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Clearing Left Side vs Left Hip
This content video answers a member's question, "Is clearing the left side the same as clearing the left hip?" Tyler breaks down the nuances, explaining how the movement impacts your swing's efficiency and alignment at impact. Tyler provides practical drills to improve your golf game and achieve better impact alignment for consistent, powerful shots.
This content video answers a member's question, "Is clearing the left side the same as clearing the left hip?" Tyler breaks down the nuances, explaining how the movement impacts your swing's efficiency and alignment at impact. Tyler provides practical drills to improve your golf game and achieve better impact alignment for consistent, powerful shots.
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This concept video is answering the member question, is clearing the left side
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the same
3
00:00:09.360 --> 00:00:11.680
as clearing the left hip?
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So my answer would be yes and no.
5
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I think there are two different ways of feeling the same movement, but I think
6
00:00:18.540 --> 00:00:19.240
there's a good
7
00:00:19.240 --> 00:00:23.780
distinction built into this question, so I thought we'd talk about it.
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In general I would say clearing the left side is a better thought than just
9
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clearing the
10
00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:31.560
left hip.
11
00:00:31.560 --> 00:00:35.630
When we get down into the release and especially down towards impact, we want
12
00:00:35.630 --> 00:00:36.540
to get into this
13
00:00:36.540 --> 00:00:42.490
twisted spine position where the shoulders are pretty close to parallel or
14
00:00:42.490 --> 00:00:43.520
their right
15
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word rotated compared to the body and the body is pointing out in front of the
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golf ball.
17
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So I think the distinction for a lot of people is when they feel the left side
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they're feeling
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more the bottom of the rib cage, kind of from chest down, this part of the body
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getting
21
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out of the way and that helps get more of the spine rotation.
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Oftentimes when I see golfers just try to clear the left hip, either they'll do
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it just
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like this and I'm really only rotating kind of my lower spine, you'll see my
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rib cage
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and my upper body is still quite square.
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Or they'll even just snap the knee and not do anything with the spine where
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when I cue
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people and I kind of touch the bottom of the rib cage and I try to get this to
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move out
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of the way without the shoulders going with it, then that feels like this left
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side of
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the body is getting more out of the way and that's where I think the idea of
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clearing
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the left side, getting open, creating space all helps create this better impact
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alignment.
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So if I pick a language, usually what I do is I help golfers get into the
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position, I
39
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ask them does this feel more like you're rotating your spine, the ribs, the hip
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, I'll ask them
41
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what does that feel like?
42
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And oftentimes they'll say more it's kind of this lower rib cage, the bottom
43
00:02:09.730 --> 00:02:10.920
ribs here,
44
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getting open, getting out of the way and creating all this space between the
45
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left arm
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and the rib cage.
47
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And that's where I think the original thought of clearing the whole left side
48
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might have
49
00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:25.280
come from and why I prefer it to just clearing the hip.
50
00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:29.410
So if you're working on impact and you feel kind of jammed up and especially
51
00:02:29.410 --> 00:02:30.040
like this
52
00:02:30.040 --> 00:02:34.540
left arm and left side are very close together, then the idea, we have a bunch
53
00:02:34.540 --> 00:02:35.360
of different
54
00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:41.870
drills where we focus on getting the left side of the body away from the left
55
00:02:41.870 --> 00:02:42.880
arm, ultimately
56
00:02:42.880 --> 00:02:49.200
that will help create some of those better impact aligns.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.000
This concept video is answering the member question, is clearing the left side
2
00:00:09.000 --> 00:00:09.360
the same
3
00:00:09.360 --> 00:00:11.680
as clearing the left hip?
4
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:15.120
So my answer would be yes and no.
5
00:00:15.120 --> 00:00:18.540
I think there are two different ways of feeling the same movement, but I think
6
00:00:18.540 --> 00:00:19.240
there's a good
7
00:00:19.240 --> 00:00:23.780
distinction built into this question, so I thought we'd talk about it.
8
00:00:23.780 --> 00:00:29.120
In general I would say clearing the left side is a better thought than just
9
00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:29.760
clearing the
10
00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:31.560
left hip.
