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Understanding Down vs Out in Your Transition for Better Shots
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Differentiate between pulling your arms down and allowing them to fall.
- Understand how arm positioning affects the club's angle during your swing.
- Learn how to promote a shallower club path for more consistent contact.
This video clarifies the arm movement during your swing transition, helping you understand the difference between pulling down and letting your arms fall. Learn how to achieve a shallower club path for improved ball striking.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
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this video is down versus out in transition so there's a a fair amount of
2
00:00:05.600 --> 00:00:10.360
confusion as to what the arms need to do during transition you know do I do I
3
00:00:10.360 --> 00:00:15.840
pull them down in order to get the club behind me do I you know kind of rotate
4
00:00:15.840 --> 00:00:19.320
them to flatten them where should they go all that stuff well I like to kind of
5
00:00:19.320 --> 00:00:23.520
simplify it and I'll I'll turn sideways so that we can look at what we're
6
00:00:23.520 --> 00:00:27.120
trying to see so when we get up to the top of the swing there's kind of this
7
00:00:27.120 --> 00:00:32.440
path that's pointed somewhere out around where the golf ball would be so if I
8
00:00:32.440 --> 00:00:38.280
got set up like so right around here there's kind of this path or this angle
9
00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:43.600
that the club would be on if I work my hands straight down or if I work my
10
00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:43.840
hands
11
00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:47.400
straight across that's gonna have different effects on what's happening to
12
00:00:47.400 --> 00:00:52.440
the club well we want your arms to feel like they're falling that's been a
13
00:00:52.440 --> 00:00:56.840
common kind of pattern that a lot of tour pros have talked about that's
14
00:00:56.840 --> 00:01:00.920
worked well for them but I don't want you to feel like you're pulling your
15
00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:05.200
arms down there are some players who have said that that works for them but
16
00:01:05.200 --> 00:01:08.360
let me show you why I think that's something you should be cautious about
17
00:01:08.360 --> 00:01:14.600
it's very hard to have this right arm going to external rotation like so with
18
00:01:14.600 --> 00:01:19.800
my hands dropping straight down like so so what'll usually happen is if your
19
00:01:19.800 --> 00:01:25.280
hands work straight down the club will actually work more vertically like so
20
00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:32.040
where if my hands feel like they go just slightly out that will allow the
21
00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:36.920
club to somewhat shallow so when you get up to the top of your swing our
22
00:01:36.920 --> 00:01:37.560
biggest
23
00:01:37.560 --> 00:01:41.600
priority is having this club shallow slightly compared to the path that the
24
00:01:41.600 --> 00:01:46.000
hands are going on and that's largely gonna come from this external rotation
25
00:01:46.000 --> 00:01:50.920
and what's called adduction so this right arm working across my chest like
26
00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:56.160
so if you're working on that movement then what'll happen is that'll cause the
27
00:01:56.160 --> 00:02:00.760
club to flatten if you just try and pull your arms down frequently the club
28
00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:01.000
will
29
00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:04.800
stand up or get more vertical and then you'll have to stand up to kind of
30
00:02:04.800 --> 00:02:08.480
balance it out so if you're struggling with getting this feeling of the elbow
31
00:02:08.480 --> 00:02:13.120
working more across your body oftentimes by feeling like it works a little bit
32
00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:18.560
more flatter and almost out you know past the golf ball or towards the horizon
33
00:02:18.560 --> 00:02:22.760
can help you exaggerate that movement which will get us the little bit of
34
00:02:22.760 --> 00:02:27.000
shaft flattening that we're looking for in transition
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.600
this video is down versus out in transition so there's a a fair amount of
2
00:00:05.600 --> 00:00:10.360
confusion as to what the arms need to do during transition you know do I do I
3
00:00:10.360 --> 00:00:15.840
pull them down in order to get the club behind me do I you know kind of rotate
4
00:00:15.840 --> 00:00:19.320
them to flatten them where should they go all that stuff well I like to kind of
5
00:00:19.320 --> 00:00:23.520
simplify it and I'll I'll turn sideways so that we can look at what we're
6
00:00:23.520 --> 00:00:27.120
trying to see so when we get up to the top of the swing there's kind of this
7
00:00:27.120 --> 00:00:32.440
path that's pointed somewhere out around where the golf ball would be so if I
8
00:00:32.440 --> 00:00:38.280
got set up like so right around here there's kind of this path or this angle
9
00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:43.600
that the club would be on if I work my hands straight down or if I work my
10
