Call The Shot
Improve Shot Shaping with the Call the Shot Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Develop the ability to shape shots on command for better course management
- Enhance your ball striking by focusing on specific shot outcomes
- Increase target awareness and creativity in your approach to each hole
In this drill, you'll learn to call your shots before hitting them, enhancing your shot shaping and target awareness. It's a fun way to practice your skills while adding a competitive element to your training.
Tyler Ferrell. Golf Digest Best Teachers in California, 2026-27. The only person named to both Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America and Best Golf Fitness Professionals lists. Author of The Stock Tour Swing.
Video Transcript
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This game is called a shot.
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So this is very, very similar to horse in that basically you're going to have
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to call
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a shot before you actually hit it.
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Now this can either be played against yourself and you have to recreate it
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twice in order
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to not lose a point or you can do it against the partner and they have to
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recreate it in
9
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order to get a letter or in order to not get a letter I should say.
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So let's say on this particular shot I'm going to start this at that red flag
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that you can't
12
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see in the distance and I'm going to try and hook it to the blue flag which is
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about 40
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yards over there.
15
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So I'm going to set up kind of for my hook.
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I'm going to try to use a few moves because 40 yards is a lot for just my stock
17
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full swing
18
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to create a hook but I'm going to get up there and I'm going to get that thing
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to turn.
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So it depends how nice my playing partner is because I was just short of
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getting it all
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the way to the blue flag.
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So, call the shot is a great way to work on shot shaping and ball striking and
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00:00:58.630 --> 00:00:59.080
target
25
00:00:59.080 --> 00:01:02.200
awareness and it gives you a little bit of competition.
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Same way that horse works on your kind of creativity in the basketball court.
27
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So you can use this call the shot as a great way to take your mechanical fields
28
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into more
29
00:01:12.920 --> 00:01:15.160
of a playing field that you can then use on the course.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.980
This game is called a shot.
2
00:00:02.980 --> 00:00:07.500
So this is very, very similar to horse in that basically you're going to have
3
00:00:07.500 --> 00:00:07.780
to call
4
00:00:07.780 --> 00:00:10.040
a shot before you actually hit it.
5
00:00:10.040 --> 00:00:13.090
Now this can either be played against yourself and you have to recreate it
6
00:00:13.090 --> 00:00:13.760
twice in order
7
00:00:13.760 --> 00:00:18.150
to not lose a point or you can do it against the partner and they have to
8
00:00:18.150 --> 00:00:19.080
recreate it in
9
00:00:19.080 --> 00:00:22.780
order to get a letter or in order to not get a letter I should say.
10
00:00:22.780 --> 00:00:26.630
So let's say on this particular shot I'm going to start this at that red flag
11
00:00:26.630 --> 00:00:27.320
that you can't
12
00:00:27.320 --> 00:00:30.880
see in the distance and I'm going to try and hook it to the blue flag which is
13
00:00:30.880 --> 00:00:31.420
about 40
14
00:00:31.420 --> 00:00:32.760
yards over there.
15
00:00:32.760 --> 00:00:35.840
So I'm going to set up kind of for my hook.
16
00:00:35.840 --> 00:00:39.400
I'm going to try to use a few moves because 40 yards is a lot for just my stock
17
00:00:39.400 --> 00:00:39.920
full swing
18
00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:44.630
to create a hook but I'm going to get up there and I'm going to get that thing
19
00:00:44.630 --> 00:00:46.440
to turn.
20
00:00:46.440 --> 00:00:51.330
So it depends how nice my playing partner is because I was just short of
21
00:00:51.330 --> 00:00:52.400
getting it all
22
00:00:52.400 --> 00:00:54.760
the way to the blue flag.
23
00:00:54.760 --> 00:00:58.630
So, call the shot is a great way to work on shot shaping and ball striking and
24
00:00:58.630 --> 00:00:59.080
target
25
00:00:59.080 --> 00:01:02.200
awareness and it gives you a little bit of competition.
26
00:01:02.200 --> 00:01:06.900
Same way that horse works on your kind of creativity in the basketball court.
27
00:01:06.900 --> 00:01:12.380
So you can use this call the shot as a great way to take your mechanical fields
28
00:01:12.380 --> 00:01:12.920
into more
29
00:01:12.920 --> 00:01:15.160
of a playing field that you can then use on the course.
Tyler Ferrell. Golf Digest Best Teachers in California, 2026-27. The only person named to both Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America and Best Golf Fitness Professionals lists. Author of The Stock Tour Swing.
Call The Shot
Improve Shot Shaping with the Call the Shot Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Develop the ability to shape shots on command for better course management
- Enhance your ball striking by focusing on specific shot outcomes
- Increase target awareness and creativity in your approach to each hole
In this drill, you'll learn to call your shots before hitting them, enhancing your shot shaping and target awareness. It's a fun way to practice your skills while adding a competitive element to your training.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.980
This game is called a shot.
