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Find the Right Force Pedal Location for Better Pressure Transfer

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Identify the optimal foot placement for effective pressure transfer.
  • Feel the difference in your weight shift during the swing.
  • Develop a quicker, more explosive movement in your lower body.

In this video, you'll learn how to position the force pedal correctly to optimize pressure transfer during your swing. Understanding this placement will help you generate more effective force against the ground for improved power and control.

Video Transcript
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Here's a quick clarification on the force pedal location.

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So if I turn sideways, the cuboid would be kind of right underneath, right

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about here,

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kind of the backside of the laces.

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And the question was basically, why wouldn't I put this under the ball of the

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feet?

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What I found is if I put this all the way so that the ball of the foot is on

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the top

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side of the force pedal or the tennis ball here, then as I go into transition

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to really

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push onto it, I feel like I have to shift further than I would actually want to

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in the

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golf swing.

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If I put this more under the middle of the arch or closer to the cuboid, all

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the way

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the cuboid seems fine, you'll push on more of the front half of it instead of

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the top

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of it.

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You'll be able to feel kind of a rolling pressure because the goal here is when

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I have that

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force pedal in the kind of the right location, I'm getting a quick pulse that

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way and then

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I'm getting a kind of a rolling or a rocking back movement like that.

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And I find that if you put it too far forward, you have to exaggerate going too

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far into

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your toes to get all of your pressure there and it generally takes too long.

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So the request was to kind of comment about this and going down too long.

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So the pressure into that front foot is going to be more of kind of a quick

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kind of movement

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like that just as if I was getting ready to jump, it's that quick pulse there.

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If I was to really pull my upper body down, I might be able to get more force,

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but I'd

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go for too long and it would limit my ability to come back up.

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So it's not just getting the force against the ground, it's getting the force

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against

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the ground in a way that's going to help me kind of catapult myself or get more

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of this

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vertical force in the mid downswing to help set up a good release going into

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that negative

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torsion movement that will help us with our low point control.

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So if I put that more under the cuboid or kind of the middle, like the backside

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of my

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arch, you can probably see from down the line where that's getting put, that

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will help me

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encourage more of that quick downward force followed by the pronounced upward

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force.

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And this is one of those drills that you can use with hitting golf balls.

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I always find that the hard thing is just getting ball position right whenever

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you have

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your stance kind of offset like this.

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Yeah, I felt like I was a little close there, we'll try one more.

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Like I said, the challenge for hitting balls like this is you kind of have to

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adjust your

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stance a little bit, depending on how high that ball is, okay, we'll try one

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more.

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So that felt okay as far as the lower body activation, again, let's do one

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where we put

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the force pedal a little bit too much towards the ball of the foot.

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So if I put it there, then as I go to push, when I go to push, my left heel is

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basically

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coming off the ground, I'll probably hit this a little bit better because it

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helped keep

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me tall, but it really helped me, it kind of gave me a awkward feeling during

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the release

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that I had nowhere to go.

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And so I just kind of stalled in through the arms.

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So while technically this is a transition movement that we're training, if you

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put it

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in the wrong spot, I think it can upset the release.

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So place it towards the back half of the arch, basically underneath the cubeway

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.

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I think that's the best place for kind of giving you enhanced feedback of how

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you're pushing

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00:04:01.320 --> 00:04:04.160
against the ground during transition and then during the release.
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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.

Find the Right Force Pedal Location for Better Pressure Transfer

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Identify the optimal foot placement for effective pressure transfer.
  • Feel the difference in your weight shift during the swing.
  • Develop a quicker, more explosive movement in your lower body.

In this video, you'll learn how to position the force pedal correctly to optimize pressure transfer during your swing. Understanding this placement will help you generate more effective force against the ground for improved power and control.

Video Transcript
WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.440
Here's a quick clarification on the force pedal location.

2
00:00:09.440 --> 00:00:14.490
So if I turn sideways, the cuboid would be kind of right underneath, right

3
00:00:14.490 --> 00:00:15.000
about here,

4
00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:17.440
kind of the backside of the laces.

5
00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:20.830
And the question was basically, why wouldn't I put this under the ball of the

6
00:00:20.830 --> 00:00:21.280
feet?

7
00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:26.090
What I found is if I put this all the way so that the ball of the foot is on

8
00:00:26.090 --> 00:00:26.720
the top

9
00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:33.280
side of the force pedal or the tennis ball here, then as I go into transition

10
00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:33.700
to really

11
00:00:33.700 --> 00:00:38.520
push onto it, I feel like I have to shift further than I would actually want to

12
00:00:38.520 --> 00:00:39.280
in the

13
00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:40.720
golf swing.

14
00:00:40.720 --> 00:00:46.110
If I put this more under the middle of the arch or closer to the cuboid, all

15
00:00:46.110 --> 00:00:46.440
the way

16
00:00:46.440 --> 00:00:51.210
the cuboid seems fine, you'll push on more of the front half of it instead of

17
00:00:51.210 --> 00:00:51.760
the top

18
00:00:51.760 --> 00:00:52.760
of it.

