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Fix Your Cast with the Lead Elbow Down Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the correct positioning of your lead elbow to improve swing path
- Identify and eliminate casting tendencies for more solid contact
- Practice the drill to create a natural extension in your follow-through
In this video, you'll learn the Lead Elbow Down Drill, designed to correct casting in your swing. Proper elbow positioning can help you achieve a more consistent and powerful strike.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
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This drill is the lead elbow down drill also known as the Jimmy Ballard elbow
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00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:10.880
fold drill. I had a student who when we were working on this said that he had
3
00:00:10.880 --> 00:00:13.640
taken lessons from Jimmy Ballard and this was one of the things that they had
4
00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:18.040
worked on that he had kind of forgotten about. So if you are having this cast
5
00:00:18.040 --> 00:00:18.320
or
6
00:00:18.320 --> 00:00:23.480
upper body dominant swing pattern what will happen again from the top of the
7
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swing that right arm will straighten that right wrist will straighten and then
8
00:00:26.400 --> 00:00:31.140
as you come through that left wrist will tend to bend or do the old little
9
00:00:31.140 --> 00:00:31.520
chicken
10
00:00:31.520 --> 00:00:36.360
wing pattern. In that chicken wing pattern you'll see that my elbow is
11
00:00:36.360 --> 00:00:43.320
pointed more up towards the sky. If you come from the outside and you were to
12
00:00:43.320 --> 00:00:48.600
point your elbow towards the ground you would hit very massive poles. So what
13
00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:48.780
we
14
00:00:48.780 --> 00:00:52.560
can do is we can force you to hit poles until you learn to swing the club in
15
00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:52.680
the
16
00:00:52.680 --> 00:00:57.640
downswing on the proper path. The way that you're going to do that is you're
17
00:00:57.640 --> 00:01:01.440
going to practice going into that follow-through position where you get that
18
00:01:01.440 --> 00:01:02.040
elbow
19
00:01:02.040 --> 00:01:07.120
to point straight down towards the ground behind you instead of up towards the
20
00:01:07.120 --> 00:01:13.240
sky. So letting that left arm rotate so that that elbow is pointed down or the
21
00:01:13.240 --> 00:01:18.400
left palm is facing more up helps create the extension on the way through and
22
00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:18.920
if
23
00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:23.080
you are coming from the outside and you do that the face will match the path
24
00:01:23.080 --> 00:01:23.240
and
25
00:01:23.240 --> 00:01:27.080
you'll hit massive poles if you're coming from the inside when you do that the
26
00:01:27.080 --> 00:01:30.680
face will square through impact and you'll hit a very solid soft little draw.
27
00:01:30.680 --> 00:01:31.480
So
28
00:01:31.480 --> 00:01:36.960
it's a good it's a good what I call torture drill for a caster because if you
29
00:01:36.960 --> 00:01:42.240
don't overcome the cast this drill will continue to produce horrible shots and
30
00:01:42.240 --> 00:01:47.280
that's a very strong feedback tool so work on that left elbow pointed down in
31
00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:53.280
the Jimmy Ballard elbow fold drill. Once it gets to the extension position you
32
00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:58.400
can allow that hand to come to fold naturally after you get through the
33
00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:02.600
follow-through position but as it does just maintain that elbow pointed down
34
00:02:02.600 --> 00:02:06.640
towards the ground. Don't let it point behind you.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.000
This drill is the lead elbow down drill also known as the Jimmy Ballard elbow
2
00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:10.880
fold drill. I had a student who when we were working on this said that he had
3
00:00:10.880 --> 00:00:13.640
taken lessons from Jimmy Ballard and this was one of the things that they had
4
00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:18.040
worked on that he had kind of forgotten about. So if you are having this cast
5
00:00:18.040 --> 00:00:18.320
or
6
00:00:18.320 --> 00:00:23.480
upper body dominant swing pattern what will happen again from the top of the
7
00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:26.400
swing that right arm will straighten that right wrist will straighten and then
8
00:00:26.400 --> 00:00:31.140
as you come through that left wrist will tend to bend or do the old little
9
00:00:31.140 --> 00:00:31.520
chicken
10
00:00:31.520 --> 00:00:36.360
wing pattern. In that chicken wing pattern you'll see that my elbow is
11
00:00:36.360 --> 00:00:43.320
pointed more up towards the sky. If you come from the outside and you were to
12
00:00:43.320 --> 00:00:48.600
point your elbow towards the ground you would hit very massive poles. So what
