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.

Stop Oversetting Your Wrists for Better Contact

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Identify when you're oversetting your wrists and how it affects your swing
  • Practice maintaining a consistent wrist position for better contact
  • Feel the difference between proper wrist extension and excessive hinge

In this drill, you'll learn how to use a hanger to prevent oversetting your wrists during your swing. This awareness is crucial for improving your ball striking and maintaining proper wrist position through transition.

Video Transcript
WEBVTT

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(upbeat music)

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This drill is anti-overset with the hanger.

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00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:09.520
So we're gonna use a hanger to help

4
00:00:09.520 --> 00:00:12.160
heighten the awareness of what's going on with our wrist.

5
00:00:12.160 --> 00:00:15.500
This is designed for golfers who tend to really

6
00:00:15.500 --> 00:00:17.560
over set the wrist.

7
00:00:17.560 --> 00:00:19.520
Maybe they practiced with a swing guide

8
00:00:19.520 --> 00:00:21.800
or they had the classic thought of trying

9
00:00:21.800 --> 00:00:24.880
to maximally hinge this up as much as possible.

10
00:00:24.880 --> 00:00:29.120
But the problem is if I over set the wrist

11
00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:31.600
and get it as maximally hinged as I can here,

12
00:00:31.600 --> 00:00:33.640
then what'll typically happen is one of the first things

13
00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:36.560
to fire will then be the wrist in transition.

14
00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:40.040
So I get more of this arm-dominant vertical

15
00:00:40.040 --> 00:00:43.760
kind of casting pattern that causes me

16
00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:45.720
to have to stand up away from the ground

17
00:00:45.720 --> 00:00:47.280
so I can start this little cascade

18
00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:49.080
that causes a lot of contact problems.

19
00:00:49.080 --> 00:00:53.280
So what we're gonna do here is we're going to hold a hanger.

20
00:00:53.280 --> 00:00:55.480
You can either use something like the actual golf hanger

21
00:00:55.480 --> 00:00:59.600
or just a simple hanger you would get at target or Walmart.

22
00:00:59.600 --> 00:01:04.080
And now what we're gonna do is as we bring the club back,

23
00:01:04.080 --> 00:01:08.680
as I hinge my wrist, I will feel the hanger slide

24
00:01:08.680 --> 00:01:12.560
on the wrist so I can feel it changing position

25
00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:14.400
as I bring it up vertically like this.

26
00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:16.920
So what we're gonna do is we're going to

27
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preset a little bit there and then we're gonna concentrate

28
00:01:19.760 --> 00:01:23.880
on not letting the hanger come up like this.

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We're gonna try to keep it the same

30
00:01:25.400 --> 00:01:28.520
and let the wrist set more by going into extension

31
00:01:28.520 --> 00:01:32.320
of the trail wrist rather than hinging

32
00:01:32.320 --> 00:01:35.040
or radial deviation of the lead wrist.

33
00:01:35.040 --> 00:01:38.680
So got the hanger connected there, keeping it about the same

34
00:01:38.680 --> 00:01:41.680
and I'm gonna practice kind of keeping it the same

35
00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:43.520
there through transition.

36
00:01:43.520 --> 00:01:45.280
I can have a little bit of play this way

37
00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:48.440
but I don't wanna have very much movement that way.

38
00:01:48.440 --> 00:01:51.520
Now, depending on the thickness of the hanger,

39
00:01:51.520 --> 00:01:54.560
you can actually hit balls working on this.

40
00:01:54.560 --> 00:01:56.960
And because it's more of a transition thing,

41
00:01:56.960 --> 00:01:58.680
I probably wouldn't really do nine to threes.

42
00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:00.440
I probably start at 10 to twos

43
00:02:00.440 --> 00:02:04.080
and work from 10 to twos to full swings.

44
00:02:04.080 --> 00:02:09.080
So I'm gonna hold the hanger underneath just like so.

45
00:02:09.080 --> 00:02:14.200
And then I'm going to bring the club up

46
00:02:14.200 --> 00:02:17.360
and I'm just gonna pay attention to where that set is there

47
00:02:17.360 --> 00:02:19.600
at what it feels like at about 90 degrees.

48
00:02:19.600 --> 00:02:23.240
And now I'm gonna try and feel like I end the backswing

49
00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:26.720
more with hip and body movement

50
00:02:26.720 --> 00:02:30.080
as opposed to really overloading the wrist.

51
00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:32.560
Typically, this becomes a timing issue for a lot of golfers

52
00:02:32.560 --> 00:02:35.320
because they tend to really overload the wrist

53
00:02:35.320 --> 00:02:38.680
as the last segment that gets loaded.

54
00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:40.960
And that starts this whole cascade of,

55
00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:43.720
it's gotten overloaded and now I have to let it out pretty quickly.

