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Stop Flipping the Club: Improve Your Horizontal Release Swing
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how to keep your body and arms connected through the swing
- Recognize the importance of body rotation for solid contact
- Practice swinging horizontally to improve your follow-through and finish
In this drill, you'll learn how to eliminate the flipping motion at the bottom of your swing by practicing horizontal release swings. This technique will help you achieve better contact and consistency with your shots.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
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This drill is horizontal release wings so horizontal release wings is designed
2
00:00:05.670 --> 00:00:05.840
to
3
00:00:05.840 --> 00:00:11.000
help you with your flip down at the bottom of the swing. Many golfers who
4
00:00:11.000 --> 00:00:15.680
struggle with low point and solid contact possibly because of face
5
00:00:15.680 --> 00:00:21.000
rotation do so because down at the bottom instead of having the body and the
6
00:00:21.000 --> 00:00:21.320
arms
7
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:26.040
extend through or rotate and work through together they tend to have a
8
00:00:26.040 --> 00:00:31.320
little bit more of a body stall and an arm flip and that combination puts the
9
00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:36.520
bottom of the swing further behind the golf ball. So horizontal release wings
10
00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:37.360
is
11
00:00:37.360 --> 00:00:42.740
basically taking some practice wings up at more almost like baseball level or
12
00:00:42.740 --> 00:00:48.720
belt level horizontally like this in order to feel the body continue rotating
13
00:00:48.720 --> 00:00:55.680
as those arms extend. So when the weight of the club is directly underneath my
14
00:00:55.680 --> 00:00:59.640
center of gravity and when the weight is very vertical like this it doesn't
15
00:00:59.640 --> 00:00:59.640
take
16
00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:05.040
a whole lot of effort to swing it so it's much easier to swing the club down
17
00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:10.520
here with just my hands and wrists but when the club is very far away from my
18
00:01:10.520 --> 00:01:15.880
spine like this where when I'm swinging more horizontally it's harder to swing
19
00:01:15.880 --> 00:01:20.760
it just with my wrist it doesn't feel very athletic so what I'll do is I'll
20
00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:24.440
have golfers get up here and I usually stand in front and I'll have them almost
21
00:01:24.440 --> 00:01:28.920
hit an impact bag just trying to feel what it would be like to swing more
22
00:01:28.920 --> 00:01:33.080
horizontally and hit them with the whole shaft so making contact with
23
00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:39.080
something just like that and then we'll gradually work down towards the golf
24
00:01:39.080 --> 00:01:45.760
ball trying to then brush the ground feeling like the body and the arms extend
25
00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:50.160
through together just like when I was doing here. This should give you a little
26
00:01:50.160 --> 00:01:55.600
bit better feeling of the arms and the body connected together instead of more
27
00:01:55.600 --> 00:02:01.880
of a stall pattern so get that feeling up here where everything's kind of going
28
00:02:01.880 --> 00:02:08.720
through together and then duplicate that feeling down there and it should get
29
00:02:08.720 --> 00:02:14.600
you into about the same finish position as far as the arms compared to the body
30
00:02:14.600 --> 00:02:19.040
the only difference would be with the golf swing you're gonna have a little bit
31
00:02:19.040 --> 00:02:25.080
of side bend from the golf posture that we get set up in so once we've got that
32
00:02:25.080 --> 00:02:32.600
9 to 3 feeling we'll do it up here and we'll do it halfway in between and then
33
00:02:32.600 --> 00:02:37.920
we'll do it down at the bottom getting that feeling of the body and the arms
34
00:02:37.920 --> 00:02:43.680
rotating together so if you struggle more with kind of a body stall where it
35
00:02:43.680 --> 00:02:49.440
looks like your body just stops down at the bottom kind of like that then you
36
00:02:49.440 --> 00:02:53.560
can do horizontal swings horizontal release swings in order to feel what it
37
00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:57.880
would be like to connect the arms or to continue the body rotating through
38
00:02:57.880 --> 00:02:58.240
impact
39
00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:02.760
once you've done this in the 9 to 3 you can work up to 3/4 or 10 to 2 style
40
00:03:02.760 --> 00:03:07.440
shots and ultimately up to the full swing trying to duplicate the same feel
41
00:03:07.440 --> 00:03:15.400
during the release so 10 to 2 still having that feel of more the body
42
00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:19.440
