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Improve Your Release with the Finger Release Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the correct finger positioning to maintain control through impact
- Differentiate between a proper release and an undesirable flip
- Develop a stronger sense of wrist mechanics for improved shot consistency
In this drill, you'll learn how to use your fingers to enhance your release through impact, promoting better ball striking. This technique emphasizes the importance of wrist positioning for a cleaner swing.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.960
In this drill video, we're going to go over the finger release.
2
00:00:03.960 --> 00:00:08.730
So the finger release is helping you figure out this release from the
3
00:00:08.730 --> 00:00:09.480
perspective of your
4
00:00:09.480 --> 00:00:12.400
fingers because they have a whole lot of sensory stuff going on in there, so
5
00:00:12.400 --> 00:00:13.380
they're usually
6
00:00:13.380 --> 00:00:18.640
really able or really easy for you to have this feeling of what they're doing.
7
00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:22.990
So if you remember from the single arm releases and stuff like that, you know,
8
00:00:22.990 --> 00:00:23.800
we're trying
9
00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:26.970
to keep this cup in this right wrist as long as we can before it releases and
10
00:00:26.970 --> 00:00:27.600
we're trying
11
00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:32.000
to keep this left wrist pretty flat for as long as we can.
12
00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:35.450
So we're going to do the finger release, which is you're going to take your
13
00:00:35.450 --> 00:00:36.080
hand and you're
14
00:00:36.080 --> 00:00:41.220
going to place it so that your fingers are pointed out away from you like so.
15
00:00:41.220 --> 00:00:45.150
So if you were to set up to the golf ball and you were to go to kind of waist
16
00:00:45.150 --> 00:00:45.600
height,
17
00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:50.180
remember this is roughly where the release is going to begin, you're going to
18
00:00:50.180 --> 00:00:50.840
come down
19
00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:54.770
towards the golf ball and you'll notice that as I get past the golf ball, my
20
00:00:54.770 --> 00:00:55.240
fingers are
21
00:00:55.240 --> 00:00:58.840
still pointed back behind the golf ball like so.
22
00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:03.910
If you have more of a scoop or a flip, those fingers would already be pointed
23
00:01:03.910 --> 00:01:04.880
out in front.
24
00:01:04.880 --> 00:01:10.250
So as you can see, I'm keeping those fingers pointed away from me kind of as
25
00:01:10.250 --> 00:01:10.920
long as I
26
00:01:10.920 --> 00:01:16.170
can and then pointed out towards the camera after that until I get to this
27
00:01:16.170 --> 00:01:17.720
finished position
28
00:01:17.720 --> 00:01:21.720
where my palm feels like it's facing the target.
29
00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:25.080
It's not actually what would happen because once you get here, the weight of
30
00:01:25.080 --> 00:01:25.520
the club
31
00:01:25.520 --> 00:01:29.820
is going to have everything kind of moving left or extending out towards the
32
00:01:29.820 --> 00:01:30.440
target.
33
00:01:30.440 --> 00:01:33.350
But it's the feeling that we're trying to get of how we're pushing on the club
34
00:01:33.350 --> 00:01:33.760
because
35
00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:39.130
we're going to be pushing roughly along this line like so up against the club
36
00:01:39.130 --> 00:01:39.700
as I come
37
00:01:39.700 --> 00:01:44.800
into impact as opposed to kind of flipping or flicking the wrist.
38
00:01:44.800 --> 00:01:49.480
So I was doing this with the left arm as I come down again, those fingers are
39
00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:50.120
pointed
40
00:01:50.120 --> 00:01:54.520
more back behind the golf ball at the golf ball.
41
00:01:54.520 --> 00:01:58.460
And then out in front of me this way, as opposed to if I was to flip, they
42
00:01:58.460 --> 00:01:59.560
would be pointing
43
00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:03.860
at the golf ball, you know, when it's still in front of my chest and then they
44
00:02:03.860 --> 00:02:04.360
would be
45
00:02:04.360 --> 00:02:08.800
pointed out down the target line instead of out in front of you that way.