19
00:00:52.760 --> 00:00:58.120
You'll be able to feel kind of a rolling pressure because the goal here is when

20
00:00:58.120 --> 00:00:59.140
I have that

21
00:00:59.140 --> 00:01:03.630
force pedal in the kind of the right location, I'm getting a quick pulse that

22
00:01:03.630 --> 00:01:04.460
way and then

23
00:01:04.460 --> 00:01:10.920
I'm getting a kind of a rolling or a rocking back movement like that.

24
00:01:10.920 --> 00:01:14.760
And I find that if you put it too far forward, you have to exaggerate going too

25
00:01:14.760 --> 00:01:15.220
far into

26
00:01:15.220 --> 00:01:20.720
your toes to get all of your pressure there and it generally takes too long.

27
00:01:20.720 --> 00:01:28.320
So the request was to kind of comment about this and going down too long.

28
00:01:28.320 --> 00:01:33.180
So the pressure into that front foot is going to be more of kind of a quick

29
00:01:33.180 --> 00:01:34.480
kind of movement

30
00:01:34.480 --> 00:01:39.480
like that just as if I was getting ready to jump, it's that quick pulse there.

31
00:01:39.480 --> 00:01:43.540
If I was to really pull my upper body down, I might be able to get more force,

32
00:01:43.540 --> 00:01:44.000
but I'd

33
00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:49.280
go for too long and it would limit my ability to come back up.

34
00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:52.160
So it's not just getting the force against the ground, it's getting the force

35
00:01:52.160 --> 00:01:52.560
against

36
00:01:52.560 --> 00:01:57.970
the ground in a way that's going to help me kind of catapult myself or get more

37
00:01:57.970 --> 00:01:58.240
of this

38
00:01:58.240 --> 00:02:03.920
vertical force in the mid downswing to help set up a good release going into

39
00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:05.040
that negative

40
00:02:05.040 --> 00:02:08.120
torsion movement that will help us with our low point control.

41
00:02:08.120 --> 00:02:15.560
So if I put that more under the cuboid or kind of the middle, like the backside

42
00:02:15.560 --> 00:02:15.960
of my

43
00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:21.520
arch, you can probably see from down the line where that's getting put, that

44
00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:22.000
will help me

45
00:02:22.000 --> 00:02:29.260
encourage more of that quick downward force followed by the pronounced upward

46
00:02:29.260 --> 00:02:30.200
force.

47
00:02:30.200 --> 00:02:34.720
And this is one of those drills that you can use with hitting golf balls.

48
00:02:34.720 --> 00:02:38.170
I always find that the hard thing is just getting ball position right whenever

49
00:02:38.170 --> 00:02:38.400
you have

50
00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:41.920
your stance kind of offset like this.

51
00:02:41.920 --> 00:02:48.960
Yeah, I felt like I was a little close there, we'll try one more.

52
00:02:48.960 --> 00:02:55.130
Like I said, the challenge for hitting balls like this is you kind of have to

53
00:02:55.130 --> 00:02:56.200
adjust your

54
00:02:56.200 --> 00:03:06.270
stance a little bit, depending on how high that ball is, okay, we'll try one

55
00:03:06.270 --> 00:03:07.360
more.

56
00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:15.230
So that felt okay as far as the lower body activation, again, let's do one

57
00:03:15.230 --> 00:03:16.540
where we put

58
00:03:16.540 --> 00:03:21.600
the force pedal a little bit too much towards the ball of the foot.

59
00:03:21.600 --> 00:03:27.090
So if I put it there, then as I go to push, when I go to push, my left heel is

60
00:03:27.090 --> 00:03:27.920
basically

61
00:03:27.920 --> 00:03:32.410
coming off the ground, I'll probably hit this a little bit better because it

62
00:03:32.410 --> 00:03:33.080
helped keep

63
00:03:33.080 --> 00:03:37.830
me tall, but it really helped me, it kind of gave me a awkward feeling during

64
00:03:37.830 --> 00:03:38.640
the release

65
00:03:38.640 --> 00:03:40.640
that I had nowhere to go.

66
00:03:40.640 --> 00:03:42.800
And so I just kind of stalled in through the arms.

67
00:03:42.800 --> 00:03:47.530
So while technically this is a transition movement that we're training, if you

68
00:03:47.530 --> 00:03:47.880
put it

69
00:03:47.880 --> 00:03:51.200
in the wrong spot, I think it can upset the release.

70
00:03:51.200 --> 00:03:55.630
So place it towards the back half of the arch, basically underneath the cubeway

71
00:03:55.630 --> 00:03:55.920
.

72
00:03:55.920 --> 00:04:00.470
I think that's the best place for kind of giving you enhanced feedback of how

73
00:04:00.470 --> 00:04:01.320
you're pushing

74
00:04:01.320 --> 00:04:04.160
against the ground during transition and then during the release.
Related topics
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