Improve Your Arm Position for Better Golf Transition
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the correct arm delivery position during your swing transition
- Feel how balance in your hip socket improves your swing stability
- Practice with a simple drill to enhance your overall swing mechanics
In this drill, you'll learn how to find the optimal arm position during your swing transition, using a fun breakdancing-inspired technique. Mastering this position will enhance your stability and balance, leading to more consistent shots on the course.
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.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.000
This is the brake dancer shot put position drill, which will help you
2
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:06.560
understand where
3
00:00:06.560 --> 00:00:10.600
that delivery position for your arms needs to be during transition, or where it
4
00:00:10.600 --> 00:00:10.960
's best
5
00:00:10.960 --> 00:00:13.160
to try to get it.
6
00:00:13.160 --> 00:00:16.520
When I was in college, I dabbled a little bit in brake dancing, and when I was
7
00:00:16.520 --> 00:00:17.000
working
8
00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:21.300
with my instructor, my golf instructor, I didn't have a brake dancing
9
00:00:21.300 --> 00:00:22.320
instructor.
10
00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:26.520
But I remember working on getting the elbow in towards the side, and it
11
00:00:26.520 --> 00:00:27.840
reminded me exactly
12
00:00:27.840 --> 00:00:32.480
of the feeling when we used to do a move called turtles in brake dancing.
13
00:00:32.480 --> 00:00:37.910
So, essentially, it's like a yoga pose, but you're going to put your elbow
14
00:00:37.910 --> 00:00:38.960
essentially
15
00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:42.780
into your hip socket, and what you'll do if you were doing the brake dancing
16
00:00:42.780 --> 00:00:43.280
move is
17
00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:44.600
you would balance on it.
18
00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:47.280
So, you can see I've got the chair here.
19
00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:53.580
You will basically do the same movement you had where it's palm up, or forearm
20
00:00:53.580 --> 00:00:54.200
up, palm
21
00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:58.630
facing away, elbow in your side, and then you can just lean onto it, and you
22
00:00:58.630 --> 00:00:59.240
can start
23
00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:02.920
to feel how it doesn't take a lot of strength.
24
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:06.960
It's more of a balance thing to get into this position.
25
00:01:06.960 --> 00:01:12.590
If you kept leaning, you can see how it's a very stable and very strong balance
26
00:01:12.590 --> 00:01:13.120
point.
27
00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:14.920
I could even bring my feet up off the ground.
28
00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:21.310
Now, you can give this a try if you've got no wrist issues, no elbow issues, no
29
00:01:21.310 --> 00:01:21.840
neck
30
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:24.400
issues, and you're under the age of 40.
31
00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:28.360
If you're over the age of 40, I want you to practice just leaning up against
32
00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:28.840
the wall
33
00:01:28.840 --> 00:01:34.460
and feeling that connection, because the purpose of balancing on in that hip
34
00:01:34.460 --> 00:01:35.440
socket is not
35
00:01:35.440 --> 00:01:37.160
really critical for the drill.
36
00:01:37.160 --> 00:01:41.470
I just want you to get used to how strong it feels to have the arm in this
37
00:01:41.470 --> 00:01:42.320
position,
38
00:01:42.320 --> 00:01:45.420
and then once you're here, all you have to do is go into the next section and
39
00:01:45.420 --> 00:01:45.840
work on
40
00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:52.800
the release drill, but you'll be primed for that delivery in the golf ball.
41
00:01:52.800 --> 00:01:58.460
You can practice this either on the counter, on a table, up against the wall,
42
00:01:58.460 --> 00:01:59.200
but you know
43
00:01:59.200 --> 00:02:01.080
your body's better than I do.
44
00:02:01.080 --> 00:02:05.850
If you have any issue with your wrist or with your neck, don't push it as far
45
00:02:05.850 --> 00:02:06.360
as putting
46
00:02:06.360 --> 00:02:07.360
weight on it.
47
00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:08.480
Just do it up against the wall.
48
00:02:08.480 --> 00:02:10.040
Just lean up against it.
