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Improve Your Impact Position for Better Shots
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify key checkpoints for a solid impact position.
- Understand the role of wrist angles and body rotation during impact.
- Practice transitioning from setup to impact without swinging for better muscle memory.
In this video, you'll learn the Impact Fix drill to visually and physically enhance your impact position. Developing proper spatial awareness at impact is crucial for cleaner ball striking and consistent results.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.160
This drill is the impact fix. So the door jam drill is more of a feel for where
2
00:00:06.160 --> 00:00:11.520
you want to be an impact. The impact fix is more of a visual as far as how
3
00:00:11.520 --> 00:00:15.240
things are going to look differently. But it does allow you to practice some
4
00:00:15.240 --> 00:00:19.920
of your spatial awareness checkpoints for impact. So impact fix is basically
5
00:00:19.920 --> 00:00:24.360
you're gonna take your setup position and then without making a swing you're
6
00:00:24.360 --> 00:00:29.920
gonna try to go to impact. So setup and then impact. And what you'll
7
00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:35.120
see is from a club's perspective the club is going to work kind of slightly
8
00:00:35.120 --> 00:00:41.200
towards the target and it's going to rotate closed to the shaft. So if I did
9
00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:46.720
that from the down the line it's going to work slightly towards the target
10
00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:47.080
which
11
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.320
would open the face and then it's going to rotate back to square. So it's just
12
00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:57.220
going to go like that. So from the down the line view a few checkpoints is as
13
00:00:57.220 --> 00:00:58.000
you
14
00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:01.920
go to impact you'll still be able to see a little bit of the left arm from the
15
00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:05.080
down the line. So I'm not on top like this that helps create some of the
16
00:01:05.080 --> 00:01:11.120
side bend and delayed trail arm. And compared to my body you'll see that the
17
00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:15.480
handle has slightly raised. So if I didn't change my body and I just went to
18
00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:21.400
impact it would look something like that. But once I add a little bit of that
19
00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:27.600
pelvis rotation thorax side bend and rotation now it gets it closer to back
20
00:01:27.600 --> 00:01:36.560
in line. So again here's setup if I just put my hands in impact position it
21
00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:36.720
would
22
00:01:36.720 --> 00:01:40.560
look back there so you can see that my hands are a little bit higher. The club
23
00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:46.440
face is rotated closed and it's back a little bit behind the golf ball that's
24
00:01:46.440 --> 00:01:52.720
what allows for this rotation. So setup now I'm going to flex that left wrist
25
00:01:52.720 --> 00:01:57.560
extend that right wrist unhinge a little bit. My chest is pointing out just
26
00:01:57.560 --> 00:02:02.680
like so. From the face on view you'll be able to see a couple other checkpoints
27
00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:09.280
so I'm going to get most of my weight onto that front foot. My hands get
28
00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:13.120
slightly forward. My left wrist goes to pretty flat and my right wrist still
29
00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:13.280
has
30
00:02:13.280 --> 00:02:18.080
some cup in it. Now if I remember from the door game I'm not pushing down but
31
00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:23.320
I'm getting ready to kind of sling that club in the direction of the target. So
32
00:02:23.320 --> 00:02:29.000
it kind of looks like that. There's setup, there's impact. Once you have a good
33
00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:34.600
little reference frame you can't hit either 9 to 3 or 3/4 shots starting from
34
00:02:34.600 --> 00:02:40.520
that impact fix. So you have setup, you go to impact and you do a little 9 to
35
00:02:40.520 --> 00:02:44.760
3 trying to get back there. It's a little bit challenging because you're not
36
00:02:44.760 --> 00:02:49.680
starting from your normal setup position but it can be very useful for training
37
00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.770
that feeling of where impact is going to be. So there my hands feel like they
38
00:02:53.770 --> 00:02:53.880
're
39
00:02:53.880 --> 00:03:00.080
in a good impact position. Go back to 9. That was pretty good there. So this
