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Stop Hitting Fat Wedge Shots with the Flip the Handle Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how ulnar deviation affects your finesse wedge swing
- Feel the correct motion to drop the club head instead of driving it down
- Practice a simple drill to improve ground contact and shot accuracy
In this video, you'll learn the Flip the Handle drill, which helps you improve your finesse wedge shots by focusing on proper wrist movement. Discover how to prevent driving the handle down and enhance your ground contact for better results.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.720
This finesse wedge drill is flip the handle. So we're gonna talk about the
2
00:00:05.720 --> 00:00:12.000
ulnar deviation and kind of the casting part of the finesse wedge swing. So
3
00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:12.500
many
4
00:00:12.500 --> 00:00:17.820
golfers who struggle with ground contact on their finesse wedges do so
5
00:00:17.820 --> 00:00:23.460
because they are driving the handle down into the ground. And if I push this
6
00:00:23.460 --> 00:00:27.980
handle down it's going to have a tendency to actually bring that club head up
7
00:00:27.980 --> 00:00:28.280
and
8
00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:35.060
create a whole lot of leading edge and leg. So we always talk about trying to
9
00:00:35.060 --> 00:00:40.060
feel like the club head drops down. But if you are one of those golfers who
10
00:00:40.060 --> 00:00:45.460
tends to feel more the handle then if you try to drop the club head down it
11
00:00:45.460 --> 00:00:50.940
actually sometimes is counterproductive and you end up driving the whole club
12
00:00:50.940 --> 00:00:57.200
down not just the club head. So I've used this this image for a lot of golfers
13
00:00:57.200 --> 00:00:57.380
who
14
00:00:57.380 --> 00:01:03.020
tend to create this look here and what we're going to do is we're going to toss
15
00:01:03.020 --> 00:01:08.220
the grip up. So I'm gonna imagine that the club is up against something just
16
00:01:08.220 --> 00:01:15.340
like this and I'm going to throw the grip up that way. So and I'll do it
17
00:01:15.340 --> 00:01:22.180
hopefully with just my wrist kind of throwing it up just like that. So now I'm
18
00:01:22.180 --> 00:01:27.180
going to try to do the same thing but kind of keep a loose hold on the grip
19
00:01:27.180 --> 00:01:31.540
just like that. So I'm lifting the club up like there. Now what I'm going to do
20
00:01:31.540 --> 00:01:35.740
is I'm going to bring it back and I'm going to feel like I do that same motion.
21
00:01:35.740 --> 00:01:40.460
So sometimes I'll actually have them mess around with barely holding on to the
22
00:01:40.460 --> 00:01:47.260
club and just feeling that they tip the club that way and feel that what that
23
00:01:47.260 --> 00:01:55.900
does is that movement there throws the club head down to the ground instead of
24
00:01:55.900 --> 00:02:01.220
them trying to get the club head to go down to the ground by pushing the club
25
00:02:01.220 --> 00:02:07.140
head down kind of like that. So for some golfers this has been a bit of a game
26
00:02:07.140 --> 00:02:11.740
changer feeling that they take it back and then as soon as they start down they
27
00:02:11.740 --> 00:02:16.060
throw it this way. Now you do have to monitor sometimes you'll want to swing a
28
00:02:16.060 --> 00:02:19.900
little bit outside in when you do that the first couple times. So put maybe an
29
00:02:19.900 --> 00:02:23.780
alignment stick down just so you can feel that you're not messing up your path
30
00:02:23.780 --> 00:02:23.980
too
31
00:02:23.980 --> 00:02:31.300
much. But basically bring it back and then feel like you tumble or throw the
32
00:02:31.300 --> 00:02:37.560
grip that way as you're coming through. One other checkpoint that you might
33
00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:38.020
have
34
00:02:38.020 --> 00:02:42.020
to feel this is if you're looking from the down the line view if you have a
35
00:02:42.020 --> 00:02:48.140
tendency to get the club swinging too much horizontally or the grip exiting
36
00:02:48.140 --> 00:02:52.020
really low on the way through. That's a sign that you're lacking ulnar
37
00:02:52.020 --> 00:02:58.820
deviation and this is a good way for a lot of golfers to feel that natural
38
00:02:58.820 --> 00:03:03.940
dropping of the ulnar deviation in transition. It's one of the two big
39
00:03:03.940 --> 00:03:08.850
movements of the finesse wedge swing the cast and then you just coast on the
40
00:03:08.850 --> 00:03:08.940
way
41
00:03:08.940 --> 00:03:13.300