49
00:02:10.040 --> 00:02:14.880
This drill should help you feel this connection of the right arm into the right
50
00:02:14.880 --> 00:02:15.680
side before
51
00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:16.840
where you go into the release.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.000
This is the brake dancer shot put position drill, which will help you
2
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:06.560
understand where
3
00:00:06.560 --> 00:00:10.600
that delivery position for your arms needs to be during transition, or where it
4
00:00:10.600 --> 00:00:10.960
's best
5
00:00:10.960 --> 00:00:13.160
to try to get it.
6
00:00:13.160 --> 00:00:16.520
When I was in college, I dabbled a little bit in brake dancing, and when I was
7
00:00:16.520 --> 00:00:17.000
working
8
00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:21.300
with my instructor, my golf instructor, I didn't have a brake dancing
9
00:00:21.300 --> 00:00:22.320
instructor.
10
00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:26.520
But I remember working on getting the elbow in towards the side, and it
11
00:00:26.520 --> 00:00:27.840
reminded me exactly
12
00:00:27.840 --> 00:00:32.480
of the feeling when we used to do a move called turtles in brake dancing.
13
00:00:32.480 --> 00:00:37.910
So, essentially, it's like a yoga pose, but you're going to put your elbow
14
00:00:37.910 --> 00:00:38.960
essentially
15
00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:42.780
into your hip socket, and what you'll do if you were doing the brake dancing
16
00:00:42.780 --> 00:00:43.280
move is
17
00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:44.600
you would balance on it.
18
00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:47.280
So, you can see I've got the chair here.
19
00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:53.580
You will basically do the same movement you had where it's palm up, or forearm
20
00:00:53.580 --> 00:00:54.200
up, palm
21
00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:58.630
facing away, elbow in your side, and then you can just lean onto it, and you
22
00:00:58.630 --> 00:00:59.240
can start
23
00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:02.920
to feel how it doesn't take a lot of strength.
24
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:06.960
It's more of a balance thing to get into this position.
25
00:01:06.960 --> 00:01:12.590
If you kept leaning, you can see how it's a very stable and very strong balance
26
00:01:12.590 --> 00:01:13.120
point.
27
00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:14.920
I could even bring my feet up off the ground.
28
00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:21.310
Now, you can give this a try if you've got no wrist issues, no elbow issues, no
29
00:01:21.310 --> 00:01:21.840
neck
30
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:24.400
issues, and you're under the age of 40.
31
00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:28.360
If you're over the age of 40, I want you to practice just leaning up against
32
00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:28.840
the wall
33
00:01:28.840 --> 00:01:34.460
and feeling that connection, because the purpose of balancing on in that hip
34
00:01:34.460 --> 00:01:35.440
socket is not
35
00:01:35.440 --> 00:01:37.160
really critical for the drill.
36
00:01:37.160 --> 00:01:41.470
I just want you to get used to how strong it feels to have the arm in this
37
00:01:41.470 --> 00:01:42.320
position,
38
00:01:42.320 --> 00:01:45.420
and then once you're here, all you have to do is go into the next section and
39
00:01:45.420 --> 00:01:45.840
work on
40
00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:52.800
the release drill, but you'll be primed for that delivery in the golf ball.
41
00:01:52.800 --> 00:01:58.460
You can practice this either on the counter, on a table, up against the wall,
42
00:01:58.460 --> 00:01:59.200
but you know
43
00:01:59.200 --> 00:02:01.080
your body's better than I do.
44
00:02:01.080 --> 00:02:05.850
If you have any issue with your wrist or with your neck, don't push it as far
45
00:02:05.850 --> 00:02:06.360
as putting
46
00:02:06.360 --> 00:02:07.360
weight on it.
47
00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:08.480
Just do it up against the wall.
48
00:02:08.480 --> 00:02:10.040
Just lean up against it.
49
00:02:10.040 --> 00:02:14.880
This drill should help you feel this connection of the right arm into the right
50
00:02:14.880 --> 00:02:15.680
side before
51
00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:16.840
where you go into the release.