46
00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:12.730
So this is a good way to feel some of the rotation and some of the extension
47
00:02:12.730 --> 00:02:13.040
through
48
00:02:13.040 --> 00:02:16.000
the ball, which will help build a little bit more solid release.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.960
In this drill video, we're going to go over the finger release.
2
00:00:03.960 --> 00:00:08.730
So the finger release is helping you figure out this release from the
3
00:00:08.730 --> 00:00:09.480
perspective of your
4
00:00:09.480 --> 00:00:12.400
fingers because they have a whole lot of sensory stuff going on in there, so
5
00:00:12.400 --> 00:00:13.380
they're usually
6
00:00:13.380 --> 00:00:18.640
really able or really easy for you to have this feeling of what they're doing.
7
00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:22.990
So if you remember from the single arm releases and stuff like that, you know,
8
00:00:22.990 --> 00:00:23.800
we're trying
9
00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:26.970
to keep this cup in this right wrist as long as we can before it releases and
10
00:00:26.970 --> 00:00:27.600
we're trying
11
00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:32.000
to keep this left wrist pretty flat for as long as we can.
12
00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:35.450
So we're going to do the finger release, which is you're going to take your
13
00:00:35.450 --> 00:00:36.080
hand and you're
14
00:00:36.080 --> 00:00:41.220
going to place it so that your fingers are pointed out away from you like so.
15
00:00:41.220 --> 00:00:45.150
So if you were to set up to the golf ball and you were to go to kind of waist
16
00:00:45.150 --> 00:00:45.600
height,
17
00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:50.180
remember this is roughly where the release is going to begin, you're going to
18
00:00:50.180 --> 00:00:50.840
come down
19
00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:54.770
towards the golf ball and you'll notice that as I get past the golf ball, my
20
00:00:54.770 --> 00:00:55.240
fingers are
21
00:00:55.240 --> 00:00:58.840
still pointed back behind the golf ball like so.
22
00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:03.910
If you have more of a scoop or a flip, those fingers would already be pointed
23
00:01:03.910 --> 00:01:04.880
out in front.
24
00:01:04.880 --> 00:01:10.250
So as you can see, I'm keeping those fingers pointed away from me kind of as
25
00:01:10.250 --> 00:01:10.920
long as I
26
00:01:10.920 --> 00:01:16.170
can and then pointed out towards the camera after that until I get to this
27
00:01:16.170 --> 00:01:17.720
finished position
28
00:01:17.720 --> 00:01:21.720
where my palm feels like it's facing the target.
29
00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:25.080
It's not actually what would happen because once you get here, the weight of
30
00:01:25.080 --> 00:01:25.520
the club
31
00:01:25.520 --> 00:01:29.820
is going to have everything kind of moving left or extending out towards the
32
00:01:29.820 --> 00:01:30.440
target.
33
00:01:30.440 --> 00:01:33.350
But it's the feeling that we're trying to get of how we're pushing on the club
34
00:01:33.350 --> 00:01:33.760
because
35
00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:39.130
we're going to be pushing roughly along this line like so up against the club
36
00:01:39.130 --> 00:01:39.700
as I come
37
00:01:39.700 --> 00:01:44.800
into impact as opposed to kind of flipping or flicking the wrist.
38
00:01:44.800 --> 00:01:49.480
So I was doing this with the left arm as I come down again, those fingers are
39
00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:50.120
pointed
40
00:01:50.120 --> 00:01:54.520
more back behind the golf ball at the golf ball.
41
00:01:54.520 --> 00:01:58.460
And then out in front of me this way, as opposed to if I was to flip, they
42
00:01:58.460 --> 00:01:59.560
would be pointing
43
00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:03.860
at the golf ball, you know, when it's still in front of my chest and then they
44
00:02:03.860 --> 00:02:04.360
would be
45
00:02:04.360 --> 00:02:08.800
pointed out down the target line instead of out in front of you that way.
46
00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:12.730
So this is a good way to feel some of the rotation and some of the extension
47
00:02:12.730 --> 00:02:13.040
through
48
00:02:13.040 --> 00:02:16.000
the ball, which will help build a little bit more solid release.
