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This drill is the impact bag release timing.

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So in this drill, we're going to take a look at the shoulder release timing and

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how it

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would relate to the feeling of kind of creating speed with the impact bag.

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This can be an important barrier for a lot of golfers who are more kind of arm

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dominant,

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pull, and then get into more internal rotation of the arm coming into impact.

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So if I was going to try and go into internal rotation kind of like this, you

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'll see that

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I have to apply the force into the club earlier than if I was to maintain

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external rotation

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or try to maintain external rotation while getting more of the release down in

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the forearm.

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So as a quick demonstration, you'll see if I get up here, if I tried to hold

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this on

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too late, I wasn't able to get enough speed by releasing that internal rotation

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.

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To get that internal rotation to create some speed, you'll see I'm releasing

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the energy

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in the arm somewhere up around here.

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Now if I was to keep this connection here, so keep that arm on a little bit

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more internal

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path, so internal rotation, you'll see that I can get the release timing

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feeling like

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it's happening much later.

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Sometimes the look isn't quite as dramatic as the feel, but it feels like I can

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get all

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the way down here with my body and then release it.

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If we put the second hand on, maybe it'll be a little bit more obvious.

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So I'm going to try and get the internal rotation, and you'll see when I have

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to release that

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compared to now, if I get this position here, and you'll see I can create

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potentially like

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more force, I can create more of a pop feel when I maintain this connection,

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but the pop

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is happening more from the forearm and less from the shoulder.

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So if you tend to have more of either a stall or a downswing throw, you could

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benefit from

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doing some impact bag training where you're working more on the timing, and in

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order to

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improve the timing, you're going to have to feel like you do more of the work

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from the

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forearm and less of the work from the shoulder.

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Okay, so for some people to think of demonstration like it a little bit easier,

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if I was to go

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up and go into that internal rotation, again, you'll see the timing of when

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that tends to

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take place.

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I'll do that again.

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I'll go up, and you'll feel or you'll see hit that pretty solid, it was a big

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pull, but

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hit that pretty solid.

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If I flip the wrist, it would go straighter, but I would have hit that more

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thin.

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So now on the next one, we will keep that longer and get more of the release

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happening

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at the forearm and less of the release happening at the shoulder.

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And you'll see that it goes straighter, and it tends to have a look of more

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smoothness,

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a look of more rhythm, because I'm able to use my body a little bit better when

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I'm not

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going early with that shoulder.

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So if you're struggling with the trail arm mechanics, this impact bag pop and

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the timing

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of the shoulder release can sometimes be the breakthrough moment you need in

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order to kind

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of give you permission to put the arm in a little bit better position.

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Potentially, the right arm going into internal could be caused by the left arm

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pulling.

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So if you tried this right arm a bunch and it's not making enough of a dent,

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investigate

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some of the lead arm drills, blocking that throw, they could be the big

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breakthrough.

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But getting your shoulder connected and better timed ultimately is one of the

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biggest contributors

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to creating the really good quality tour impact position with shaft lean and

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flat or long

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arc width, all the good stuff.

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All right, so some of you might see it better if we do a little demonstration.

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So what you'll see is when I go to release that shoulder, again, if I got it

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all the

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way down here and then tried to release the shoulder, you see I have to move

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the handle

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back like it feels very out of sorts.

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So if I'm going to release that shoulder, it's going to tend to happen sooner

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and you'll

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see I hit pretty big pull on that.

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So now on this next one, I'm going to feel like that shoulder stays connected

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longer

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and I get more of the release happening there from the forearm and less of the

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movement

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happening from the shoulder.

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You'll see that it tends to go straighter and it probably has a look of more

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rhythm because

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I'm getting more of this kind of pop at the bottom of this release rather than

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a very

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forceful movement early on.

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So if you're struggling with your release, if you're struggling with kind of

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steep arms

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or a little bit more cast, sometimes this timing way of looking at the

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shoulders can

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be a big breakthrough.

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If you work on this right arm a bunch and it's just not making any progress,

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then take

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a look at the left arm.

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There's a potential that the left arm is steepening and that's really what's

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causing your trail

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arm to throw.

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But ultimately when you figure out the arms, connecting it to the body creates

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some really

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good high level consistency, helps improve the start line as well as trajectory

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.

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One of the hallmarks for being able to hit your irons consistently and close.

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All right, so let's do one good one here.

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Lost my balance, just a touch, but pretty good shot.