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 Arm Position for Better Golf Transition
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the correct arm delivery position during your swing transition
- Feel how balance in your hip socket improves your swing stability
- Practice with a simple drill to enhance your overall swing mechanics
In this drill, you'll learn how to find the optimal arm position during your swing transition, using a fun breakdancing-inspired technique. Mastering this position will enhance your stability and balance, leading to more consistent shots on the course.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.000
This is the brake dancer shot put position drill, which will help you
2
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:06.560
understand where
3
00:00:06.560 --> 00:00:10.600
that delivery position for your arms needs to be during transition, or where it
4
00:00:10.600 --> 00:00:10.960
's best
5
00:00:10.960 --> 00:00:13.160
to try to get it.
6
00:00:13.160 --> 00:00:16.520
When I was in college, I dabbled a little bit in brake dancing, and when I was
7
00:00:16.520 --> 00:00:17.000
working
8
00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:21.300
with my instructor, my golf instructor, I didn't have a brake dancing
9
00:00:21.300 --> 00:00:22.320
instructor.
10
00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:26.520
But I remember working on getting the elbow in towards the side, and it
11
00:00:26.520 --> 00:00:27.840
reminded me exactly
12
00:00:27.840 --> 00:00:32.480
of the feeling when we used to do a move called turtles in brake dancing.
13
00:00:32.480 --> 00:00:37.910
So, essentially, it's like a yoga pose, but you're going to put your elbow
14
00:00:37.910 --> 00:00:38.960
essentially
15
00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:42.780
into your hip socket, and what you'll do if you were doing the brake dancing
16
00:00:42.780 --> 00:00:43.280
move is
17
00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:44.600
you would balance on it.
18
00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:47.280
So, you can see I've got the chair here.
19
00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:53.580
You will basically do the same movement you had where it's palm up, or forearm
20
00:00:53.580 --> 00:00:54.200
up, palm
21
00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:58.630
facing away, elbow in your side, and then you can just lean onto it, and you
22
00:00:58.630 --> 00:00:59.240
can start
23
00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:02.920
to feel how it doesn't take a lot of strength.
24
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:06.960
It's more of a balance thing to get into this position.
25
00:01:06.960 --> 00:01:12.590
If you kept leaning, you can see how it's a very stable and very strong balance
26
00:01:12.590 --> 00:01:13.120
point.
27
00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:14.920
I could even bring my feet up off the ground.
28
00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:21.310
Now, you can give this a try if you've got no wrist issues, no elbow issues, no
29
00:01:21.310 --> 00:01:21.840
neck
30
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:24.400
issues, and you're under the age of 40.
31
00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:28.360
If you're over the age of 40, I want you to practice just leaning up against
32
00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:28.840
the wall
33
00:01:28.840 --> 00:01:34.460
and feeling that connection, because the purpose of balancing on in that hip
34
00:01:34.460 --> 00:01:35.440
socket is not
35
00:01:35.440 --> 00:01:37.160
really critical for the drill.
36
00:01:37.160 --> 00:01:41.470
I just want you to get used to how strong it feels to have the arm in this
37
00:01:41.470 --> 00:01:42.320
position,
38
00:01:42.320 --> 00:01:45.420
and then once you're here, all you have to do is go into the next section and
39
00:01:45.420 --> 00:01:45.840
work on
40
00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:52.800
the release drill, but you'll be primed for that delivery in the golf ball.
41
00:01:52.800 --> 00:01:58.460
You can practice this either on the counter, on a table, up against the wall,
42
00:01:58.460 --> 00:01:59.200
but you know
43
00:01:59.200 --> 00:02:01.080
your body's better than I do.
44
00:02:01.080 --> 00:02:05.850
If you have any issue with your wrist or with your neck, don't push it as far
45
00:02:05.850 --> 00:02:06.360
as putting
46
00:02:06.360 --> 00:02:07.360
weight on it.
47
00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:08.480
Just do it up against the wall.
48
00:02:08.480 --> 00:02:10.040
Just lean up against it.
