Deconstructing The Arms
Fix Your Arm Position in the Golf Swing
Improve your arm position in the golf swing with a drill that trains better wrist angles and forearm rotation. Learn how the lead and trail arms work with your body to create a more consistent impact position.
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the correct wrist positions for optimal impact.
- Feel how a proper arm setup leads to better body alignment.
- Practice transitioning your arms to achieve a solid impact position.
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
WEBVTT
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This impact drill is deconstructing the arms.
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:08.260
So basically what we're going to do here is we're going to go through where
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your arms
4
00:00:08.540 --> 00:00:12.750
are roughly going to be compared to your setup if you had kind of a proper
5
00:00:12.750 --> 00:00:14.680
solid impact position.
6
00:00:14.680 --> 00:00:19.150
So if you were to take your normal setup and then we're going to bring it up
7
00:00:19.150 --> 00:00:19.840
for right
8
00:00:19.840 --> 00:00:20.840
now.
9
00:00:20.840 --> 00:00:24.990
Now what we're going to do is we're going to flex the left wrist and extend the
10
00:00:24.990 --> 00:00:25.400
right
11
00:00:25.400 --> 00:00:30.380
wrist about 20 degrees or until the left wrist is flat and then we're going to
12
00:00:30.380 --> 00:00:30.960
without
13
00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:36.550
rolling the right arm a ton you're going to slightly pronate the left arm about
14
00:00:36.550 --> 00:00:37.500
20, 30
15
00:00:37.500 --> 00:00:38.500
degrees.
16
00:00:38.500 --> 00:00:42.800
So 20, 30 degrees of extension 20, 30 degrees and you'll see my right elbow is
17
00:00:42.800 --> 00:00:43.400
not moving
18
00:00:43.400 --> 00:00:45.680
a ton but my left elbow is changing a bit.
19
00:00:45.680 --> 00:00:49.750
Now I'm going to bend back down and you'll see that the club is well behind the
20
00:00:49.750 --> 00:00:50.040
golf
21
00:00:50.040 --> 00:00:52.160
ball and a little bit inside.
22
00:00:52.160 --> 00:00:57.080
So if I was to set up to it, we'll set up the two different stations.
23
00:00:57.080 --> 00:01:02.640
So if I was to set up to it and I was to do 20, 30 degrees, 20, 30 degrees you
24
00:01:02.640 --> 00:01:03.080
can see
25
00:01:03.080 --> 00:01:07.200
that the club is way back there a few feet behind the golf ball like so.
26
00:01:07.200 --> 00:01:14.750
If I did it in kind of down the camera angle, there's 20, 30 degrees and then
27
00:01:14.750 --> 00:01:16.240
there's 20,
28
00:01:16.240 --> 00:01:18.480
30 degrees just from that left arm.
29
00:01:18.480 --> 00:01:22.620
So this is roughly where impact is going to be from the arms.
30
00:01:22.620 --> 00:01:28.360
Now the challenge is to use your body to get that hand position to impact and
31
00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:29.280
generally
32
00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:33.610
what you'll feel is holy cow my hands are way ahead and my body is much more
33
00:01:33.610 --> 00:01:34.520
open because
34
00:01:34.520 --> 00:01:38.720
I'm used to it being like this or being facing the golf ball.
35
00:01:38.720 --> 00:01:44.450
So one more time 20, 30 degrees, 20, 30 degrees, turn with the body and then
36
00:01:44.450 --> 00:01:45.440
you can do a little
37
00:01:45.440 --> 00:01:51.280
nine to three basically trying to recreate that same impact position.
38
00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:56.350
So it's not that I'm holding back with my arms, it's that my body is going to
39
00:01:56.350 --> 00:01:57.360
turn faster
40
00:01:57.360 --> 00:02:02.160
than my arms can extend which get me into that good impact position.