rotation on the way through bringing the hands around instead of them
43
00:03:19.440 --> 00:03:25.800
disconnecting from the body and then ultimately you can take this up to a
44
00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:36.040
full swing feeling that same body rotation together on the way through
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.670
This drill is horizontal release wings so horizontal release wings is designed
2
00:00:05.670 --> 00:00:05.840
to
3
00:00:05.840 --> 00:00:11.000
help you with your flip down at the bottom of the swing. Many golfers who
4
00:00:11.000 --> 00:00:15.680
struggle with low point and solid contact possibly because of face
5
00:00:15.680 --> 00:00:21.000
rotation do so because down at the bottom instead of having the body and the
6
00:00:21.000 --> 00:00:21.320
arms
7
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:26.040
extend through or rotate and work through together they tend to have a
8
00:00:26.040 --> 00:00:31.320
little bit more of a body stall and an arm flip and that combination puts the
9
00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:36.520
bottom of the swing further behind the golf ball. So horizontal release wings
10
00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:37.360
is
11
00:00:37.360 --> 00:00:42.740
basically taking some practice wings up at more almost like baseball level or
12
00:00:42.740 --> 00:00:48.720
belt level horizontally like this in order to feel the body continue rotating
13
00:00:48.720 --> 00:00:55.680
as those arms extend. So when the weight of the club is directly underneath my
14
00:00:55.680 --> 00:00:59.640
center of gravity and when the weight is very vertical like this it doesn't
15
00:00:59.640 --> 00:00:59.640
take
16
00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:05.040
a whole lot of effort to swing it so it's much easier to swing the club down
17
00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:10.520
here with just my hands and wrists but when the club is very far away from my
18
00:01:10.520 --> 00:01:15.880
spine like this where when I'm swinging more horizontally it's harder to swing
19
00:01:15.880 --> 00:01:20.760
it just with my wrist it doesn't feel very athletic so what I'll do is I'll
20
00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:24.440
have golfers get up here and I usually stand in front and I'll have them almost
21
00:01:24.440 --> 00:01:28.920
hit an impact bag just trying to feel what it would be like to swing more
22
00:01:28.920 --> 00:01:33.080
horizontally and hit them with the whole shaft so making contact with
23
00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:39.080
something just like that and then we'll gradually work down towards the golf
24
00:01:39.080 --> 00:01:45.760
ball trying to then brush the ground feeling like the body and the arms extend
25
00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:50.160
through together just like when I was doing here. This should give you a little
26
00:01:50.160 --> 00:01:55.600
bit better feeling of the arms and the body connected together instead of more
27
00:01:55.600 --> 00:02:01.880
of a stall pattern so get that feeling up here where everything's kind of going
28
00:02:01.880 --> 00:02:08.720
through together and then duplicate that feeling down there and it should get
29
00:02:08.720 --> 00:02:14.600
you into about the same finish position as far as the arms compared to the body
30
00:02:14.600 --> 00:02:19.040
the only difference would be with the golf swing you're gonna have a little bit
31
00:02:19.040 --> 00:02:25.080
of side bend from the golf posture that we get set up in so once we've got that
32
00:02:25.080 --> 00:02:32.600
9 to 3 feeling we'll do it up here and we'll do it halfway in between and then
33
00:02:32.600 --> 00:02:37.920
we'll do it down at the bottom getting that feeling of the body and the arms
34
00:02:37.920 --> 00:02:43.680
rotating together so if you struggle more with kind of a body stall where it
35
00:02:43.680 --> 00:02:49.440
looks like your body just stops down at the bottom kind of like that then you
36
00:02:49.440 --> 00:02:53.560
can do horizontal swings horizontal release swings in order to feel what it
37
00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:57.880
would be like to connect the arms or to continue the body rotating through
38
00:02:57.880 --> 00:02:58.240
impact
39
00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:02.760
once you've done this in the 9 to 3 you can work up to 3/4 or 10 to 2 style
40
00:03:02.760 --> 00:03:07.440
shots and ultimately up to the full swing trying to duplicate the same feel
41
00:03:07.440 --> 00:03:15.400
during the release so 10 to 2 still having that feel of more the body
42
00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:19.440
rotation on the way through bringing the hands around instead of them
43
00:03:19.440 --> 00:03:25.800
disconnecting from the body and then ultimately you can take this up to a
44
00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:36.040
full swing feeling that same body rotation together on the way through
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.
