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.
Reduce Early Extension by Getting Under the Shaft
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how early extension affects your swing mechanics
- Practice the correct hand position to improve your club path
- Develop spatial awareness to keep your body in the right posture
In this quick drill, you'll learn how to lower your hands and maintain proper posture through your swing. This technique will help prevent early extension, leading to more consistent ball striking.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.240
This drill is using a golf shaft. It's called Get Under the Shaft. It's for
2
00:00:05.240 --> 00:00:08.600
early extenders to learn how to get your hands a little bit lower, which will
3
00:00:08.600 --> 00:00:11.840
happen if your chest stays close to the ground and your hips don't come forward
4
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:11.840
.
5
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:16.540
So what you do is you take a shaft and you place it at about the same angle
6
00:00:16.540 --> 00:00:17.040
that
7
00:00:17.040 --> 00:00:21.360
your club would be lying at, but you're gonna put it about six to eight inches
8
00:00:21.360 --> 00:00:25.720
back on the target line and about four inches forward. That just gives you a
9
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:31.200
little bit of room for your hands to work underneath. Now this particular shaft
10
00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:35.640
doesn't have a grip on it. I recommend if you're gonna do this, be safe and you
11
00:00:35.640 --> 00:00:39.960
can put a swim noodle or some type of padding around just in case or make sure
12
00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:43.760
that it's far enough down that your hands won't make contact with it. If my
13
00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:44.080
club
14
00:00:44.080 --> 00:00:47.440
hits the shaft, it's not gonna be too big of a deal because I'm not gonna be
15
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:51.800
swinging really hard. This is more of a visual awareness drill, especially for
16
00:00:51.800 --> 00:00:56.960
you visual learners. So what happens in early extension is as my lower body
17
00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:01.280
drifts forward, my upper body tends to back up and that will cause my hands to
18
00:01:01.280 --> 00:01:05.000
come in very high and you can see that I pretty much almost hit this shaft
19
00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:05.960
every
20
00:01:05.960 --> 00:01:12.160
single time. On the other hand, if my pelvis actually drops down, my chest is
21
00:01:12.160 --> 00:01:16.360
pointed more towards the golf ball, I'm gonna have plenty of room for the club
22
00:01:16.360 --> 00:01:20.880
and for my hands to swing through. So again, the shaft is gonna be at about the
23
00:01:20.880 --> 00:01:24.600
same lie angle as your club, about six to eight inches back and about three to
24
00:01:24.600 --> 00:01:28.720
four inches forward and it's more of just a visual to give you kind of the
25
00:01:28.720 --> 00:01:32.560
spatial awareness so that you can start imagining the path that the club needs
26
00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:37.240
to travel which will help you overcome your early extension.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.240
This drill is using a golf shaft. It's called Get Under the Shaft. It's for
2
00:00:05.240 --> 00:00:08.600
early extenders to learn how to get your hands a little bit lower, which will
3
00:00:08.600 --> 00:00:11.840
happen if your chest stays close to the ground and your hips don't come forward
4
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:11.840
.
5
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:16.540
So what you do is you take a shaft and you place it at about the same angle
6
00:00:16.540 --> 00:00:17.040
that
7
00:00:17.040 --> 00:00:21.360
your club would be lying at, but you're gonna put it about six to eight inches
8
00:00:21.360 --> 00:00:25.720
back on the target line and about four inches forward. That just gives you a
9
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:31.200
little bit of room for your hands to work underneath. Now this particular shaft
10
00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:35.640
doesn't have a grip on it. I recommend if you're gonna do this, be safe and you
11
00:00:35.640 --> 00:00:39.960
can put a swim noodle or some type of padding around just in case or make sure
12
00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:43.760
that it's far enough down that your hands won't make contact with it. If my
13
00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:44.080
club
14
00:00:44.080 --> 00:00:47.440
hits the shaft, it's not gonna be too big of a deal because I'm not gonna be
15
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:51.800
swinging really hard. This is more of a visual awareness drill, especially for
16
00:00:51.800 --> 00:00:56.960
you visual learners. So what happens in early extension is as my lower body
17
00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:01.280
drifts forward, my upper body tends to back up and that will cause my hands to
18
00:01:01.280 --> 00:01:05.000
come in very high and you can see that I pretty much almost hit this shaft
19
00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:05.960
every
20
00:01:05.960 --> 00:01:12.160
single time. On the other hand, if my pelvis actually drops down, my chest is
21
00:01:12.160 --> 00:01:16.360
pointed more towards the golf ball, I'm gonna have plenty of room for the club
22
00:01:16.360 --> 00:01:20.880
and for my hands to swing through. So again, the shaft is gonna be at about the
23
00:01:20.880 --> 00:01:24.600
same lie angle as your club, about six to eight inches back and about three to
24
00:01:24.600 --> 00:01:28.720
four inches forward and it's more of just a visual to give you kind of the
25
00:01:28.720 --> 00:01:32.560
spatial awareness so that you can start imagining the path that the club needs
26
00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:37.240
to travel which will help you overcome your early extension.