through and you'll get really good ground interaction giving you a little bit
42
00:03:13.300 --> 00:03:13.300
of
43
00:03:13.300 --> 00:03:18.420
margin of error for solid contact. So bring it back and then we're gonna throw
44
00:03:18.420 --> 00:03:27.060
the grip up this way which brings the club head down just like that.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.720
This finesse wedge drill is flip the handle. So we're gonna talk about the
2
00:00:05.720 --> 00:00:12.000
ulnar deviation and kind of the casting part of the finesse wedge swing. So
3
00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:12.500
many
4
00:00:12.500 --> 00:00:17.820
golfers who struggle with ground contact on their finesse wedges do so
5
00:00:17.820 --> 00:00:23.460
because they are driving the handle down into the ground. And if I push this
6
00:00:23.460 --> 00:00:27.980
handle down it's going to have a tendency to actually bring that club head up
7
00:00:27.980 --> 00:00:28.280
and
8
00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:35.060
create a whole lot of leading edge and leg. So we always talk about trying to
9
00:00:35.060 --> 00:00:40.060
feel like the club head drops down. But if you are one of those golfers who
10
00:00:40.060 --> 00:00:45.460
tends to feel more the handle then if you try to drop the club head down it
11
00:00:45.460 --> 00:00:50.940
actually sometimes is counterproductive and you end up driving the whole club
12
00:00:50.940 --> 00:00:57.200
down not just the club head. So I've used this this image for a lot of golfers
13
00:00:57.200 --> 00:00:57.380
who
14
00:00:57.380 --> 00:01:03.020
tend to create this look here and what we're going to do is we're going to toss
15
00:01:03.020 --> 00:01:08.220
the grip up. So I'm gonna imagine that the club is up against something just
16
00:01:08.220 --> 00:01:15.340
like this and I'm going to throw the grip up that way. So and I'll do it
17
00:01:15.340 --> 00:01:22.180
hopefully with just my wrist kind of throwing it up just like that. So now I'm
18
00:01:22.180 --> 00:01:27.180
going to try to do the same thing but kind of keep a loose hold on the grip
19
00:01:27.180 --> 00:01:31.540
just like that. So I'm lifting the club up like there. Now what I'm going to do
20
00:01:31.540 --> 00:01:35.740
is I'm going to bring it back and I'm going to feel like I do that same motion.
21
00:01:35.740 --> 00:01:40.460
So sometimes I'll actually have them mess around with barely holding on to the
22
00:01:40.460 --> 00:01:47.260
club and just feeling that they tip the club that way and feel that what that
23
00:01:47.260 --> 00:01:55.900
does is that movement there throws the club head down to the ground instead of
24
00:01:55.900 --> 00:02:01.220
them trying to get the club head to go down to the ground by pushing the club
25
00:02:01.220 --> 00:02:07.140
head down kind of like that. So for some golfers this has been a bit of a game
26
00:02:07.140 --> 00:02:11.740
changer feeling that they take it back and then as soon as they start down they
27
00:02:11.740 --> 00:02:16.060
throw it this way. Now you do have to monitor sometimes you'll want to swing a
28
00:02:16.060 --> 00:02:19.900
little bit outside in when you do that the first couple times. So put maybe an
29
00:02:19.900 --> 00:02:23.780
alignment stick down just so you can feel that you're not messing up your path
30
00:02:23.780 --> 00:02:23.980
too
31
00:02:23.980 --> 00:02:31.300
much. But basically bring it back and then feel like you tumble or throw the
32
00:02:31.300 --> 00:02:37.560
grip that way as you're coming through. One other checkpoint that you might
33
00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:38.020
have
34
00:02:38.020 --> 00:02:42.020
to feel this is if you're looking from the down the line view if you have a
35
00:02:42.020 --> 00:02:48.140
tendency to get the club swinging too much horizontally or the grip exiting
36
00:02:48.140 --> 00:02:52.020
really low on the way through. That's a sign that you're lacking ulnar
37
00:02:52.020 --> 00:02:58.820
deviation and this is a good way for a lot of golfers to feel that natural
38
00:02:58.820 --> 00:03:03.940
dropping of the ulnar deviation in transition. It's one of the two big
39
00:03:03.940 --> 00:03:08.850
movements of the finesse wedge swing the cast and then you just coast on the
40
00:03:08.850 --> 00:03:08.940
way
41
00:03:08.940 --> 00:03:13.300
through and you'll get really good ground interaction giving you a little bit
42
00:03:13.300 --> 00:03:13.300
of
43
00:03:13.300 --> 00:03:18.420
margin of error for solid contact. So bring it back and then we're gonna throw
44
00:03:18.420 --> 00:03:27.060
the grip up this way which brings the club head down just like that.
