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Improve Release Timing for Better Impact with the Bag Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand the importance of shoulder release timing in your swing
- Feel how maintaining external rotation can improve your impact
- Recognize the difference between arm-dominant and body-driven swings
In this video, you'll learn how to enhance your shoulder release timing using an impact bag. This drill focuses on feeling the correct timing for maximum club speed at impact, which is crucial for consistent ball striking.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.140
This drill is the impact bag release timing.
2
00:00:08.140 --> 00:00:12.760
So in this drill, we're going to take a look at the shoulder release timing and
3
00:00:12.760 --> 00:00:13.100
how it
4
00:00:13.100 --> 00:00:17.720
would relate to the feeling of kind of creating speed with the impact bag.
5
00:00:17.720 --> 00:00:21.790
This can be an important barrier for a lot of golfers who are more kind of arm
6
00:00:21.790 --> 00:00:22.520
dominant,
7
00:00:22.520 --> 00:00:28.000
pull, and then get into more internal rotation of the arm coming into impact.
8
00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:33.600
So if I was going to try and go into internal rotation kind of like this, you
9
00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:33.900
'll see that
10
00:00:33.900 --> 00:00:39.120
I have to apply the force into the club earlier than if I was to maintain
11
00:00:39.120 --> 00:00:40.640
external rotation
12
00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:44.600
or try to maintain external rotation while getting more of the release down in
13
00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:45.480
the forearm.
14
00:00:45.480 --> 00:00:51.500
So as a quick demonstration, you'll see if I get up here, if I tried to hold
15
00:00:51.500 --> 00:00:52.240
this on
16
00:00:52.240 --> 00:00:57.460
too late, I wasn't able to get enough speed by releasing that internal rotation
17
00:00:57.460 --> 00:00:57.720
.
18
00:00:57.720 --> 00:01:02.450
To get that internal rotation to create some speed, you'll see I'm releasing
19
00:01:02.450 --> 00:01:03.220
the energy
20
00:01:03.220 --> 00:01:05.240
in the arm somewhere up around here.
21
00:01:05.240 --> 00:01:10.580
Now if I was to keep this connection here, so keep that arm on a little bit
22
00:01:10.580 --> 00:01:11.720
more internal
23
00:01:11.720 --> 00:01:18.580
path, so internal rotation, you'll see that I can get the release timing
24
00:01:18.580 --> 00:01:19.900
feeling like
25
00:01:19.900 --> 00:01:24.120
it's happening much later.
26
00:01:24.120 --> 00:01:27.200
Sometimes the look isn't quite as dramatic as the feel, but it feels like I can
27
00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:27.680
get all
28
00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:31.880
the way down here with my body and then release it.
29
00:01:31.880 --> 00:01:35.160
If we put the second hand on, maybe it'll be a little bit more obvious.
30
00:01:35.160 --> 00:01:39.710
So I'm going to try and get the internal rotation, and you'll see when I have
31
00:01:39.710 --> 00:01:40.920
to release that
32
00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:47.050
compared to now, if I get this position here, and you'll see I can create
33
00:01:47.050 --> 00:01:48.480
potentially like
34
00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:54.430
more force, I can create more of a pop feel when I maintain this connection,
35
00:01:54.430 --> 00:01:55.320
but the pop
36
00:01:55.320 --> 00:01:58.880
is happening more from the forearm and less from the shoulder.
37
00:01:58.880 --> 00:02:04.810
So if you tend to have more of either a stall or a downswing throw, you could
38
00:02:04.810 --> 00:02:05.680
benefit from
39
00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:11.230
doing some impact bag training where you're working more on the timing, and in
40
00:02:11.230 --> 00:02:11.800
order to
41
00:02:11.800 --> 00:02:14.750
improve the timing, you're going to have to feel like you do more of the work
42
00:02:14.750 --> 00:02:15.120
from the
43
00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:17.440
forearm and less of the work from the shoulder.
