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Left Arm Backswing For Wedges
A drill inspired from one of my biggest influences, James Sieckmann. This subtly brilliant drill helps you feel both the position and tempo of a good backswing for your finesse wedge shots.
A drill inspired from one of my biggest influences, James Sieckmann. This subtly brilliant drill helps you feel both the position and tempo of a good backswing for your finesse wedge shots.
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This drill is left arm finesse wedge backswing.
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So one of my biggest influences in the short game has been
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James Seekman and this is one of his
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kind of best case studies, Tom Bernice, who's
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one of the best wedge players on the planet. He's got a few drills that
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after listening to the two of them talk, I've put them in practice
7
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and I think that they're great. So left arm backswing is basically
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to get the feeling, so we have the
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individual arm drills to feel what it's like to make this finesse wedge back
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swing
11
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as opposed to the wide one piece takeaway backswing that we make in the stock
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full swing.
13
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Well, a great way to feel the
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combined movement to these arms is to start with the club
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out kind of pointing towards the target just like so. I'm going to get my
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golf posture, club is pointing out towards the target, and I'm just going to
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let the club
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swing and then put my right hand on at waist parallel here.
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So I'll do that again. So I'm right here, I'm going to let it swing
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and then I'm going to put my right hand on. So if I was to do a right hand only
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,
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you can see that that basically gets me in just about the same
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area. So this also allows me to feel kind of
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the rhythm of letting the club
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swing to this position and then letting it swing down and through.
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So if you're having trouble getting a little bit to one piece
27
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and wide and then you get stuck underneath and hit a lot of
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bladed shots or fat shots, this can be a great drill for helping
29
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you feel the proper backswing position for your finesse wedge.
30
00:01:40.000 --> 00:01:44.000
So we'll demonstrate a couple. So I'm just going to let it swing
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to right about here and then I could either just
32
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hit from there or I could start over.
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So I could either hit from there or just get that feeling
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and then start over.
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So I could either
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00:02:04.000 --> 00:02:08.000
hit from there or I could just get that feeling a few times
37
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so let it swing kind of to there and then
38
00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:16.000
start over.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.000
This drill is left arm finesse wedge backswing.
2
00:00:04.000 --> 00:00:08.000
So one of my biggest influences in the short game has been
3
00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:12.000
James Seekman and this is one of his
4
00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:16.000
kind of best case studies, Tom Bernice, who's
5
00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:20.000
one of the best wedge players on the planet. He's got a few drills that
6
00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:24.000
after listening to the two of them talk, I've put them in practice
7
00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:28.000
and I think that they're great. So left arm backswing is basically
8
00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:32.000
to get the feeling, so we have the
9
00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:36.000
individual arm drills to feel what it's like to make this finesse wedge back
10
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:36.000
swing
11
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:40.000
as opposed to the wide one piece takeaway backswing that we make in the stock
12
00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:40.000
full swing.
13
00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:44.000
Well, a great way to feel the
14
00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:48.000
combined movement to these arms is to start with the club
15
00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:52.000
out kind of pointing towards the target just like so. I'm going to get my
16
00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:55.200
golf posture, club is pointing out towards the target, and I'm just going to
17
00:00:55.200 --> 00:00:56.000
let the club
18
00:00:56.000 --> 00:01:00.000
swing and then put my right hand on at waist parallel here.
19
00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:04.000
So I'll do that again. So I'm right here, I'm going to let it swing
20
00:01:04.000 --> 00:01:08.000
and then I'm going to put my right hand on. So if I was to do a right hand only
21
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:08.000
,
22
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:12.000
you can see that that basically gets me in just about the same
23
00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:16.000
area. So this also allows me to feel kind of
24
00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:20.000
the rhythm of letting the club
25
00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:24.000
swing to this position and then letting it swing down and through.
