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Improve Your Transition with the Golf Cart Pump Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how your core and legs drive your arms during the swing
- Identify the difference between early arm activation and proper timing
- Practice maintaining a relaxed upper body while initiating your downswing
In this video, you'll learn the Golf Cart Pump drill to enhance your swing transition and engage the right muscles for a powerful downswing. This simple exercise uses a golf cart seat cushion to help you feel the proper movements without needing a club.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
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This drill is the golf cart pump. So the pump drill is a way to kind of
2
00:00:04.730 --> 00:00:05.160
practice
3
00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:11.160
the transition and really feel kind of what muscles are powering or creating
4
00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:15.760
this initial drive of the swing. So I'm going to use the seat cushion on the
5
00:00:15.760 --> 00:00:20.120
passenger side of the golf cart for a right-handed golfer to help activate
6
00:00:20.120 --> 00:00:23.450
some of these muscles. So I'm not going to need my club for this but I'm going
7
00:00:23.450 --> 00:00:23.520
to
8
00:00:23.520 --> 00:00:28.850
get into my golf posture so that it's just in front of me just like so. Then I
9
00:00:28.850 --> 00:00:28.960
'm
10
00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:33.880
going to go up to the top of my swing and I'm going to bring my arms down but
11
00:00:33.880 --> 00:00:38.120
my arms are coming down because I've bumped my hips and started to rotate. So
12
00:00:38.120 --> 00:00:42.920
I've got my arms up against the golf cart like so. Now I do this a lot for my
13
00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:46.800
students where I'll have them go up and I'll put my hands on the inside of
14
00:00:46.800 --> 00:00:46.960
their
15
00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:51.840
elbow and inside their forearms kind of like so and I will physically feel for
16
00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:56.440
resistance. And what I'm feeling for is I'm feeling for no activity in the arms
17
00:00:56.440 --> 00:01:01.600
versus early activation or early contraction of the arms. The arms really
18
00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:05.320
shouldn't get too active until I start to go into that release. They should
19
00:01:05.320 --> 00:01:05.480
kind
20
00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:09.760
of be falling or have the same feeling as if I was throwing a ball like that
21
00:01:09.760 --> 00:01:09.960
same
22
00:01:09.960 --> 00:01:14.470
level of activation. So I'm going to get back into this and I'm going to pump
23
00:01:14.470 --> 00:01:14.640
it
24
00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:20.280
down and basically what I'm trying to feel is I'm trying to feel like my my
25
00:01:20.280 --> 00:01:26.400
core and my ribs and my my legs are kind of all driving my arms down towards
26
00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:30.780
the ball instead of just pulling my arms down towards the ball. So if I pull
27
00:01:30.780 --> 00:01:31.000
like
28
00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:36.960
this I'll feel it very much in my shoulders. If I kind of turn through and
29
00:01:36.960 --> 00:01:41.880
let this right side work down towards the golf ball that would end up looking
30
00:01:41.880 --> 00:01:45.840
like this which is essentially what we're trying to train. You want to hold
31
00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:49.360
this for about five seconds just to kind of activate the muscles and then you
32
00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:53.720
can pick up your club and try to use that feeling while you're working on the
33
00:01:53.720 --> 00:01:57.920
pump drill while you're working on your transition. So this is a great way to
34
00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:01.760
activate the right muscles and give you kind of a really strong feeling of what
35
00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:05.600
we want to do during your stock swing.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.730
This drill is the golf cart pump. So the pump drill is a way to kind of
2
00:00:04.730 --> 00:00:05.160
practice
3
00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:11.160
the transition and really feel kind of what muscles are powering or creating
4
00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:15.760
this initial drive of the swing. So I'm going to use the seat cushion on the
5
00:00:15.760 --> 00:00:20.120
passenger side of the golf cart for a right-handed golfer to help activate
6
00:00:20.120 --> 00:00:23.450
some of these muscles. So I'm not going to need my club for this but I'm going
7
00:00:23.450 --> 00:00:23.520
to
8
00:00:23.520 --> 00:00:28.850
get into my golf posture so that it's just in front of me just like so. Then I
9
00:00:28.850 --> 00:00:28.960
'm
10
00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:33.880
going to go up to the top of my swing and I'm going to bring my arms down but
11
00:00:33.880 --> 00:00:38.120
