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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 Ground Contact with the Brush Through Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the proper low point of your swing for better contact.
- Recognize the difference between brushing the ground and hitting down.
- Understand how to maintain a flat spot during your follow-through.
Learn how to enhance your club's interaction with the ground to achieve better ball striking. This drill focuses on brushing the ground to help you develop a consistent swing path and avoid common mistakes.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.800
So we've got a number of drills that we use here for getting good ground or a
2
00:00:04.800 --> 00:00:06.600
club to ground contact.
3
00:00:06.600 --> 00:00:11.680
So we've got the brushing the ground series, we've got the famous line drill.
4
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:15.960
There's a lot of ways, whether it's show impact or even the pushball drill is a
5
00:00:15.960 --> 00:00:17.280
way to kind of feel this.
6
00:00:17.280 --> 00:00:23.060
So a lot of golfers become ball aware and really forget about the ground and
7
00:00:23.060 --> 00:00:24.920
how we want the club to interact with the ground.
8
00:00:24.920 --> 00:00:28.760
And having the club interact with the ground is a clearer way to get really
9
00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:29.920
good path feedback
10
00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:32.280
than just relying on ball contact.
11
00:00:32.280 --> 00:00:37.040
So let's say I've got my set up something like this.
12
00:00:37.040 --> 00:00:41.480
I've just got a string, this is called the T-claw, if you have a mat at home.
13
00:00:41.480 --> 00:00:45.530
It's a pretty cool little piece of equipment, just easy to put lines on the
14
00:00:45.530 --> 00:00:45.960
ground.
15
00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:49.920
And if you hit it with your club, it doesn't break too often, they do provide
16
00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:52.520
you with a few extra replacement cords.
17
00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:56.960
But basically what I'm going to do is I'm set up to about where this ball is.
18
00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:01.630
And then I'm going to walk through feeling where the club is going to be very
19
00:01:01.630 --> 00:01:02.000
low.
20
00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:05.380
Because the general tendency for a lot of amateurs is to have the club load the
21
00:01:05.380 --> 00:01:08.760
ground here and then it starts coming up very, very quickly there.
22
00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:12.150
However, if I'm building this flat spot, if I'm trying to get the clarms
23
00:01:12.150 --> 00:01:13.680
extending on the way through,
24
00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:17.870
what I'll tend to find is that the club is going to be very low to the ground
25
00:01:17.870 --> 00:01:20.720
there as opposed to there.
26
00:01:20.720 --> 00:01:23.870
You can see the difference in the height of the club, that means that the club
27
00:01:23.870 --> 00:01:25.960
would be kind of just brushing the ground
28
00:01:25.960 --> 00:01:31.240
as opposed to slamming down in the ground and bouncing back up.
29
00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:32.680
So here we go.
30
00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:34.600
There's my ball position.
31
00:01:34.600 --> 00:01:40.030
I want the club to be in the ground about 4 inches after the golf ball, kind of
32
00:01:40.030 --> 00:01:40.720
like this.
33
00:01:40.720 --> 00:01:46.520
So I'm going to go to impact position and then where the club will be there.
34
00:01:46.520 --> 00:01:52.840
And I'm just going to practice kind of brushing the ground kind of like this.
35
00:01:52.840 --> 00:01:57.720
Now, if I actually set up to the ball and did it, you can see that I would
36
00:01:57.720 --> 00:02:02.280
brush just after the line and for as long as I can after it.
37
00:02:02.280 --> 00:02:08.160
Once I've got this really good ground contact, then I can set up and I can try
38
00:02:08.160 --> 00:02:10.400
to get that same feeling.
39
00:02:10.400 --> 00:02:15.680
So it brushes the ground through there and then I'm just going to do a little 9
40
00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:16.200
to 3.
41
00:02:16.200 --> 00:02:21.960
Now I felt a little early extension on that one, which messed up my release.
42
00:02:21.960 --> 00:02:23.920
So let's try and correct that.
43
00:02:23.920 --> 00:02:26.900
So there's that feeling of kind of brushing the ground.
44
00:02:26.900 --> 00:02:27.900
That was pretty good.
45
00:02:27.900 --> 00:02:31.330
So now I'm going to go to waist height and that brushed the ground a little bit
46
00:02:31.330 --> 00:02:31.880
better.
47
00:02:31.880 --> 00:02:36.480
It could really feel the club just kind of slide in front of the golf ball.