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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.
Stop Hitting Fat Wedge Shots with the Flip the Handle Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how ulnar deviation affects your finesse wedge swing
- Feel the correct motion to drop the club head instead of driving it down
- Practice a simple drill to improve ground contact and shot accuracy
In this video, you'll learn the Flip the Handle drill, which helps you improve your finesse wedge shots by focusing on proper wrist movement. Discover how to prevent driving the handle down and enhance your ground contact for better results.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.720
This finesse wedge drill is flip the handle. So we're gonna talk about the
2
00:00:05.720 --> 00:00:12.000
ulnar deviation and kind of the casting part of the finesse wedge swing. So
3
00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:12.500
many
4
00:00:12.500 --> 00:00:17.820
golfers who struggle with ground contact on their finesse wedges do so
5
00:00:17.820 --> 00:00:23.460
because they are driving the handle down into the ground. And if I push this
6
00:00:23.460 --> 00:00:27.980
handle down it's going to have a tendency to actually bring that club head up
7
00:00:27.980 --> 00:00:28.280
and
8
00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:35.060
create a whole lot of leading edge and leg. So we always talk about trying to
9
00:00:35.060 --> 00:00:40.060
feel like the club head drops down. But if you are one of those golfers who
10
00:00:40.060 --> 00:00:45.460
tends to feel more the handle then if you try to drop the club head down it
11
00:00:45.460 --> 00:00:50.940
actually sometimes is counterproductive and you end up driving the whole club
12
00:00:50.940 --> 00:00:57.200
down not just the club head. So I've used this this image for a lot of golfers
13
00:00:57.200 --> 00:00:57.380
who
14
00:00:57.380 --> 00:01:03.020
tend to create this look here and what we're going to do is we're going to toss
15
00:01:03.020 --> 00:01:08.220
the grip up. So I'm gonna imagine that the club is up against something just
16
00:01:08.220 --> 00:01:15.340
like this and I'm going to throw the grip up that way. So and I'll do it
17
00:01:15.340 --> 00:01:22.180
hopefully with just my wrist kind of throwing it up just like that. So now I'm
18
00:01:22.180 --> 00:01:27.180
going to try to do the same thing but kind of keep a loose hold on the grip
19
00:01:27.180 --> 00:01:31.540
just like that. So I'm lifting the club up like there. Now what I'm going to do
20
00:01:31.540 --> 00:01:35.740
is I'm going to bring it back and I'm going to feel like I do that same motion.
21
00:01:35.740 --> 00:01:40.460
So sometimes I'll actually have them mess around with barely holding on to the
22
00:01:40.460 --> 00:01:47.260
club and just feeling that they tip the club that way and feel that what that
23
00:01:47.260 --> 00:01:55.900
does is that movement there throws the club head down to the ground instead of
24
00:01:55.900 --> 00:02:01.220
them trying to get the club head to go down to the ground by pushing the club
25
00:02:01.220 --> 00:02:07.140
head down kind of like that. So for some golfers this has been a bit of a game
26
00:02:07.140 --> 00:02:11.740
changer feeling that they take it back and then as soon as they start down they
27
00:02:11.740 --> 00:02:16.060
throw it this way. Now you do have to monitor sometimes you'll want to swing a
28
00:02:16.060 --> 00:02:19.900
little bit outside in when you do that the first couple times. So put maybe an
29
00:02:19.900 --> 00:02:23.780
alignment stick down just so you can feel that you're not messing up your path
30
00:02:23.780 --> 00:02:23.980
too
31
00:02:23.980 --> 00:02:31.300
much. But basically bring it back and then feel like you tumble or throw the
32
00:02:31.300 --> 00:02:37.560
grip that way as you're coming through. One other checkpoint that you might
33
00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:38.020
have
34
00:02:38.020 --> 00:02:42.020
to feel this is if you're looking from the down the line view if you have a
35
00:02:42.020 --> 00:02:48.140
tendency to get the club swinging too much horizontally or the grip exiting
36
00:02:48.140 --> 00:02:52.020
really low on the way through. That's a sign that you're lacking ulnar
37
00:02:52.020 --> 00:02:58.820
deviation and this is a good way for a lot of golfers to feel that natural
38
00:02:58.820 --> 00:03:03.940
dropping of the ulnar deviation in transition. It's one of the two big
39
00:03:03.940 --> 00:03:08.850
movements of the finesse wedge swing the cast and then you just coast on the
40
00:03:08.850 --> 00:03:08.940
way
41
00:03:08.940 --> 00:03:13.300