my arms are coming down because I've bumped my hips and started to rotate. So
12
00:00:38.120 --> 00:00:42.920
I've got my arms up against the golf cart like so. Now I do this a lot for my
13
00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:46.800
students where I'll have them go up and I'll put my hands on the inside of
14
00:00:46.800 --> 00:00:46.960
their
15
00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:51.840
elbow and inside their forearms kind of like so and I will physically feel for
16
00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:56.440
resistance. And what I'm feeling for is I'm feeling for no activity in the arms
17
00:00:56.440 --> 00:01:01.600
versus early activation or early contraction of the arms. The arms really
18
00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:05.320
shouldn't get too active until I start to go into that release. They should
19
00:01:05.320 --> 00:01:05.480
kind
20
00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:09.760
of be falling or have the same feeling as if I was throwing a ball like that
21
00:01:09.760 --> 00:01:09.960
same
22
00:01:09.960 --> 00:01:14.470
level of activation. So I'm going to get back into this and I'm going to pump
23
00:01:14.470 --> 00:01:14.640
it
24
00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:20.280
down and basically what I'm trying to feel is I'm trying to feel like my my
25
00:01:20.280 --> 00:01:26.400
core and my ribs and my my legs are kind of all driving my arms down towards
26
00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:30.780
the ball instead of just pulling my arms down towards the ball. So if I pull
27
00:01:30.780 --> 00:01:31.000
like
28
00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:36.960
this I'll feel it very much in my shoulders. If I kind of turn through and
29
00:01:36.960 --> 00:01:41.880
let this right side work down towards the golf ball that would end up looking
30
00:01:41.880 --> 00:01:45.840
like this which is essentially what we're trying to train. You want to hold
31
00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:49.360
this for about five seconds just to kind of activate the muscles and then you
32
00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:53.720
can pick up your club and try to use that feeling while you're working on the
33
00:01:53.720 --> 00:01:57.920
pump drill while you're working on your transition. So this is a great way to
34
00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:01.760
activate the right muscles and give you kind of a really strong feeling of what
35
00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:05.600
we want to do during your stock swing.
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 Your Transition with the Golf Cart Pump Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how your core and legs drive your arms during the swing
- Identify the difference between early arm activation and proper timing
- Practice maintaining a relaxed upper body while initiating your downswing
In this video, you'll learn the Golf Cart Pump drill to enhance your swing transition and engage the right muscles for a powerful downswing. This simple exercise uses a golf cart seat cushion to help you feel the proper movements without needing a club.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.730
This drill is the golf cart pump. So the pump drill is a way to kind of
2
00:00:04.730 --> 00:00:05.160
practice
3
00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:11.160
the transition and really feel kind of what muscles are powering or creating
4
00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:15.760
this initial drive of the swing. So I'm going to use the seat cushion on the
5
00:00:15.760 --> 00:00:20.120
passenger side of the golf cart for a right-handed golfer to help activate
6
00:00:20.120 --> 00:00:23.450
some of these muscles. So I'm not going to need my club for this but I'm going
7
00:00:23.450 --> 00:00:23.520
to
8
00:00:23.520 --> 00:00:28.850
get into my golf posture so that it's just in front of me just like so. Then I
9
00:00:28.850 --> 00:00:28.960
'm
10
00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:33.880
going to go up to the top of my swing and I'm going to bring my arms down but
11
00:00:33.880 --> 00:00:38.120
my arms are coming down because I've bumped my hips and started to rotate. So
12
00:00:38.120 --> 00:00:42.920
I've got my arms up against the golf cart like so. Now I do this a lot for my
13
00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:46.800
students where I'll have them go up and I'll put my hands on the inside of
14
00:00:46.800 --> 00:00:46.960
their
15
00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:51.840
elbow and inside their forearms kind of like so and I will physically feel for
16
00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:56.440
resistance. And what I'm feeling for is I'm feeling for no activity in the arms
17
00:00:56.440 --> 00:01:01.600
versus early activation or early contraction of the arms. The arms really
18
00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:05.320
shouldn't get too active until I start to go into that release. They should
19
00:01:05.320 --> 00:01:05.480
kind
20
00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:09.760
of be falling or have the same feeling as if I was throwing a ball like that
