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Avoid Pendulum Swings: Get More Control with Your Arms
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the common mistake of swinging both arms like a pendulum
- Understand how to position your arms for better club path
- Feel the difference between arm movements and improve your release
Learn how to prevent your arms from swinging like a pendulum during your golf swing. This drill will help you develop proper arm movement for improved consistency and accuracy.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.940
This drill is both arms can't swing like a pendulum. So when you're doing the
2
00:00:05.940 --> 00:00:10.620
single arm drills, if you're working on your release, I'm going to show you a
3
00:00:10.620 --> 00:00:15.480
common problem that I see as a lot of golfers work through these drills. The
4
00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:20.040
common problem is they want to swing both arms like a pendulum. Now they're
5
00:00:20.040 --> 00:00:22.920
not aware that that's what they're trying to do, but they're trying to swing
6
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:27.960
both arms basically from the shoulder socket keeping the arm pretty straight
7
00:00:27.960 --> 00:00:32.880
and just kind of letting the club swing from underneath it. Now because my arms
8
00:00:32.880 --> 00:00:38.000
are in you know a good distance away from each other, if this arm swings from a
9
00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:41.680
pendulum and this arm swings from the pendulum, you'll see that there's no
10
00:00:41.680 --> 00:00:45.520
possible way for those hands to follow the exact same path. So there's no way
11
00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:51.760
that the club would follow the same path given each hand. For example, if this
12
00:00:51.760 --> 00:00:57.760
right arm swings like a pendulum, then this position here, where the left arm
13
00:00:57.760 --> 00:01:02.560
would have to have some bend to it, where if the right or sorry, if the left
14
00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:03.200
arm
15
00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:08.000
swings like a pendulum, then in this position here, that right arm would have
16
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:13.000
to have the bend. So you can't have both arms swing like a pendulum. One has to
17
00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:18.960
act more like a piston. So if the right arm is going to act like a piston, it
18
00:01:18.960 --> 00:01:23.360
will tend to look more like this. If the left arm is going to act like a piston
19
00:01:23.360 --> 00:01:23.360
,
20
00:01:23.360 --> 00:01:28.640
it will tend to look more like this. Those are the two ways to have the
21
00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:29.320
combined
22
00:01:29.320 --> 00:01:34.640
actions work more like a pendulum, because you can have everything work like a
23
00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:39.200
pendulum when you have both hands on the club, where it's swinging a little bit
24
00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:44.960
more around your rib cage. But the problem with that is it's very much a
25
00:01:44.960 --> 00:01:50.640
U-shaped swing. So if I have any amount of side bend, the club is going to tend
26
00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:50.760
to
27
00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:55.760
want to swing low to high. Even if I tend to delay my wrist, it's still going
28
00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:55.920
to
29
00:01:55.920 --> 00:02:00.640
tend to swing low to high, compared to if I have that trail arm working more
30
00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:00.840
like
31
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.960
a pendulum, the club will work a little bit more high to low and have a longer
32
00:02:05.960 --> 00:02:11.280
flat spot or brush location. So when you're doing these single arms, you want
33
00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:11.360
to
34
00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:17.440
make sure that that trail arm is working a little bit more like a piston. It
35
00:02:17.440 --> 00:02:17.600
can
36
00:02:17.600 --> 00:02:24.280
be very fluid. It doesn't have to be explosive, but in order to get the left
37
00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:30.280
arm to work a little bit more like that pendulum, then the right arm, the right
38
00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:34.100
elbow is going to have to have some bend in it. You can't just swing it from
39
00:02:34.100 --> 00:02:34.320
the
40
00:02:34.320 --> 00:02:37.960
shoulders. So pay attention to those details when you're working through the
41
00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:42.520
single arm releases here in the release section.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.940
This drill is both arms can't swing like a pendulum. So when you're doing the
2
00:00:05.940 --> 00:00:10.620
single arm drills, if you're working on your release, I'm going to show you a
3
00:00:10.620 --> 00:00:15.480
common problem that I see as a lot of golfers work through these drills. The
4
00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:20.040
common problem is they want to swing both arms like a pendulum. Now they're
5
00:00:20.040 --> 00:00:22.920
not aware that that's what they're trying to do, but they're trying to swing
6
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:27.960
both arms basically from the shoulder socket keeping the arm pretty straight
7
00:00:27.960 --> 00:00:32.880
and just kind of letting the club swing from underneath it. Now because my arms
8
00:00:32.880 --> 00:00:38.000
are in you know a good distance away from each other, if this arm swings from a
9
00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:41.680
pendulum and this arm swings from the pendulum, you'll see that there's no
10
00:00:41.680 --> 00:00:45.520
possible way for those hands to follow the exact same path. So there's no way
11
00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:51.760
that the club would follow the same path given each hand. For example, if this
12