44
00:02:17.440 --> 00:02:21.130
Okay, so for some people to think of demonstration like it a little bit easier,
45
00:02:21.130 --> 00:02:21.780
if I was to go
46
00:02:21.780 --> 00:02:27.540
up and go into that internal rotation, again, you'll see the timing of when
47
00:02:27.540 --> 00:02:28.520
that tends to
48
00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:29.520
take place.
49
00:02:29.520 --> 00:02:30.520
I'll do that again.
50
00:02:30.520 --> 00:02:35.960
I'll go up, and you'll feel or you'll see hit that pretty solid, it was a big
51
00:02:35.960 --> 00:02:36.680
pull, but
52
00:02:36.680 --> 00:02:37.680
hit that pretty solid.
53
00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:42.020
If I flip the wrist, it would go straighter, but I would have hit that more
54
00:02:42.020 --> 00:02:42.600
thin.
55
00:02:42.600 --> 00:02:48.330
So now on the next one, we will keep that longer and get more of the release
56
00:02:48.330 --> 00:02:49.240
happening
57
00:02:49.240 --> 00:02:54.960
at the forearm and less of the release happening at the shoulder.
58
00:02:54.960 --> 00:03:01.340
And you'll see that it goes straighter, and it tends to have a look of more
59
00:03:01.340 --> 00:03:02.640
smoothness,
60
00:03:02.640 --> 00:03:11.420
a look of more rhythm, because I'm able to use my body a little bit better when
61
00:03:11.420 --> 00:03:12.400
I'm not
62
00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:13.800
going early with that shoulder.
63
00:03:13.800 --> 00:03:19.450
So if you're struggling with the trail arm mechanics, this impact bag pop and
64
00:03:19.450 --> 00:03:20.320
the timing
65
00:03:20.320 --> 00:03:24.810
of the shoulder release can sometimes be the breakthrough moment you need in
66
00:03:24.810 --> 00:03:26.040
order to kind
67
00:03:26.040 --> 00:03:30.880
of give you permission to put the arm in a little bit better position.
68
00:03:30.880 --> 00:03:36.100
Potentially, the right arm going into internal could be caused by the left arm
69
00:03:36.100 --> 00:03:36.920
pulling.
70
00:03:36.920 --> 00:03:40.980
So if you tried this right arm a bunch and it's not making enough of a dent,
71
00:03:40.980 --> 00:03:41.840
investigate
72
00:03:41.840 --> 00:03:45.610
some of the lead arm drills, blocking that throw, they could be the big
73
00:03:45.610 --> 00:03:46.640
breakthrough.
74
00:03:46.640 --> 00:03:51.860
But getting your shoulder connected and better timed ultimately is one of the
75
00:03:51.860 --> 00:03:52.960
biggest contributors
76
00:03:52.960 --> 00:03:59.360
to creating the really good quality tour impact position with shaft lean and
77
00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:00.400
flat or long
78
00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:02.400
arc width, all the good stuff.
79
00:04:02.400 --> 00:04:06.120
All right, so some of you might see it better if we do a little demonstration.
80
00:04:06.120 --> 00:04:11.340
So what you'll see is when I go to release that shoulder, again, if I got it
81
00:04:11.340 --> 00:04:11.800
all the
82
00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:15.320
way down here and then tried to release the shoulder, you see I have to move
83
00:04:15.320 --> 00:04:15.920
the handle
84
00:04:15.920 --> 00:04:19.920
back like it feels very out of sorts.
85
00:04:19.920 --> 00:04:24.470
So if I'm going to release that shoulder, it's going to tend to happen sooner
86
00:04:24.470 --> 00:04:25.000
and you'll
87
00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:29.080
see I hit pretty big pull on that.
88
00:04:29.080 --> 00:04:34.300
So now on this next one, I'm going to feel like that shoulder stays connected
89
00:04:34.300 --> 00:04:34.600
longer
90
00:04:34.600 --> 00:04:38.880
and I get more of the release happening there from the forearm and less of the
91
00:04:38.880 --> 00:04:39.560
movement
92
00:04:39.560 --> 00:04:43.040
happening from the shoulder.
