WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
This drill is connecting the unhinged to body rotation.

2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:09.240
So many golfers submit their swing and say, hey, I'm not open enough at impact.

3
00:00:09.240 --> 00:00:12.440
I need to get my body more involved.

4
00:00:12.440 --> 00:00:17.120
And so there's an important relationship between what the hands are doing and

5
00:00:17.120 --> 00:00:17.600
what the body

6
00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:18.600
is doing.

7
00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:22.190
In this video, I'm going to talk about the importance of the timing of the un

8
00:00:22.190 --> 00:00:22.760
hinged and

9
00:00:22.760 --> 00:00:25.680
how it relates to body rotation.

10
00:00:25.680 --> 00:00:31.360
So we'll use a metaphor or analogy from tennis.

11
00:00:31.360 --> 00:00:33.280
Think of it this way.

12
00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:36.200
If I was playing tennis, we'll say that this is a tennis racket instead of a

13
00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:36.840
golf club,

14
00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:39.400
and you're my opponent, so I'm hitting it at you.

15
00:00:39.400 --> 00:00:43.810
If I have the racket handle or the racket pretty much vertical like this, I'm

16
00:00:43.810 --> 00:00:44.440
not going

17
00:00:44.440 --> 00:00:47.280
to be able to rotate very hard.

18
00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:51.680
It's going to have to be more of an arm-based shot.

19
00:00:51.680 --> 00:00:55.000
I'm basically going to have to try to get that racket down low.

20
00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:58.680
And when I rotate, that's going to tend to keep the racket up high.

21
00:00:58.680 --> 00:01:04.240
Compare that to like a topspin forehand where I unhinged and I get that racket

22
00:01:04.240 --> 00:01:05.200
head really

23
00:01:05.200 --> 00:01:06.200
low.

24
00:01:06.200 --> 00:01:11.810
So now that encourages a whole lot of body rotation to help deliver the racket

25
00:01:11.810 --> 00:01:12.400
to the

26
00:01:12.400 --> 00:01:14.000
tennis ball.

27
00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:16.720
How does that work in the golf movement?

28
00:01:16.720 --> 00:01:20.970
So when we're working on delivery position, you'll see that there's a couple

29
00:01:20.970 --> 00:01:21.920
key components

30
00:01:21.920 --> 00:01:22.920
to it.

31
00:01:22.920 --> 00:01:29.560
One of the pieces is trying to get this golf club to be a little bit lower than

32
00:01:29.560 --> 00:01:31.000
your hands.

33
00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:35.200
Many people in their delivery position will try to keep the club head high,

34
00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:35.760
kind of like

35
00:01:35.760 --> 00:01:36.760
so.

36
00:01:36.760 --> 00:01:42.820
Now, from the down the line, you can see if I keep this high, if I was also to

37
00:01:42.820 --> 00:01:43.680
rotate,

38
00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:47.560
that's going to tend to create a steeper path.

39
00:01:47.560 --> 00:01:50.950
From the face-on view, if I keep this high, you're going to tend to see a

40
00:01:50.950 --> 00:01:51.760
little bit more

41
00:01:51.760 --> 00:01:53.840
closed off body rotation.

42
00:01:53.840 --> 00:01:59.820
If we do the opposite, if I get into this position and I unhinge, that's going

43
00:01:59.820 --> 00:02:00.360
to get

44
00:02:00.360 --> 00:02:06.390
that club head low and that's going to encourage body rotation to then steepen

45
00:02:06.390 --> 00:02:07.640
it back out.

46
00:02:07.640 --> 00:02:12.820
From the face-on view, if I get that low, that's going to encourage the body

47
00:02:12.820 --> 00:02:13.640
rotation

48
00:02:13.640 --> 00:02:14.640
on the way through.

49
00:02:14.640 --> 00:02:19.420
The timing of the unhinge is pretty important, that it tends to happen kind of

50
00:02:19.420 --> 00:02:20.560
around delivery

51
00:02:20.560 --> 00:02:21.560
position.

52
00:02:21.560 --> 00:02:26.130
So, I'm working through in my transition sequence, I get into that good

53
00:02:26.130 --> 00:02:27.640
delivery position and

54
00:02:27.640 --> 00:02:30.480
I'm really starting to kind of unhinge through here.

55
00:02:30.480 --> 00:02:34.930
Now, a lot of you are going to think, wait, isn't unhinging bad, isn't unhing

56
00:02:34.930 --> 00:02:35.520
ing more

57
00:02:35.520 --> 00:02:36.760
of a cast movement?