00:00:51.760 --> 00:00:57.760
right arm swings like a pendulum, then this position here, where the left arm
13
00:00:57.760 --> 00:01:02.560
would have to have some bend to it, where if the right or sorry, if the left
14
00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:03.200
arm
15
00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:08.000
swings like a pendulum, then in this position here, that right arm would have
16
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:13.000
to have the bend. So you can't have both arms swing like a pendulum. One has to
17
00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:18.960
act more like a piston. So if the right arm is going to act like a piston, it
18
00:01:18.960 --> 00:01:23.360
will tend to look more like this. If the left arm is going to act like a piston
19
00:01:23.360 --> 00:01:23.360
,
20
00:01:23.360 --> 00:01:28.640
it will tend to look more like this. Those are the two ways to have the
21
00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:29.320
combined
22
00:01:29.320 --> 00:01:34.640
actions work more like a pendulum, because you can have everything work like a
23
00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:39.200
pendulum when you have both hands on the club, where it's swinging a little bit
24
00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:44.960
more around your rib cage. But the problem with that is it's very much a
25
00:01:44.960 --> 00:01:50.640
U-shaped swing. So if I have any amount of side bend, the club is going to tend
26
00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:50.760
to
27
00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:55.760
want to swing low to high. Even if I tend to delay my wrist, it's still going
28
00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:55.920
to
29
00:01:55.920 --> 00:02:00.640
tend to swing low to high, compared to if I have that trail arm working more
30
00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:00.840
like
31
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.960
a pendulum, the club will work a little bit more high to low and have a longer
32
00:02:05.960 --> 00:02:11.280
flat spot or brush location. So when you're doing these single arms, you want
33
00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:11.360
to
34
00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:17.440
make sure that that trail arm is working a little bit more like a piston. It
35
00:02:17.440 --> 00:02:17.600
can
36
00:02:17.600 --> 00:02:24.280
be very fluid. It doesn't have to be explosive, but in order to get the left
37
00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:30.280
arm to work a little bit more like that pendulum, then the right arm, the right
38
00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:34.100
elbow is going to have to have some bend in it. You can't just swing it from
39
00:02:34.100 --> 00:02:34.320
the
40
00:02:34.320 --> 00:02:37.960
shoulders. So pay attention to those details when you're working through the
41
00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:42.520
single arm releases here in the release section.
Have questions?
Ask Mulligan for help
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.
Avoid Pendulum Swings: Get More Control with Your Arms
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the common mistake of swinging both arms like a pendulum
- Understand how to position your arms for better club path
- Feel the difference between arm movements and improve your release
Learn how to prevent your arms from swinging like a pendulum during your golf swing. This drill will help you develop proper arm movement for improved consistency and accuracy.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.940
This drill is both arms can't swing like a pendulum. So when you're doing the
2
00:00:05.940 --> 00:00:10.620
single arm drills, if you're working on your release, I'm going to show you a
3
00:00:10.620 --> 00:00:15.480
common problem that I see as a lot of golfers work through these drills. The
4
00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:20.040
common problem is they want to swing both arms like a pendulum. Now they're
5
00:00:20.040 --> 00:00:22.920
not aware that that's what they're trying to do, but they're trying to swing
6
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:27.960
both arms basically from the shoulder socket keeping the arm pretty straight
7
00:00:27.960 --> 00:00:32.880
and just kind of letting the club swing from underneath it. Now because my arms
8
00:00:32.880 --> 00:00:38.000
are in you know a good distance away from each other, if this arm swings from a
9
00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:41.680
pendulum and this arm swings from the pendulum, you'll see that there's no
10
00:00:41.680 --> 00:00:45.520
possible way for those hands to follow the exact same path. So there's no way
11
00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:51.760
that the club would follow the same path given each hand. For example, if this
12
00:00:51.760 --> 00:00:57.760
right arm swings like a pendulum, then this position here, where the left arm
13
00:00:57.760 --> 00:01:02.560
would have to have some bend to it, where if the right or sorry, if the left
14
00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:03.200
arm
15
00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:08.000
swings like a pendulum, then in this position here, that right arm would have
16
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:13.000
to have the bend. So you can't have both arms swing like a pendulum. One has to
17
00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:18.960
act more like a piston. So if the right arm is going to act like a piston, it
18
00:01:18.960 --> 00:01:23.360
will tend to look more like this. If the left arm is going to act like a piston
19
00:01:23.360 --> 00:01:23.360
,
20
00:01:23.360 --> 00:01:28.640
it will tend to look more like this. Those are the two ways to have the
21
00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:29.320
combined
22
00:01:29.320 --> 00:01:34.640
actions work more like a pendulum, because you can have everything work like a
23
00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:39.200
pendulum when you have both hands on the club, where it's swinging a little bit
24
