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Improve Side Bend for Better Ball Striking
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how side bend affects your swing dynamics and impact position
- Practice using preset body positions to improve your release technique
- Develop a consistent low-to-high swing path while maintaining solid contact
Learn how to incorporate side bend into your swing to enhance contact and optimize launch angle. This drill will help you understand the relationship between body position and club path.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
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This drill is the geometry of the side bend. So this is kind of a little bit of
2
00:00:05.640 --> 00:00:05.680
a
3
00:00:05.680 --> 00:00:10.120
concept video but to help you explore the wipe and how it relates to the side
4
00:00:10.120 --> 00:00:15.720
bend. A lot of golfers who start with this program or come see me in person
5
00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:16.360
tend to
6
00:00:16.360 --> 00:00:21.160
have more of the arm dominant swing where the arms are pretty straight at
7
00:00:21.160 --> 00:00:25.430
impact and as a result you're not going to have very much side bend because if
8
00:00:25.430 --> 00:00:25.480
I
9
00:00:25.480 --> 00:00:31.200
was to have my arms and wrist straight if I added side bend then the club would
10
00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:38.050
bottom out relatively even with my right foot something along those lines. So
11
00:00:38.050 --> 00:00:38.760
the
12
00:00:38.760 --> 00:00:45.000
trick is even if I was to delay my wrist hinge if I was to add side bend but
13
00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:45.200
have
14
00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:53.440
my arm straight you would see that I could delay my wrist hinge but and avoid
15
00:00:53.440 --> 00:00:56.760
hitting well behind the golf ball but what you would see is the club would
16
00:00:56.760 --> 00:01:02.560
work well low to high. So the trick is how do I add this side bend which is
17
00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:06.460
naturally going to move the bottom the swing backward and make the club swing
18
00:01:06.460 --> 00:01:11.880
low to high and how do I adjust my release with my arms in order to get the
19
00:01:11.880 --> 00:01:17.080
club actually working high to low. That's where the wipe comes in. So I can
20
00:01:17.080 --> 00:01:21.600
preset some of this side bend position and then I can experiment with trying to
21
00:01:21.600 --> 00:01:29.080
get that white movement to get the club working high to low through that
22
00:01:29.080 --> 00:01:34.880
release phase. So you can do this one hitting balls and I like to give it to
23
00:01:34.880 --> 00:01:37.920
my students to kind of challenge them on how well they're doing with the white
24
00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:44.040
but basically what you do is you're going to preset you can use the merry
25
00:01:44.040 --> 00:01:47.880
go round you can use the Jackson 5 which you're going to preset some of these
26
00:01:47.880 --> 00:01:54.560
body positions kind of like this and then the goal is to not just release the
27
00:01:54.560 --> 00:02:00.840
wrist which would cause me to hit behind it but to have a little bit of a white
28
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.640
movement so that I can still make solid contact. It helps you overcome the
29
00:02:05.640 --> 00:02:10.040
barrier of not being able to side bend without hitting it fat and that barrier
30
00:02:10.040 --> 00:02:15.400
usually comes if you're not having enough of this white movement to keep the
31
00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:19.560
club working high to low as you include this sideband rotation.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.640
This drill is the geometry of the side bend. So this is kind of a little bit of
2
00:00:05.640 --> 00:00:05.680
a
3
00:00:05.680 --> 00:00:10.120
concept video but to help you explore the wipe and how it relates to the side
4
00:00:10.120 --> 00:00:15.720
bend. A lot of golfers who start with this program or come see me in person
5
00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:16.360
tend to
6
00:00:16.360 --> 00:00:21.160
have more of the arm dominant swing where the arms are pretty straight at
7
00:00:21.160 --> 00:00:25.430
impact and as a result you're not going to have very much side bend because if
8
00:00:25.430 --> 00:00:25.480
I
9
00:00:25.480 --> 00:00:31.200
was to have my arms and wrist straight if I added side bend then the club would
10
00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:38.050
