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Control Your Swing Radius for Better Wedge Play
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how to maintain the club's position relative to your chest during your swing
- Develop a consistent feel for using the club's bounce to brush the ground
- Identify and correct issues with low point control and excessive shaft lean
In this drill, you'll learn how to keep the club in front of your chest to improve your wedge play and control the swing's radius. This technique is essential for executing finesse shots with precision and using the bounce of your club effectively.
Video Transcript
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This wedge drill is club in front of your chest. So one of the concepts for
2
00:00:06.300 --> 00:00:11.680
the wedge play is that better wedge play happens when you're able to
3
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:15.920
control the radius of the swing. And so one way to control the radius of the
4
00:00:15.920 --> 00:00:20.080
swing and use more the bottom sole of the club is to keep the club in front of
5
00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:26.480
your chest. If I bring the club to the left of my chest or if I bring the clubs
6
00:00:26.480 --> 00:00:30.680
of my right of the chest then the radius is going to tend to change and that's
7
00:00:30.680 --> 00:00:33.600
going to make it a little bit more difficult to control the bottom of the
8
00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:41.400
swing. So in this little drill I'm going to focus on basically keeping the club
9
00:00:41.400 --> 00:00:46.240
more or less in front of my chest, keeping the club in front of my chest and
10
00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:55.000
hitting this more with my pivot instead of hitting it ideally a little bit more
11
00:00:55.000 --> 00:01:01.880
with the arms and hands. Now in actuality there is going to be a little bit of
12
00:01:01.880 --> 00:01:02.920
a
13
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:08.720
arm starting or catching up earlier in the downswing because you'll see that in
14
00:01:08.720 --> 00:01:15.320
the downswing there is a tiny bit of this cast sequence. But it's so small
15
00:01:15.320 --> 00:01:19.520
especially on these really short shots that you can practice hitting these
16
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shots keeping the club in front of your chest, keeping the club in front of
17
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your
18
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chest, keeping the club in front of your chest. So if you struggle with low
19
00:01:29.390 --> 00:01:29.720
point
20
00:01:29.720 --> 00:01:33.310
control or if you struggle with using the bounce there's a very good chance
21
00:01:33.310 --> 00:01:33.560
that
22
00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:37.000
you're creating too much lag and too much shaft lean and the club is getting
23
00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:43.960
behind your chest. And if that's the case one way to train it is to use this
24
00:01:43.960 --> 00:01:47.520
little simple reference for helping control the width of your circle, keep
25
00:01:47.520 --> 00:01:51.800
the club head and your hands roughly in front of your chest during the entire
26
00:01:51.800 --> 00:01:55.560
swing that will help you use bounce and brush the ground the way that we're
27
00:01:55.560 --> 00:01:58.840
supposed to do it for the finesse shots.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.300
This wedge drill is club in front of your chest. So one of the concepts for
2
00:00:06.300 --> 00:00:11.680
the wedge play is that better wedge play happens when you're able to
3
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:15.920
control the radius of the swing. And so one way to control the radius of the
4
00:00:15.920 --> 00:00:20.080
swing and use more the bottom sole of the club is to keep the club in front of
5
00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:26.480
your chest. If I bring the club to the left of my chest or if I bring the clubs
6
00:00:26.480 --> 00:00:30.680
of my right of the chest then the radius is going to tend to change and that's
7
00:00:30.680 --> 00:00:33.600
going to make it a little bit more difficult to control the bottom of the
8
00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:41.400
swing. So in this little drill I'm going to focus on basically keeping the club
9
00:00:41.400 --> 00:00:46.240
more or less in front of my chest, keeping the club in front of my chest and
10
00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:55.000
hitting this more with my pivot instead of hitting it ideally a little bit more
11
00:00:55.000 --> 00:01:01.880
with the arms and hands. Now in actuality there is going to be a little bit of
12
00:01:01.880 --> 00:01:02.920
a
13
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:08.720
arm starting or catching up earlier in the downswing because you'll see that in
14
00:01:08.720 --> 00:01:15.320
the downswing there is a tiny bit of this cast sequence. But it's so small
15
00:01:15.320 --> 00:01:19.520
especially on these really short shots that you can practice hitting these
16
00:01:19.520 --> 00:01:23.920
shots keeping the club in front of your chest, keeping the club in front of
17
00:01:23.920 --> 00:01:24.040
your
18
00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:29.390
chest, keeping the club in front of your chest. So if you struggle with low
19
00:01:29.390 --> 00:01:29.720
point
20
00:01:29.720 --> 00:01:33.310
control or if you struggle with using the bounce there's a very good chance
21
00:01:33.310 --> 00:01:33.560
that
22
00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:37.000
you're creating too much lag and too much shaft lean and the club is getting
23
00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:43.960
behind your chest. And if that's the case one way to train it is to use this
24
00:01:43.960 --> 00:01:47.520
little simple reference for helping control the width of your circle, keep
25
00:01:47.520 --> 00:01:51.800
the club head and your hands roughly in front of your chest during the entire
26
00:01:51.800 --> 00:01:55.560
swing that will help you use bounce and brush the ground the way that we're
27
00:01:55.560 --> 00:01:58.840
supposed to do it for the finesse shots.
Have questions?
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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.