41
00:02:02.160 --> 00:02:06.570
So there's a great way to deconstruct where the arms will be and figure out how
42
00:02:06.570 --> 00:02:06.920
your
43
00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:10.480
body is going to get you there for your solid impact position.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
This impact drill is deconstructing the arms.
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:08.260
So basically what we're going to do here is we're going to go through where
3
00:00:08.260 --> 00:00:08.540
your arms
4
00:00:08.540 --> 00:00:12.750
are roughly going to be compared to your setup if you had kind of a proper
5
00:00:12.750 --> 00:00:14.680
solid impact position.
6
00:00:14.680 --> 00:00:19.150
So if you were to take your normal setup and then we're going to bring it up
7
00:00:19.150 --> 00:00:19.840
for right
8
00:00:19.840 --> 00:00:20.840
now.
9
00:00:20.840 --> 00:00:24.990
Now what we're going to do is we're going to flex the left wrist and extend the
10
00:00:24.990 --> 00:00:25.400
right
11
00:00:25.400 --> 00:00:30.380
wrist about 20 degrees or until the left wrist is flat and then we're going to
12
00:00:30.380 --> 00:00:30.960
without
13
00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:36.550
rolling the right arm a ton you're going to slightly pronate the left arm about
14
00:00:36.550 --> 00:00:37.500
20, 30
15
00:00:37.500 --> 00:00:38.500
degrees.
16
00:00:38.500 --> 00:00:42.800
So 20, 30 degrees of extension 20, 30 degrees and you'll see my right elbow is
17
00:00:42.800 --> 00:00:43.400
not moving
18
00:00:43.400 --> 00:00:45.680
a ton but my left elbow is changing a bit.
19
00:00:45.680 --> 00:00:49.750
Now I'm going to bend back down and you'll see that the club is well behind the
20
00:00:49.750 --> 00:00:50.040
golf
21
00:00:50.040 --> 00:00:52.160
ball and a little bit inside.
22
00:00:52.160 --> 00:00:57.080
So if I was to set up to it, we'll set up the two different stations.
23
00:00:57.080 --> 00:01:02.640
So if I was to set up to it and I was to do 20, 30 degrees, 20, 30 degrees you
24
00:01:02.640 --> 00:01:03.080
can see
25
00:01:03.080 --> 00:01:07.200
that the club is way back there a few feet behind the golf ball like so.
26
00:01:07.200 --> 00:01:14.750
If I did it in kind of down the camera angle, there's 20, 30 degrees and then
27
00:01:14.750 --> 00:01:16.240
there's 20,
28
00:01:16.240 --> 00:01:18.480
30 degrees just from that left arm.
29
00:01:18.480 --> 00:01:22.620
So this is roughly where impact is going to be from the arms.
30
00:01:22.620 --> 00:01:28.360
Now the challenge is to use your body to get that hand position to impact and
31
00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:29.280
generally
32
00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:33.610
what you'll feel is holy cow my hands are way ahead and my body is much more
33
00:01:33.610 --> 00:01:34.520
open because
34
00:01:34.520 --> 00:01:38.720
I'm used to it being like this or being facing the golf ball.
35
00:01:38.720 --> 00:01:44.450
So one more time 20, 30 degrees, 20, 30 degrees, turn with the body and then
36
00:01:44.450 --> 00:01:45.440
you can do a little
37
00:01:45.440 --> 00:01:51.280
nine to three basically trying to recreate that same impact position.
38
00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:56.350
So it's not that I'm holding back with my arms, it's that my body is going to
39
00:01:56.350 --> 00:01:57.360
turn faster
40
00:01:57.360 --> 00:02:02.160
than my arms can extend which get me into that good impact position.
41
00:02:02.160 --> 00:02:06.570
So there's a great way to deconstruct where the arms will be and figure out how
42
00:02:06.570 --> 00:02:06.920
your
43
00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:10.480
body is going to get you there for your solid impact position.
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.