56
00:02:43.720 --> 00:02:48.000
Okay, so I'm gonna bring it up to about my 10 o'clock position

57
00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:51.960
and now I'm just gonna freeze the wrist in that position

58
00:02:51.960 --> 00:02:54.480
as I finish the rest of the swing.

59
00:02:54.480 --> 00:02:55.680
So I'm gonna bring it up,

60
00:02:55.680 --> 00:02:57.280
wrist isn't allowed to set anymore.

61
00:02:57.280 --> 00:03:00.240
Now I'm getting the rest of the set

62
00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:02.360
more from a little body movement.

63
00:03:02.360 --> 00:03:04.400
This will help me feel ending the backswing

64
00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:07.200
with my body instead of ending the backswing with my wrist.

65
00:03:07.200 --> 00:03:09.760
I can also do this in a little shorter version

66
00:03:09.760 --> 00:03:12.640
where I'm gonna bring it back, just gonna preset it there.

67
00:03:12.640 --> 00:03:15.320
And now I'm gonna do more of a 10 to two.

68
00:03:15.320 --> 00:03:19.320
So I'm gonna bring it up and just release it there.

69
00:03:19.320 --> 00:03:22.280
Now in that version, I'm not really gonna feel anything

70
00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:24.560
on maximum waist stretch at the top of the swing.

71
00:03:24.560 --> 00:03:27.160
When I'm doing more from the 10 to two all the way up

72
00:03:27.160 --> 00:03:29.120
to the full swing, I'll tend to feel the stretch

73
00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:31.600
or the trigger for the ending of the swing

74
00:03:31.600 --> 00:03:33.160
more in my hips and core.

75
00:03:33.160 --> 00:03:35.600
So if you look at face on video

76
00:03:35.600 --> 00:03:39.120
and you have a really oftentimes an overswing,

77
00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:42.520
but if you have a lot of wrist set kind of like this,

78
00:03:42.520 --> 00:03:45.960
it's typically coming from overdoing this motion

79
00:03:45.960 --> 00:03:49.160
and not enough of this motion,

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00:03:49.160 --> 00:03:50.920
using a hanger can help heighten your awareness

81
00:03:50.920 --> 00:03:52.480
and help you change that pattern.

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00:03:52.480 --> 00:03:55.060
(upbeat music)

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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.

Stop Oversetting Your Wrists for Better Contact

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Identify when you're oversetting your wrists and how it affects your swing
  • Practice maintaining a consistent wrist position for better contact
  • Feel the difference between proper wrist extension and excessive hinge

In this drill, you'll learn how to use a hanger to prevent oversetting your wrists during your swing. This awareness is crucial for improving your ball striking and maintaining proper wrist position through transition.

Video Transcript
WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.580
(upbeat music)

2
00:00:02.580 --> 00:00:07.480
This drill is anti-overset with the hanger.

3
00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:09.520
So we're gonna use a hanger to help

4
00:00:09.520 --> 00:00:12.160
heighten the awareness of what's going on with our wrist.

5
00:00:12.160 --> 00:00:15.500
This is designed for golfers who tend to really

6
00:00:15.500 --> 00:00:17.560
over set the wrist.

7
00:00:17.560 --> 00:00:19.520
Maybe they practiced with a swing guide

8
00:00:19.520 --> 00:00:21.800
or they had the classic thought of trying

9
00:00:21.800 --> 00:00:24.880
to maximally hinge this up as much as possible.

10
00:00:24.880 --> 00:00:29.120
But the problem is if I over set the wrist

11
00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:31.600
and get it as maximally hinged as I can here,

12
00:00:31.600 --> 00:00:33.640
then what'll typically happen is one of the first things

13
00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:36.560
to fire will then be the wrist in transition.

14
00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:40.040
So I get more of this arm-dominant vertical

15
00:00:40.040 --> 00:00:43.760
kind of casting pattern that causes me

16
00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:45.720
to have to stand up away from the ground

17
00:00:45.720 --> 00:00:47.280
so I can start this little cascade

18
00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:49.080
that causes a lot of contact problems.

19
00:00:49.080 --> 00:00:53.280
So what we're gonna do here is we're going to hold a hanger.

20
00:00:53.280 --> 00:00:55.480
You can either use something like the actual golf hanger

21
00:00:55.480 --> 00:00:59.600
or just a simple hanger you would get at target or Walmart.

22
00:00:59.600 --> 00:01:04.080
And now what we're gonna do is as we bring the club back,

23
00:01:04.080 --> 00:01:08.680
as I hinge my wrist, I will feel the hanger slide

24
00:01:08.680 --> 00:01:12.560
on the wrist so I can feel it changing position

25
00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:14.400
as I bring it up vertically like this.

