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Insight - Using A Foam Ball Training Aid
If you are going to use a foam ball to train your swing, you should have a good reason to do so. If the foam ball doesn't allow you to squish it some, then it is probably too stiff for making a good release. But, if you are using it to train takeaway, and or transition, then it is probably fine to use any density of foam. If you do try to hit a ball with the firmer foam, then you will likely hit it off to the right (and maybe hit it fat) even with a good swing.
If you are going to use a foam ball to train your swing, you should have a good reason to do so. If the foam ball doesn't allow you to squish it some, then it is probably too stiff for making a good release. But, if you are using it to train takeaway, and or transition, then it is probably fine to use any density of foam. If you do try to hit a ball with the firmer foam, then you will likely hit it off to the right (and maybe hit it fat) even with a good swing.
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Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.080
In this Golfsmore Insight we're going to look at using a foam ball to help with
2
00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:08.640
connection between the forums. So I actually had a recent question about this
3
00:00:08.640 --> 00:00:11.760
and I figured a video would be the easiest way to kind of demonstrate. I've got
4
00:00:11.760 --> 00:00:12.120
two
5
00:00:12.120 --> 00:00:16.200
different examples of foam balls that you can put between your forums to help
6
00:00:16.200 --> 00:00:21.420
with the two common places where golfers tend to have poor arm mechanics. So I
7
00:00:21.420 --> 00:00:22.040
've
8
00:00:22.040 --> 00:00:25.920
got the impact ball which we'll look at in a second. I just got this cheapo
9
00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:31.640
foam ball from Target or the Dollar Store, but this one is squishy to the point
10
00:00:31.640 --> 00:00:34.880
where you can basically compress it to almost nothing and I think that's
11
00:00:34.880 --> 00:00:38.830
important if you're doing these drills and I'll show you why. So either of
12
00:00:38.830 --> 00:00:38.880
these
13
00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:42.160
drills will help with the two major times where you're going to lose your
14
00:00:42.160 --> 00:00:47.600
your forearm movement or your body pivot. One would be during the takeaway so a
15
00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:51.550
lot of golfers will do more of a takeaway with their shoulders kind of like
16
00:00:51.550 --> 00:00:51.720
that
17
00:00:51.720 --> 00:00:57.160
and then the ball would fall out. So this encourages a little bit more of that
18
00:00:57.160 --> 00:01:02.700
one-piece takeaway and then as I start down in transition one of the common
19
00:01:02.700 --> 00:01:08.040
tendencies is to have that trail elbow kind of work into internal rotation just
20
00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:13.080
like that. Neither of these balls will help keep that connection there. Now the
21
00:01:13.080 --> 00:01:16.640
place where these two have a drastically different effect is if I'm actually
22
00:01:16.640 --> 00:01:21.480
trying to hit golf balls with it. So with this one when I get down into the
23
00:01:21.480 --> 00:01:26.040
release so from about here through to that follow-through my elbow should
24
00:01:26.040 --> 00:01:29.720
actually squeeze closer together. So you can see from that down the line that I
25
00:01:29.720 --> 00:01:34.560
can squeeze this golf ball or this foam ball very very good. So if I was to
26
00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:42.480
actually hold a club put it in place I could actually do little or full swings
27
00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:46.680
because it wouldn't necessarily impact my ability to get those elbows to
28
00:01:46.680 --> 00:01:46.960
squeeze.
