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Clarify Your Follow-Through for a Full Width Release

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Identify the key positions in your follow-through for a full width release
  • Understand how arm rotation affects club face stability
  • Feel the difference between a proper release and common contact issues

Learn how to achieve the ideal follow-through position for a full width release in your golf swing. Understanding this can help improve your club face stability and contact consistency.

Video Transcript
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This content video is discussing the full width release.

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So a member asked the question on the forum where basically they were trying to

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figure

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out where the arms needed to be in the follow through and they were doing it in

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a way that

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I love where you take the body out.

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And what they were doing was it was getting into a position kind of like this

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and feeling

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like okay that's roughly where I want the club here.

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I would say let's clarify that a little bit.

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That demonstration where I go like this, to me seems like we're going to have a

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little

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bit of contact issues and a little bit of a closed club face scenario that

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could possibly

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creep in because it's not quite a full width release.

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I'll show you what I mean.

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Instead of getting into this position, if I took this position and bring it

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back, this

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feels like this arm is internally rotated and even starting to bend a little

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bit and

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I still have some radial deviation in this lead wrist.

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If on the other hand, I didn't want to be there, I wanted to be more there

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which is

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kind of like a full width position to me.

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Now if I was to bring it back, it's like this.

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So I'm like here at impact and then it's getting to there.

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And I'm in this position where I'm fully supinated because the elbow, my

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shoulders still slightly

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internal rotated and so the forearm turned that's as much supination as I've

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got.

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And then if I was to just turn my body and bring that right arm across, now if

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I was

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to just let the wrist start to hinge just a little bit, this would get me into

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a position

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that's similar but has much more structure in the lead arm and better stability

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in the

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club face and it was wider in getting there.

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Typically what happens is if I'm trying to get to here, you'll see from the

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down the

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line that I'll shorten that full radius where if I'm trying to get to there, I

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will encourage

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that ulnar deviation and the arm staying straight longer.

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In order to do that, you have to have your shoulders and a little bit of a

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closed lead

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arm kind of under or tucked in, wiped, trail arm.

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But if you get that, then that produces a really good flat spot as well as good

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club

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face stability.

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So some people trying to, let's say, overdo the supination, whether consciously

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or unconsciously,

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end up getting a lot of shoulder rotation.

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00:02:37.320 --> 00:02:42.500
It often bends and that combination creates a little bit more club face

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00:02:42.500 --> 00:02:43.400
inconsistency

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as well as contacting consistency than I personally like to see.

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So if you're working on this follow through position, here's a little reference

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, we're

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trying to get it basically out like this and then there's my supination, I

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00:02:56.640 --> 00:02:57.560
guess me into

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that full good follow through position and then from there, if I just continue

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on, arms

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will bend safely, absorb the force.

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So let's see if we can do one where we get into that good follow through

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position and

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stop.

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So this can be a checkpoint, if you're using the risk correctly, you can finish

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in this

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kind of classic L to L. If you tend to rotate more the shoulder over, if you

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tend to have

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a little bit more supination kind of like that, it's really hard because the

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shoulder

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is rotating this way, it's really hard to stop it in that good follow through

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position.

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So this is like, you can use that as a indicator, if you have a hard time doing

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half or three

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quarter finishes with decent effort, you know, hit hard, stop short, then it

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usually means

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that you're using your arms incorrectly and not using your body enough during

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the release.

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We'll do one more good one.

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Well that is pretty good.

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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.

Clarify Your Follow-Through for a Full Width Release

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Identify the key positions in your follow-through for a full width release
  • Understand how arm rotation affects club face stability
  • Feel the difference between a proper release and common contact issues

Learn how to achieve the ideal follow-through position for a full width release in your golf swing. Understanding this can help improve your club face stability and contact consistency.

Video Transcript
WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.620
This content video is discussing the full width release.

2
00:00:08.620 --> 00:00:13.790
So a member asked the question on the forum where basically they were trying to

3
00:00:13.790 --> 00:00:14.160
figure

4
00:00:14.160 --> 00:00:18.750
out where the arms needed to be in the follow through and they were doing it in

5
00:00:18.750 --> 00:00:19.340
a way that

6
00:00:19.340 --> 00:00:21.860
I love where you take the body out.

7
00:00:21.860 --> 00:00:26.000
And what they were doing was it was getting into a position kind of like this

8
00:00:26.000 --> 00:00:26.720
and feeling

9
00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:30.680
like okay that's roughly where I want the club here.

10
00:00:30.680 --> 00:00:35.760
I would say let's clarify that a little bit.

11
00:00:35.760 --> 00:00:39.470
That demonstration where I go like this, to me seems like we're going to have a

12
00:00:39.470 --> 00:00:39.960
little

13
00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:43.960
bit of contact issues and a little bit of a closed club face scenario that

14
00:00:43.960 --> 00:00:44.920
could possibly

15
00:00:44.920 --> 00:00:49.240
creep in because it's not quite a full width release.

16
00:00:49.240 --> 00:00:50.240
I'll show you what I mean.