11
00:00:31.560 --> 00:00:35.630
When we get down into the release and especially down towards impact, we want
12
00:00:35.630 --> 00:00:36.540
to get into this
13
00:00:36.540 --> 00:00:42.490
twisted spine position where the shoulders are pretty close to parallel or
14
00:00:42.490 --> 00:00:43.520
their right
15
00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:48.720
word rotated compared to the body and the body is pointing out in front of the
16
00:00:48.720 --> 00:00:49.960
golf ball.
17
00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:54.440
So I think the distinction for a lot of people is when they feel the left side
18
00:00:54.440 --> 00:00:55.420
they're feeling
19
00:00:55.420 --> 00:01:00.760
more the bottom of the rib cage, kind of from chest down, this part of the body
20
00:01:00.760 --> 00:01:01.160
getting
21
00:01:01.160 --> 00:01:06.240
out of the way and that helps get more of the spine rotation.
22
00:01:06.240 --> 00:01:10.350
Oftentimes when I see golfers just try to clear the left hip, either they'll do
23
00:01:10.350 --> 00:01:10.760
it just
24
00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:16.800
like this and I'm really only rotating kind of my lower spine, you'll see my
25
00:01:16.800 --> 00:01:17.560
rib cage
26
00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:22.000
and my upper body is still quite square.
27
00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:27.610
Or they'll even just snap the knee and not do anything with the spine where
28
00:01:27.610 --> 00:01:28.400
when I cue
29
00:01:28.400 --> 00:01:32.020
people and I kind of touch the bottom of the rib cage and I try to get this to
30
00:01:32.020 --> 00:01:32.640
move out
31
00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:38.000
of the way without the shoulders going with it, then that feels like this left
32
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side of
33
00:01:38.600 --> 00:01:42.540
the body is getting more out of the way and that's where I think the idea of
34
00:01:42.540 --> 00:01:43.160
clearing
35
00:01:43.160 --> 00:01:49.000
the left side, getting open, creating space all helps create this better impact
36
00:01:49.000 --> 00:01:50.400
alignment.
37
00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:54.570
So if I pick a language, usually what I do is I help golfers get into the
38
00:01:54.570 --> 00:01:55.480
position, I
39
00:01:55.480 --> 00:02:00.680
ask them does this feel more like you're rotating your spine, the ribs, the hip
40
00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:01.440
, I'll ask them
41
00:02:01.440 --> 00:02:04.360
what does that feel like?
42
00:02:04.360 --> 00:02:09.730
And oftentimes they'll say more it's kind of this lower rib cage, the bottom
43
00:02:09.730 --> 00:02:10.920
ribs here,
44
00:02:10.920 --> 00:02:14.390
getting open, getting out of the way and creating all this space between the
45
00:02:14.390 --> 00:02:14.840
left arm
46
00:02:14.840 --> 00:02:16.200
and the rib cage.
47
00:02:16.200 --> 00:02:20.930
And that's where I think the original thought of clearing the whole left side
48
00:02:20.930 --> 00:02:21.680
might have
49
00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:25.280
come from and why I prefer it to just clearing the hip.
50
00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:29.410
So if you're working on impact and you feel kind of jammed up and especially
51
00:02:29.410 --> 00:02:30.040
like this
52
00:02:30.040 --> 00:02:34.540
left arm and left side are very close together, then the idea, we have a bunch
53
00:02:34.540 --> 00:02:35.360
of different
54
00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:41.870
drills where we focus on getting the left side of the body away from the left
55
00:02:41.870 --> 00:02:42.880
arm, ultimately
56
00:02:42.880 --> 00:02:49.200
that will help create some of those better impact aligns.
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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.
Clearing Left Side vs Left Hip
This content video answers a member's question, "Is clearing the left side the same as clearing the left hip?" Tyler breaks down the nuances, explaining how the movement impacts your swing's efficiency and alignment at impact. Tyler provides practical drills to improve your golf game and achieve better impact alignment for consistent, powerful shots.
This content video answers a member's question, "Is clearing the left side the same as clearing the left hip?" Tyler breaks down the nuances, explaining how the movement impacts your swing's efficiency and alignment at impact. Tyler provides practical drills to improve your golf game and achieve better impact alignment for consistent, powerful shots.
Hide
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.000
This concept video is answering the member question, is clearing the left side
2
00:00:09.000 --> 00:00:09.360
the same
3
00:00:09.360 --> 00:00:11.680
as clearing the left hip?