Deconstructing The Arms
Fix Your Arm Position in the Golf Swing
Improve your arm position in the golf swing with a drill that trains better wrist angles and forearm rotation. Learn how the lead and trail arms work with your body to create a more consistent impact position.
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the correct wrist positions for optimal impact.
- Feel how a proper arm setup leads to better body alignment.
- Practice transitioning your arms to achieve a solid impact position.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
This impact drill is deconstructing the arms.
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:08.260
So basically what we're going to do here is we're going to go through where
3
00:00:08.260 --> 00:00:08.540
your arms
4
00:00:08.540 --> 00:00:12.750
are roughly going to be compared to your setup if you had kind of a proper
5
00:00:12.750 --> 00:00:14.680
solid impact position.
6
00:00:14.680 --> 00:00:19.150
So if you were to take your normal setup and then we're going to bring it up
7
00:00:19.150 --> 00:00:19.840
for right
8
00:00:19.840 --> 00:00:20.840
now.
9
00:00:20.840 --> 00:00:24.990
Now what we're going to do is we're going to flex the left wrist and extend the
10
00:00:24.990 --> 00:00:25.400
right
11
00:00:25.400 --> 00:00:30.380
wrist about 20 degrees or until the left wrist is flat and then we're going to
12
00:00:30.380 --> 00:00:30.960
without
13
00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:36.550
rolling the right arm a ton you're going to slightly pronate the left arm about
14
00:00:36.550 --> 00:00:37.500
20, 30
15
00:00:37.500 --> 00:00:38.500
degrees.
16
00:00:38.500 --> 00:00:42.800
So 20, 30 degrees of extension 20, 30 degrees and you'll see my right elbow is
17
00:00:42.800 --> 00:00:43.400
not moving
18
00:00:43.400 --> 00:00:45.680
a ton but my left elbow is changing a bit.
19
00:00:45.680 --> 00:00:49.750
Now I'm going to bend back down and you'll see that the club is well behind the
20
00:00:49.750 --> 00:00:50.040
golf
21
00:00:50.040 --> 00:00:52.160
ball and a little bit inside.
22
00:00:52.160 --> 00:00:57.080
So if I was to set up to it, we'll set up the two different stations.
23
00:00:57.080 --> 00:01:02.640
So if I was to set up to it and I was to do 20, 30 degrees, 20, 30 degrees you
24
00:01:02.640 --> 00:01:03.080
can see
25
00:01:03.080 --> 00:01:07.200
that the club is way back there a few feet behind the golf ball like so.
26
00:01:07.200 --> 00:01:14.750
If I did it in kind of down the camera angle, there's 20, 30 degrees and then
27
00:01:14.750 --> 00:01:16.240
there's 20,
28
00:01:16.240 --> 00:01:18.480
30 degrees just from that left arm.
29
00:01:18.480 --> 00:01:22.620
So this is roughly where impact is going to be from the arms.
30
00:01:22.620 --> 00:01:28.360
Now the challenge is to use your body to get that hand position to impact and
31
00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:29.280
generally
32
00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:33.610
what you'll feel is holy cow my hands are way ahead and my body is much more
33
00:01:33.610 --> 00:01:34.520
open because
34
00:01:34.520 --> 00:01:38.720
I'm used to it being like this or being facing the golf ball.
35
00:01:38.720 --> 00:01:44.450
So one more time 20, 30 degrees, 20, 30 degrees, turn with the body and then
36
00:01:44.450 --> 00:01:45.440
you can do a little
37
00:01:45.440 --> 00:01:51.280
nine to three basically trying to recreate that same impact position.
38
00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:56.350
So it's not that I'm holding back with my arms, it's that my body is going to
39
00:01:56.350 --> 00:01:57.360
turn faster
40
00:01:57.360 --> 00:02:02.160
than my arms can extend which get me into that good impact position.