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.
Improve Your Release with the Finger Release Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the correct finger positioning to maintain control through impact
- Differentiate between a proper release and an undesirable flip
- Develop a stronger sense of wrist mechanics for improved shot consistency
In this drill, you'll learn how to use your fingers to enhance your release through impact, promoting better ball striking. This technique emphasizes the importance of wrist positioning for a cleaner swing.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.960
In this drill video, we're going to go over the finger release.
2
00:00:03.960 --> 00:00:08.730
So the finger release is helping you figure out this release from the
3
00:00:08.730 --> 00:00:09.480
perspective of your
4
00:00:09.480 --> 00:00:12.400
fingers because they have a whole lot of sensory stuff going on in there, so
5
00:00:12.400 --> 00:00:13.380
they're usually
6
00:00:13.380 --> 00:00:18.640
really able or really easy for you to have this feeling of what they're doing.
7
00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:22.990
So if you remember from the single arm releases and stuff like that, you know,
8
00:00:22.990 --> 00:00:23.800
we're trying
9
00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:26.970
to keep this cup in this right wrist as long as we can before it releases and
10
00:00:26.970 --> 00:00:27.600
we're trying
11
00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:32.000
to keep this left wrist pretty flat for as long as we can.
12
00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:35.450
So we're going to do the finger release, which is you're going to take your
13
00:00:35.450 --> 00:00:36.080
hand and you're
14
00:00:36.080 --> 00:00:41.220
going to place it so that your fingers are pointed out away from you like so.
15
00:00:41.220 --> 00:00:45.150
So if you were to set up to the golf ball and you were to go to kind of waist
16
00:00:45.150 --> 00:00:45.600
height,
17
00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:50.180
remember this is roughly where the release is going to begin, you're going to
18
00:00:50.180 --> 00:00:50.840
come down
19
00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:54.770
towards the golf ball and you'll notice that as I get past the golf ball, my
20
00:00:54.770 --> 00:00:55.240
fingers are
21
00:00:55.240 --> 00:00:58.840
still pointed back behind the golf ball like so.
22
00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:03.910
If you have more of a scoop or a flip, those fingers would already be pointed
23
00:01:03.910 --> 00:01:04.880
out in front.
24
00:01:04.880 --> 00:01:10.250
So as you can see, I'm keeping those fingers pointed away from me kind of as
25
00:01:10.250 --> 00:01:10.920
long as I
26
00:01:10.920 --> 00:01:16.170
can and then pointed out towards the camera after that until I get to this
27
00:01:16.170 --> 00:01:17.720
finished position
28
00:01:17.720 --> 00:01:21.720
where my palm feels like it's facing the target.
29
00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:25.080
It's not actually what would happen because once you get here, the weight of
30
00:01:25.080 --> 00:01:25.520
the club
31
00:01:25.520 --> 00:01:29.820
is going to have everything kind of moving left or extending out towards the
32
00:01:29.820 --> 00:01:30.440
target.
33
00:01:30.440 --> 00:01:33.350
But it's the feeling that we're trying to get of how we're pushing on the club
34
00:01:33.350 --> 00:01:33.760
because
35
00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:39.130
we're going to be pushing roughly along this line like so up against the club
36
00:01:39.130 --> 00:01:39.700
as I come
37
00:01:39.700 --> 00:01:44.800
into impact as opposed to kind of flipping or flicking the wrist.
38
00:01:44.800 --> 00:01:49.480
So I was doing this with the left arm as I come down again, those fingers are
39
00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:50.120
pointed
40
00:01:50.120 --> 00:01:54.520
more back behind the golf ball at the golf ball.
41
00:01:54.520 --> 00:01:58.460
And then out in front of me this way, as opposed to if I was to flip, they
42
00:01:58.460 --> 00:01:59.560
would be pointing
43
00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:03.860
at the golf ball, you know, when it's still in front of my chest and then they
44
00:02:03.860 --> 00:02:04.360
would be
45
00:02:04.360 --> 00:02:08.800
pointed out down the target line instead of out in front of you that way.