00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:43.840
hands
11
00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:47.400
straight across that's gonna have different effects on what's happening to
12
00:00:47.400 --> 00:00:52.440
the club well we want your arms to feel like they're falling that's been a
13
00:00:52.440 --> 00:00:56.840
common kind of pattern that a lot of tour pros have talked about that's
14
00:00:56.840 --> 00:01:00.920
worked well for them but I don't want you to feel like you're pulling your
15
00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:05.200
arms down there are some players who have said that that works for them but
16
00:01:05.200 --> 00:01:08.360
let me show you why I think that's something you should be cautious about
17
00:01:08.360 --> 00:01:14.600
it's very hard to have this right arm going to external rotation like so with
18
00:01:14.600 --> 00:01:19.800
my hands dropping straight down like so so what'll usually happen is if your
19
00:01:19.800 --> 00:01:25.280
hands work straight down the club will actually work more vertically like so
20
00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:32.040
where if my hands feel like they go just slightly out that will allow the
21
00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:36.920
club to somewhat shallow so when you get up to the top of your swing our
22
00:01:36.920 --> 00:01:37.560
biggest
23
00:01:37.560 --> 00:01:41.600
priority is having this club shallow slightly compared to the path that the
24
00:01:41.600 --> 00:01:46.000
hands are going on and that's largely gonna come from this external rotation
25
00:01:46.000 --> 00:01:50.920
and what's called adduction so this right arm working across my chest like
26
00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:56.160
so if you're working on that movement then what'll happen is that'll cause the
27
00:01:56.160 --> 00:02:00.760
club to flatten if you just try and pull your arms down frequently the club
28
00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:01.000
will
29
00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:04.800
stand up or get more vertical and then you'll have to stand up to kind of
30
00:02:04.800 --> 00:02:08.480
balance it out so if you're struggling with getting this feeling of the elbow
31
00:02:08.480 --> 00:02:13.120
working more across your body oftentimes by feeling like it works a little bit
32
00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:18.560
more flatter and almost out you know past the golf ball or towards the horizon
33
00:02:18.560 --> 00:02:22.760
can help you exaggerate that movement which will get us the little bit of
34
00:02:22.760 --> 00:02:27.000
shaft flattening that we're looking for in transition
Have questions?
Ask Mulligan for help
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.
Understanding Down vs Out in Your Transition for Better Shots
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Differentiate between pulling your arms down and allowing them to fall.
- Understand how arm positioning affects the club's angle during your swing.
- Learn how to promote a shallower club path for more consistent contact.
This video clarifies the arm movement during your swing transition, helping you understand the difference between pulling down and letting your arms fall. Learn how to achieve a shallower club path for improved ball striking.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.600
this video is down versus out in transition so there's a a fair amount of
2
00:00:05.600 --> 00:00:10.360
confusion as to what the arms need to do during transition you know do I do I
3
00:00:10.360 --> 00:00:15.840
pull them down in order to get the club behind me do I you know kind of rotate
4
00:00:15.840 --> 00:00:19.320
them to flatten them where should they go all that stuff well I like to kind of
5
00:00:19.320 --> 00:00:23.520
simplify it and I'll I'll turn sideways so that we can look at what we're
6
00:00:23.520 --> 00:00:27.120
trying to see so when we get up to the top of the swing there's kind of this
7
00:00:27.120 --> 00:00:32.440
path that's pointed somewhere out around where the golf ball would be so if I
8
00:00:32.440 --> 00:00:38.280
got set up like so right around here there's kind of this path or this angle
9
00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:43.600
that the club would be on if I work my hands straight down or if I work my
10
00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:43.840
hands
11
00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:47.400
straight across that's gonna have different effects on what's happening to
12
00:00:47.400 --> 00:00:52.440
the club well we want your arms to feel like they're falling that's been a
13
00:00:52.440 --> 00:00:56.840
common kind of pattern that a lot of tour pros have talked about that's
14
00:00:56.840 --> 00:01:00.920
worked well for them but I don't want you to feel like you're pulling your
15
00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:05.200
arms down there are some players who have said that that works for them but
16
00:01:05.200 --> 00:01:08.360
let me show you why I think that's something you should be cautious about
17
00:01:08.360 --> 00:01:14.600
it's very hard to have this right arm going to external rotation like so with
18
00:01:14.600 --> 00:01:19.800
my hands dropping straight down like so so what'll usually happen is if your
19
00:01:19.800 --> 00:01:25.280
hands work straight down the club will actually work more vertically like so