48
00:02:36.480 --> 00:02:40.500
So this is a great way for you to get more ground focused, ground aware as
49
00:02:40.500 --> 00:02:41.200
opposed to
50
00:02:41.200 --> 00:02:44.920
you ball focused and really help you dial in some of your training practices.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.800
So we've got a number of drills that we use here for getting good ground or a
2
00:00:04.800 --> 00:00:06.600
club to ground contact.
3
00:00:06.600 --> 00:00:11.680
So we've got the brushing the ground series, we've got the famous line drill.
4
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:15.960
There's a lot of ways, whether it's show impact or even the pushball drill is a
5
00:00:15.960 --> 00:00:17.280
way to kind of feel this.
6
00:00:17.280 --> 00:00:23.060
So a lot of golfers become ball aware and really forget about the ground and
7
00:00:23.060 --> 00:00:24.920
how we want the club to interact with the ground.
8
00:00:24.920 --> 00:00:28.760
And having the club interact with the ground is a clearer way to get really
9
00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:29.920
good path feedback
10
00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:32.280
than just relying on ball contact.
11
00:00:32.280 --> 00:00:37.040
So let's say I've got my set up something like this.
12
00:00:37.040 --> 00:00:41.480
I've just got a string, this is called the T-claw, if you have a mat at home.
13
00:00:41.480 --> 00:00:45.530
It's a pretty cool little piece of equipment, just easy to put lines on the
14
00:00:45.530 --> 00:00:45.960
ground.
15
00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:49.920
And if you hit it with your club, it doesn't break too often, they do provide
16
00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:52.520
you with a few extra replacement cords.
17
00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:56.960
But basically what I'm going to do is I'm set up to about where this ball is.
18
00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:01.630
And then I'm going to walk through feeling where the club is going to be very
19
00:01:01.630 --> 00:01:02.000
low.
20
00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:05.380
Because the general tendency for a lot of amateurs is to have the club load the
21
00:01:05.380 --> 00:01:08.760
ground here and then it starts coming up very, very quickly there.
22
00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:12.150
However, if I'm building this flat spot, if I'm trying to get the clarms
23
00:01:12.150 --> 00:01:13.680
extending on the way through,
24
00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:17.870
what I'll tend to find is that the club is going to be very low to the ground
25
00:01:17.870 --> 00:01:20.720
there as opposed to there.
26
00:01:20.720 --> 00:01:23.870
You can see the difference in the height of the club, that means that the club
27
00:01:23.870 --> 00:01:25.960
would be kind of just brushing the ground
28
00:01:25.960 --> 00:01:31.240
as opposed to slamming down in the ground and bouncing back up.
29
00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:32.680
So here we go.
30
00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:34.600
There's my ball position.
31
00:01:34.600 --> 00:01:40.030
I want the club to be in the ground about 4 inches after the golf ball, kind of
32
00:01:40.030 --> 00:01:40.720
like this.
33
00:01:40.720 --> 00:01:46.520
So I'm going to go to impact position and then where the club will be there.
34
00:01:46.520 --> 00:01:52.840
And I'm just going to practice kind of brushing the ground kind of like this.
35
00:01:52.840 --> 00:01:57.720
Now, if I actually set up to the ball and did it, you can see that I would
36
00:01:57.720 --> 00:02:02.280
brush just after the line and for as long as I can after it.
37
00:02:02.280 --> 00:02:08.160
Once I've got this really good ground contact, then I can set up and I can try
38
00:02:08.160 --> 00:02:10.400
to get that same feeling.
39
00:02:10.400 --> 00:02:15.680
So it brushes the ground through there and then I'm just going to do a little 9
40
00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:16.200
to 3.
41
00:02:16.200 --> 00:02:21.960
Now I felt a little early extension on that one, which messed up my release.
42
00:02:21.960 --> 00:02:23.920
So let's try and correct that.
43
00:02:23.920 --> 00:02:26.900
So there's that feeling of kind of brushing the ground.
44
00:02:26.900 --> 00:02:27.900
That was pretty good.
45
00:02:27.900 --> 00:02:31.330
So now I'm going to go to waist height and that brushed the ground a little bit
46
00:02:31.330 --> 00:02:31.880
better.
47
00:02:31.880 --> 00:02:36.480
It could really feel the club just kind of slide in front of the golf ball.
48
00:02:36.480 --> 00:02:40.500
So this is a great way for you to get more ground focused, ground aware as
49
00:02:40.500 --> 00:02:41.200
opposed to
50
00:02:41.200 --> 00:02:44.920
you ball focused and really help you dial in some of your training practices.
