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America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Avoid Early Extension with Left Shoulder Away from Chin Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how to keep your left shoulder moving away from your chin at the top of your swing
- Identify the signs of excessive axis tilt and how to correct it
- Practice proper rotation mechanics for better contact and consistent distances with wedges
Learn how to keep your left shoulder away from your chin during your swing to improve your body rotation and maintain a stable posture. This drill is designed to help prevent early extension and enhance your distance wedge performance.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
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This wedge drill is left shoulder away from chin, so I've heard this a number
2
00:00:05.720 --> 00:00:06.040
of times
3
00:00:06.040 --> 00:00:11.040
but I've most recently seen James Seachman use it to help with a couple players
4
00:00:11.040 --> 00:00:11.400
who were
5
00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:16.960
struggling on getting too much of this kind of Jackson 5 side tilt happening
6
00:00:16.960 --> 00:00:17.520
for the
7
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:19.040
distance wedges.
8
00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:23.390
And so the idea is basically if you get up to the top of the swing, then if you
9
00:00:23.390 --> 00:00:23.800
're going
10
00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:27.870
to stay more stacked and have your body rotate, then what's going to happen is
11
00:00:27.870 --> 00:00:28.760
this shoulder
12
00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:30.960
is going to work away from the chin.
13
00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:34.790
If this shoulder stays close to the chin, I can still feel like I'm rotating if
14
00:00:34.790 --> 00:00:35.040
I'm
15
00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:37.440
doing more of this side bend movement.
16
00:00:37.440 --> 00:00:41.100
So what ends up happening is you feel like you get to the top of the swing and
17
00:00:41.100 --> 00:00:41.880
then without
18
00:00:41.880 --> 00:00:46.100
letting your arms come over the top, so still feeling a little bit of that
19
00:00:46.100 --> 00:00:47.200
shallow, you're
20
00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:52.960
going to feel like this shoulder moves away from the chin kind of like so.
21
00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:58.380
From the down the line, you'll see that it doesn't actually look anything
22
00:00:58.380 --> 00:01:00.040
different than
23
00:01:00.040 --> 00:01:03.690
just having good rotation, but if you tend to see more of this pattern, that
24
00:01:03.690 --> 00:01:04.200
would be
25
00:01:04.200 --> 00:01:07.240
the shoulder and the chin kind of keeping the same distance.
26
00:01:07.240 --> 00:01:11.380
So this can be a great way if you're finding that you're sliding in towards the
27
00:01:11.380 --> 00:01:12.000
golf ball
28
00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:15.650
or early extending or having too much of this axis tilt for what we want to do
29
00:01:15.650 --> 00:01:16.040
with the
30
00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:22.000
distance wedge.
31
00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:27.850
So it works whether you're doing the 9-3 or the shoulder version and can help
32
00:01:27.850 --> 00:01:28.640
you with
33
00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:31.720
the overall rotation mechanics of your upper body.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.720
This wedge drill is left shoulder away from chin, so I've heard this a number
2
00:00:05.720 --> 00:00:06.040
of times
3
00:00:06.040 --> 00:00:11.040
but I've most recently seen James Seachman use it to help with a couple players
4
00:00:11.040 --> 00:00:11.400
who were
5
00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:16.960
struggling on getting too much of this kind of Jackson 5 side tilt happening
6
00:00:16.960 --> 00:00:17.520
for the
7
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:19.040
distance wedges.
8
00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:23.390
And so the idea is basically if you get up to the top of the swing, then if you
9
00:00:23.390 --> 00:00:23.800
're going
10
00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:27.870
to stay more stacked and have your body rotate, then what's going to happen is
11
00:00:27.870 --> 00:00:28.760
this shoulder
12
00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:30.960
is going to work away from the chin.
13
00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:34.790
If this shoulder stays close to the chin, I can still feel like I'm rotating if
14
00:00:34.790 --> 00:00:35.040
I'm
15
00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:37.440
doing more of this side bend movement.
16
00:00:37.440 --> 00:00:41.100
So what ends up happening is you feel like you get to the top of the swing and
17
00:00:41.100 --> 00:00:41.880
then without
18
00:00:41.880 --> 00:00:46.100
letting your arms come over the top, so still feeling a little bit of that
19
00:00:46.100 --> 00:00:47.200
shallow, you're
20
00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:52.960
going to feel like this shoulder moves away from the chin kind of like so.
21
00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:58.380
From the down the line, you'll see that it doesn't actually look anything
22
00:00:58.380 --> 00:01:00.040
different than
23
00:01:00.040 --> 00:01:03.690
just having good rotation, but if you tend to see more of this pattern, that
24
00:01:03.690 --> 00:01:04.200
would be
25
00:01:04.200 --> 00:01:07.240
the shoulder and the chin kind of keeping the same distance.
26
00:01:07.240 --> 00:01:11.380
So this can be a great way if you're finding that you're sliding in towards the
27
00:01:11.380 --> 00:01:12.000
golf ball
28
00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:15.650
or early extending or having too much of this axis tilt for what we want to do
29
00:01:15.650 --> 00:01:16.040
with the
30
00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:22.000
distance wedge.
31
00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:27.850
So it works whether you're doing the 9-3 or the shoulder version and can help
32
00:01:27.850 --> 00:01:28.640
you with
33
00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:31.720
the overall rotation mechanics of your upper body.
