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Improve Your Swing Power with the Beat the Drum Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Develop a dynamic movement that transfers energy from your lower body to your upper body.
- Understand how to keep your arms relaxed while powering your swing with your core.
- Practice making contact with the ground to reinforce the feeling of an effective swing motion.
Learn the Beat the Drum drill to enhance your swing power through proper body rotation and core engagement. This drill will help you relax your arms and generate speed from your torso.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.760
This drill is Beat the Drum and this is kind of a dynamic merry-go-round drill.
2
00:00:04.760 --> 00:00:09.120
So normally what I'll do is I will stand and hold the impact bag and let
3
00:00:09.120 --> 00:00:13.190
the students kind of hit it with their torso. But for demonstration purposes I
4
00:00:13.190 --> 00:00:13.240
'm
5
00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:17.520
gonna do this in kind of slow motion and I've got this yoga block that's kind
6
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:17.560
of
7
00:00:17.560 --> 00:00:25.720
representing the impact bag. I can bring the driver up good and that'll that'll
8
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:30.290
work on about you know it's protected by my towel so it should be okay. So we
9
00:00:30.290 --> 00:00:30.360
're
10
00:00:30.360 --> 00:00:35.520
gonna get into our golf posture and then you're gonna make a backswing. From
11
00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:35.760
here
12
00:00:35.760 --> 00:00:39.360
you're gonna try and do a little bit of that Jackson 5 keeping that core
13
00:00:39.360 --> 00:00:39.760
engaged
14
00:00:39.760 --> 00:00:47.000
and then you're gonna let that upper body rotate until it basically hits
15
00:00:47.000 --> 00:00:51.320
something just a you know a foot ahead of the target line something like that.
16
00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:56.440
You're not trying to accelerate that upper body all the way to impact because
17
00:00:56.440 --> 00:01:02.080
then the arms would have no real phase. So again I'm gonna lower body and then
18
00:01:02.080 --> 00:01:08.440
core transferring it to that upper body. So making sure that when my lower body
19
00:01:08.440 --> 00:01:11.560
goes it transfers through my core into my upper body and it feels like it's
20
00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:15.800
turning into this kind of dynamic movement. From the down the line it would
21
00:01:15.800 --> 00:01:22.600
basically look something like that and this is about where that torso speed is
22
00:01:22.600 --> 00:01:27.680
gonna be the highest. Now in the actual golf swing that ends up looking like it
23
00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:32.770
gets all the way down to about here. So I'm beating the drum beating the drum
24
00:01:32.770 --> 00:01:33.080
and
25
00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:38.280
then I let it go as I've built up this momentum and I've kind of started this
26
00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:41.720
chain reaction from the lower body through the core into the shoulders.
27
00:01:41.720 --> 00:01:45.240
Be it the drum is great if you're working on relaxing those arms and
28
00:01:45.240 --> 00:01:48.480
powering the swing more from your body rotation. Once you have a good feeling
29
00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:52.120
you can try to make contact with the ground and then put a golf ball and let
30
00:01:52.120 --> 00:01:56.960
it get in the way. So now that I've got a feeling of that beat the ground I'm
31
00:01:56.960 --> 00:02:01.560
gonna try and let that upper body get powered kind of like so and we're gonna
32
00:02:01.560 --> 00:02:10.160
aim this a little bit more down range. So now when I beat the drum I'm just
33
00:02:10.160 --> 00:02:10.200
gonna
34
00:02:10.200 --> 00:02:20.640
let that momentum from my body go into the arms and club. Kind of like that.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.760
This drill is Beat the Drum and this is kind of a dynamic merry-go-round drill.
2
00:00:04.760 --> 00:00:09.120
So normally what I'll do is I will stand and hold the impact bag and let
3
00:00:09.120 --> 00:00:13.190
the students kind of hit it with their torso. But for demonstration purposes I
4
00:00:13.190 --> 00:00:13.240
'm
5
00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:17.520
gonna do this in kind of slow motion and I've got this yoga block that's kind
6
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:17.560
of
7
00:00:17.560 --> 00:00:25.720
representing the impact bag. I can bring the driver up good and that'll that'll
8
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:30.290
work on about you know it's protected by my towel so it should be okay. So we
9
00:00:30.290 --> 00:00:30.360
're
10
00:00:30.360 --> 00:00:35.520
gonna get into our golf posture and then you're gonna make a backswing. From
11
00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:35.760
here
12
00:00:35.760 --> 00:00:39.360
you're gonna try and do a little bit of that Jackson 5 keeping that core
13
00:00:39.360 --> 00:00:39.760
engaged
14
00:00:39.760 --> 00:00:47.000
and then you're gonna let that upper body rotate until it basically hits
15
00:00:47.000 --> 00:00:51.320
something just a you know a foot ahead of the target line something like that.