26
00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:16.920
So what we're gonna do is we're going to

27
00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:19.760
preset a little bit there and then we're gonna concentrate

28
00:01:19.760 --> 00:01:23.880
on not letting the hanger come up like this.

29
00:01:23.880 --> 00:01:25.400
We're gonna try to keep it the same

30
00:01:25.400 --> 00:01:28.520
and let the wrist set more by going into extension

31
00:01:28.520 --> 00:01:32.320
of the trail wrist rather than hinging

32
00:01:32.320 --> 00:01:35.040
or radial deviation of the lead wrist.

33
00:01:35.040 --> 00:01:38.680
So got the hanger connected there, keeping it about the same

34
00:01:38.680 --> 00:01:41.680
and I'm gonna practice kind of keeping it the same

35
00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:43.520
there through transition.

36
00:01:43.520 --> 00:01:45.280
I can have a little bit of play this way

37
00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:48.440
but I don't wanna have very much movement that way.

38
00:01:48.440 --> 00:01:51.520
Now, depending on the thickness of the hanger,

39
00:01:51.520 --> 00:01:54.560
you can actually hit balls working on this.

40
00:01:54.560 --> 00:01:56.960
And because it's more of a transition thing,

41
00:01:56.960 --> 00:01:58.680
I probably wouldn't really do nine to threes.

42
00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:00.440
I probably start at 10 to twos

43
00:02:00.440 --> 00:02:04.080
and work from 10 to twos to full swings.

44
00:02:04.080 --> 00:02:09.080
So I'm gonna hold the hanger underneath just like so.

45
00:02:09.080 --> 00:02:14.200
And then I'm going to bring the club up

46
00:02:14.200 --> 00:02:17.360
and I'm just gonna pay attention to where that set is there

47
00:02:17.360 --> 00:02:19.600
at what it feels like at about 90 degrees.

48
00:02:19.600 --> 00:02:23.240
And now I'm gonna try and feel like I end the backswing

49
00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:26.720
more with hip and body movement

50
00:02:26.720 --> 00:02:30.080
as opposed to really overloading the wrist.

51
00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:32.560
Typically, this becomes a timing issue for a lot of golfers

52
00:02:32.560 --> 00:02:35.320
because they tend to really overload the wrist

53
00:02:35.320 --> 00:02:38.680
as the last segment that gets loaded.

54
00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:40.960
And that starts this whole cascade of,

55
00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:43.720
it's gotten overloaded and now I have to let it out pretty quickly.

56
00:02:43.720 --> 00:02:48.000
Okay, so I'm gonna bring it up to about my 10 o'clock position

57
00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:51.960
and now I'm just gonna freeze the wrist in that position

58
00:02:51.960 --> 00:02:54.480
as I finish the rest of the swing.

59
00:02:54.480 --> 00:02:55.680
So I'm gonna bring it up,

60
00:02:55.680 --> 00:02:57.280
wrist isn't allowed to set anymore.

61
00:02:57.280 --> 00:03:00.240
Now I'm getting the rest of the set

62
00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:02.360
more from a little body movement.

63
00:03:02.360 --> 00:03:04.400
This will help me feel ending the backswing

64
00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:07.200
with my body instead of ending the backswing with my wrist.

65
00:03:07.200 --> 00:03:09.760
I can also do this in a little shorter version

66
00:03:09.760 --> 00:03:12.640
where I'm gonna bring it back, just gonna preset it there.

67
00:03:12.640 --> 00:03:15.320
And now I'm gonna do more of a 10 to two.

68
00:03:15.320 --> 00:03:19.320
So I'm gonna bring it up and just release it there.

69
00:03:19.320 --> 00:03:22.280
Now in that version, I'm not really gonna feel anything

70
00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:24.560
on maximum waist stretch at the top of the swing.

71
00:03:24.560 --> 00:03:27.160
When I'm doing more from the 10 to two all the way up

72
00:03:27.160 --> 00:03:29.120
to the full swing, I'll tend to feel the stretch

73
00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:31.600
or the trigger for the ending of the swing

74
00:03:31.600 --> 00:03:33.160
more in my hips and core.

75
00:03:33.160 --> 00:03:35.600
So if you look at face on video

76
00:03:35.600 --> 00:03:39.120
and you have a really oftentimes an overswing,

77
00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:42.520
but if you have a lot of wrist set kind of like this,

78
00:03:42.520 --> 00:03:45.960
it's typically coming from overdoing this motion

79
00:03:45.960 --> 00:03:49.160
and not enough of this motion,

80
00:03:49.160 --> 00:03:50.920
using a hanger can help heighten your awareness

81
00:03:50.920 --> 00:03:52.480
and help you change that pattern.

82
00:03:52.480 --> 00:03:55.060
(upbeat music)

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