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.
Reduce Early Extension by Getting Under the Shaft
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how early extension affects your swing mechanics
- Practice the correct hand position to improve your club path
- Develop spatial awareness to keep your body in the right posture
In this quick drill, you'll learn how to lower your hands and maintain proper posture through your swing. This technique will help prevent early extension, leading to more consistent ball striking.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.240
This drill is using a golf shaft. It's called Get Under the Shaft. It's for
2
00:00:05.240 --> 00:00:08.600
early extenders to learn how to get your hands a little bit lower, which will
3
00:00:08.600 --> 00:00:11.840
happen if your chest stays close to the ground and your hips don't come forward
4
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:11.840
.
5
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:16.540
So what you do is you take a shaft and you place it at about the same angle
6
00:00:16.540 --> 00:00:17.040
that
7
00:00:17.040 --> 00:00:21.360
your club would be lying at, but you're gonna put it about six to eight inches
8
00:00:21.360 --> 00:00:25.720
back on the target line and about four inches forward. That just gives you a
9
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:31.200
little bit of room for your hands to work underneath. Now this particular shaft
10
00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:35.640
doesn't have a grip on it. I recommend if you're gonna do this, be safe and you
11
00:00:35.640 --> 00:00:39.960
can put a swim noodle or some type of padding around just in case or make sure
12
00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:43.760
that it's far enough down that your hands won't make contact with it. If my
13
00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:44.080
club
14
00:00:44.080 --> 00:00:47.440
hits the shaft, it's not gonna be too big of a deal because I'm not gonna be
15
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:51.800
swinging really hard. This is more of a visual awareness drill, especially for
16
00:00:51.800 --> 00:00:56.960
you visual learners. So what happens in early extension is as my lower body
17
00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:01.280
drifts forward, my upper body tends to back up and that will cause my hands to
18
00:01:01.280 --> 00:01:05.000
come in very high and you can see that I pretty much almost hit this shaft
19
00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:05.960
every
20
00:01:05.960 --> 00:01:12.160
single time. On the other hand, if my pelvis actually drops down, my chest is
21
00:01:12.160 --> 00:01:16.360
pointed more towards the golf ball, I'm gonna have plenty of room for the club
22
00:01:16.360 --> 00:01:20.880
and for my hands to swing through. So again, the shaft is gonna be at about the
23
00:01:20.880 --> 00:01:24.600
same lie angle as your club, about six to eight inches back and about three to
24
00:01:24.600 --> 00:01:28.720
four inches forward and it's more of just a visual to give you kind of the
25
00:01:28.720 --> 00:01:32.560
spatial awareness so that you can start imagining the path that the club needs
26
00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:37.240
to travel which will help you overcome your early extension.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.240
This drill is using a golf shaft. It's called Get Under the Shaft. It's for
2
00:00:05.240 --> 00:00:08.600
early extenders to learn how to get your hands a little bit lower, which will
3
00:00:08.600 --> 00:00:11.840
happen if your chest stays close to the ground and your hips don't come forward
4
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:11.840
.
5
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:16.540
So what you do is you take a shaft and you place it at about the same angle
6
00:00:16.540 --> 00:00:17.040
that
7
00:00:17.040 --> 00:00:21.360
your club would be lying at, but you're gonna put it about six to eight inches
8
00:00:21.360 --> 00:00:25.720
back on the target line and about four inches forward. That just gives you a
9
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:31.200
little bit of room for your hands to work underneath. Now this particular shaft
10
00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:35.640
doesn't have a grip on it. I recommend if you're gonna do this, be safe and you
11
00:00:35.640 --> 00:00:39.960
can put a swim noodle or some type of padding around just in case or make sure
12
00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:43.760
that it's far enough down that your hands won't make contact with it. If my
13
00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:44.080
club
14
00:00:44.080 --> 00:00:47.440
hits the shaft, it's not gonna be too big of a deal because I'm not gonna be
15
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:51.800
swinging really hard. This is more of a visual awareness drill, especially for
16
00:00:51.800 --> 00:00:56.960
you visual learners. So what happens in early extension is as my lower body
17
00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:01.280
drifts forward, my upper body tends to back up and that will cause my hands to
18
00:01:01.280 --> 00:01:05.000
come in very high and you can see that I pretty much almost hit this shaft
19
00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:05.960
every
20
00:01:05.960 --> 00:01:12.160
single time. On the other hand, if my pelvis actually drops down, my chest is
21
00:01:12.160 --> 00:01:16.360
pointed more towards the golf ball, I'm gonna have plenty of room for the club
22
00:01:16.360 --> 00:01:20.880
and for my hands to swing through. So again, the shaft is gonna be at about the
23
00:01:20.880 --> 00:01:24.600
same lie angle as your club, about six to eight inches back and about three to
24
00:01:24.600 --> 00:01:28.720
four inches forward and it's more of just a visual to give you kind of the
25
00:01:28.720 --> 00:01:32.560
spatial awareness so that you can start imagining the path that the club needs
26
00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:37.240
to travel which will help you overcome your early extension.
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