760 --> 00:02:11.720
ball as opposed to turning more level.
43
00:02:11.720 --> 00:02:15.620
So if you are analyzing your putting stroke and you're seeing on video a lot of
44
00:02:15.620 --> 00:02:16.240
knee and
45
00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:20.600
lower body action, this is a really simple but powerfully effective drill for
46
00:02:20.600 --> 00:02:21.120
helping
47
00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:22.400
quiet down your lower body.
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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.
Alignment Stick Stability - Putting
One of the core principles of consistent putters is having a stable lower body. Most of the drills I use focus on the feet, but this is a great one for feeling a quiet hip action throughout the whole swing.
One of the core principles of consistent putters is having a stable lower body. Most of the drills I use focus on the feet, but this is a great one for feeling a quiet hip action throughout the whole swing.
Hide
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.120
This drill is using an alignment stick for lower body stability.
2
00:00:08.120 --> 00:00:13.020
So one of the tenants of really good putters is very little to no movement from
3
00:00:13.020 --> 00:00:13.760
the belly
4
00:00:13.760 --> 00:00:15.160
button down.
5
00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:18.640
So for those who are a little bit more visual, like you can't quite feel if
6
00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:19.440
your lower body
7
00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:23.680
is moving, I use this drill a lot, or I'm going to take an alignment stick and
8
00:00:23.680 --> 00:00:24.040
place
9
00:00:24.040 --> 00:00:26.360
it through the belt loops.
10
00:00:26.360 --> 00:00:32.800
I've got a stick on the ground just to help my visual awareness.
11
00:00:32.800 --> 00:00:37.760
So now I'm going to get into my normal setup position.
12
00:00:37.760 --> 00:00:42.960
And my goal is to make a stroke and then I'm going to check to make sure that
13
00:00:42.960 --> 00:00:43.760
the stick
14
00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:48.320
stayed parallel to the stick on the ground.
15
00:00:48.320 --> 00:00:53.810
What I commonly see, and I'm not going to the hole, I tend to do this on two
16
00:00:53.810 --> 00:00:54.640
different
17
00:00:54.640 --> 00:00:58.020
length putts, I'll tend to do this on longer putts, and I'll tend to do this on
18
00:00:58.020 --> 00:00:58.440
really
19
00:00:58.440 --> 00:01:00.560
short putts.
20
00:01:00.560 --> 00:01:06.630
Some golfers use too much hips for speed, so they do kind of a shorter stroke,
21
00:01:06.630 --> 00:01:06.960
and then
22
00:01:06.960 --> 00:01:11.200
they'll turn their whole body kind of like this, usually have a more of a
23
00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:11.440
pronounced
24
00:01:11.440 --> 00:01:13.200
follow through like that.
25
00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:18.960
So that will be more of a speed issue, and that's where I want to get
26
00:01:18.960 --> 00:01:20.760
comfortable making
27
00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:25.280
a really big stroke and having minimal lower body movement.
28
00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:29.550
The other one is it's more of a rhythm thing, so on short putts, golfers will
29
00:01:29.550 --> 00:01:30.280
tend to get
30
00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:35.640
set up, and then it's just kind of a sloppiness where the lower body is helping
31
00:01:35.640 --> 00:01:36.520
create the
32
00:01:36.520 --> 00:01:39.830
rhythm of bringing the hands through, instead of doing it more from the
33
00:01:39.830 --> 00:01:40.840
shoulder blades,
34
00:01:40.840 --> 00:01:43.400
the shoulder girdle, and the ribs.
35
00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:49.870
So for those, I will try to do more of a short stroke and focus on the finish
36
00:01:49.870 --> 00:01:51.120
position where
37
00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:56.100
I'm really getting myself kind of feeling that my upper body has almost turned
38
00:01:56.100 --> 00:01:56.480
past
39
00:01:56.480 --> 00:02:01.400
my lower body as opposed to my upper body and my lower body turning together.
40
00:02:01.400 --> 00:02:07.990
I may also feel that my shoulders have turned more down on a plane closer to at
41
00:02:07.990 --> 00:02:08.760
the golf
42
00:02:08.760 --> 00:02:11.720
ball as opposed to turning more level.