13
00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:48.780
we
14
00:00:48.780 --> 00:00:52.560
can do is we can force you to hit poles until you learn to swing the club in
15
00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:52.680
the
16
00:00:52.680 --> 00:00:57.640
downswing on the proper path. The way that you're going to do that is you're
17
00:00:57.640 --> 00:01:01.440
going to practice going into that follow-through position where you get that
18
00:01:01.440 --> 00:01:02.040
elbow
19
00:01:02.040 --> 00:01:07.120
to point straight down towards the ground behind you instead of up towards the
20
00:01:07.120 --> 00:01:13.240
sky. So letting that left arm rotate so that that elbow is pointed down or the
21
00:01:13.240 --> 00:01:18.400
left palm is facing more up helps create the extension on the way through and
22
00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:18.920
if
23
00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:23.080
you are coming from the outside and you do that the face will match the path
24
00:01:23.080 --> 00:01:23.240
and
25
00:01:23.240 --> 00:01:27.080
you'll hit massive poles if you're coming from the inside when you do that the
26
00:01:27.080 --> 00:01:30.680
face will square through impact and you'll hit a very solid soft little draw.
27
00:01:30.680 --> 00:01:31.480
So
28
00:01:31.480 --> 00:01:36.960
it's a good it's a good what I call torture drill for a caster because if you
29
00:01:36.960 --> 00:01:42.240
don't overcome the cast this drill will continue to produce horrible shots and
30
00:01:42.240 --> 00:01:47.280
that's a very strong feedback tool so work on that left elbow pointed down in
31
00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:53.280
the Jimmy Ballard elbow fold drill. Once it gets to the extension position you
32
00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:58.400
can allow that hand to come to fold naturally after you get through the
33
00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:02.600
follow-through position but as it does just maintain that elbow pointed down
34
00:02:02.600 --> 00:02:06.640
towards the ground. Don't let it point behind you.
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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.
Fix Your Cast with the Lead Elbow Down Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the correct positioning of your lead elbow to improve swing path
- Identify and eliminate casting tendencies for more solid contact
- Practice the drill to create a natural extension in your follow-through
In this video, you'll learn the Lead Elbow Down Drill, designed to correct casting in your swing. Proper elbow positioning can help you achieve a more consistent and powerful strike.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.000
This drill is the lead elbow down drill also known as the Jimmy Ballard elbow
2
00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:10.880
fold drill. I had a student who when we were working on this said that he had
3
00:00:10.880 --> 00:00:13.640
taken lessons from Jimmy Ballard and this was one of the things that they had
4
00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:18.040
worked on that he had kind of forgotten about. So if you are having this cast
5
00:00:18.040 --> 00:00:18.320
or
6
00:00:18.320 --> 00:00:23.480
upper body dominant swing pattern what will happen again from the top of the
7
00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:26.400
swing that right arm will straighten that right wrist will straighten and then
8
00:00:26.400 --> 00:00:31.140
as you come through that left wrist will tend to bend or do the old little
9
00:00:31.140 --> 00:00:31.520
chicken
10
00:00:31.520 --> 00:00:36.360
wing pattern. In that chicken wing pattern you'll see that my elbow is
11
00:00:36.360 --> 00:00:43.320
pointed more up towards the sky. If you come from the outside and you were to
12
00:00:43.320 --> 00:00:48.600
point your elbow towards the ground you would hit very massive poles. So what
13
00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:48.780
we
14
00:00:48.780 --> 00:00:52.560
can do is we can force you to hit poles until you learn to swing the club in
15
00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:52.680
the
16
00:00:52.680 --> 00:00:57.640
downswing on the proper path. The way that you're going to do that is you're
17
00:00:57.640 --> 00:01:01.440
going to practice going into that follow-through position where you get that
18
00:01:01.440 --> 00:01:02.040
elbow
19
00:01:02.040 --> 00:01:07.120
to point straight down towards the ground behind you instead of up towards the
20
00:01:07.120 --> 00:01:13.240
sky. So letting that left arm rotate so that that elbow is pointed down or the
21
00:01:13.240 --> 00:01:18.400
left palm is facing more up helps create the extension on the way through and
22
00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:18.920
if
23
00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:23.080
you are coming from the outside and you do that the face will match the path
24
00:01:23.080 --> 00:01:23.240
and
25
00:01:23.240 --> 00:01:27.080
you'll hit massive poles if you're coming from the inside when you do that the
26
00:01:27.080 --> 00:01:30.680
face will square through impact and you'll hit a very solid soft little draw.