bottom out relatively even with my right foot something along those lines. So
11
00:00:38.050 --> 00:00:38.760
the
12
00:00:38.760 --> 00:00:45.000
trick is even if I was to delay my wrist hinge if I was to add side bend but
13
00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:45.200
have
14
00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:53.440
my arm straight you would see that I could delay my wrist hinge but and avoid
15
00:00:53.440 --> 00:00:56.760
hitting well behind the golf ball but what you would see is the club would
16
00:00:56.760 --> 00:01:02.560
work well low to high. So the trick is how do I add this side bend which is
17
00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:06.460
naturally going to move the bottom the swing backward and make the club swing
18
00:01:06.460 --> 00:01:11.880
low to high and how do I adjust my release with my arms in order to get the
19
00:01:11.880 --> 00:01:17.080
club actually working high to low. That's where the wipe comes in. So I can
20
00:01:17.080 --> 00:01:21.600
preset some of this side bend position and then I can experiment with trying to
21
00:01:21.600 --> 00:01:29.080
get that white movement to get the club working high to low through that
22
00:01:29.080 --> 00:01:34.880
release phase. So you can do this one hitting balls and I like to give it to
23
00:01:34.880 --> 00:01:37.920
my students to kind of challenge them on how well they're doing with the white
24
00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:44.040
but basically what you do is you're going to preset you can use the merry
25
00:01:44.040 --> 00:01:47.880
go round you can use the Jackson 5 which you're going to preset some of these
26
00:01:47.880 --> 00:01:54.560
body positions kind of like this and then the goal is to not just release the
27
00:01:54.560 --> 00:02:00.840
wrist which would cause me to hit behind it but to have a little bit of a white
28
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.640
movement so that I can still make solid contact. It helps you overcome the
29
00:02:05.640 --> 00:02:10.040
barrier of not being able to side bend without hitting it fat and that barrier
30
00:02:10.040 --> 00:02:15.400
usually comes if you're not having enough of this white movement to keep the
31
00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:19.560
club working high to low as you include this sideband rotation.
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 Side Bend for Better Ball Striking
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how side bend affects your swing dynamics and impact position
- Practice using preset body positions to improve your release technique
- Develop a consistent low-to-high swing path while maintaining solid contact
Learn how to incorporate side bend into your swing to enhance contact and optimize launch angle. This drill will help you understand the relationship between body position and club path.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.640
This drill is the geometry of the side bend. So this is kind of a little bit of
2
00:00:05.640 --> 00:00:05.680
a
3
00:00:05.680 --> 00:00:10.120
concept video but to help you explore the wipe and how it relates to the side
4
00:00:10.120 --> 00:00:15.720
bend. A lot of golfers who start with this program or come see me in person
5
00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:16.360
tend to
6
00:00:16.360 --> 00:00:21.160
have more of the arm dominant swing where the arms are pretty straight at
7
00:00:21.160 --> 00:00:25.430
impact and as a result you're not going to have very much side bend because if
8
00:00:25.430 --> 00:00:25.480
I
9
00:00:25.480 --> 00:00:31.200
was to have my arms and wrist straight if I added side bend then the club would
10
00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:38.050
bottom out relatively even with my right foot something along those lines. So
11
00:00:38.050 --> 00:00:38.760
the
12
00:00:38.760 --> 00:00:45.000
trick is even if I was to delay my wrist hinge if I was to add side bend but
13
00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:45.200
have
14
00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:53.440
my arm straight you would see that I could delay my wrist hinge but and avoid
15
00:00:53.440 --> 00:00:56.760
hitting well behind the golf ball but what you would see is the club would
16
00:00:56.760 --> 00:01:02.560
work well low to high. So the trick is how do I add this side bend which is
17
00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:06.460
naturally going to move the bottom the swing backward and make the club swing
18
00:01:06.460 --> 00:01:11.880
low to high and how do I adjust my release with my arms in order to get the
19
00:01:11.880 --> 00:01:17.080