41
00:02:02.160 --> 00:02:06.570
So there's a great way to deconstruct where the arms will be and figure out how
42
00:02:06.570 --> 00:02:06.920
your
43
00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:10.480
body is going to get you there for your solid impact position.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
This impact drill is deconstructing the arms.
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:08.260
So basically what we're going to do here is we're going to go through where
3
00:00:08.260 --> 00:00:08.540
your arms
4
00:00:08.540 --> 00:00:12.750
are roughly going to be compared to your setup if you had kind of a proper
5
00:00:12.750 --> 00:00:14.680
solid impact position.
6
00:00:14.680 --> 00:00:19.150
So if you were to take your normal setup and then we're going to bring it up
7
00:00:19.150 --> 00:00:19.840
for right
8
00:00:19.840 --> 00:00:20.840
now.
9
00:00:20.840 --> 00:00:24.990
Now what we're going to do is we're going to flex the left wrist and extend the
10
00:00:24.990 --> 00:00:25.400
right
11
00:00:25.400 --> 00:00:30.380
wrist about 20 degrees or until the left wrist is flat and then we're going to
12
00:00:30.380 --> 00:00:30.960
without
13
00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:36.550
rolling the right arm a ton you're going to slightly pronate the left arm about
14
00:00:36.550 --> 00:00:37.500
20, 30
15
00:00:37.500 --> 00:00:38.500
degrees.
16
00:00:38.500 --> 00:00:42.800
So 20, 30 degrees of extension 20, 30 degrees and you'll see my right elbow is
17
00:00:42.800 --> 00:00:43.400
not moving
18
00:00:43.400 --> 00:00:45.680
a ton but my left elbow is changing a bit.
19
00:00:45.680 --> 00:00:49.750
Now I'm going to bend back down and you'll see that the club is well behind the
20
00:00:49.750 --> 00:00:50.040
golf
21
00:00:50.040 --> 00:00:52.160
ball and a little bit inside.
22
00:00:52.160 --> 00:00:57.080
So if I was to set up to it, we'll set up the two different stations.
23
00:00:57.080 --> 00:01:02.640
So if I was to set up to it and I was to do 20, 30 degrees, 20, 30 degrees you
24
00:01:02.640 --> 00:01:03.080
can see
25
00:01:03.080 --> 00:01:07.200
that the club is way back there a few feet behind the golf ball like so.
26
00:01:07.200 --> 00:01:14.750
If I did it in kind of down the camera angle, there's 20, 30 degrees and then
27
00:01:14.750 --> 00:01:16.240
there's 20,
28
00:01:16.240 --> 00:01:18.480
30 degrees just from that left arm.
29
00:01:18.480 --> 00:01:22.620
So this is roughly where impact is going to be from the arms.
30
00:01:22.620 --> 00:01:28.360
Now the challenge is to use your body to get that hand position to impact and
31
00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:29.280
generally
32
00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:33.610
what you'll feel is holy cow my hands are way ahead and my body is much more
33
00:01:33.610 --> 00:01:34.520
open because
34
00:01:34.520 --> 00:01:38.720
I'm used to it being like this or being facing the golf ball.
35
00:01:38.720 --> 00:01:44.450
So one more time 20, 30 degrees, 20, 30 degrees, turn with the body and then
36
00:01:44.450 --> 00:01:45.440
you can do a little
37
00:01:45.440 --> 00:01:51.280
nine to three basically trying to recreate that same impact position.
38
00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:56.350
So it's not that I'm holding back with my arms, it's that my body is going to
39
00:01:56.350 --> 00:01:57.360
turn faster
40
00:01:57.360 --> 00:02:02.160
than my arms can extend which get me into that good impact position.
41
00:02:02.160 --> 00:02:06.570
So there's a great way to deconstruct where the arms will be and figure out how
42
00:02:06.570 --> 00:02:06.920
your
43
00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:10.480
body is going to get you there for your solid impact position.
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