21
00:01:09.760 --> 00:01:09.960
same
22
00:01:09.960 --> 00:01:14.470
level of activation. So I'm going to get back into this and I'm going to pump
23
00:01:14.470 --> 00:01:14.640
it
24
00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:20.280
down and basically what I'm trying to feel is I'm trying to feel like my my
25
00:01:20.280 --> 00:01:26.400
core and my ribs and my my legs are kind of all driving my arms down towards
26
00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:30.780
the ball instead of just pulling my arms down towards the ball. So if I pull
27
00:01:30.780 --> 00:01:31.000
like
28
00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:36.960
this I'll feel it very much in my shoulders. If I kind of turn through and
29
00:01:36.960 --> 00:01:41.880
let this right side work down towards the golf ball that would end up looking
30
00:01:41.880 --> 00:01:45.840
like this which is essentially what we're trying to train. You want to hold
31
00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:49.360
this for about five seconds just to kind of activate the muscles and then you
32
00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:53.720
can pick up your club and try to use that feeling while you're working on the
33
00:01:53.720 --> 00:01:57.920
pump drill while you're working on your transition. So this is a great way to
34
00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:01.760
activate the right muscles and give you kind of a really strong feeling of what
35
00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:05.600
we want to do during your stock swing.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.730
This drill is the golf cart pump. So the pump drill is a way to kind of
2
00:00:04.730 --> 00:00:05.160
practice
3
00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:11.160
the transition and really feel kind of what muscles are powering or creating
4
00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:15.760
this initial drive of the swing. So I'm going to use the seat cushion on the
5
00:00:15.760 --> 00:00:20.120
passenger side of the golf cart for a right-handed golfer to help activate
6
00:00:20.120 --> 00:00:23.450
some of these muscles. So I'm not going to need my club for this but I'm going
7
00:00:23.450 --> 00:00:23.520
to
8
00:00:23.520 --> 00:00:28.850
get into my golf posture so that it's just in front of me just like so. Then I
9
00:00:28.850 --> 00:00:28.960
'm
10
00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:33.880
going to go up to the top of my swing and I'm going to bring my arms down but
11
00:00:33.880 --> 00:00:38.120
my arms are coming down because I've bumped my hips and started to rotate. So
12
00:00:38.120 --> 00:00:42.920
I've got my arms up against the golf cart like so. Now I do this a lot for my
13
00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:46.800
students where I'll have them go up and I'll put my hands on the inside of
14
00:00:46.800 --> 00:00:46.960
their
15
00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:51.840
elbow and inside their forearms kind of like so and I will physically feel for
16
00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:56.440
resistance. And what I'm feeling for is I'm feeling for no activity in the arms
17
00:00:56.440 --> 00:01:01.600
versus early activation or early contraction of the arms. The arms really
18
00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:05.320
shouldn't get too active until I start to go into that release. They should
19
00:01:05.320 --> 00:01:05.480
kind
20
00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:09.760
of be falling or have the same feeling as if I was throwing a ball like that
21
00:01:09.760 --> 00:01:09.960
same
22
00:01:09.960 --> 00:01:14.470
level of activation. So I'm going to get back into this and I'm going to pump
23
00:01:14.470 --> 00:01:14.640
it
24
00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:20.280
down and basically what I'm trying to feel is I'm trying to feel like my my
25
00:01:20.280 --> 00:01:26.400
core and my ribs and my my legs are kind of all driving my arms down towards
26
00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:30.780
the ball instead of just pulling my arms down towards the ball. So if I pull
27
00:01:30.780 --> 00:01:31.000
like
28
00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:36.960
this I'll feel it very much in my shoulders. If I kind of turn through and
29
00:01:36.960 --> 00:01:41.880
let this right side work down towards the golf ball that would end up looking
30
00:01:41.880 --> 00:01:45.840
like this which is essentially what we're trying to train. You want to hold
31
00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:49.360
this for about five seconds just to kind of activate the muscles and then you
32
00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:53.720
can pick up your club and try to use that feeling while you're working on the
33
00:01:53.720 --> 00:01:57.920
pump drill while you're working on your transition. So this is a great way to
34
00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:01.760
activate the right muscles and give you kind of a really strong feeling of what
35
00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:05.600
we want to do during your stock swing.
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