16
00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:56.440
You're not trying to accelerate that upper body all the way to impact because
17
00:00:56.440 --> 00:01:02.080
then the arms would have no real phase. So again I'm gonna lower body and then
18
00:01:02.080 --> 00:01:08.440
core transferring it to that upper body. So making sure that when my lower body
19
00:01:08.440 --> 00:01:11.560
goes it transfers through my core into my upper body and it feels like it's
20
00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:15.800
turning into this kind of dynamic movement. From the down the line it would
21
00:01:15.800 --> 00:01:22.600
basically look something like that and this is about where that torso speed is
22
00:01:22.600 --> 00:01:27.680
gonna be the highest. Now in the actual golf swing that ends up looking like it
23
00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:32.770
gets all the way down to about here. So I'm beating the drum beating the drum
24
00:01:32.770 --> 00:01:33.080
and
25
00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:38.280
then I let it go as I've built up this momentum and I've kind of started this
26
00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:41.720
chain reaction from the lower body through the core into the shoulders.
27
00:01:41.720 --> 00:01:45.240
Be it the drum is great if you're working on relaxing those arms and
28
00:01:45.240 --> 00:01:48.480
powering the swing more from your body rotation. Once you have a good feeling
29
00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:52.120
you can try to make contact with the ground and then put a golf ball and let
30
00:01:52.120 --> 00:01:56.960
it get in the way. So now that I've got a feeling of that beat the ground I'm
31
00:01:56.960 --> 00:02:01.560
gonna try and let that upper body get powered kind of like so and we're gonna
32
00:02:01.560 --> 00:02:10.160
aim this a little bit more down range. So now when I beat the drum I'm just
33
00:02:10.160 --> 00:02:10.200
gonna
34
00:02:10.200 --> 00:02:20.640
let that momentum from my body go into the arms and club. Kind of like that.
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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 Power with the Beat the Drum Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Develop a dynamic movement that transfers energy from your lower body to your upper body.
- Understand how to keep your arms relaxed while powering your swing with your core.
- Practice making contact with the ground to reinforce the feeling of an effective swing motion.
Learn the Beat the Drum drill to enhance your swing power through proper body rotation and core engagement. This drill will help you relax your arms and generate speed from your torso.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.760
This drill is Beat the Drum and this is kind of a dynamic merry-go-round drill.
2
00:00:04.760 --> 00:00:09.120
So normally what I'll do is I will stand and hold the impact bag and let
3
00:00:09.120 --> 00:00:13.190
the students kind of hit it with their torso. But for demonstration purposes I
4
00:00:13.190 --> 00:00:13.240
'm
5
00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:17.520
gonna do this in kind of slow motion and I've got this yoga block that's kind
6
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:17.560
of
7
00:00:17.560 --> 00:00:25.720
representing the impact bag. I can bring the driver up good and that'll that'll
8
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:30.290
work on about you know it's protected by my towel so it should be okay. So we
9
00:00:30.290 --> 00:00:30.360
're
10
00:00:30.360 --> 00:00:35.520
gonna get into our golf posture and then you're gonna make a backswing. From
11
00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:35.760
here
12
00:00:35.760 --> 00:00:39.360
you're gonna try and do a little bit of that Jackson 5 keeping that core
13
00:00:39.360 --> 00:00:39.760
engaged
14
00:00:39.760 --> 00:00:47.000
and then you're gonna let that upper body rotate until it basically hits
15
00:00:47.000 --> 00:00:51.320
something just a you know a foot ahead of the target line something like that.
16
00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:56.440
You're not trying to accelerate that upper body all the way to impact because
17
00:00:56.440 --> 00:01:02.080
then the arms would have no real phase. So again I'm gonna lower body and then
18
00:01:02.080 --> 00:01:08.440
core transferring it to that upper body. So making sure that when my lower body
19
00:01:08.440 --> 00:01:11.560
goes it transfers through my core into my upper body and it feels like it's
20
00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:15.800
turning into this kind of dynamic movement. From the down the line it would
21
00:01:15.800 --> 00:01:22.600
basically look something like that and this is about where that torso speed is
22
00:01:22.600 --> 00:01:27.680
gonna be the highest. Now in the actual golf swing that ends up looking like it
23
00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:32.770
gets all the way down to about here. So I'm beating the drum beating the drum
24
00:01:32.770 --> 00:01:33.080
and
25
00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:38.280
then I let it go as I've built up this momentum and I've kind of started this
26
00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:41.720
chain reaction from the lower body through the core into the shoulders.
