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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 Your Takeaway by Rotating Your Upper Body
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how to keep the club connected to your body during the takeaway
- Feel the difference between using your upper body versus pulling with your arms
- Develop a consistent shoulder rotation to improve your swing path
In this drill, you'll learn how to practice your takeaway with the club positioned at the sternum, helping you focus on the correct upper body rotation. This technique is essential for maintaining proper club alignment throughout your swing.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
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This drill is practicing your take away with the club in the bottom of your
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00:00:03.600 --> 00:00:04.080
sternum
3
00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:08.760
or just above your belly button somewhere around here. So if you remember the
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majority of the movement from the take away should be a rotation of your upper
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00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:20.240
body. What I typically see is pulling with the arms or pulling more with the
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00:00:20.240 --> 00:00:25.040
left arm or pulling more with the right arm but typically I see more of a push
7
00:00:25.040 --> 00:00:31.400
with the left arm and disconnecting the arms from the body during this take
8
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away
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phase. So what you're going to do is you're going to place it just below kind
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00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:36.920
of
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your sternum and above your belly button and then you're going to grip the
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shaft
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the way that you would normally grip the club. And you're going to practice
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making
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00:00:44.480 --> 00:00:50.160
a takeaway movement so that you keep and maintain the same relationship that
16
00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:50.320
you
17
00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:56.080
had at set up. If you pull with your arms you can see that the club would
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00:00:56.080 --> 00:01:00.840
actually pivot off of my body. You want it still sticking almost 90 degrees to
19
00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:08.200
your body just like so and we'll get into this in other videos but I don't want
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00:01:08.200 --> 00:01:12.560
you to feel like you have to restrict your lower body. I don't want you to feel
21
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like you have to move your lower body. Just focus on where how the club stays
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00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:22.520
here and then try and turn your shoulders so that you can get the club to 90
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00:01:22.520 --> 00:01:26.160
degrees parallel whatever you want to call this relationship. Okay so this is
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simple drill just to give you kind of some quick feedback as to if you're using
25
00:01:30.800 --> 00:01:35.320
your spine to rotate the club away or if you're just pulling with your arms and
26
00:01:35.320 --> 00:01:37.800
your shoulders.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.600
This drill is practicing your take away with the club in the bottom of your
2
00:00:03.600 --> 00:00:04.080
sternum
3
00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:08.760
or just above your belly button somewhere around here. So if you remember the
4
00:00:08.760 --> 00:00:13.720
majority of the movement from the take away should be a rotation of your upper
5
00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:20.240
body. What I typically see is pulling with the arms or pulling more with the
6
00:00:20.240 --> 00:00:25.040
left arm or pulling more with the right arm but typically I see more of a push
7
00:00:25.040 --> 00:00:31.400
with the left arm and disconnecting the arms from the body during this take
8
00:00:31.400 --> 00:00:31.560
away
9
00:00:31.560 --> 00:00:36.840
phase. So what you're going to do is you're going to place it just below kind
10
00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:36.920
of
11
00:00:36.920 --> 00:00:40.280
your sternum and above your belly button and then you're going to grip the
12
00:00:40.280 --> 00:00:40.520
shaft
13
00:00:40.520 --> 00:00:44.030
the way that you would normally grip the club. And you're going to practice
14
00:00:44.030 --> 00:00:44.480
making
15
00:00:44.480 --> 00:00:50.160
a takeaway movement so that you keep and maintain the same relationship that
16
00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:50.320
you
17
00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:56.080
had at set up. If you pull with your arms you can see that the club would
18
00:00:56.080 --> 00:01:00.840
actually pivot off of my body. You want it still sticking almost 90 degrees to
19
00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:08.200
your body just like so and we'll get into this in other videos but I don't want
20
00:01:08.200 --> 00:01:12.560
you to feel like you have to restrict your lower body. I don't want you to feel
21
00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:17.200
like you have to move your lower body. Just focus on where how the club stays
22
00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:22.520
here and then try and turn your shoulders so that you can get the club to 90
23
00:01:22.520 --> 00:01:26.160
degrees parallel whatever you want to call this relationship. Okay so this is
24
00:01:26.160 --> 00:01:30.800
simple drill just to give you kind of some quick feedback as to if you're using
25
00:01:30.800 --> 00:01:35.320
your spine to rotate the club away or if you're just pulling with your arms and
26
00:01:35.320 --> 00:01:37.800
your shoulders.