club actually working high to low. That's where the wipe comes in. So I can
20
00:01:17.080 --> 00:01:21.600
preset some of this side bend position and then I can experiment with trying to
21
00:01:21.600 --> 00:01:29.080
get that white movement to get the club working high to low through that
22
00:01:29.080 --> 00:01:34.880
release phase. So you can do this one hitting balls and I like to give it to
23
00:01:34.880 --> 00:01:37.920
my students to kind of challenge them on how well they're doing with the white
24
00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:44.040
but basically what you do is you're going to preset you can use the merry
25
00:01:44.040 --> 00:01:47.880
go round you can use the Jackson 5 which you're going to preset some of these
26
00:01:47.880 --> 00:01:54.560
body positions kind of like this and then the goal is to not just release the
27
00:01:54.560 --> 00:02:00.840
wrist which would cause me to hit behind it but to have a little bit of a white
28
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.640
movement so that I can still make solid contact. It helps you overcome the
29
00:02:05.640 --> 00:02:10.040
barrier of not being able to side bend without hitting it fat and that barrier
30
00:02:10.040 --> 00:02:15.400
usually comes if you're not having enough of this white movement to keep the
31
00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:19.560
club working high to low as you include this sideband rotation.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.640
This drill is the geometry of the side bend. So this is kind of a little bit of
2
00:00:05.640 --> 00:00:05.680
a
3
00:00:05.680 --> 00:00:10.120
concept video but to help you explore the wipe and how it relates to the side
4
00:00:10.120 --> 00:00:15.720
bend. A lot of golfers who start with this program or come see me in person
5
00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:16.360
tend to
6
00:00:16.360 --> 00:00:21.160
have more of the arm dominant swing where the arms are pretty straight at
7
00:00:21.160 --> 00:00:25.430
impact and as a result you're not going to have very much side bend because if
8
00:00:25.430 --> 00:00:25.480
I
9
00:00:25.480 --> 00:00:31.200
was to have my arms and wrist straight if I added side bend then the club would
10
00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:38.050
bottom out relatively even with my right foot something along those lines. So
11
00:00:38.050 --> 00:00:38.760
the
12
00:00:38.760 --> 00:00:45.000
trick is even if I was to delay my wrist hinge if I was to add side bend but
13
00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:45.200
have
14
00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:53.440
my arm straight you would see that I could delay my wrist hinge but and avoid
15
00:00:53.440 --> 00:00:56.760
hitting well behind the golf ball but what you would see is the club would
16
00:00:56.760 --> 00:01:02.560
work well low to high. So the trick is how do I add this side bend which is
17
00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:06.460
naturally going to move the bottom the swing backward and make the club swing
18
00:01:06.460 --> 00:01:11.880
low to high and how do I adjust my release with my arms in order to get the
19
00:01:11.880 --> 00:01:17.080
club actually working high to low. That's where the wipe comes in. So I can
20
00:01:17.080 --> 00:01:21.600
preset some of this side bend position and then I can experiment with trying to
21
00:01:21.600 --> 00:01:29.080
get that white movement to get the club working high to low through that
22
00:01:29.080 --> 00:01:34.880
release phase. So you can do this one hitting balls and I like to give it to
23
00:01:34.880 --> 00:01:37.920
my students to kind of challenge them on how well they're doing with the white
24
00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:44.040
but basically what you do is you're going to preset you can use the merry
25
00:01:44.040 --> 00:01:47.880
go round you can use the Jackson 5 which you're going to preset some of these
26
00:01:47.880 --> 00:01:54.560
body positions kind of like this and then the goal is to not just release the
27
00:01:54.560 --> 00:02:00.840
wrist which would cause me to hit behind it but to have a little bit of a white
28
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.640
movement so that I can still make solid contact. It helps you overcome the
29
00:02:05.640 --> 00:02:10.040
barrier of not being able to side bend without hitting it fat and that barrier
30
00:02:10.040 --> 00:02:15.400
usually comes if you're not having enough of this white movement to keep the
31
00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:19.560
club working high to low as you include this sideband rotation.
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