4
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:15.120
So my answer would be yes and no.
5
00:00:15.120 --> 00:00:18.540
I think there are two different ways of feeling the same movement, but I think
6
00:00:18.540 --> 00:00:19.240
there's a good
7
00:00:19.240 --> 00:00:23.780
distinction built into this question, so I thought we'd talk about it.
8
00:00:23.780 --> 00:00:29.120
In general I would say clearing the left side is a better thought than just
9
00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:29.760
clearing the
10
00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:31.560
left hip.
11
00:00:31.560 --> 00:00:35.630
When we get down into the release and especially down towards impact, we want
12
00:00:35.630 --> 00:00:36.540
to get into this
13
00:00:36.540 --> 00:00:42.490
twisted spine position where the shoulders are pretty close to parallel or
14
00:00:42.490 --> 00:00:43.520
their right
15
00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:48.720
word rotated compared to the body and the body is pointing out in front of the
16
00:00:48.720 --> 00:00:49.960
golf ball.
17
00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:54.440
So I think the distinction for a lot of people is when they feel the left side
18
00:00:54.440 --> 00:00:55.420
they're feeling
19
00:00:55.420 --> 00:01:00.760
more the bottom of the rib cage, kind of from chest down, this part of the body
20
00:01:00.760 --> 00:01:01.160
getting
21
00:01:01.160 --> 00:01:06.240
out of the way and that helps get more of the spine rotation.
22
00:01:06.240 --> 00:01:10.350
Oftentimes when I see golfers just try to clear the left hip, either they'll do
23
00:01:10.350 --> 00:01:10.760
it just
24
00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:16.800
like this and I'm really only rotating kind of my lower spine, you'll see my
25
00:01:16.800 --> 00:01:17.560
rib cage
26
00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:22.000
and my upper body is still quite square.
27
00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:27.610
Or they'll even just snap the knee and not do anything with the spine where
28
00:01:27.610 --> 00:01:28.400
when I cue
29
00:01:28.400 --> 00:01:32.020
people and I kind of touch the bottom of the rib cage and I try to get this to
30
00:01:32.020 --> 00:01:32.640
move out
31
00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:38.000
of the way without the shoulders going with it, then that feels like this left
32
00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:38.600
side of
33
00:01:38.600 --> 00:01:42.540
the body is getting more out of the way and that's where I think the idea of
34
00:01:42.540 --> 00:01:43.160
clearing
35
00:01:43.160 --> 00:01:49.000
the left side, getting open, creating space all helps create this better impact
36
00:01:49.000 --> 00:01:50.400
alignment.
37
00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:54.570
So if I pick a language, usually what I do is I help golfers get into the
38
00:01:54.570 --> 00:01:55.480
position, I
39
00:01:55.480 --> 00:02:00.680
ask them does this feel more like you're rotating your spine, the ribs, the hip
40
00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:01.440
, I'll ask them
41
00:02:01.440 --> 00:02:04.360
what does that feel like?
42
00:02:04.360 --> 00:02:09.730
And oftentimes they'll say more it's kind of this lower rib cage, the bottom
43
00:02:09.730 --> 00:02:10.920
ribs here,
44
00:02:10.920 --> 00:02:14.390
getting open, getting out of the way and creating all this space between the
45
00:02:14.390 --> 00:02:14.840
left arm
46
00:02:14.840 --> 00:02:16.200
and the rib cage.
47
00:02:16.200 --> 00:02:20.930
And that's where I think the original thought of clearing the whole left side
48
00:02:20.930 --> 00:02:21.680
might have
49
00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:25.280
come from and why I prefer it to just clearing the hip.
50
00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:29.410
So if you're working on impact and you feel kind of jammed up and especially
51
00:02:29.410 --> 00:02:30.040
like this
52
00:02:30.040 --> 00:02:34.540
left arm and left side are very close together, then the idea, we have a bunch
53
00:02:34.540 --> 00:02:35.360
of different
54
00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:41.870
drills where we focus on getting the left side of the body away from the left
55
00:02:41.870 --> 00:02:42.880
arm, ultimately
56
00:02:42.880 --> 00:02:49.200
that will help create some of those better impact aligns.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.000
This concept video is answering the member question, is clearing the left side
2
00:00:09.000 --> 00:00:09.360
the same
3
00:00:09.360 --> 00:00:11.680
as clearing the left hip?