Control Your Swing Radius for Better Wedge Play
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how to maintain the club's position relative to your chest during your swing
- Develop a consistent feel for using the club's bounce to brush the ground
- Identify and correct issues with low point control and excessive shaft lean
In this drill, you'll learn how to keep the club in front of your chest to improve your wedge play and control the swing's radius. This technique is essential for executing finesse shots with precision and using the bounce of your club effectively.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.300
This wedge drill is club in front of your chest. So one of the concepts for
2
00:00:06.300 --> 00:00:11.680
the wedge play is that better wedge play happens when you're able to
3
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:15.920
control the radius of the swing. And so one way to control the radius of the
4
00:00:15.920 --> 00:00:20.080
swing and use more the bottom sole of the club is to keep the club in front of
5
00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:26.480
your chest. If I bring the club to the left of my chest or if I bring the clubs
6
00:00:26.480 --> 00:00:30.680
of my right of the chest then the radius is going to tend to change and that's
7
00:00:30.680 --> 00:00:33.600
going to make it a little bit more difficult to control the bottom of the
8
00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:41.400
swing. So in this little drill I'm going to focus on basically keeping the club
9
00:00:41.400 --> 00:00:46.240
more or less in front of my chest, keeping the club in front of my chest and
10
00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:55.000
hitting this more with my pivot instead of hitting it ideally a little bit more
11
00:00:55.000 --> 00:01:01.880
with the arms and hands. Now in actuality there is going to be a little bit of
12
00:01:01.880 --> 00:01:02.920
a
13
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:08.720
arm starting or catching up earlier in the downswing because you'll see that in
14
00:01:08.720 --> 00:01:15.320
the downswing there is a tiny bit of this cast sequence. But it's so small
15
00:01:15.320 --> 00:01:19.520
especially on these really short shots that you can practice hitting these
16
00:01:19.520 --> 00:01:23.920
shots keeping the club in front of your chest, keeping the club in front of
17
00:01:23.920 --> 00:01:24.040
your
18
00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:29.390
chest, keeping the club in front of your chest. So if you struggle with low
19
00:01:29.390 --> 00:01:29.720
point
20
00:01:29.720 --> 00:01:33.310
control or if you struggle with using the bounce there's a very good chance
21
00:01:33.310 --> 00:01:33.560
that
22
00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:37.000
you're creating too much lag and too much shaft lean and the club is getting
23
00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:43.960
behind your chest. And if that's the case one way to train it is to use this
24
00:01:43.960 --> 00:01:47.520
little simple reference for helping control the width of your circle, keep
25
00:01:47.520 --> 00:01:51.800
the club head and your hands roughly in front of your chest during the entire
26
00:01:51.800 --> 00:01:55.560
swing that will help you use bounce and brush the ground the way that we're
27
00:01:55.560 --> 00:01:58.840
supposed to do it for the finesse shots.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.300
This wedge drill is club in front of your chest. So one of the concepts for
2
00:00:06.300 --> 00:00:11.680
the wedge play is that better wedge play happens when you're able to
3
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:15.920
control the radius of the swing. And so one way to control the radius of the
4
00:00:15.920 --> 00:00:20.080
swing and use more the bottom sole of the club is to keep the club in front of
5
00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:26.480
your chest. If I bring the club to the left of my chest or if I bring the clubs
6
00:00:26.480 --> 00:00:30.680
of my right of the chest then the radius is going to tend to change and that's
7
00:00:30.680 --> 00:00:33.600
going to make it a little bit more difficult to control the bottom of the
8
00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:41.400
swing. So in this little drill I'm going to focus on basically keeping the club
9
00:00:41.400 --> 00:00:46.240
more or less in front of my chest, keeping the club in front of my chest and
10
00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:55.000
hitting this more with my pivot instead of hitting it ideally a little bit more
11
00:00:55.000 --> 00:01:01.880
with the arms and hands. Now in actuality there is going to be a little bit of
12
00:01:01.880 --> 00:01:02.920
a
13
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:08.720
arm starting or catching up earlier in the downswing because you'll see that in
14
00:01:08.720 --> 00:01:15.320
the downswing there is a tiny bit of this cast sequence. But it's so small
15
00:01:15.320 --> 00:01:19.520
especially on these really short shots that you can practice hitting these
16
00:01:19.520 --> 00:01:23.920
shots keeping the club in front of your chest, keeping the club in front of
17
00:01:23.920 --> 00:01:24.040
your
18
00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:29.390
chest, keeping the club in front of your chest. So if you struggle with low
19
00:01:29.390 --> 00:01:29.720
point
20
00:01:29.720 --> 00:01:33.310
control or if you struggle with using the bounce there's a very good chance
21
00:01:33.310 --> 00:01:33.560
that
22
00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:37.000
you're creating too much lag and too much shaft lean and the club is getting
23
00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:43.960
behind your chest. And if that's the case one way to train it is to use this
24
00:01:43.960 --> 00:01:47.520
little simple reference for helping control the width of your circle, keep
25
00:01:47.520 --> 00:01:51.800
the club head and your hands roughly in front of your chest during the entire
26
00:01:51.800 --> 00:01:55.560
swing that will help you use bounce and brush the ground the way that we're
27
00:01:55.560 --> 00:01:58.840
supposed to do it for the finesse shots.
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