93
00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:48.610
You'll see that it tends to go straighter and it probably has a look of more
94
00:04:48.610 --> 00:04:49.480
rhythm because
95
00:04:49.480 --> 00:04:56.520
I'm getting more of this kind of pop at the bottom of this release rather than
96
00:04:56.520 --> 00:04:57.040
a very
97
00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:59.480
forceful movement early on.
98
00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:04.700
So if you're struggling with your release, if you're struggling with kind of
99
00:05:04.700 --> 00:05:05.120
steep arms
100
00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:09.330
or a little bit more cast, sometimes this timing way of looking at the
101
00:05:09.330 --> 00:05:10.320
shoulders can
102
00:05:10.320 --> 00:05:11.320
be a big breakthrough.
103
00:05:11.320 --> 00:05:15.770
If you work on this right arm a bunch and it's just not making any progress,
104
00:05:15.770 --> 00:05:16.360
then take
105
00:05:16.360 --> 00:05:17.360
a look at the left arm.
106
00:05:17.360 --> 00:05:20.340
There's a potential that the left arm is steepening and that's really what's
107
00:05:20.340 --> 00:05:21.760
causing your trail
108
00:05:21.760 --> 00:05:22.760
arm to throw.
109
00:05:22.760 --> 00:05:27.500
But ultimately when you figure out the arms, connecting it to the body creates
110
00:05:27.500 --> 00:05:28.320
some really
111
00:05:28.320 --> 00:05:33.540
good high level consistency, helps improve the start line as well as trajectory
112
00:05:33.540 --> 00:05:33.800
.
113
00:05:33.800 --> 00:05:37.760
One of the hallmarks for being able to hit your irons consistently and close.
114
00:05:37.760 --> 00:05:42.400
All right, so let's do one good one here.
115
00:05:42.400 --> 00:05:49.280
Lost my balance, just a touch, but pretty good shot.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.140
This drill is the impact bag release timing.
2
00:00:08.140 --> 00:00:12.760
So in this drill, we're going to take a look at the shoulder release timing and
3
00:00:12.760 --> 00:00:13.100
how it
4
00:00:13.100 --> 00:00:17.720
would relate to the feeling of kind of creating speed with the impact bag.
5
00:00:17.720 --> 00:00:21.790
This can be an important barrier for a lot of golfers who are more kind of arm
6
00:00:21.790 --> 00:00:22.520
dominant,
7
00:00:22.520 --> 00:00:28.000
pull, and then get into more internal rotation of the arm coming into impact.
8
00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:33.600
So if I was going to try and go into internal rotation kind of like this, you
9
00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:33.900
'll see that
10
00:00:33.900 --> 00:00:39.120
I have to apply the force into the club earlier than if I was to maintain
11
00:00:39.120 --> 00:00:40.640
external rotation
12
00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:44.600
or try to maintain external rotation while getting more of the release down in
13
00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:45.480
the forearm.
14
00:00:45.480 --> 00:00:51.500
So as a quick demonstration, you'll see if I get up here, if I tried to hold
15
00:00:51.500 --> 00:00:52.240
this on
16
00:00:52.240 --> 00:00:57.460
too late, I wasn't able to get enough speed by releasing that internal rotation
17
00:00:57.460 --> 00:00:57.720
.
18
00:00:57.720 --> 00:01:02.450
To get that internal rotation to create some speed, you'll see I'm releasing
19
00:01:02.450 --> 00:01:03.220
the energy
20
00:01:03.220 --> 00:01:05.240
in the arm somewhere up around here.
21
00:01:05.240 --> 00:01:10.580
Now if I was to keep this connection here, so keep that arm on a little bit
22
00:01:10.580 --> 00:01:11.720
more internal
23
00:01:11.720 --> 00:01:18.580
path, so internal rotation, you'll see that I can get the release timing
24
00:01:18.580 --> 00:01:19.900
feeling like
25
00:01:19.900 --> 00:01:24.120
it's happening much later.