27
00:01:30.680 --> 00:01:31.480
So
28
00:01:31.480 --> 00:01:36.960
it's a good it's a good what I call torture drill for a caster because if you
29
00:01:36.960 --> 00:01:42.240
don't overcome the cast this drill will continue to produce horrible shots and
30
00:01:42.240 --> 00:01:47.280
that's a very strong feedback tool so work on that left elbow pointed down in
31
00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:53.280
the Jimmy Ballard elbow fold drill. Once it gets to the extension position you
32
00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:58.400
can allow that hand to come to fold naturally after you get through the
33
00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:02.600
follow-through position but as it does just maintain that elbow pointed down
34
00:02:02.600 --> 00:02:06.640
towards the ground. Don't let it point behind you.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.000
This drill is the lead elbow down drill also known as the Jimmy Ballard elbow
2
00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:10.880
fold drill. I had a student who when we were working on this said that he had
3
00:00:10.880 --> 00:00:13.640
taken lessons from Jimmy Ballard and this was one of the things that they had
4
00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:18.040
worked on that he had kind of forgotten about. So if you are having this cast
5
00:00:18.040 --> 00:00:18.320
or
6
00:00:18.320 --> 00:00:23.480
upper body dominant swing pattern what will happen again from the top of the
7
00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:26.400
swing that right arm will straighten that right wrist will straighten and then
8
00:00:26.400 --> 00:00:31.140
as you come through that left wrist will tend to bend or do the old little
9
00:00:31.140 --> 00:00:31.520
chicken
10
00:00:31.520 --> 00:00:36.360
wing pattern. In that chicken wing pattern you'll see that my elbow is
11
00:00:36.360 --> 00:00:43.320
pointed more up towards the sky. If you come from the outside and you were to
12
00:00:43.320 --> 00:00:48.600
point your elbow towards the ground you would hit very massive poles. So what
13
00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:48.780
we
14
00:00:48.780 --> 00:00:52.560
can do is we can force you to hit poles until you learn to swing the club in
15
00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:52.680
the
16
00:00:52.680 --> 00:00:57.640
downswing on the proper path. The way that you're going to do that is you're
17
00:00:57.640 --> 00:01:01.440
going to practice going into that follow-through position where you get that
18
00:01:01.440 --> 00:01:02.040
elbow
19
00:01:02.040 --> 00:01:07.120
to point straight down towards the ground behind you instead of up towards the
20
00:01:07.120 --> 00:01:13.240
sky. So letting that left arm rotate so that that elbow is pointed down or the
21
00:01:13.240 --> 00:01:18.400
left palm is facing more up helps create the extension on the way through and
22
00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:18.920
if
23
00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:23.080
you are coming from the outside and you do that the face will match the path
24
00:01:23.080 --> 00:01:23.240
and
25
00:01:23.240 --> 00:01:27.080
you'll hit massive poles if you're coming from the inside when you do that the
26
00:01:27.080 --> 00:01:30.680
face will square through impact and you'll hit a very solid soft little draw.
27
00:01:30.680 --> 00:01:31.480
So
28
00:01:31.480 --> 00:01:36.960
it's a good it's a good what I call torture drill for a caster because if you
29
00:01:36.960 --> 00:01:42.240
don't overcome the cast this drill will continue to produce horrible shots and
30
00:01:42.240 --> 00:01:47.280
that's a very strong feedback tool so work on that left elbow pointed down in
31
00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:53.280
the Jimmy Ballard elbow fold drill. Once it gets to the extension position you
32
00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:58.400
can allow that hand to come to fold naturally after you get through the
33
00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:02.600
follow-through position but as it does just maintain that elbow pointed down
34
00:02:02.600 --> 00:02:06.640
towards the ground. Don't let it point behind you.
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