40
00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:00.480
can
41
00:03:00.480 --> 00:03:04.320
turn into a hitting drill but for the most part impact fix is going to be a
42
00:03:04.320 --> 00:03:10.080
position drill that you can use to train your impact position at home.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.160
This drill is the impact fix. So the door jam drill is more of a feel for where
2
00:00:06.160 --> 00:00:11.520
you want to be an impact. The impact fix is more of a visual as far as how
3
00:00:11.520 --> 00:00:15.240
things are going to look differently. But it does allow you to practice some
4
00:00:15.240 --> 00:00:19.920
of your spatial awareness checkpoints for impact. So impact fix is basically
5
00:00:19.920 --> 00:00:24.360
you're gonna take your setup position and then without making a swing you're
6
00:00:24.360 --> 00:00:29.920
gonna try to go to impact. So setup and then impact. And what you'll
7
00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:35.120
see is from a club's perspective the club is going to work kind of slightly
8
00:00:35.120 --> 00:00:41.200
towards the target and it's going to rotate closed to the shaft. So if I did
9
00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:46.720
that from the down the line it's going to work slightly towards the target
10
00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:47.080
which
11
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.320
would open the face and then it's going to rotate back to square. So it's just
12
00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:57.220
going to go like that. So from the down the line view a few checkpoints is as
13
00:00:57.220 --> 00:00:58.000
you
14
00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:01.920
go to impact you'll still be able to see a little bit of the left arm from the
15
00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:05.080
down the line. So I'm not on top like this that helps create some of the
16
00:01:05.080 --> 00:01:11.120
side bend and delayed trail arm. And compared to my body you'll see that the
17
00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:15.480
handle has slightly raised. So if I didn't change my body and I just went to
18
00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:21.400
impact it would look something like that. But once I add a little bit of that
19
00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:27.600
pelvis rotation thorax side bend and rotation now it gets it closer to back
20
00:01:27.600 --> 00:01:36.560
in line. So again here's setup if I just put my hands in impact position it
21
00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:36.720
would
22
00:01:36.720 --> 00:01:40.560
look back there so you can see that my hands are a little bit higher. The club
23
00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:46.440
face is rotated closed and it's back a little bit behind the golf ball that's
24
00:01:46.440 --> 00:01:52.720
what allows for this rotation. So setup now I'm going to flex that left wrist
25
00:01:52.720 --> 00:01:57.560
extend that right wrist unhinge a little bit. My chest is pointing out just
26
00:01:57.560 --> 00:02:02.680
like so. From the face on view you'll be able to see a couple other checkpoints
27
00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:09.280
so I'm going to get most of my weight onto that front foot. My hands get
28
00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:13.120
slightly forward. My left wrist goes to pretty flat and my right wrist still
29
00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:13.280
has
30
00:02:13.280 --> 00:02:18.080
some cup in it. Now if I remember from the door game I'm not pushing down but
31
00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:23.320
I'm getting ready to kind of sling that club in the direction of the target. So
32
00:02:23.320 --> 00:02:29.000
it kind of looks like that. There's setup, there's impact. Once you have a good
33
00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:34.600
little reference frame you can't hit either 9 to 3 or 3/4 shots starting from
34
00:02:34.600 --> 00:02:40.520
that impact fix. So you have setup, you go to impact and you do a little 9 to
35
00:02:40.520 --> 00:02:44.760
3 trying to get back there. It's a little bit challenging because you're not
36
00:02:44.760 --> 00:02:49.680
starting from your normal setup position but it can be very useful for training
37
00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.770
that feeling of where impact is going to be. So there my hands feel like they
38
00:02:53.770 --> 00:02:53.880
're
39
00:02:53.880 --> 00:03:00.080
in a good impact position. Go back to 9. That was pretty good there. So this
40
00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:00.480
can
41
00:03:00.480 --> 00:03:04.320
turn into a hitting drill but for the most part impact fix is going to be a
42
00:03:04.320 --> 00:03:10.080
position drill that you can use to train your impact position at home.