26
00:01:24.120 --> 00:01:27.200
Sometimes the look isn't quite as dramatic as the feel, but it feels like I can
27
00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:27.680
get all
28
00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:31.880
the way down here with my body and then release it.
29
00:01:31.880 --> 00:01:35.160
If we put the second hand on, maybe it'll be a little bit more obvious.
30
00:01:35.160 --> 00:01:39.710
So I'm going to try and get the internal rotation, and you'll see when I have
31
00:01:39.710 --> 00:01:40.920
to release that
32
00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:47.050
compared to now, if I get this position here, and you'll see I can create
33
00:01:47.050 --> 00:01:48.480
potentially like
34
00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:54.430
more force, I can create more of a pop feel when I maintain this connection,
35
00:01:54.430 --> 00:01:55.320
but the pop
36
00:01:55.320 --> 00:01:58.880
is happening more from the forearm and less from the shoulder.
37
00:01:58.880 --> 00:02:04.810
So if you tend to have more of either a stall or a downswing throw, you could
38
00:02:04.810 --> 00:02:05.680
benefit from
39
00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:11.230
doing some impact bag training where you're working more on the timing, and in
40
00:02:11.230 --> 00:02:11.800
order to
41
00:02:11.800 --> 00:02:14.750
improve the timing, you're going to have to feel like you do more of the work
42
00:02:14.750 --> 00:02:15.120
from the
43
00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:17.440
forearm and less of the work from the shoulder.
44
00:02:17.440 --> 00:02:21.130
Okay, so for some people to think of demonstration like it a little bit easier,
45
00:02:21.130 --> 00:02:21.780
if I was to go
46
00:02:21.780 --> 00:02:27.540
up and go into that internal rotation, again, you'll see the timing of when
47
00:02:27.540 --> 00:02:28.520
that tends to
48
00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:29.520
take place.
49
00:02:29.520 --> 00:02:30.520
I'll do that again.
50
00:02:30.520 --> 00:02:35.960
I'll go up, and you'll feel or you'll see hit that pretty solid, it was a big
51
00:02:35.960 --> 00:02:36.680
pull, but
52
00:02:36.680 --> 00:02:37.680
hit that pretty solid.
53
00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:42.020
If I flip the wrist, it would go straighter, but I would have hit that more
54
00:02:42.020 --> 00:02:42.600
thin.
55
00:02:42.600 --> 00:02:48.330
So now on the next one, we will keep that longer and get more of the release
56
00:02:48.330 --> 00:02:49.240
happening
57
00:02:49.240 --> 00:02:54.960
at the forearm and less of the release happening at the shoulder.
58
00:02:54.960 --> 00:03:01.340
And you'll see that it goes straighter, and it tends to have a look of more
59
00:03:01.340 --> 00:03:02.640
smoothness,
60
00:03:02.640 --> 00:03:11.420
a look of more rhythm, because I'm able to use my body a little bit better when
61
00:03:11.420 --> 00:03:12.400
I'm not
62
00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:13.800
going early with that shoulder.
63
00:03:13.800 --> 00:03:19.450
So if you're struggling with the trail arm mechanics, this impact bag pop and
64
00:03:19.450 --> 00:03:20.320
the timing
65
00:03:20.320 --> 00:03:24.810
of the shoulder release can sometimes be the breakthrough moment you need in
66
00:03:24.810 --> 00:03:26.040
order to kind
67
00:03:26.040 --> 00:03:30.880
of give you permission to put the arm in a little bit better position.
68
00:03:30.880 --> 00:03:36.100
Potentially, the right arm going into internal could be caused by the left arm
69
00:03:36.100 --> 00:03:36.920
pulling.
70
00:03:36.920 --> 00:03:40.980
So if you tried this right arm a bunch and it's not making enough of a dent,
71
00:03:40.980 --> 00:03:41.840
investigate
72
00:03:41.840 --> 00:03:45.610
some of the lead arm drills, blocking that throw, they could be the big
73
00:03:45.610 --> 00:03:46.640
breakthrough.