4
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:15.120
So my answer would be yes and no.
5
00:00:15.120 --> 00:00:18.540
I think there are two different ways of feeling the same movement, but I think
6
00:00:18.540 --> 00:00:19.240
there's a good
7
00:00:19.240 --> 00:00:23.780
distinction built into this question, so I thought we'd talk about it.
8
00:00:23.780 --> 00:00:29.120
In general I would say clearing the left side is a better thought than just
9
00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:29.760
clearing the
10
00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:31.560
left hip.
11
00:00:31.560 --> 00:00:35.630
When we get down into the release and especially down towards impact, we want
12
00:00:35.630 --> 00:00:36.540
to get into this
13
00:00:36.540 --> 00:00:42.490
twisted spine position where the shoulders are pretty close to parallel or
14
00:00:42.490 --> 00:00:43.520
their right
15
00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:48.720
word rotated compared to the body and the body is pointing out in front of the
16
00:00:48.720 --> 00:00:49.960
golf ball.
17
00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:54.440
So I think the distinction for a lot of people is when they feel the left side
18
00:00:54.440 --> 00:00:55.420
they're feeling
19
00:00:55.420 --> 00:01:00.760
more the bottom of the rib cage, kind of from chest down, this part of the body
20
00:01:00.760 --> 00:01:01.160
getting
21
00:01:01.160 --> 00:01:06.240
out of the way and that helps get more of the spine rotation.
22
00:01:06.240 --> 00:01:10.350
Oftentimes when I see golfers just try to clear the left hip, either they'll do
23
00:01:10.350 --> 00:01:10.760
it just
24
00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:16.800
like this and I'm really only rotating kind of my lower spine, you'll see my
25
00:01:16.800 --> 00:01:17.560
rib cage
26
00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:22.000
and my upper body is still quite square.
27
00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:27.610
Or they'll even just snap the knee and not do anything with the spine where
28
00:01:27.610 --> 00:01:28.400
when I cue
29
00:01:28.400 --> 00:01:32.020
people and I kind of touch the bottom of the rib cage and I try to get this to
30
00:01:32.020 --> 00:01:32.640
move out
31
00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:38.000
of the way without the shoulders going with it, then that feels like this left
32
00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:38.600
side of
33
00:01:38.600 --> 00:01:42.540
the body is getting more out of the way and that's where I think the idea of
34
00:01:42.540 --> 00:01:43.160
clearing
35
00:01:43.160 --> 00:01:49.000
the left side, getting open, creating space all helps create this better impact
36
00:01:49.000 --> 00:01:50.400
alignment.
37
00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:54.570
So if I pick a language, usually what I do is I help golfers get into the
38
00:01:54.570 --> 00:01:55.480
position, I
39
00:01:55.480 --> 00:02:00.680
ask them does this feel more like you're rotating your spine, the ribs, the hip
40
00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:01.440
, I'll ask them
41
00:02:01.440 --> 00:02:04.360
what does that feel like?
42
00:02:04.360 --> 00:02:09.730
And oftentimes they'll say more it's kind of this lower rib cage, the bottom
43
00:02:09.730 --> 00:02:10.920
ribs here,
44
00:02:10.920 --> 00:02:14.390
getting open, getting out of the way and creating all this space between the
45
00:02:14.390 --> 00:02:14.840
left arm
46
00:02:14.840 --> 00:02:16.200
and the rib cage.
47
00:02:16.200 --> 00:02:20.930
And that's where I think the original thought of clearing the whole left side
48
00:02:20.930 --> 00:02:21.680
might have
49
00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:25.280
come from and why I prefer it to just clearing the hip.
50
00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:29.410
So if you're working on impact and you feel kind of jammed up and especially
51
00:02:29.410 --> 00:02:30.040
like this
52
00:02:30.040 --> 00:02:34.540
left arm and left side are very close together, then the idea, we have a bunch
53
00:02:34.540 --> 00:02:35.360
of different
54
00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:41.870
drills where we focus on getting the left side of the body away from the left
55
00:02:41.870 --> 00:02:42.880
arm, ultimately
56
00:02:42.880 --> 00:02:49.200
that will help create some of those better impact aligns.
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