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 Impact Position for Better Shots
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify key checkpoints for a solid impact position.
- Understand the role of wrist angles and body rotation during impact.
- Practice transitioning from setup to impact without swinging for better muscle memory.
In this video, you'll learn the Impact Fix drill to visually and physically enhance your impact position. Developing proper spatial awareness at impact is crucial for cleaner ball striking and consistent results.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.160
This drill is the impact fix. So the door jam drill is more of a feel for where
2
00:00:06.160 --> 00:00:11.520
you want to be an impact. The impact fix is more of a visual as far as how
3
00:00:11.520 --> 00:00:15.240
things are going to look differently. But it does allow you to practice some
4
00:00:15.240 --> 00:00:19.920
of your spatial awareness checkpoints for impact. So impact fix is basically
5
00:00:19.920 --> 00:00:24.360
you're gonna take your setup position and then without making a swing you're
6
00:00:24.360 --> 00:00:29.920
gonna try to go to impact. So setup and then impact. And what you'll
7
00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:35.120
see is from a club's perspective the club is going to work kind of slightly
8
00:00:35.120 --> 00:00:41.200
towards the target and it's going to rotate closed to the shaft. So if I did
9
00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:46.720
that from the down the line it's going to work slightly towards the target
10
00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:47.080
which
11
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.320
would open the face and then it's going to rotate back to square. So it's just
12
00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:57.220
going to go like that. So from the down the line view a few checkpoints is as
13
00:00:57.220 --> 00:00:58.000
you
14
00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:01.920
go to impact you'll still be able to see a little bit of the left arm from the
15
00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:05.080
down the line. So I'm not on top like this that helps create some of the
16
00:01:05.080 --> 00:01:11.120
side bend and delayed trail arm. And compared to my body you'll see that the
17
00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:15.480
handle has slightly raised. So if I didn't change my body and I just went to
18
00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:21.400
impact it would look something like that. But once I add a little bit of that
19
00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:27.600
pelvis rotation thorax side bend and rotation now it gets it closer to back
20
00:01:27.600 --> 00:01:36.560
in line. So again here's setup if I just put my hands in impact position it
21
00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:36.720
would
22
00:01:36.720 --> 00:01:40.560
look back there so you can see that my hands are a little bit higher. The club
23
00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:46.440
face is rotated closed and it's back a little bit behind the golf ball that's
24
00:01:46.440 --> 00:01:52.720
what allows for this rotation. So setup now I'm going to flex that left wrist
25
00:01:52.720 --> 00:01:57.560
extend that right wrist unhinge a little bit. My chest is pointing out just
26
00:01:57.560 --> 00:02:02.680
like so. From the face on view you'll be able to see a couple other checkpoints
27
00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:09.280
so I'm going to get most of my weight onto that front foot. My hands get
28
00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:13.120
slightly forward. My left wrist goes to pretty flat and my right wrist still
29
00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:13.280
has
30
00:02:13.280 --> 00:02:18.080
some cup in it. Now if I remember from the door game I'm not pushing down but
31
00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:23.320
I'm getting ready to kind of sling that club in the direction of the target. So
32
00:02:23.320 --> 00:02:29.000
it kind of looks like that. There's setup, there's impact. Once you have a good
33
00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:34.600
little reference frame you can't hit either 9 to 3 or 3/4 shots starting from
34
00:02:34.600 --> 00:02:40.520
that impact fix. So you have setup, you go to impact and you do a little 9 to
35
00:02:40.520 --> 00:02:44.760
3 trying to get back there. It's a little bit challenging because you're not
36
00:02:44.760 --> 00:02:49.680
starting from your normal setup position but it can be very useful for training
37
00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.770
that feeling of where impact is going to be. So there my hands feel like they
38
00:02:53.770 --> 00:02:53.880
're
39
00:02:53.880 --> 00:03:00.080
in a good impact position. Go back to 9. That was pretty good there. So this
40