17
00:00:50.240 --> 00:00:54.160
Instead of getting into this position, if I took this position and bring it

18
00:00:54.160 --> 00:00:54.880
back, this

19
00:00:54.880 --> 00:00:59.970
feels like this arm is internally rotated and even starting to bend a little

20
00:00:59.970 --> 00:01:00.280
bit and

21
00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:05.800
I still have some radial deviation in this lead wrist.

22
00:01:05.800 --> 00:01:10.950
If on the other hand, I didn't want to be there, I wanted to be more there

23
00:01:10.950 --> 00:01:11.360
which is

24
00:01:11.360 --> 00:01:14.840
kind of like a full width position to me.

25
00:01:14.840 --> 00:01:18.000
Now if I was to bring it back, it's like this.

26
00:01:18.000 --> 00:01:21.920
So I'm like here at impact and then it's getting to there.

27
00:01:21.920 --> 00:01:25.920
And I'm in this position where I'm fully supinated because the elbow, my

28
00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:27.600
shoulders still slightly

29
00:01:27.600 --> 00:01:32.930
internal rotated and so the forearm turned that's as much supination as I've

30
00:01:32.930 --> 00:01:33.520
got.

31
00:01:33.520 --> 00:01:38.350
And then if I was to just turn my body and bring that right arm across, now if

32
00:01:38.350 --> 00:01:38.560
I was

33
00:01:38.560 --> 00:01:44.760
to just let the wrist start to hinge just a little bit, this would get me into

34
00:01:44.760 --> 00:01:45.760
a position

35
00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:50.910
that's similar but has much more structure in the lead arm and better stability

36
00:01:50.910 --> 00:01:51.240
in the

37
00:01:51.240 --> 00:01:55.520
club face and it was wider in getting there.

38
00:01:55.520 --> 00:01:58.290
Typically what happens is if I'm trying to get to here, you'll see from the

39
00:01:58.290 --> 00:01:58.680
down the

40
00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:04.840
line that I'll shorten that full radius where if I'm trying to get to there, I

41
00:02:04.840 --> 00:02:05.960
will encourage

42
00:02:05.960 --> 00:02:11.040
that ulnar deviation and the arm staying straight longer.

43
00:02:11.040 --> 00:02:14.580
In order to do that, you have to have your shoulders and a little bit of a

44
00:02:14.580 --> 00:02:15.280
closed lead

45
00:02:15.280 --> 00:02:21.880
arm kind of under or tucked in, wiped, trail arm.

46
00:02:21.880 --> 00:02:27.040
But if you get that, then that produces a really good flat spot as well as good

47
00:02:27.040 --> 00:02:27.280
club

48
00:02:27.280 --> 00:02:28.280
face stability.

49
00:02:28.280 --> 00:02:33.400
So some people trying to, let's say, overdo the supination, whether consciously

50
00:02:33.400 --> 00:02:34.560
or unconsciously,

51
00:02:34.560 --> 00:02:37.320
end up getting a lot of shoulder rotation.

52
00:02:37.320 --> 00:02:42.500
It often bends and that combination creates a little bit more club face

53
00:02:42.500 --> 00:02:43.400
inconsistency

54
00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:46.840
as well as contacting consistency than I personally like to see.

55
00:02:46.840 --> 00:02:50.440
So if you're working on this follow through position, here's a little reference

56
00:02:50.440 --> 00:02:50.920
, we're

57
00:02:50.920 --> 00:02:56.640
trying to get it basically out like this and then there's my supination, I

58
00:02:56.640 --> 00:02:57.560
guess me into

59
00:02:57.560 --> 00:03:02.730
that full good follow through position and then from there, if I just continue

60
00:03:02.730 --> 00:03:03.440
on, arms

61
00:03:03.440 --> 00:03:06.840
will bend safely, absorb the force.

62
00:03:06.840 --> 00:03:11.220
So let's see if we can do one where we get into that good follow through

63
00:03:11.220 --> 00:03:12.240
position and

64
00:03:12.240 --> 00:03:14.960
stop.

65
00:03:14.960 --> 00:03:21.530
So this can be a checkpoint, if you're using the risk correctly, you can finish

66
00:03:21.530 --> 00:03:22.160
in this

67
00:03:22.160 --> 00:03:32.310
kind of classic L to L. If you tend to rotate more the shoulder over, if you

68
00:03:32.310 --> 00:03:33.160
tend to have

69
00:03:33.160 --> 00:03:38.490
a little bit more supination kind of like that, it's really hard because the

70
00:03:38.490 --> 00:03:39.120
shoulder

71
00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:42.980
is rotating this way, it's really hard to stop it in that good follow through

72
00:03:42.980 --> 00:03:43.680
position.

73
00:03:43.680 --> 00:03:50.170
So this is like, you can use that as a indicator, if you have a hard time doing

74
00:03:50.170 --> 00:03:51.080
half or three

75
00:03:51.080 --> 00:03:56.640
quarter finishes with decent effort, you know, hit hard, stop short, then it

76
00:03:56.640 --> 00:03:57.680
usually means

77
00:03:57.680 --> 00:04:03.010
that you're using your arms incorrectly and not using your body enough during

78
00:04:03.010 --> 00:04:04.480
the release.

79
00:04:04.480 --> 00:04:11.080
We'll do one more good one.

80
00:04:11.080 --> 00:04:11.840
Well that is pretty good.

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