46
00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:12.730
So this is a good way to feel some of the rotation and some of the extension
47
00:02:12.730 --> 00:02:13.040
through
48
00:02:13.040 --> 00:02:16.000
the ball, which will help build a little bit more solid release.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.960
In this drill video, we're going to go over the finger release.
2
00:00:03.960 --> 00:00:08.730
So the finger release is helping you figure out this release from the
3
00:00:08.730 --> 00:00:09.480
perspective of your
4
00:00:09.480 --> 00:00:12.400
fingers because they have a whole lot of sensory stuff going on in there, so
5
00:00:12.400 --> 00:00:13.380
they're usually
6
00:00:13.380 --> 00:00:18.640
really able or really easy for you to have this feeling of what they're doing.
7
00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:22.990
So if you remember from the single arm releases and stuff like that, you know,
8
00:00:22.990 --> 00:00:23.800
we're trying
9
00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:26.970
to keep this cup in this right wrist as long as we can before it releases and
10
00:00:26.970 --> 00:00:27.600
we're trying
11
00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:32.000
to keep this left wrist pretty flat for as long as we can.
12
00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:35.450
So we're going to do the finger release, which is you're going to take your
13
00:00:35.450 --> 00:00:36.080
hand and you're
14
00:00:36.080 --> 00:00:41.220
going to place it so that your fingers are pointed out away from you like so.
15
00:00:41.220 --> 00:00:45.150
So if you were to set up to the golf ball and you were to go to kind of waist
16
00:00:45.150 --> 00:00:45.600
height,
17
00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:50.180
remember this is roughly where the release is going to begin, you're going to
18
00:00:50.180 --> 00:00:50.840
come down
19
00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:54.770
towards the golf ball and you'll notice that as I get past the golf ball, my
20
00:00:54.770 --> 00:00:55.240
fingers are
21
00:00:55.240 --> 00:00:58.840
still pointed back behind the golf ball like so.
22
00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:03.910
If you have more of a scoop or a flip, those fingers would already be pointed
23
00:01:03.910 --> 00:01:04.880
out in front.
24
00:01:04.880 --> 00:01:10.250
So as you can see, I'm keeping those fingers pointed away from me kind of as
25
00:01:10.250 --> 00:01:10.920
long as I
26
00:01:10.920 --> 00:01:16.170
can and then pointed out towards the camera after that until I get to this
27
00:01:16.170 --> 00:01:17.720
finished position
28
00:01:17.720 --> 00:01:21.720
where my palm feels like it's facing the target.
29
00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:25.080
It's not actually what would happen because once you get here, the weight of
30
00:01:25.080 --> 00:01:25.520
the club
31
00:01:25.520 --> 00:01:29.820
is going to have everything kind of moving left or extending out towards the
32
00:01:29.820 --> 00:01:30.440
target.
33
00:01:30.440 --> 00:01:33.350
But it's the feeling that we're trying to get of how we're pushing on the club
34
00:01:33.350 --> 00:01:33.760
because
35
00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:39.130
we're going to be pushing roughly along this line like so up against the club
36
00:01:39.130 --> 00:01:39.700
as I come
37
00:01:39.700 --> 00:01:44.800
into impact as opposed to kind of flipping or flicking the wrist.
38
00:01:44.800 --> 00:01:49.480
So I was doing this with the left arm as I come down again, those fingers are
39
00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:50.120
pointed
40
00:01:50.120 --> 00:01:54.520
more back behind the golf ball at the golf ball.
41
00:01:54.520 --> 00:01:58.460
And then out in front of me this way, as opposed to if I was to flip, they
42
00:01:58.460 --> 00:01:59.560
would be pointing
43
00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:03.860
at the golf ball, you know, when it's still in front of my chest and then they
44
00:02:03.860 --> 00:02:04.360
would be
45
00:02:04.360 --> 00:02:08.800
pointed out down the target line instead of out in front of you that way.
46
00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:12.730
So this is a good way to feel some of the rotation and some of the extension
47
00:02:12.730 --> 00:02:13.040
through
48
00:02:13.040 --> 00:02:16.000
the ball, which will help build a little bit more solid release.
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