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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 Your Takeaway by Rotating Your Upper Body
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how to keep the club connected to your body during the takeaway
- Feel the difference between using your upper body versus pulling with your arms
- Develop a consistent shoulder rotation to improve your swing path
In this drill, you'll learn how to practice your takeaway with the club positioned at the sternum, helping you focus on the correct upper body rotation. This technique is essential for maintaining proper club alignment throughout your swing.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.600
This drill is practicing your take away with the club in the bottom of your
2
00:00:03.600 --> 00:00:04.080
sternum
3
00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:08.760
or just above your belly button somewhere around here. So if you remember the
4
00:00:08.760 --> 00:00:13.720
majority of the movement from the take away should be a rotation of your upper
5
00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:20.240
body. What I typically see is pulling with the arms or pulling more with the
6
00:00:20.240 --> 00:00:25.040
left arm or pulling more with the right arm but typically I see more of a push
7
00:00:25.040 --> 00:00:31.400
with the left arm and disconnecting the arms from the body during this take
8
00:00:31.400 --> 00:00:31.560
away
9
00:00:31.560 --> 00:00:36.840
phase. So what you're going to do is you're going to place it just below kind
10
00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:36.920
of
11
00:00:36.920 --> 00:00:40.280
your sternum and above your belly button and then you're going to grip the
12
00:00:40.280 --> 00:00:40.520
shaft
13
00:00:40.520 --> 00:00:44.030
the way that you would normally grip the club. And you're going to practice
14
00:00:44.030 --> 00:00:44.480
making
15
00:00:44.480 --> 00:00:50.160
a takeaway movement so that you keep and maintain the same relationship that
16
00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:50.320
you
17
00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:56.080
had at set up. If you pull with your arms you can see that the club would
18
00:00:56.080 --> 00:01:00.840
actually pivot off of my body. You want it still sticking almost 90 degrees to
19
00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:08.200
your body just like so and we'll get into this in other videos but I don't want
20
00:01:08.200 --> 00:01:12.560
you to feel like you have to restrict your lower body. I don't want you to feel
21
00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:17.200
like you have to move your lower body. Just focus on where how the club stays
22
00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:22.520
here and then try and turn your shoulders so that you can get the club to 90
23
00:01:22.520 --> 00:01:26.160
degrees parallel whatever you want to call this relationship. Okay so this is
24
00:01:26.160 --> 00:01:30.800
simple drill just to give you kind of some quick feedback as to if you're using
25
00:01:30.800 --> 00:01:35.320
your spine to rotate the club away or if you're just pulling with your arms and
26
00:01:35.320 --> 00:01:37.800
your shoulders.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.600
This drill is practicing your take away with the club in the bottom of your
2
00:00:03.600 --> 00:00:04.080
sternum
3
00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:08.760
or just above your belly button somewhere around here. So if you remember the
4
00:00:08.760 --> 00:00:13.720
majority of the movement from the take away should be a rotation of your upper
5
00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:20.240
body. What I typically see is pulling with the arms or pulling more with the
6
00:00:20.240 --> 00:00:25.040
left arm or pulling more with the right arm but typically I see more of a push
7
00:00:25.040 --> 00:00:31.400
with the left arm and disconnecting the arms from the body during this take
8
00:00:31.400 --> 00:00:31.560
away
9
00:00:31.560 --> 00:00:36.840
phase. So what you're going to do is you're going to place it just below kind
10
00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:36.920
of
11
00:00:36.920 --> 00:00:40.280
your sternum and above your belly button and then you're going to grip the
12
00:00:40.280 --> 00:00:40.520
shaft
13
00:00:40.520 --> 00:00:44.030
the way that you would normally grip the club. And you're going to practice
14
00:00:44.030 --> 00:00:44.480
making
15
00:00:44.480 --> 00:00:50.160
a takeaway movement so that you keep and maintain the same relationship that
16
00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:50.320
you
17
00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:56.080
had at set up. If you pull with your arms you can see that the club would
18
00:00:56.080 --> 00:01:00.840
actually pivot off of my body. You want it still sticking almost 90 degrees to
19
00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:08.200
your body just like so and we'll get into this in other videos but I don't want
20
00:01:08.200 --> 00:01:12.560
you to feel like you have to restrict your lower body. I don't want you to feel
21
00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:17.200
like you have to move your lower body. Just focus on where how the club stays
22
00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:22.520
here and then try and turn your shoulders so that you can get the club to 90
23
00:01:22.520 --> 00:01:26.160
degrees parallel whatever you want to call this relationship. Okay so this is
24
00:01:26.160 --> 00:01:30.800
simple drill just to give you kind of some quick feedback as to if you're using
25
00:01:30.800 --> 00:01:35.320
your spine to rotate the club away or if you're just pulling with your arms and
26
00:01:35.320 --> 00:01:37.800
your shoulders.
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