Stop Flipping the Club: Improve Your Horizontal Release Swing
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how to keep your body and arms connected through the swing
- Recognize the importance of body rotation for solid contact
- Practice swinging horizontally to improve your follow-through and finish
In this drill, you'll learn how to eliminate the flipping motion at the bottom of your swing by practicing horizontal release swings. This technique will help you achieve better contact and consistency with your shots.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.670
This drill is horizontal release wings so horizontal release wings is designed
2
00:00:05.670 --> 00:00:05.840
to
3
00:00:05.840 --> 00:00:11.000
help you with your flip down at the bottom of the swing. Many golfers who
4
00:00:11.000 --> 00:00:15.680
struggle with low point and solid contact possibly because of face
5
00:00:15.680 --> 00:00:21.000
rotation do so because down at the bottom instead of having the body and the
6
00:00:21.000 --> 00:00:21.320
arms
7
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:26.040
extend through or rotate and work through together they tend to have a
8
00:00:26.040 --> 00:00:31.320
little bit more of a body stall and an arm flip and that combination puts the
9
00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:36.520
bottom of the swing further behind the golf ball. So horizontal release wings
10
00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:37.360
is
11
00:00:37.360 --> 00:00:42.740
basically taking some practice wings up at more almost like baseball level or
12
00:00:42.740 --> 00:00:48.720
belt level horizontally like this in order to feel the body continue rotating
13
00:00:48.720 --> 00:00:55.680
as those arms extend. So when the weight of the club is directly underneath my
14
00:00:55.680 --> 00:00:59.640
center of gravity and when the weight is very vertical like this it doesn't
15
00:00:59.640 --> 00:00:59.640
take
16
00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:05.040
a whole lot of effort to swing it so it's much easier to swing the club down
17
00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:10.520
here with just my hands and wrists but when the club is very far away from my
18
00:01:10.520 --> 00:01:15.880
spine like this where when I'm swinging more horizontally it's harder to swing
19
00:01:15.880 --> 00:01:20.760
it just with my wrist it doesn't feel very athletic so what I'll do is I'll
20
00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:24.440
have golfers get up here and I usually stand in front and I'll have them almost
21
00:01:24.440 --> 00:01:28.920
hit an impact bag just trying to feel what it would be like to swing more
22
00:01:28.920 --> 00:01:33.080
horizontally and hit them with the whole shaft so making contact with
23
00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:39.080
something just like that and then we'll gradually work down towards the golf
24
00:01:39.080 --> 00:01:45.760
ball trying to then brush the ground feeling like the body and the arms extend
25
00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:50.160
through together just like when I was doing here. This should give you a little
26
00:01:50.160 --> 00:01:55.600
bit better feeling of the arms and the body connected together instead of more
27
00:01:55.600 --> 00:02:01.880
of a stall pattern so get that feeling up here where everything's kind of going
28
00:02:01.880 --> 00:02:08.720
through together and then duplicate that feeling down there and it should get
29
00:02:08.720 --> 00:02:14.600
you into about the same finish position as far as the arms compared to the body
30
00:02:14.600 --> 00:02:19.040
the only difference would be with the golf swing you're gonna have a little bit
31
00:02:19.040 --> 00:02:25.080
of side bend from the golf posture that we get set up in so once we've got that
32
00:02:25.080 --> 00:02:32.600
9 to 3 feeling we'll do it up here and we'll do it halfway in between and then
33
00:02:32.600 --> 00:02:37.920
we'll do it down at the bottom getting that feeling of the body and the arms
34
00:02:37.920 --> 00:02:43.680
rotating together so if you struggle more with kind of a body stall where it
35
00:02:43.680 --> 00:02:49.440
looks like your body just stops down at the bottom kind of like that then you
36
00:02:49.440 --> 00:02:53.560
can do horizontal swings horizontal release swings in order to feel what it
37
00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:57.880
would be like to connect the arms or to continue the body rotating through
38
00:02:57.880 --> 00:02:58.240
impact
39
00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:02.760
once you've done this in the 9 to 3 you can work up to 3/4 or 10 to 2 style
40
00:03:02.760 --> 00:03:07.440
shots and ultimately up to the full swing trying to duplicate the same feel
41
00:03:07.440 --> 00:03:15.400
during the release so 10 to 2 still having that feel of more the body
42
00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:19.440
rotation on the way through bringing the hands around instead of them
43