through and you'll get really good ground interaction giving you a little bit
42
00:03:13.300 --> 00:03:13.300
of
43
00:03:13.300 --> 00:03:18.420
margin of error for solid contact. So bring it back and then we're gonna throw
44
00:03:18.420 --> 00:03:27.060
the grip up this way which brings the club head down just like that.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.720
This finesse wedge drill is flip the handle. So we're gonna talk about the
2
00:00:05.720 --> 00:00:12.000
ulnar deviation and kind of the casting part of the finesse wedge swing. So
3
00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:12.500
many
4
00:00:12.500 --> 00:00:17.820
golfers who struggle with ground contact on their finesse wedges do so
5
00:00:17.820 --> 00:00:23.460
because they are driving the handle down into the ground. And if I push this
6
00:00:23.460 --> 00:00:27.980
handle down it's going to have a tendency to actually bring that club head up
7
00:00:27.980 --> 00:00:28.280
and
8
00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:35.060
create a whole lot of leading edge and leg. So we always talk about trying to
9
00:00:35.060 --> 00:00:40.060
feel like the club head drops down. But if you are one of those golfers who
10
00:00:40.060 --> 00:00:45.460
tends to feel more the handle then if you try to drop the club head down it
11
00:00:45.460 --> 00:00:50.940
actually sometimes is counterproductive and you end up driving the whole club
12
00:00:50.940 --> 00:00:57.200
down not just the club head. So I've used this this image for a lot of golfers
13
00:00:57.200 --> 00:00:57.380
who
14
00:00:57.380 --> 00:01:03.020
tend to create this look here and what we're going to do is we're going to toss
15
00:01:03.020 --> 00:01:08.220
the grip up. So I'm gonna imagine that the club is up against something just
16
00:01:08.220 --> 00:01:15.340
like this and I'm going to throw the grip up that way. So and I'll do it
17
00:01:15.340 --> 00:01:22.180
hopefully with just my wrist kind of throwing it up just like that. So now I'm
18
00:01:22.180 --> 00:01:27.180
going to try to do the same thing but kind of keep a loose hold on the grip
19
00:01:27.180 --> 00:01:31.540
just like that. So I'm lifting the club up like there. Now what I'm going to do
20
00:01:31.540 --> 00:01:35.740
is I'm going to bring it back and I'm going to feel like I do that same motion.
21
00:01:35.740 --> 00:01:40.460
So sometimes I'll actually have them mess around with barely holding on to the
22
00:01:40.460 --> 00:01:47.260
club and just feeling that they tip the club that way and feel that what that
23
00:01:47.260 --> 00:01:55.900
does is that movement there throws the club head down to the ground instead of
24
00:01:55.900 --> 00:02:01.220
them trying to get the club head to go down to the ground by pushing the club
25
00:02:01.220 --> 00:02:07.140
head down kind of like that. So for some golfers this has been a bit of a game
26
00:02:07.140 --> 00:02:11.740
changer feeling that they take it back and then as soon as they start down they
27
00:02:11.740 --> 00:02:16.060
throw it this way. Now you do have to monitor sometimes you'll want to swing a
28
00:02:16.060 --> 00:02:19.900
little bit outside in when you do that the first couple times. So put maybe an
29
00:02:19.900 --> 00:02:23.780
alignment stick down just so you can feel that you're not messing up your path
30
00:02:23.780 --> 00:02:23.980
too
31
00:02:23.980 --> 00:02:31.300
much. But basically bring it back and then feel like you tumble or throw the
32
00:02:31.300 --> 00:02:37.560
grip that way as you're coming through. One other checkpoint that you might
33
00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:38.020
have
34
00:02:38.020 --> 00:02:42.020
to feel this is if you're looking from the down the line view if you have a
35
00:02:42.020 --> 00:02:48.140
tendency to get the club swinging too much horizontally or the grip exiting
36
00:02:48.140 --> 00:02:52.020
really low on the way through. That's a sign that you're lacking ulnar
37
00:02:52.020 --> 00:02:58.820
deviation and this is a good way for a lot of golfers to feel that natural
38
00:02:58.820 --> 00:03:03.940
dropping of the ulnar deviation in transition. It's one of the two big
39
00:03:03.940 --> 00:03:08.850
movements of the finesse wedge swing the cast and then you just coast on the
40
00:03:08.850 --> 00:03:08.940
way
41
00:03:08.940 --> 00:03:13.300
through and you'll get really good ground interaction giving you a little bit
42
00:03:13.300 --> 00:03:13.300
of
43
00:03:13.300 --> 00:03:18.420
margin of error for solid contact. So bring it back and then we're gonna throw
44
00:03:18.420 --> 00:03:27.060
the grip up this way which brings the club head down just like that.
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