00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:00.480
can
41
00:03:00.480 --> 00:03:04.320
turn into a hitting drill but for the most part impact fix is going to be a
42
00:03:04.320 --> 00:03:10.080
position drill that you can use to train your impact position at home.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.160
This drill is the impact fix. So the door jam drill is more of a feel for where
2
00:00:06.160 --> 00:00:11.520
you want to be an impact. The impact fix is more of a visual as far as how
3
00:00:11.520 --> 00:00:15.240
things are going to look differently. But it does allow you to practice some
4
00:00:15.240 --> 00:00:19.920
of your spatial awareness checkpoints for impact. So impact fix is basically
5
00:00:19.920 --> 00:00:24.360
you're gonna take your setup position and then without making a swing you're
6
00:00:24.360 --> 00:00:29.920
gonna try to go to impact. So setup and then impact. And what you'll
7
00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:35.120
see is from a club's perspective the club is going to work kind of slightly
8
00:00:35.120 --> 00:00:41.200
towards the target and it's going to rotate closed to the shaft. So if I did
9
00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:46.720
that from the down the line it's going to work slightly towards the target
10
00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:47.080
which
11
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.320
would open the face and then it's going to rotate back to square. So it's just
12
00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:57.220
going to go like that. So from the down the line view a few checkpoints is as
13
00:00:57.220 --> 00:00:58.000
you
14
00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:01.920
go to impact you'll still be able to see a little bit of the left arm from the
15
00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:05.080
down the line. So I'm not on top like this that helps create some of the
16
00:01:05.080 --> 00:01:11.120
side bend and delayed trail arm. And compared to my body you'll see that the
17
00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:15.480
handle has slightly raised. So if I didn't change my body and I just went to
18
00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:21.400
impact it would look something like that. But once I add a little bit of that
19
00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:27.600
pelvis rotation thorax side bend and rotation now it gets it closer to back
20
00:01:27.600 --> 00:01:36.560
in line. So again here's setup if I just put my hands in impact position it
21
00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:36.720
would
22
00:01:36.720 --> 00:01:40.560
look back there so you can see that my hands are a little bit higher. The club
23
00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:46.440
face is rotated closed and it's back a little bit behind the golf ball that's
24
00:01:46.440 --> 00:01:52.720
what allows for this rotation. So setup now I'm going to flex that left wrist
25
00:01:52.720 --> 00:01:57.560
extend that right wrist unhinge a little bit. My chest is pointing out just
26
00:01:57.560 --> 00:02:02.680
like so. From the face on view you'll be able to see a couple other checkpoints
27
00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:09.280
so I'm going to get most of my weight onto that front foot. My hands get
28
00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:13.120
slightly forward. My left wrist goes to pretty flat and my right wrist still
29
00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:13.280
has
30
00:02:13.280 --> 00:02:18.080
some cup in it. Now if I remember from the door game I'm not pushing down but
31
00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:23.320
I'm getting ready to kind of sling that club in the direction of the target. So
32
00:02:23.320 --> 00:02:29.000
it kind of looks like that. There's setup, there's impact. Once you have a good
33
00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:34.600
little reference frame you can't hit either 9 to 3 or 3/4 shots starting from
34
00:02:34.600 --> 00:02:40.520
that impact fix. So you have setup, you go to impact and you do a little 9 to
35
00:02:40.520 --> 00:02:44.760
3 trying to get back there. It's a little bit challenging because you're not
36
00:02:44.760 --> 00:02:49.680
starting from your normal setup position but it can be very useful for training
37
00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.770
that feeling of where impact is going to be. So there my hands feel like they
38
00:02:53.770 --> 00:02:53.880
're
39
00:02:53.880 --> 00:03:00.080
in a good impact position. Go back to 9. That was pretty good there. So this
40
00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:00.480
can
41
00:03:00.480 --> 00:03:04.320
turn into a hitting drill but for the most part impact fix is going to be a
42
00:03:04.320 --> 00:03:10.080
position drill that you can use to train your impact position at home.
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