2
00:00:02.980 --> 00:00:07.500
So this is very, very similar to horse in that basically you're going to have
3
00:00:07.500 --> 00:00:07.780
to call
4
00:00:07.780 --> 00:00:10.040
a shot before you actually hit it.
5
00:00:10.040 --> 00:00:13.090
Now this can either be played against yourself and you have to recreate it
6
00:00:13.090 --> 00:00:13.760
twice in order
7
00:00:13.760 --> 00:00:18.150
to not lose a point or you can do it against the partner and they have to
8
00:00:18.150 --> 00:00:19.080
recreate it in
9
00:00:19.080 --> 00:00:22.780
order to get a letter or in order to not get a letter I should say.
10
00:00:22.780 --> 00:00:26.630
So let's say on this particular shot I'm going to start this at that red flag
11
00:00:26.630 --> 00:00:27.320
that you can't
12
00:00:27.320 --> 00:00:30.880
see in the distance and I'm going to try and hook it to the blue flag which is
13
00:00:30.880 --> 00:00:31.420
about 40
14
00:00:31.420 --> 00:00:32.760
yards over there.
15
00:00:32.760 --> 00:00:35.840
So I'm going to set up kind of for my hook.
16
00:00:35.840 --> 00:00:39.400
I'm going to try to use a few moves because 40 yards is a lot for just my stock
17
00:00:39.400 --> 00:00:39.920
full swing
18
00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:44.630
to create a hook but I'm going to get up there and I'm going to get that thing
19
00:00:44.630 --> 00:00:46.440
to turn.
20
00:00:46.440 --> 00:00:51.330
So it depends how nice my playing partner is because I was just short of
21
00:00:51.330 --> 00:00:52.400
getting it all
22
00:00:52.400 --> 00:00:54.760
the way to the blue flag.
23
00:00:54.760 --> 00:00:58.630
So, call the shot is a great way to work on shot shaping and ball striking and
24
00:00:58.630 --> 00:00:59.080
target
25
00:00:59.080 --> 00:01:02.200
awareness and it gives you a little bit of competition.
26
00:01:02.200 --> 00:01:06.900
Same way that horse works on your kind of creativity in the basketball court.
27
00:01:06.900 --> 00:01:12.380
So you can use this call the shot as a great way to take your mechanical fields
28
00:01:12.380 --> 00:01:12.920
into more
29
00:01:12.920 --> 00:01:15.160
of a playing field that you can then use on the course.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.980
This game is called a shot.
2
00:00:02.980 --> 00:00:07.500
So this is very, very similar to horse in that basically you're going to have
3
00:00:07.500 --> 00:00:07.780
to call
4
00:00:07.780 --> 00:00:10.040
a shot before you actually hit it.
5
00:00:10.040 --> 00:00:13.090
Now this can either be played against yourself and you have to recreate it
6
00:00:13.090 --> 00:00:13.760
twice in order
7
00:00:13.760 --> 00:00:18.150
to not lose a point or you can do it against the partner and they have to
8
00:00:18.150 --> 00:00:19.080
recreate it in
9
00:00:19.080 --> 00:00:22.780
order to get a letter or in order to not get a letter I should say.
10
00:00:22.780 --> 00:00:26.630
So let's say on this particular shot I'm going to start this at that red flag
11
00:00:26.630 --> 00:00:27.320
that you can't
12
00:00:27.320 --> 00:00:30.880
see in the distance and I'm going to try and hook it to the blue flag which is
13
00:00:30.880 --> 00:00:31.420
about 40
14
00:00:31.420 --> 00:00:32.760
yards over there.
15
00:00:32.760 --> 00:00:35.840
So I'm going to set up kind of for my hook.
16
00:00:35.840 --> 00:00:39.400
I'm going to try to use a few moves because 40 yards is a lot for just my stock
17
00:00:39.400 --> 00:00:39.920
full swing
18
00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:44.630
to create a hook but I'm going to get up there and I'm going to get that thing
19
00:00:44.630 --> 00:00:46.440
to turn.
20
00:00:46.440 --> 00:00:51.330
So it depends how nice my playing partner is because I was just short of
21
00:00:51.330 --> 00:00:52.400
getting it all
22
00:00:52.400 --> 00:00:54.760
the way to the blue flag.
23
00:00:54.760 --> 00:00:58.630
So, call the shot is a great way to work on shot shaping and ball striking and
24
00:00:58.630 --> 00:00:59.080
target
25
00:00:59.080 --> 00:01:02.200
awareness and it gives you a little bit of competition.
26
00:01:02.200 --> 00:01:06.900
Same way that horse works on your kind of creativity in the basketball court.
27
00:01:06.900 --> 00:01:12.380
So you can use this call the shot as a great way to take your mechanical fields
28
00:01:12.380 --> 00:01:12.920
into more
29
00:01:12.920 --> 00:01:15.160
of a playing field that you can then use on the course.
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