74
00:03:46.640 --> 00:03:51.860
But getting your shoulder connected and better timed ultimately is one of the
75
00:03:51.860 --> 00:03:52.960
biggest contributors
76
00:03:52.960 --> 00:03:59.360
to creating the really good quality tour impact position with shaft lean and
77
00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:00.400
flat or long
78
00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:02.400
arc width, all the good stuff.
79
00:04:02.400 --> 00:04:06.120
All right, so some of you might see it better if we do a little demonstration.
80
00:04:06.120 --> 00:04:11.340
So what you'll see is when I go to release that shoulder, again, if I got it
81
00:04:11.340 --> 00:04:11.800
all the
82
00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:15.320
way down here and then tried to release the shoulder, you see I have to move
83
00:04:15.320 --> 00:04:15.920
the handle
84
00:04:15.920 --> 00:04:19.920
back like it feels very out of sorts.
85
00:04:19.920 --> 00:04:24.470
So if I'm going to release that shoulder, it's going to tend to happen sooner
86
00:04:24.470 --> 00:04:25.000
and you'll
87
00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:29.080
see I hit pretty big pull on that.
88
00:04:29.080 --> 00:04:34.300
So now on this next one, I'm going to feel like that shoulder stays connected
89
00:04:34.300 --> 00:04:34.600
longer
90
00:04:34.600 --> 00:04:38.880
and I get more of the release happening there from the forearm and less of the
91
00:04:38.880 --> 00:04:39.560
movement
92
00:04:39.560 --> 00:04:43.040
happening from the shoulder.
93
00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:48.610
You'll see that it tends to go straighter and it probably has a look of more
94
00:04:48.610 --> 00:04:49.480
rhythm because
95
00:04:49.480 --> 00:04:56.520
I'm getting more of this kind of pop at the bottom of this release rather than
96
00:04:56.520 --> 00:04:57.040
a very
97
00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:59.480
forceful movement early on.
98
00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:04.700
So if you're struggling with your release, if you're struggling with kind of
99
00:05:04.700 --> 00:05:05.120
steep arms
100
00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:09.330
or a little bit more cast, sometimes this timing way of looking at the
101
00:05:09.330 --> 00:05:10.320
shoulders can
102
00:05:10.320 --> 00:05:11.320
be a big breakthrough.
103
00:05:11.320 --> 00:05:15.770
If you work on this right arm a bunch and it's just not making any progress,
104
00:05:15.770 --> 00:05:16.360
then take
105
00:05:16.360 --> 00:05:17.360
a look at the left arm.
106
00:05:17.360 --> 00:05:20.340
There's a potential that the left arm is steepening and that's really what's
107
00:05:20.340 --> 00:05:21.760
causing your trail
108
00:05:21.760 --> 00:05:22.760
arm to throw.
109
00:05:22.760 --> 00:05:27.500
But ultimately when you figure out the arms, connecting it to the body creates
110
00:05:27.500 --> 00:05:28.320
some really
111
00:05:28.320 --> 00:05:33.540
good high level consistency, helps improve the start line as well as trajectory
112
00:05:33.540 --> 00:05:33.800
.
113
00:05:33.800 --> 00:05:37.760
One of the hallmarks for being able to hit your irons consistently and close.
114
00:05:37.760 --> 00:05:42.400
All right, so let's do one good one here.
115
00:05:42.400 --> 00:05:49.280
Lost my balance, just a touch, but pretty good shot.
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 Release Timing for Better Impact with the Bag Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand the importance of shoulder release timing in your swing
- Feel how maintaining external rotation can improve your impact
- Recognize the difference between arm-dominant and body-driven swings
In this video, you'll learn how to enhance your shoulder release timing using an impact bag. This drill focuses on feeling the correct timing for maximum club speed at impact, which is crucial for consistent ball striking.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.140
This drill is the impact bag release timing.