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.
Improve Ground Contact with the Brush Through Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the proper low point of your swing for better contact.
- Recognize the difference between brushing the ground and hitting down.
- Understand how to maintain a flat spot during your follow-through.
Learn how to enhance your club's interaction with the ground to achieve better ball striking. This drill focuses on brushing the ground to help you develop a consistent swing path and avoid common mistakes.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.800
So we've got a number of drills that we use here for getting good ground or a
2
00:00:04.800 --> 00:00:06.600
club to ground contact.
3
00:00:06.600 --> 00:00:11.680
So we've got the brushing the ground series, we've got the famous line drill.
4
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:15.960
There's a lot of ways, whether it's show impact or even the pushball drill is a
5
00:00:15.960 --> 00:00:17.280
way to kind of feel this.
6
00:00:17.280 --> 00:00:23.060
So a lot of golfers become ball aware and really forget about the ground and
7
00:00:23.060 --> 00:00:24.920
how we want the club to interact with the ground.
8
00:00:24.920 --> 00:00:28.760
And having the club interact with the ground is a clearer way to get really
9
00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:29.920
good path feedback
10
00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:32.280
than just relying on ball contact.
11
00:00:32.280 --> 00:00:37.040
So let's say I've got my set up something like this.
12
00:00:37.040 --> 00:00:41.480
I've just got a string, this is called the T-claw, if you have a mat at home.
13
00:00:41.480 --> 00:00:45.530
It's a pretty cool little piece of equipment, just easy to put lines on the
14
00:00:45.530 --> 00:00:45.960
ground.
15
00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:49.920
And if you hit it with your club, it doesn't break too often, they do provide
16
00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:52.520
you with a few extra replacement cords.
17
00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:56.960
But basically what I'm going to do is I'm set up to about where this ball is.
18
00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:01.630
And then I'm going to walk through feeling where the club is going to be very
19
00:01:01.630 --> 00:01:02.000
low.
20
00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:05.380
Because the general tendency for a lot of amateurs is to have the club load the
21
00:01:05.380 --> 00:01:08.760
ground here and then it starts coming up very, very quickly there.
22
00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:12.150
However, if I'm building this flat spot, if I'm trying to get the clarms
23
00:01:12.150 --> 00:01:13.680
extending on the way through,
24
00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:17.870
what I'll tend to find is that the club is going to be very low to the ground
25
00:01:17.870 --> 00:01:20.720
there as opposed to there.
26
00:01:20.720 --> 00:01:23.870
You can see the difference in the height of the club, that means that the club
27
00:01:23.870 --> 00:01:25.960
would be kind of just brushing the ground
28
00:01:25.960 --> 00:01:31.240
as opposed to slamming down in the ground and bouncing back up.
29
00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:32.680
So here we go.
30
00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:34.600
There's my ball position.
31
00:01:34.600 --> 00:01:40.030
I want the club to be in the ground about 4 inches after the golf ball, kind of
32
00:01:40.030 --> 00:01:40.720
like this.
33
00:01:40.720 --> 00:01:46.520
So I'm going to go to impact position and then where the club will be there.
34
00:01:46.520 --> 00:01:52.840
And I'm just going to practice kind of brushing the ground kind of like this.
35
00:01:52.840 --> 00:01:57.720
Now, if I actually set up to the ball and did it, you can see that I would
36
00:01:57.720 --> 00:02:02.280
brush just after the line and for as long as I can after it.
37
00:02:02.280 --> 00:02:08.160
Once I've got this really good ground contact, then I can set up and I can try
38
00:02:08.160 --> 00:02:10.400
to get that same feeling.
39
00:02:10.400 --> 00:02:15.680
So it brushes the ground through there and then I'm just going to do a little 9
40
00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:16.200
to 3.
41
00:02:16.200 --> 00:02:21.960
Now I felt a little early extension on that one, which messed up my release.
42
00:02:21.960 --> 00:02:23.920
So let's try and correct that.
43
00:02:23.920 --> 00:02:26.900
So there's that feeling of kind of brushing the ground.
44
00:02:26.900 --> 00:02:27.900
That was pretty good.
45
00:02:27.900 --> 00:02:31.330
So now I'm going to go to waist height and that brushed the ground a little bit
46
00:02:31.330 --> 00:02:31.880
better.
47
00:02:31.880 --> 00:02:36.480
It could really feel the club just kind of slide in front of the golf ball.