58
00:02:36.760 --> 00:02:41.700
Well, I've got a video on lag that kind of explains the different components to

59
00:02:41.700 --> 00:02:42.400
the appearance

60
00:02:42.400 --> 00:02:47.580
of lag, but what you'll see is that, especially on 3D, what you can see on 2D,

61
00:02:47.580 --> 00:02:48.640
most golfers

62
00:02:48.640 --> 00:02:53.410
will unhinge during this phase here, but because of the white movement and

63
00:02:53.410 --> 00:02:54.040
because

64
00:02:54.040 --> 00:02:59.880
of the body rotation, it doesn't have the appearance of a big cast pattern.

65
00:02:59.880 --> 00:03:07.030
The opposite is golfers who tend to keep the hinge will typically release that

66
00:03:07.030 --> 00:03:07.840
trail,

67
00:03:07.840 --> 00:03:12.320
will release that trail elbow and kind of straighten the arm soon.

68
00:03:12.320 --> 00:03:21.070
So, this has more wrist hinge than that, but this second one has the appearance

69
00:03:21.070 --> 00:03:21.760
of having

70
00:03:21.760 --> 00:03:23.720
more lag to it.

71
00:03:23.720 --> 00:03:27.520
The key component to this unhinge and I have a video called isolating ulnar

72
00:03:27.520 --> 00:03:28.160
that helps

73
00:03:28.160 --> 00:03:32.570
talk through the importance of this unhinge and how it helps shallow out the

74
00:03:32.570 --> 00:03:33.200
bottom of

75
00:03:33.200 --> 00:03:34.200
the swing.

76
00:03:34.200 --> 00:03:38.410
So, if you struggle with kind of diggy contact, you're probably lacking this un

77
00:03:38.410 --> 00:03:39.120
hinge, but

78
00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:42.330
the important thing for this video is understanding the connection between

79
00:03:42.330 --> 00:03:43.560
trying to rotate and

80
00:03:43.560 --> 00:03:44.880
trying to get that unhinge.

81
00:03:44.880 --> 00:03:51.060
So, if you're struggling with getting body rotation at impact, it could be that

82
00:03:51.060 --> 00:03:51.720
you're

83
00:03:51.720 --> 00:03:56.840
lacking some of this unhinging movement in the proper time and space.

84
00:03:56.840 --> 00:04:01.920
The important thing is when you unhinge, it doesn't also rotate back out and in

85
00:04:01.920 --> 00:04:02.640
front.

86
00:04:02.640 --> 00:04:07.320
So, when I unhinge, you can see that it still stays, kind of the club stays

87
00:04:07.320 --> 00:04:08.080
parallel to

88
00:04:08.080 --> 00:04:12.200
my body or the club stays well behind as it unhinges.

89
00:04:12.200 --> 00:04:16.560
That will encourage me to then finish the rotation through the shot.

90
00:04:16.560 --> 00:04:22.720
So, to work on that, I can get into my delivery position and I can pump that un

91
00:04:22.720 --> 00:04:23.680
hinge a few

92
00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:30.260
times and then the unhinge kind of takes the club shallow or low to the ground

93
00:04:30.260 --> 00:04:31.080
or underneath

94
00:04:31.080 --> 00:04:38.250
the plane, and then at the same time, if I rotate my body, that brings it back

95
00:04:38.250 --> 00:04:38.920
up and

96
00:04:38.920 --> 00:04:40.520
back on top of the plane.

97
00:04:40.520 --> 00:04:45.970
So, if you're on plane, if you're struggling with getting the body rotation,

98
00:04:45.970 --> 00:04:47.080
don't neglect

99
00:04:47.080 --> 00:04:51.490
the unhinge and the timing of when it should happen is kind of just after or

100
00:04:51.490 --> 00:04:52.300
part of your

101
00:04:52.300 --> 00:04:58.240
delivery position training, but that is a key component to having body rotation

102
00:04:58.240 --> 00:04:58.360
at the

103
00:04:58.360 --> 00:05:00.160
point of impact.

104
00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:06.160
Again, quick note, if you unhinge and the ball starts going right, it shows

105
00:05:06.160 --> 00:05:07.680
that you're rehinging

106
00:05:07.680 --> 00:05:11.920
as part of this cast pattern to help square the club face.

107
00:05:11.920 --> 00:05:17.880
When you unhinge, that'll actually make it easier for you to then supinate and

108
00:05:17.880 --> 00:05:18.120
rotate

109
00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:22.200
the club or continue the motorcycle in order to square the face.

110
00:05:22.200 --> 00:05:26.590
So, visualizing how these arm movements fit together with the body pivot can

111
00:05:26.590 --> 00:05:27.360
ultimately

112
00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:30.080
help you overcome some of your big consistency issues.