2
00:00:08.140 --> 00:00:12.760
So in this drill, we're going to take a look at the shoulder release timing and
3
00:00:12.760 --> 00:00:13.100
how it
4
00:00:13.100 --> 00:00:17.720
would relate to the feeling of kind of creating speed with the impact bag.
5
00:00:17.720 --> 00:00:21.790
This can be an important barrier for a lot of golfers who are more kind of arm
6
00:00:21.790 --> 00:00:22.520
dominant,
7
00:00:22.520 --> 00:00:28.000
pull, and then get into more internal rotation of the arm coming into impact.
8
00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:33.600
So if I was going to try and go into internal rotation kind of like this, you
9
00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:33.900
'll see that
10
00:00:33.900 --> 00:00:39.120
I have to apply the force into the club earlier than if I was to maintain
11
00:00:39.120 --> 00:00:40.640
external rotation
12
00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:44.600
or try to maintain external rotation while getting more of the release down in
13
00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:45.480
the forearm.
14
00:00:45.480 --> 00:00:51.500
So as a quick demonstration, you'll see if I get up here, if I tried to hold
15
00:00:51.500 --> 00:00:52.240
this on
16
00:00:52.240 --> 00:00:57.460
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
38
00:02:04.810 --> 00:02:05.680
benefit from
39
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doing some impact bag training where you're working more on the timing, and in
40
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order to
41
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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,
45
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if I was to go
46
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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
59
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smoothness,
60
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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
65
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of the shoulder release can sometimes be the breakthrough moment you need in
66
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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
69
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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,
71
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investigate
72
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some of the lead arm drills, blocking that throw, they could be the big
73
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breakthrough.
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But getting your shoulder connected and better timed ultimately is one of the
75
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biggest contributors
76
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to creating the really good quality tour impact position with shaft lean and
77
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flat or long
78
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arc width, all the good stuff.
79
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All right, so some of you might see it better if we do a little demonstration.
80
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So what you'll see is when I go to release that shoulder, again, if I got it
81
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all the
82
00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:15.320
way down here and then tried to release the shoulder, you see I have to move
83
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the handle
84
00:04:15.920 --> 00:04:19.920
back like it feels very out of sorts.
85
00:04:19.920 --> 00:04:24.470
So if I'm going to release that shoulder, it's going to tend to happen sooner
86
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and you'll
87
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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
89
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longer
90
00:04:34.600 --> 00:04:38.880
and I get more of the release happening there from the forearm and less of the
91
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movement
92
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happening from the shoulder.
93
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You'll see that it tends to go straighter and it probably has a look of more
94
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rhythm because
95
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I'm getting more of this kind of pop at the bottom of this release rather than
96
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a very
97
00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:59.480
forceful movement early on.
98
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So if you're struggling with your release, if you're struggling with kind of
99
00:05:04.700 --> 00:05:05.120
steep arms
100
00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:09.330
or a little bit more cast, sometimes this timing way of looking at the
101
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shoulders can
102
00:05:10.320 --> 00:05:11.320
be a big breakthrough.
103
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If you work on this right arm a bunch and it's just not making any progress,
104
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then take
105
00:05:16.360 --> 00:05:17.360
a look at the left arm.
106
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There's a potential that the left arm is steepening and that's really what's
107
00:05:20.340 --> 00:05:21.760
causing your trail
108
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arm to throw.
109
00:05:22.760 --> 00:05:27.500
But ultimately when you figure out the arms, connecting it to the body creates
110
00:05:27.500 --> 00:05:28.320
some really
111
00:05:28.320 --> 00:05:33.540
good high level consistency, helps improve the start line as well as trajectory
112
00:05:33.540 --> 00:05:33.800
.
113
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One of the hallmarks for being able to hit your irons consistently and close.
114
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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.
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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
3
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how it
4
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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.
8
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So if I was going to try and go into internal rotation kind of like this, you
9
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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
16
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too late, I wasn't able to get enough speed by releasing that internal rotation
17
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.