27
00:01:41.720 --> 00:01:45.240
Be it the drum is great if you're working on relaxing those arms and
28
00:01:45.240 --> 00:01:48.480
powering the swing more from your body rotation. Once you have a good feeling
29
00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:52.120
you can try to make contact with the ground and then put a golf ball and let
30
00:01:52.120 --> 00:01:56.960
it get in the way. So now that I've got a feeling of that beat the ground I'm
31
00:01:56.960 --> 00:02:01.560
gonna try and let that upper body get powered kind of like so and we're gonna
32
00:02:01.560 --> 00:02:10.160
aim this a little bit more down range. So now when I beat the drum I'm just
33
00:02:10.160 --> 00:02:10.200
gonna
34
00:02:10.200 --> 00:02:20.640
let that momentum from my body go into the arms and club. Kind of like that.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.760
This drill is Beat the Drum and this is kind of a dynamic merry-go-round drill.
2
00:00:04.760 --> 00:00:09.120
So normally what I'll do is I will stand and hold the impact bag and let
3
00:00:09.120 --> 00:00:13.190
the students kind of hit it with their torso. But for demonstration purposes I
4
00:00:13.190 --> 00:00:13.240
'm
5
00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:17.520
gonna do this in kind of slow motion and I've got this yoga block that's kind
6
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:17.560
of
7
00:00:17.560 --> 00:00:25.720
representing the impact bag. I can bring the driver up good and that'll that'll
8
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:30.290
work on about you know it's protected by my towel so it should be okay. So we
9
00:00:30.290 --> 00:00:30.360
're
10
00:00:30.360 --> 00:00:35.520
gonna get into our golf posture and then you're gonna make a backswing. From
11
00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:35.760
here
12
00:00:35.760 --> 00:00:39.360
you're gonna try and do a little bit of that Jackson 5 keeping that core
13
00:00:39.360 --> 00:00:39.760
engaged
14
00:00:39.760 --> 00:00:47.000
and then you're gonna let that upper body rotate until it basically hits
15
00:00:47.000 --> 00:00:51.320
something just a you know a foot ahead of the target line something like that.
16
00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:56.440
You're not trying to accelerate that upper body all the way to impact because
17
00:00:56.440 --> 00:01:02.080
then the arms would have no real phase. So again I'm gonna lower body and then
18
00:01:02.080 --> 00:01:08.440
core transferring it to that upper body. So making sure that when my lower body
19
00:01:08.440 --> 00:01:11.560
goes it transfers through my core into my upper body and it feels like it's
20
00:01:11.560 --> 00:01:15.800
turning into this kind of dynamic movement. From the down the line it would
21
00:01:15.800 --> 00:01:22.600
basically look something like that and this is about where that torso speed is
22
00:01:22.600 --> 00:01:27.680
gonna be the highest. Now in the actual golf swing that ends up looking like it
23
00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:32.770
gets all the way down to about here. So I'm beating the drum beating the drum
24
00:01:32.770 --> 00:01:33.080
and
25
00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:38.280
then I let it go as I've built up this momentum and I've kind of started this
26
00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:41.720
chain reaction from the lower body through the core into the shoulders.
27
00:01:41.720 --> 00:01:45.240
Be it the drum is great if you're working on relaxing those arms and
28
00:01:45.240 --> 00:01:48.480
powering the swing more from your body rotation. Once you have a good feeling
29
00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:52.120
you can try to make contact with the ground and then put a golf ball and let
30
00:01:52.120 --> 00:01:56.960
it get in the way. So now that I've got a feeling of that beat the ground I'm
31
00:01:56.960 --> 00:02:01.560
gonna try and let that upper body get powered kind of like so and we're gonna
32
00:02:01.560 --> 00:02:10.160
aim this a little bit more down range. So now when I beat the drum I'm just
33
00:02:10.160 --> 00:02:10.200
gonna
34
00:02:10.200 --> 00:02:20.640
let that momentum from my body go into the arms and club. Kind of like that.
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