00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:44.960
more around your rib cage. But the problem with that is it's very much a
25
00:01:44.960 --> 00:01:50.640
U-shaped swing. So if I have any amount of side bend, the club is going to tend
26
00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:50.760
to
27
00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:55.760
want to swing low to high. Even if I tend to delay my wrist, it's still going
28
00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:55.920
to
29
00:01:55.920 --> 00:02:00.640
tend to swing low to high, compared to if I have that trail arm working more
30
00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:00.840
like
31
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.960
a pendulum, the club will work a little bit more high to low and have a longer
32
00:02:05.960 --> 00:02:11.280
flat spot or brush location. So when you're doing these single arms, you want
33
00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:11.360
to
34
00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:17.440
make sure that that trail arm is working a little bit more like a piston. It
35
00:02:17.440 --> 00:02:17.600
can
36
00:02:17.600 --> 00:02:24.280
be very fluid. It doesn't have to be explosive, but in order to get the left
37
00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:30.280
arm to work a little bit more like that pendulum, then the right arm, the right
38
00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:34.100
elbow is going to have to have some bend in it. You can't just swing it from
39
00:02:34.100 --> 00:02:34.320
the
40
00:02:34.320 --> 00:02:37.960
shoulders. So pay attention to those details when you're working through the
41
00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:42.520
single arm releases here in the release section.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.940
This drill is both arms can't swing like a pendulum. So when you're doing the
2
00:00:05.940 --> 00:00:10.620
single arm drills, if you're working on your release, I'm going to show you a
3
00:00:10.620 --> 00:00:15.480
common problem that I see as a lot of golfers work through these drills. The
4
00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:20.040
common problem is they want to swing both arms like a pendulum. Now they're
5
00:00:20.040 --> 00:00:22.920
not aware that that's what they're trying to do, but they're trying to swing
6
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:27.960
both arms basically from the shoulder socket keeping the arm pretty straight
7
00:00:27.960 --> 00:00:32.880
and just kind of letting the club swing from underneath it. Now because my arms
8
00:00:32.880 --> 00:00:38.000
are in you know a good distance away from each other, if this arm swings from a
9
00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:41.680
pendulum and this arm swings from the pendulum, you'll see that there's no
10
00:00:41.680 --> 00:00:45.520
possible way for those hands to follow the exact same path. So there's no way
11
00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:51.760
that the club would follow the same path given each hand. For example, if this
12
00:00:51.760 --> 00:00:57.760
right arm swings like a pendulum, then this position here, where the left arm
13
00:00:57.760 --> 00:01:02.560
would have to have some bend to it, where if the right or sorry, if the left
14
00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:03.200
arm
15
00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:08.000
swings like a pendulum, then in this position here, that right arm would have
16
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:13.000
to have the bend. So you can't have both arms swing like a pendulum. One has to
17
00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:18.960
act more like a piston. So if the right arm is going to act like a piston, it
18
00:01:18.960 --> 00:01:23.360
will tend to look more like this. If the left arm is going to act like a piston
19
00:01:23.360 --> 00:01:23.360
,
20
00:01:23.360 --> 00:01:28.640
it will tend to look more like this. Those are the two ways to have the
21
00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:29.320
combined
22
00:01:29.320 --> 00:01:34.640
actions work more like a pendulum, because you can have everything work like a
23
00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:39.200
pendulum when you have both hands on the club, where it's swinging a little bit
24
00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:44.960
more around your rib cage. But the problem with that is it's very much a
25
00:01:44.960 --> 00:01:50.640
U-shaped swing. So if I have any amount of side bend, the club is going to tend
26
00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:50.760
to
27
00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:55.760
want to swing low to high. Even if I tend to delay my wrist, it's still going
28
00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:55.920
to
29
00:01:55.920 --> 00:02:00.640
tend to swing low to high, compared to if I have that trail arm working more
30
00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:00.840
like
31
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.960
a pendulum, the club will work a little bit more high to low and have a longer
32
00:02:05.960 --> 00:02:11.280
flat spot or brush location. So when you're doing these single arms, you want
33
00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:11.360
to
34
00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:17.440
make sure that that trail arm is working a little bit more like a piston. It
35
00:02:17.440 --> 00:02:17.600
can
36
00:02:17.600 --> 00:02:24.280
be very fluid. It doesn't have to be explosive, but in order to get the left
37
00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:30.280
arm to work a little bit more like that pendulum, then the right arm, the right
38
00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:34.100
elbow is going to have to have some bend in it. You can't just swing it from
39
00:02:34.100 --> 00:02:34.320
the
40
00:02:34.320 --> 00:02:37.960
shoulders. So pay attention to those details when you're working through the
41
00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:42.520
single arm releases here in the release section.
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