18
00:00:57.720 --> 00:01:02.450
To get that internal rotation to create some speed, you'll see I'm releasing
19
00:01:02.450 --> 00:01:03.220
the energy
20
00:01:03.220 --> 00:01:05.240
in the arm somewhere up around here.
21
00:01:05.240 --> 00:01:10.580
Now if I was to keep this connection here, so keep that arm on a little bit
22
00:01:10.580 --> 00:01:11.720
more internal
23
00:01:11.720 --> 00:01:18.580
path, so internal rotation, you'll see that I can get the release timing
24
00:01:18.580 --> 00:01:19.900
feeling like
25
00:01:19.900 --> 00:01:24.120
it's happening much later.
26
00:01:24.120 --> 00:01:27.200
Sometimes the look isn't quite as dramatic as the feel, but it feels like I can
27
00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:27.680
get all
28
00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:31.880
the way down here with my body and then release it.
29
00:01:31.880 --> 00:01:35.160
If we put the second hand on, maybe it'll be a little bit more obvious.
30
00:01:35.160 --> 00:01:39.710
So I'm going to try and get the internal rotation, and you'll see when I have
31
00:01:39.710 --> 00:01:40.920
to release that
32
00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:47.050
compared to now, if I get this position here, and you'll see I can create
33
00:01:47.050 --> 00:01:48.480
potentially like
34
00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:54.430
more force, I can create more of a pop feel when I maintain this connection,
35
00:01:54.430 --> 00:01:55.320
but the pop
36
00:01:55.320 --> 00:01:58.880
is happening more from the forearm and less from the shoulder.
37
00:01:58.880 --> 00:02:04.810
So if you tend to have more of either a stall or a downswing throw, you could
38
00:02:04.810 --> 00:02:05.680
benefit from
39
00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:11.230
doing some impact bag training where you're working more on the timing, and in
40
00:02:11.230 --> 00:02:11.800
order to
41
00:02:11.800 --> 00:02:14.750
improve the timing, you're going to have to feel like you do more of the work
42
00:02:14.750 --> 00:02:15.120
from the
43
00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:17.440
forearm and less of the work from the shoulder.
44
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Okay, so for some people to think of demonstration like it a little bit easier,
45
00:02:21.130 --> 00:02:21.780
if I was to go
46
00:02:21.780 --> 00:02:27.540
up and go into that internal rotation, again, you'll see the timing of when
47
00:02:27.540 --> 00:02:28.520
that tends to
48
00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:29.520
take place.
49
00:02:29.520 --> 00:02:30.520
I'll do that again.
50
00:02:30.520 --> 00:02:35.960
I'll go up, and you'll feel or you'll see hit that pretty solid, it was a big
51
00:02:35.960 --> 00:02:36.680
pull, but
52
00:02:36.680 --> 00:02:37.680
hit that pretty solid.
53
00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:42.020
If I flip the wrist, it would go straighter, but I would have hit that more
54
00:02:42.020 --> 00:02:42.600
thin.
55
00:02:42.600 --> 00:02:48.330
So now on the next one, we will keep that longer and get more of the release
56
00:02:48.330 --> 00:02:49.240
happening
57
00:02:49.240 --> 00:02:54.960
at the forearm and less of the release happening at the shoulder.
58
00:02:54.960 --> 00:03:01.340
And you'll see that it goes straighter, and it tends to have a look of more
59
00:03:01.340 --> 00:03:02.640
smoothness,
60
00:03:02.640 --> 00:03:11.420
a look of more rhythm, because I'm able to use my body a little bit better when
61
00:03:11.420 --> 00:03:12.400
I'm not
62
00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:13.800
going early with that shoulder.
63
00:03:13.800 --> 00:03:19.450
So if you're struggling with the trail arm mechanics, this impact bag pop and
64
00:03:19.450 --> 00:03:20.320
the timing
65
00:03:20.320 --> 00:03:24.810
of the shoulder release can sometimes be the breakthrough moment you need in
66
00:03:24.810 --> 00:03:26.040
order to kind
67
00:03:26.040 --> 00:03:30.880
of give you permission to put the arm in a little bit better position.