49
00:02:10.040 --> 00:02:14.880
This drill should help you feel this connection of the right arm into the right
50
00:02:14.880 --> 00:02:15.680
side before
51
00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:16.840
where you go into the release.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.000
This is the brake dancer shot put position drill, which will help you
2
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:06.560
understand where
3
00:00:06.560 --> 00:00:10.600
that delivery position for your arms needs to be during transition, or where it
4
00:00:10.600 --> 00:00:10.960
's best
5
00:00:10.960 --> 00:00:13.160
to try to get it.
6
00:00:13.160 --> 00:00:16.520
When I was in college, I dabbled a little bit in brake dancing, and when I was
7
00:00:16.520 --> 00:00:17.000
working
8
00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:21.300
with my instructor, my golf instructor, I didn't have a brake dancing
9
00:00:21.300 --> 00:00:22.320
instructor.
10
00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:26.520
But I remember working on getting the elbow in towards the side, and it
11
00:00:26.520 --> 00:00:27.840
reminded me exactly
12
00:00:27.840 --> 00:00:32.480
of the feeling when we used to do a move called turtles in brake dancing.
13
00:00:32.480 --> 00:00:37.910
So, essentially, it's like a yoga pose, but you're going to put your elbow
14
00:00:37.910 --> 00:00:38.960
essentially
15
00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:42.780
into your hip socket, and what you'll do if you were doing the brake dancing
16
00:00:42.780 --> 00:00:43.280
move is
17
00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:44.600
you would balance on it.
18
00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:47.280
So, you can see I've got the chair here.
19
00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:53.580
You will basically do the same movement you had where it's palm up, or forearm
20
00:00:53.580 --> 00:00:54.200
up, palm
21
00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:58.630
facing away, elbow in your side, and then you can just lean onto it, and you
22
00:00:58.630 --> 00:00:59.240
can start
23
00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:02.920
to feel how it doesn't take a lot of strength.
24
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:06.960
It's more of a balance thing to get into this position.
25
00:01:06.960 --> 00:01:12.590
If you kept leaning, you can see how it's a very stable and very strong balance
26
00:01:12.590 --> 00:01:13.120
point.
27
00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:14.920
I could even bring my feet up off the ground.
28
00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:21.310
Now, you can give this a try if you've got no wrist issues, no elbow issues, no
29
00:01:21.310 --> 00:01:21.840
neck
30
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:24.400
issues, and you're under the age of 40.
31
00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:28.360
If you're over the age of 40, I want you to practice just leaning up against
32
00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:28.840
the wall
33
00:01:28.840 --> 00:01:34.460
and feeling that connection, because the purpose of balancing on in that hip
34
00:01:34.460 --> 00:01:35.440
socket is not
35
00:01:35.440 --> 00:01:37.160
really critical for the drill.
36
00:01:37.160 --> 00:01:41.470
I just want you to get used to how strong it feels to have the arm in this
37
00:01:41.470 --> 00:01:42.320
position,
38
00:01:42.320 --> 00:01:45.420
and then once you're here, all you have to do is go into the next section and
39
00:01:45.420 --> 00:01:45.840
work on
40
00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:52.800
the release drill, but you'll be primed for that delivery in the golf ball.
41
00:01:52.800 --> 00:01:58.460
You can practice this either on the counter, on a table, up against the wall,
42
00:01:58.460 --> 00:01:59.200
but you know
43
00:01:59.200 --> 00:02:01.080
your body's better than I do.
44
00:02:01.080 --> 00:02:05.850
If you have any issue with your wrist or with your neck, don't push it as far
45
00:02:05.850 --> 00:02:06.360
as putting
46
00:02:06.360 --> 00:02:07.360
weight on it.
47
00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:08.480
Just do it up against the wall.
48
00:02:08.480 --> 00:02:10.040
Just lean up against it.
49
00:02:10.040 --> 00:02:14.880
This drill should help you feel this connection of the right arm into the right
50
00:02:14.880 --> 00:02:15.680
side before
51
00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:16.840
where you go into the release.
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