29
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I think it might still just a little bit but for training purposes it's not too
30
00:01:52.660 --> 00:01:58.800
bad. The problem with the impact ball is it's so firm that I physically you can
31
00:01:58.800 --> 00:02:03.760
see I cannot get that same impact position. What ends up happening is my
32
00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:08.160
elbows end up working in staying the same distance part and so what ends up
33
00:02:08.160 --> 00:02:12.000
happening is I I compensate through my shoulder. So I tell people if you
34
00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:12.160
actually
35
00:02:12.160 --> 00:02:16.840
hit balls with the impact ball in between your forms the ball should
36
00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:21.640
actually flare off to the right. If you're able to hit it straight it usually
37
00:02:21.640 --> 00:02:25.520
means that you have you have poor shoulder mechanics and this ball is just
38
00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:30.740
allowing that compensation to work. So if you're using impact ball I like it
39
00:02:30.740 --> 00:02:31.080
for
40
00:02:31.080 --> 00:02:35.200
backswing end or transition. I just don't like hitting balls with it because it
41
00:02:35.200 --> 00:02:40.320
really interferes with the release. So if you like the way we break down how to
42
00:02:40.320 --> 00:02:43.640
use training aids you'll love the way we break down the swing into concepts and
43
00:02:43.640 --> 00:02:48.000
drills here at GolfSmartAcademy.com. If you are lost with your swing feel free
44
00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:48.080
to
45
00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:51.640
submit a video and we'll tell you what area of your body or what part of the
46
00:02:51.640 --> 00:02:57.440
swing you need to focus with on to ultimately reach your potential.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.080
In this Golfsmore Insight we're going to look at using a foam ball to help with
2
00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:08.640
connection between the forums. So I actually had a recent question about this
3
00:00:08.640 --> 00:00:11.760
and I figured a video would be the easiest way to kind of demonstrate. I've got
4
00:00:11.760 --> 00:00:12.120
two
5
00:00:12.120 --> 00:00:16.200
different examples of foam balls that you can put between your forums to help
6
00:00:16.200 --> 00:00:21.420
with the two common places where golfers tend to have poor arm mechanics. So I
7
00:00:21.420 --> 00:00:22.040
've
8
00:00:22.040 --> 00:00:25.920
got the impact ball which we'll look at in a second. I just got this cheapo
9
00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:31.640
foam ball from Target or the Dollar Store, but this one is squishy to the point
10
00:00:31.640 --> 00:00:34.880
where you can basically compress it to almost nothing and I think that's
11
00:00:34.880 --> 00:00:38.830
important if you're doing these drills and I'll show you why. So either of
12
00:00:38.830 --> 00:00:38.880
these
13
00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:42.160
drills will help with the two major times where you're going to lose your
14
00:00:42.160 --> 00:00:47.600
your forearm movement or your body pivot. One would be during the takeaway so a
15
00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:51.550
lot of golfers will do more of a takeaway with their shoulders kind of like
16
00:00:51.550 --> 00:00:51.720
that
17
00:00:51.720 --> 00:00:57.160
and then the ball would fall out. So this encourages a little bit more of that
18
00:00:57.160 --> 00:01:02.700
one-piece takeaway and then as I start down in transition one of the common
19
00:01:02.700 --> 00:01:08.040
tendencies is to have that trail elbow kind of work into internal rotation just
20
00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:13.080
like that. Neither of these balls will help keep that connection there. Now the
21
00:01:13.080 --> 00:01:16.640
place where these two have a drastically different effect is if I'm actually
22
00:01:16.640 --> 00:01:21.480
trying to hit golf balls with it. So with this one when I get down into the
23
00:01:21.480 --> 00:01:26.040
release so from about here through to that follow-through my elbow should
24
00:01:26.040 --> 00:01:29.720
actually squeeze closer together. So you can see from that down the line that I
25
00:01:29.720 --> 00:01:34.560
can squeeze this golf ball or this foam ball very very good. So if I was to
26
00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:42.480
actually hold a club put it in place I could actually do little or full swings
27
00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:46.680
because it wouldn't necessarily impact my ability to get those elbows to
28
00:01:46.680 --> 00:01:46.960
squeeze.
29
00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:52.660
I think it might still just a little bit but for training purposes it's not too
30
00:01:52.660 --> 00:01:58.800
bad. The problem with the impact ball is it's so firm that I physically you can
31
00:01:58.800 --> 00:02:03.760
see I cannot get that same impact position. What ends up happening is my
32
00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:08.160
elbows end up working in staying the same distance part and so what ends up
33
00:02:08.160 --> 00:02:12.000
happening is I I compensate through my shoulder. So I tell people if you
34
00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:12.160
actually
35
00:02:12.160 --> 00:02:16.840
hit balls with the impact ball in between your forms the ball should
36
00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:21.640
actually flare off to the right. If you're able to hit it straight it usually
37
00:02:21.640 --> 00:02:25.520
means that you have you have poor shoulder mechanics and this ball is just
38
00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:30.740
allowing that compensation to work. So if you're using impact ball I like it
39
00:02:30.740 --> 00:02:31.080
for
40
00:02:31.080 --> 00:02:35.200
backswing end or transition. I just don't like hitting balls with it because it
41
00:02:35.200 --> 00:02:40.320
really interferes with the release. So if you like the way we break down how to
42
00:02:40.320 --> 00:02:43.640
use training aids you'll love the way we break down the swing into concepts and
43
00:02:43.640 --> 00:02:48.000
drills here at GolfSmartAcademy.com. If you are lost with your swing feel free
44
00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:48.080
to
45
00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:51.640
submit a video and we'll tell you what area of your body or what part of the
46
00:02:51.640 --> 00:02:57.440
swing you need to focus with on to ultimately reach your potential.
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.