68
00:03:30.880 --> 00:03:36.100
Potentially, the right arm going into internal could be caused by the left arm
69
00:03:36.100 --> 00:03:36.920
pulling.
70
00:03:36.920 --> 00:03:40.980
So if you tried this right arm a bunch and it's not making enough of a dent,
71
00:03:40.980 --> 00:03:41.840
investigate
72
00:03:41.840 --> 00:03:45.610
some of the lead arm drills, blocking that throw, they could be the big
73
00:03:45.610 --> 00:03:46.640
breakthrough.
74
00:03:46.640 --> 00:03:51.860
But getting your shoulder connected and better timed ultimately is one of the
75
00:03:51.860 --> 00:03:52.960
biggest contributors
76
00:03:52.960 --> 00:03:59.360
to creating the really good quality tour impact position with shaft lean and
77
00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:00.400
flat or long
78
00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:02.400
arc width, all the good stuff.
79
00:04:02.400 --> 00:04:06.120
All right, so some of you might see it better if we do a little demonstration.
80
00:04:06.120 --> 00:04:11.340
So what you'll see is when I go to release that shoulder, again, if I got it
81
00:04:11.340 --> 00:04:11.800
all the
82
00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:15.320
way down here and then tried to release the shoulder, you see I have to move
83
00:04:15.320 --> 00:04:15.920
the handle
84
00:04:15.920 --> 00:04:19.920
back like it feels very out of sorts.
85
00:04:19.920 --> 00:04:24.470
So if I'm going to release that shoulder, it's going to tend to happen sooner
86
00:04:24.470 --> 00:04:25.000
and you'll
87
00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:29.080
see I hit pretty big pull on that.
88
00:04:29.080 --> 00:04:34.300
So now on this next one, I'm going to feel like that shoulder stays connected
89
00:04:34.300 --> 00:04:34.600
longer
90
00:04:34.600 --> 00:04:38.880
and I get more of the release happening there from the forearm and less of the
91
00:04:38.880 --> 00:04:39.560
movement
92
00:04:39.560 --> 00:04:43.040
happening from the shoulder.
93
00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:48.610
You'll see that it tends to go straighter and it probably has a look of more
94
00:04:48.610 --> 00:04:49.480
rhythm because
95
00:04:49.480 --> 00:04:56.520
I'm getting more of this kind of pop at the bottom of this release rather than
96
00:04:56.520 --> 00:04:57.040
a very
97
00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:59.480
forceful movement early on.
98
00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:04.700
So if you're struggling with your release, if you're struggling with kind of
99
00:05:04.700 --> 00:05:05.120
steep arms
100
00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:09.330
or a little bit more cast, sometimes this timing way of looking at the
101
00:05:09.330 --> 00:05:10.320
shoulders can
102
00:05:10.320 --> 00:05:11.320
be a big breakthrough.
103
00:05:11.320 --> 00:05:15.770
If you work on this right arm a bunch and it's just not making any progress,
104
00:05:15.770 --> 00:05:16.360
then take
105
00:05:16.360 --> 00:05:17.360
a look at the left arm.
106
00:05:17.360 --> 00:05:20.340
There's a potential that the left arm is steepening and that's really what's
107
00:05:20.340 --> 00:05:21.760
causing your trail
108
00:05:21.760 --> 00:05:22.760
arm to throw.
109
00:05:22.760 --> 00:05:27.500
But ultimately when you figure out the arms, connecting it to the body creates
110
00:05:27.500 --> 00:05:28.320
some really
111
00:05:28.320 --> 00:05:33.540
good high level consistency, helps improve the start line as well as trajectory
112
00:05:33.540 --> 00:05:33.800
.
113
00:05:33.800 --> 00:05:37.760
One of the hallmarks for being able to hit your irons consistently and close.
114
00:05:37.760 --> 00:05:42.400
All right, so let's do one good one here.
115
00:05:42.400 --> 00:05:49.280
Lost my balance, just a touch, but pretty good shot.
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