48
00:02:36.480 --> 00:02:40.500
So this is a great way for you to get more ground focused, ground aware as
49
00:02:40.500 --> 00:02:41.200
opposed to
50
00:02:41.200 --> 00:02:44.920
you ball focused and really help you dial in some of your training practices.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.800
So we've got a number of drills that we use here for getting good ground or a
2
00:00:04.800 --> 00:00:06.600
club to ground contact.
3
00:00:06.600 --> 00:00:11.680
So we've got the brushing the ground series, we've got the famous line drill.
4
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:15.960
There's a lot of ways, whether it's show impact or even the pushball drill is a
5
00:00:15.960 --> 00:00:17.280
way to kind of feel this.
6
00:00:17.280 --> 00:00:23.060
So a lot of golfers become ball aware and really forget about the ground and
7
00:00:23.060 --> 00:00:24.920
how we want the club to interact with the ground.
8
00:00:24.920 --> 00:00:28.760
And having the club interact with the ground is a clearer way to get really
9
00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:29.920
good path feedback
10
00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:32.280
than just relying on ball contact.
11
00:00:32.280 --> 00:00:37.040
So let's say I've got my set up something like this.
12
00:00:37.040 --> 00:00:41.480
I've just got a string, this is called the T-claw, if you have a mat at home.
13
00:00:41.480 --> 00:00:45.530
It's a pretty cool little piece of equipment, just easy to put lines on the
14
00:00:45.530 --> 00:00:45.960
ground.
15
00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:49.920
And if you hit it with your club, it doesn't break too often, they do provide
16
00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:52.520
you with a few extra replacement cords.
17
00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:56.960
But basically what I'm going to do is I'm set up to about where this ball is.
18
00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:01.630
And then I'm going to walk through feeling where the club is going to be very
19
00:01:01.630 --> 00:01:02.000
low.
20
00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:05.380
Because the general tendency for a lot of amateurs is to have the club load the
21
00:01:05.380 --> 00:01:08.760
ground here and then it starts coming up very, very quickly there.
22
00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:12.150
However, if I'm building this flat spot, if I'm trying to get the clarms
23
00:01:12.150 --> 00:01:13.680
extending on the way through,
24
00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:17.870
what I'll tend to find is that the club is going to be very low to the ground
25
00:01:17.870 --> 00:01:20.720
there as opposed to there.
26
00:01:20.720 --> 00:01:23.870
You can see the difference in the height of the club, that means that the club
27
00:01:23.870 --> 00:01:25.960
would be kind of just brushing the ground
28
00:01:25.960 --> 00:01:31.240
as opposed to slamming down in the ground and bouncing back up.
29
00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:32.680
So here we go.
30
00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:34.600
There's my ball position.
31
00:01:34.600 --> 00:01:40.030
I want the club to be in the ground about 4 inches after the golf ball, kind of
32
00:01:40.030 --> 00:01:40.720
like this.
33
00:01:40.720 --> 00:01:46.520
So I'm going to go to impact position and then where the club will be there.
34
00:01:46.520 --> 00:01:52.840
And I'm just going to practice kind of brushing the ground kind of like this.
35
00:01:52.840 --> 00:01:57.720
Now, if I actually set up to the ball and did it, you can see that I would
36
00:01:57.720 --> 00:02:02.280
brush just after the line and for as long as I can after it.
37
00:02:02.280 --> 00:02:08.160
Once I've got this really good ground contact, then I can set up and I can try
38
00:02:08.160 --> 00:02:10.400
to get that same feeling.
39
00:02:10.400 --> 00:02:15.680
So it brushes the ground through there and then I'm just going to do a little 9
40
00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:16.200
to 3.
41
00:02:16.200 --> 00:02:21.960
Now I felt a little early extension on that one, which messed up my release.
42
00:02:21.960 --> 00:02:23.920
So let's try and correct that.
43
00:02:23.920 --> 00:02:26.900
So there's that feeling of kind of brushing the ground.
44
00:02:26.900 --> 00:02:27.900
That was pretty good.
45
00:02:27.900 --> 00:02:31.330
So now I'm going to go to waist height and that brushed the ground a little bit
46
00:02:31.330 --> 00:02:31.880
better.
47
00:02:31.880 --> 00:02:36.480
It could really feel the club just kind of slide in front of the golf ball.
48
00:02:36.480 --> 00:02:40.500
So this is a great way for you to get more ground focused, ground aware as
49
00:02:40.500 --> 00:02:41.200
opposed to
50
00:02:41.200 --> 00:02:44.920
you ball focused and really help you dial in some of your training practices.
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