00:03:19.440 --> 00:03:25.800
disconnecting from the body and then ultimately you can take this up to a
44
00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:36.040
full swing feeling that same body rotation together on the way through
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.670
This drill is horizontal release wings so horizontal release wings is designed
2
00:00:05.670 --> 00:00:05.840
to
3
00:00:05.840 --> 00:00:11.000
help you with your flip down at the bottom of the swing. Many golfers who
4
00:00:11.000 --> 00:00:15.680
struggle with low point and solid contact possibly because of face
5
00:00:15.680 --> 00:00:21.000
rotation do so because down at the bottom instead of having the body and the
6
00:00:21.000 --> 00:00:21.320
arms
7
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:26.040
extend through or rotate and work through together they tend to have a
8
00:00:26.040 --> 00:00:31.320
little bit more of a body stall and an arm flip and that combination puts the
9
00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:36.520
bottom of the swing further behind the golf ball. So horizontal release wings
10
00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:37.360
is
11
00:00:37.360 --> 00:00:42.740
basically taking some practice wings up at more almost like baseball level or
12
00:00:42.740 --> 00:00:48.720
belt level horizontally like this in order to feel the body continue rotating
13
00:00:48.720 --> 00:00:55.680
as those arms extend. So when the weight of the club is directly underneath my
14
00:00:55.680 --> 00:00:59.640
center of gravity and when the weight is very vertical like this it doesn't
15
00:00:59.640 --> 00:00:59.640
take
16
00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:05.040
a whole lot of effort to swing it so it's much easier to swing the club down
17
00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:10.520
here with just my hands and wrists but when the club is very far away from my
18
00:01:10.520 --> 00:01:15.880
spine like this where when I'm swinging more horizontally it's harder to swing
19
00:01:15.880 --> 00:01:20.760
it just with my wrist it doesn't feel very athletic so what I'll do is I'll
20
00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:24.440
have golfers get up here and I usually stand in front and I'll have them almost
21
00:01:24.440 --> 00:01:28.920
hit an impact bag just trying to feel what it would be like to swing more
22
00:01:28.920 --> 00:01:33.080
horizontally and hit them with the whole shaft so making contact with
23
00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:39.080
something just like that and then we'll gradually work down towards the golf
24
00:01:39.080 --> 00:01:45.760
ball trying to then brush the ground feeling like the body and the arms extend
25
00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:50.160
through together just like when I was doing here. This should give you a little
26
00:01:50.160 --> 00:01:55.600
bit better feeling of the arms and the body connected together instead of more
27
00:01:55.600 --> 00:02:01.880
of a stall pattern so get that feeling up here where everything's kind of going
28
00:02:01.880 --> 00:02:08.720
through together and then duplicate that feeling down there and it should get
29
00:02:08.720 --> 00:02:14.600
you into about the same finish position as far as the arms compared to the body
30
00:02:14.600 --> 00:02:19.040
the only difference would be with the golf swing you're gonna have a little bit
31
00:02:19.040 --> 00:02:25.080
of side bend from the golf posture that we get set up in so once we've got that
32
00:02:25.080 --> 00:02:32.600
9 to 3 feeling we'll do it up here and we'll do it halfway in between and then
33
00:02:32.600 --> 00:02:37.920
we'll do it down at the bottom getting that feeling of the body and the arms
34
00:02:37.920 --> 00:02:43.680
rotating together so if you struggle more with kind of a body stall where it
35
00:02:43.680 --> 00:02:49.440
looks like your body just stops down at the bottom kind of like that then you
36
00:02:49.440 --> 00:02:53.560
can do horizontal swings horizontal release swings in order to feel what it
37
00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:57.880
would be like to connect the arms or to continue the body rotating through
38
00:02:57.880 --> 00:02:58.240
impact
39
00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:02.760
once you've done this in the 9 to 3 you can work up to 3/4 or 10 to 2 style
40
00:03:02.760 --> 00:03:07.440
shots and ultimately up to the full swing trying to duplicate the same feel
41
00:03:07.440 --> 00:03:15.400
during the release so 10 to 2 still having that feel of more the body
42
00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:19.440
rotation on the way through bringing the hands around instead of them
43
00:03:19.440 --> 00:03:25.800
disconnecting from the body and then ultimately you can take this up to a
44
00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:36.040
full swing feeling that same body rotation together on the way through
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