43
00:02:11.720 --> 00:02:15.620
So if you are analyzing your putting stroke and you're seeing on video a lot of
44
00:02:15.620 --> 00:02:16.240
knee and
45
00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:20.600
lower body action, this is a really simple but powerfully effective drill for
46
00:02:20.600 --> 00:02:21.120
helping
47
00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:22.400
quiet down your lower body.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.120
This drill is using an alignment stick for lower body stability.
2
00:00:08.120 --> 00:00:13.020
So one of the tenants of really good putters is very little to no movement from
3
00:00:13.020 --> 00:00:13.760
the belly
4
00:00:13.760 --> 00:00:15.160
button down.
5
00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:18.640
So for those who are a little bit more visual, like you can't quite feel if
6
00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:19.440
your lower body
7
00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:23.680
is moving, I use this drill a lot, or I'm going to take an alignment stick and
8
00:00:23.680 --> 00:00:24.040
place
9
00:00:24.040 --> 00:00:26.360
it through the belt loops.
10
00:00:26.360 --> 00:00:32.800
I've got a stick on the ground just to help my visual awareness.
11
00:00:32.800 --> 00:00:37.760
So now I'm going to get into my normal setup position.
12
00:00:37.760 --> 00:00:42.960
And my goal is to make a stroke and then I'm going to check to make sure that
13
00:00:42.960 --> 00:00:43.760
the stick
14
00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:48.320
stayed parallel to the stick on the ground.
15
00:00:48.320 --> 00:00:53.810
What I commonly see, and I'm not going to the hole, I tend to do this on two
16
00:00:53.810 --> 00:00:54.640
different
17
00:00:54.640 --> 00:00:58.020
length putts, I'll tend to do this on longer putts, and I'll tend to do this on
18
00:00:58.020 --> 00:00:58.440
really
19
00:00:58.440 --> 00:01:00.560
short putts.
20
00:01:00.560 --> 00:01:06.630
Some golfers use too much hips for speed, so they do kind of a shorter stroke,
21
00:01:06.630 --> 00:01:06.960
and then
22
00:01:06.960 --> 00:01:11.200
they'll turn their whole body kind of like this, usually have a more of a
23
00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:11.440
pronounced
24
00:01:11.440 --> 00:01:13.200
follow through like that.
25
00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:18.960
So that will be more of a speed issue, and that's where I want to get
26
00:01:18.960 --> 00:01:20.760
comfortable making
27
00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:25.280
a really big stroke and having minimal lower body movement.
28
00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:29.550
The other one is it's more of a rhythm thing, so on short putts, golfers will
29
00:01:29.550 --> 00:01:30.280
tend to get
30
00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:35.640
set up, and then it's just kind of a sloppiness where the lower body is helping
31
00:01:35.640 --> 00:01:36.520
create the
32
00:01:36.520 --> 00:01:39.830
rhythm of bringing the hands through, instead of doing it more from the
33
00:01:39.830 --> 00:01:40.840
shoulder blades,
34
00:01:40.840 --> 00:01:43.400
the shoulder girdle, and the ribs.
35
00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:49.870
So for those, I will try to do more of a short stroke and focus on the finish
36
00:01:49.870 --> 00:01:51.120
position where
37
00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:56.100
I'm really getting myself kind of feeling that my upper body has almost turned
38
00:01:56.100 --> 00:01:56.480
past
39
00:01:56.480 --> 00:02:01.400
my lower body as opposed to my upper body and my lower body turning together.
40
00:02:01.400 --> 00:02:07.990
I may also feel that my shoulders have turned more down on a plane closer to at
41
00:02:07.990 --> 00:02:08.760
the golf
42
00:02:08.760 --> 00:02:11.720
ball as opposed to turning more level.
43
00:02:11.720 --> 00:02:15.620
So if you are analyzing your putting stroke and you're seeing on video a lot of
44
00:02:15.620 --> 00:02:16.240
knee and
45
00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:20.600
lower body action, this is a really simple but powerfully effective drill for
46
00:02:20.600 --> 00:02:21.120
helping
47
00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:22.400
quiet down your lower body.
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