Insight - Using A Foam Ball Training Aid
If you are going to use a foam ball to train your swing, you should have a good reason to do so. If the foam ball doesn't allow you to squish it some, then it is probably too stiff for making a good release. But, if you are using it to train takeaway, and or transition, then it is probably fine to use any density of foam. If you do try to hit a ball with the firmer foam, then you will likely hit it off to the right (and maybe hit it fat) even with a good swing.
If you are going to use a foam ball to train your swing, you should have a good reason to do so. If the foam ball doesn't allow you to squish it some, then it is probably too stiff for making a good release. But, if you are using it to train takeaway, and or transition, then it is probably fine to use any density of foam. If you do try to hit a ball with the firmer foam, then you will likely hit it off to the right (and maybe hit it fat) even with a good swing.
Hide
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.080
In this Golfsmore Insight we're going to look at using a foam ball to help with
2
00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:08.640
connection between the forums. So I actually had a recent question about this
3
00:00:08.640 --> 00:00:11.760
and I figured a video would be the easiest way to kind of demonstrate. I've got
4
00:00:11.760 --> 00:00:12.120
two
5
00:00:12.120 --> 00:00:16.200
different examples of foam balls that you can put between your forums to help
6
00:00:16.200 --> 00:00:21.420
with the two common places where golfers tend to have poor arm mechanics. So I
7
00:00:21.420 --> 00:00:22.040
've
8
00:00:22.040 --> 00:00:25.920
got the impact ball which we'll look at in a second. I just got this cheapo
9
00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:31.640
foam ball from Target or the Dollar Store, but this one is squishy to the point
10
00:00:31.640 --> 00:00:34.880
where you can basically compress it to almost nothing and I think that's
11
00:00:34.880 --> 00:00:38.830
important if you're doing these drills and I'll show you why. So either of
12
00:00:38.830 --> 00:00:38.880
these
13
00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:42.160
drills will help with the two major times where you're going to lose your
14
00:00:42.160 --> 00:00:47.600
your forearm movement or your body pivot. One would be during the takeaway so a
15
00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:51.550
lot of golfers will do more of a takeaway with their shoulders kind of like
16
00:00:51.550 --> 00:00:51.720
that
17
00:00:51.720 --> 00:00:57.160
and then the ball would fall out. So this encourages a little bit more of that
18
00:00:57.160 --> 00:01:02.700
one-piece takeaway and then as I start down in transition one of the common
19
00:01:02.700 --> 00:01:08.040
tendencies is to have that trail elbow kind of work into internal rotation just
20
00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:13.080
like that. Neither of these balls will help keep that connection there. Now the
21
00:01:13.080 --> 00:01:16.640
place where these two have a drastically different effect is if I'm actually
22
00:01:16.640 --> 00:01:21.480
trying to hit golf balls with it. So with this one when I get down into the
23
00:01:21.480 --> 00:01:26.040
release so from about here through to that follow-through my elbow should
24
00:01:26.040 --> 00:01:29.720
actually squeeze closer together. So you can see from that down the line that I
25
00:01:29.720 --> 00:01:34.560
can squeeze this golf ball or this foam ball very very good. So if I was to
26
00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:42.480
actually hold a club put it in place I could actually do little or full swings
27
00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:46.680
because it wouldn't necessarily impact my ability to get those elbows to
28
00:01:46.680 --> 00:01:46.960
squeeze.