20
00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:32.040
where if my hands feel like they go just slightly out that will allow the
21
00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:36.920
club to somewhat shallow so when you get up to the top of your swing our
22
00:01:36.920 --> 00:01:37.560
biggest
23
00:01:37.560 --> 00:01:41.600
priority is having this club shallow slightly compared to the path that the
24
00:01:41.600 --> 00:01:46.000
hands are going on and that's largely gonna come from this external rotation
25
00:01:46.000 --> 00:01:50.920
and what's called adduction so this right arm working across my chest like
26
00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:56.160
so if you're working on that movement then what'll happen is that'll cause the
27
00:01:56.160 --> 00:02:00.760
club to flatten if you just try and pull your arms down frequently the club
28
00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:01.000
will
29
00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:04.800
stand up or get more vertical and then you'll have to stand up to kind of
30
00:02:04.800 --> 00:02:08.480
balance it out so if you're struggling with getting this feeling of the elbow
31
00:02:08.480 --> 00:02:13.120
working more across your body oftentimes by feeling like it works a little bit
32
00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:18.560
more flatter and almost out you know past the golf ball or towards the horizon
33
00:02:18.560 --> 00:02:22.760
can help you exaggerate that movement which will get us the little bit of
34
00:02:22.760 --> 00:02:27.000
shaft flattening that we're looking for in transition
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.600
this video is down versus out in transition so there's a a fair amount of
2
00:00:05.600 --> 00:00:10.360
confusion as to what the arms need to do during transition you know do I do I
3
00:00:10.360 --> 00:00:15.840
pull them down in order to get the club behind me do I you know kind of rotate
4
00:00:15.840 --> 00:00:19.320
them to flatten them where should they go all that stuff well I like to kind of
5
00:00:19.320 --> 00:00:23.520
simplify it and I'll I'll turn sideways so that we can look at what we're
6
00:00:23.520 --> 00:00:27.120
trying to see so when we get up to the top of the swing there's kind of this
7
00:00:27.120 --> 00:00:32.440
path that's pointed somewhere out around where the golf ball would be so if I
8
00:00:32.440 --> 00:00:38.280
got set up like so right around here there's kind of this path or this angle
9
00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:43.600
that the club would be on if I work my hands straight down or if I work my
10
00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:43.840
hands
11
00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:47.400
straight across that's gonna have different effects on what's happening to
12
00:00:47.400 --> 00:00:52.440
the club well we want your arms to feel like they're falling that's been a
13
00:00:52.440 --> 00:00:56.840
common kind of pattern that a lot of tour pros have talked about that's
14
00:00:56.840 --> 00:01:00.920
worked well for them but I don't want you to feel like you're pulling your
15
00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:05.200
arms down there are some players who have said that that works for them but
16
00:01:05.200 --> 00:01:08.360
let me show you why I think that's something you should be cautious about
17
00:01:08.360 --> 00:01:14.600
it's very hard to have this right arm going to external rotation like so with
18
00:01:14.600 --> 00:01:19.800
my hands dropping straight down like so so what'll usually happen is if your
19
00:01:19.800 --> 00:01:25.280
hands work straight down the club will actually work more vertically like so
20
00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:32.040
where if my hands feel like they go just slightly out that will allow the
21
00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:36.920
club to somewhat shallow so when you get up to the top of your swing our
22
00:01:36.920 --> 00:01:37.560
biggest
23
00:01:37.560 --> 00:01:41.600
priority is having this club shallow slightly compared to the path that the
24
00:01:41.600 --> 00:01:46.000
hands are going on and that's largely gonna come from this external rotation
25
00:01:46.000 --> 00:01:50.920
and what's called adduction so this right arm working across my chest like
26
00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:56.160
so if you're working on that movement then what'll happen is that'll cause the
27
00:01:56.160 --> 00:02:00.760
club to flatten if you just try and pull your arms down frequently the club
28
00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:01.000
will
29
00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:04.800
stand up or get more vertical and then you'll have to stand up to kind of
30
00:02:04.800 --> 00:02:08.480
balance it out so if you're struggling with getting this feeling of the elbow
31
00:02:08.480 --> 00:02:13.120
working more across your body oftentimes by feeling like it works a little bit
32
00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:18.560
more flatter and almost out you know past the golf ball or towards the horizon
33
00:02:18.560 --> 00:02:22.760
can help you exaggerate that movement which will get us the little bit of
34
00:02:22.760 --> 00:02:27.000
shaft flattening that we're looking for in transition
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