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.
Avoid Early Extension with Left Shoulder Away from Chin Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how to keep your left shoulder moving away from your chin at the top of your swing
- Identify the signs of excessive axis tilt and how to correct it
- Practice proper rotation mechanics for better contact and consistent distances with wedges
Learn how to keep your left shoulder away from your chin during your swing to improve your body rotation and maintain a stable posture. This drill is designed to help prevent early extension and enhance your distance wedge performance.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.720
This wedge drill is left shoulder away from chin, so I've heard this a number
2
00:00:05.720 --> 00:00:06.040
of times
3
00:00:06.040 --> 00:00:11.040
but I've most recently seen James Seachman use it to help with a couple players
4
00:00:11.040 --> 00:00:11.400
who were
5
00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:16.960
struggling on getting too much of this kind of Jackson 5 side tilt happening
6
00:00:16.960 --> 00:00:17.520
for the
7
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:19.040
distance wedges.
8
00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:23.390
And so the idea is basically if you get up to the top of the swing, then if you
9
00:00:23.390 --> 00:00:23.800
're going
10
00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:27.870
to stay more stacked and have your body rotate, then what's going to happen is
11
00:00:27.870 --> 00:00:28.760
this shoulder
12
00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:30.960
is going to work away from the chin.
13
00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:34.790
If this shoulder stays close to the chin, I can still feel like I'm rotating if
14
00:00:34.790 --> 00:00:35.040
I'm
15
00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:37.440
doing more of this side bend movement.
16
00:00:37.440 --> 00:00:41.100
So what ends up happening is you feel like you get to the top of the swing and
17
00:00:41.100 --> 00:00:41.880
then without
18
00:00:41.880 --> 00:00:46.100
letting your arms come over the top, so still feeling a little bit of that
19
00:00:46.100 --> 00:00:47.200
shallow, you're
20
00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:52.960
going to feel like this shoulder moves away from the chin kind of like so.
21
00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:58.380
From the down the line, you'll see that it doesn't actually look anything
22
00:00:58.380 --> 00:01:00.040
different than
23
00:01:00.040 --> 00:01:03.690
just having good rotation, but if you tend to see more of this pattern, that
24
00:01:03.690 --> 00:01:04.200
would be
25
00:01:04.200 --> 00:01:07.240
the shoulder and the chin kind of keeping the same distance.
26
00:01:07.240 --> 00:01:11.380
So this can be a great way if you're finding that you're sliding in towards the
27
00:01:11.380 --> 00:01:12.000
golf ball
28
00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:15.650
or early extending or having too much of this axis tilt for what we want to do
29
00:01:15.650 --> 00:01:16.040
with the
30
00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:22.000
distance wedge.
31
00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:27.850
So it works whether you're doing the 9-3 or the shoulder version and can help
32
00:01:27.850 --> 00:01:28.640
you with
33
00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:31.720
the overall rotation mechanics of your upper body.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.720
This wedge drill is left shoulder away from chin, so I've heard this a number
2
00:00:05.720 --> 00:00:06.040
of times
3
00:00:06.040 --> 00:00:11.040
but I've most recently seen James Seachman use it to help with a couple players
4
00:00:11.040 --> 00:00:11.400
who were
5
00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:16.960
struggling on getting too much of this kind of Jackson 5 side tilt happening
6
00:00:16.960 --> 00:00:17.520
for the
7
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:19.040
distance wedges.
8
00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:23.390
And so the idea is basically if you get up to the top of the swing, then if you
9
00:00:23.390 --> 00:00:23.800
're going
10
00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:27.870
to stay more stacked and have your body rotate, then what's going to happen is
11
00:00:27.870 --> 00:00:28.760
this shoulder
12
00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:30.960
is going to work away from the chin.
13
00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:34.790
If this shoulder stays close to the chin, I can still feel like I'm rotating if
14
00:00:34.790 --> 00:00:35.040
I'm
15
00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:37.440
doing more of this side bend movement.
16
00:00:37.440 --> 00:00:41.100
So what ends up happening is you feel like you get to the top of the swing and
17
00:00:41.100 --> 00:00:41.880
then without
18
00:00:41.880 --> 00:00:46.100
letting your arms come over the top, so still feeling a little bit of that
19
00:00:46.100 --> 00:00:47.200
shallow, you're
20
00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:52.960
going to feel like this shoulder moves away from the chin kind of like so.
21
00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:58.380
From the down the line, you'll see that it doesn't actually look anything
22
00:00:58.380 --> 00:01:00.040
different than
23
00:01:00.040 --> 00:01:03.690
just having good rotation, but if you tend to see more of this pattern, that
24
00:01:03.690 --> 00:01:04.200
would be
25
00:01:04.200 --> 00:01:07.240
the shoulder and the chin kind of keeping the same distance.
26
00:01:07.240 --> 00:01:11.380
So this can be a great way if you're finding that you're sliding in towards the
27
00:01:11.380 --> 00:01:12.000
golf ball
28
00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:15.650
or early extending or having too much of this axis tilt for what we want to do
29
00:01:15.650 --> 00:01:16.040
with the
30
00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:22.000
distance wedge.
31
00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:27.850
So it works whether you're doing the 9-3 or the shoulder version and can help
32
00:01:27.850 --> 00:01:28.640
you with
33
00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:31.720
the overall rotation mechanics of your upper body.
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