29
00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:52.660
I think it might still just a little bit but for training purposes it's not too
30
00:01:52.660 --> 00:01:58.800
bad. The problem with the impact ball is it's so firm that I physically you can
31
00:01:58.800 --> 00:02:03.760
see I cannot get that same impact position. What ends up happening is my
32
00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:08.160
elbows end up working in staying the same distance part and so what ends up
33
00:02:08.160 --> 00:02:12.000
happening is I I compensate through my shoulder. So I tell people if you
34
00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:12.160
actually
35
00:02:12.160 --> 00:02:16.840
hit balls with the impact ball in between your forms the ball should
36
00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:21.640
actually flare off to the right. If you're able to hit it straight it usually
37
00:02:21.640 --> 00:02:25.520
means that you have you have poor shoulder mechanics and this ball is just
38
00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:30.740
allowing that compensation to work. So if you're using impact ball I like it
39
00:02:30.740 --> 00:02:31.080
for
40
00:02:31.080 --> 00:02:35.200
backswing end or transition. I just don't like hitting balls with it because it
41
00:02:35.200 --> 00:02:40.320
really interferes with the release. So if you like the way we break down how to
42
00:02:40.320 --> 00:02:43.640
use training aids you'll love the way we break down the swing into concepts and
43
00:02:43.640 --> 00:02:48.000
drills here at GolfSmartAcademy.com. If you are lost with your swing feel free
44
00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:48.080
to
45
00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:51.640
submit a video and we'll tell you what area of your body or what part of the
46
00:02:51.640 --> 00:02:57.440
swing you need to focus with on to ultimately reach your potential.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.080
In this Golfsmore Insight we're going to look at using a foam ball to help with
2
00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:08.640
connection between the forums. So I actually had a recent question about this
3
00:00:08.640 --> 00:00:11.760
and I figured a video would be the easiest way to kind of demonstrate. I've got
4
00:00:11.760 --> 00:00:12.120
two
5
00:00:12.120 --> 00:00:16.200
different examples of foam balls that you can put between your forums to help
6
00:00:16.200 --> 00:00:21.420
with the two common places where golfers tend to have poor arm mechanics. So I
7
00:00:21.420 --> 00:00:22.040
've
8
00:00:22.040 --> 00:00:25.920
got the impact ball which we'll look at in a second. I just got this cheapo
9
00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:31.640
foam ball from Target or the Dollar Store, but this one is squishy to the point
10
00:00:31.640 --> 00:00:34.880
where you can basically compress it to almost nothing and I think that's
11
00:00:34.880 --> 00:00:38.830
important if you're doing these drills and I'll show you why. So either of
12
00:00:38.830 --> 00:00:38.880
these
13
00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:42.160
drills will help with the two major times where you're going to lose your
14
00:00:42.160 --> 00:00:47.600
your forearm movement or your body pivot. One would be during the takeaway so a
15
00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:51.550
lot of golfers will do more of a takeaway with their shoulders kind of like
16
00:00:51.550 --> 00:00:51.720
that
17
00:00:51.720 --> 00:00:57.160
and then the ball would fall out. So this encourages a little bit more of that
18
00:00:57.160 --> 00:01:02.700
one-piece takeaway and then as I start down in transition one of the common
19
00:01:02.700 --> 00:01:08.040
tendencies is to have that trail elbow kind of work into internal rotation just
20
00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:13.080
like that. Neither of these balls will help keep that connection there. Now the
21
00:01:13.080 --> 00:01:16.640
place where these two have a drastically different effect is if I'm actually
22
00:01:16.640 --> 00:01:21.480
trying to hit golf balls with it. So with this one when I get down into the
23
00:01:21.480 --> 00:01:26.040
release so from about here through to that follow-through my elbow should
24
00:01:26.040 --> 00:01:29.720
actually squeeze closer together. So you can see from that down the line that I
25
00:01:29.720 --> 00:01:34.560
can squeeze this golf ball or this foam ball very very good. So if I was to
26
00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:42.480
actually hold a club put it in place I could actually do little or full swings
27
00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:46.680
because it wouldn't necessarily impact my ability to get those elbows to
28
00:01:46.680 --> 00:01:46.960
squeeze.
29
00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:52.660
I think it might still just a little bit but for training purposes it's not too
30
00:01:52.660 --> 00:01:58.800
bad. The problem with the impact ball is it's so firm that I physically you can
31
00:01:58.800 --> 00:02:03.760
see I cannot get that same impact position. What ends up happening is my
32
00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:08.160
elbows end up working in staying the same distance part and so what ends up
33
00:02:08.160 --> 00:02:12.000
happening is I I compensate through my shoulder. So I tell people if you
34
00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:12.160
actually
35
00:02:12.160 --> 00:02:16.840
hit balls with the impact ball in between your forms the ball should
36
00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:21.640
actually flare off to the right. If you're able to hit it straight it usually
37
00:02:21.640 --> 00:02:25.520
means that you have you have poor shoulder mechanics and this ball is just
38
00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:30.740
allowing that compensation to work. So if you're using impact ball I like it
39
00:02:30.740 --> 00:02:31.080
for
40
00:02:31.080 --> 00:02:35.200
backswing end or transition. I just don't like hitting balls with it because it
41
00:02:35.200 --> 00:02:40.320
really interferes with the release. So if you like the way we break down how to
42
00:02:40.320 --> 00:02:43.640
use training aids you'll love the way we break down the swing into concepts and
43
00:02:43.640 --> 00:02:48.000
drills here at GolfSmartAcademy.com. If you are lost with your swing feel free
44
00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:48.080
to
45
00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:51.640
submit a video and we'll tell you what area of your body or what part of the
46
00:02:51.640 --> 00:02:57.440
swing you need to focus with on to ultimately reach your potential.
Have questions about this video?
Ask Mulligan for personalized guidance on technique, drills, or how to apply what you've learned.
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