26
00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:28.000
So if you're having trouble getting a little bit to one piece
27
00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:32.000
and wide and then you get stuck underneath and hit a lot of
28
00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:36.000
bladed shots or fat shots, this can be a great drill for helping
29
00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:40.000
you feel the proper backswing position for your finesse wedge.
30
00:01:40.000 --> 00:01:44.000
So we'll demonstrate a couple. So I'm just going to let it swing
31
00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:48.000
to right about here and then I could either just
32
00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:52.000
hit from there or I could start over.
33
00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:56.000
So I could either hit from there or just get that feeling
34
00:01:56.000 --> 00:02:00.000
and then start over.
35
00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:04.000
So I could either
36
00:02:04.000 --> 00:02:08.000
hit from there or I could just get that feeling a few times
37
00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:12.000
so let it swing kind of to there and then
38
00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:16.000
start over.
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Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
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Young Teachers in
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Left Arm Backswing For Wedges
A drill inspired from one of my biggest influences, James Sieckmann. This subtly brilliant drill helps you feel both the position and tempo of a good backswing for your finesse wedge shots.
A drill inspired from one of my biggest influences, James Sieckmann. This subtly brilliant drill helps you feel both the position and tempo of a good backswing for your finesse wedge shots.
Hide
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.000
This drill is left arm finesse wedge backswing.
2
00:00:04.000 --> 00:00:08.000
So one of my biggest influences in the short game has been
3
00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:12.000
James Seekman and this is one of his
4
00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:16.000
kind of best case studies, Tom Bernice, who's
5
00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:20.000
one of the best wedge players on the planet. He's got a few drills that
6
00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:24.000
after listening to the two of them talk, I've put them in practice
7
00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:28.000
and I think that they're great. So left arm backswing is basically
8
00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:32.000
to get the feeling, so we have the
9
00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:36.000
individual arm drills to feel what it's like to make this finesse wedge back
10
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:36.000
swing
11
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:40.000
as opposed to the wide one piece takeaway backswing that we make in the stock
12
00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:40.000
full swing.
13
00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:44.000
Well, a great way to feel the
14
00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:48.000
combined movement to these arms is to start with the club
15
00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:52.000
out kind of pointing towards the target just like so. I'm going to get my
16
00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:55.200
golf posture, club is pointing out towards the target, and I'm just going to
17
00:00:55.200 --> 00:00:56.000
let the club
18
00:00:56.000 --> 00:01:00.000
swing and then put my right hand on at waist parallel here.
19
00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:04.000
So I'll do that again. So I'm right here, I'm going to let it swing
20
00:01:04.000 --> 00:01:08.000
and then I'm going to put my right hand on. So if I was to do a right hand only
21
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:08.000
,
22
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:12.000
you can see that that basically gets me in just about the same
23
00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:16.000
area. So this also allows me to feel kind of
24
00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:20.000
the rhythm of letting the club
25
00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:24.000
swing to this position and then letting it swing down and through.
26
00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:28.000
So if you're having trouble getting a little bit to one piece
27
00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:32.000
and wide and then you get stuck underneath and hit a lot of
28
00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:36.000
bladed shots or fat shots, this can be a great drill for helping
29
00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:40.000
you feel the proper backswing position for your finesse wedge.
30
00:01:40.000 --> 00:01:44.000
So we'll demonstrate a couple. So I'm just going to let it swing
31
00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:48.000
to right about here and then I could either just
32
00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:52.000
hit from there or I could start over.
33
00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:56.000
So I could either hit from there or just get that feeling
34
00:01:56.000 --> 00:02:00.000
and then start over.
35
00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:04.000
So I could either
36
00:02:04.000 --> 00:02:08.000
hit from there or I could just get that feeling a few times
37
00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:12.000
so let it swing kind of to there and then
38
00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:16.000
start over.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.000
This drill is left arm finesse wedge backswing.
2
00:00:04.000 --> 00:00:08.000
So one of my biggest influences in the short game has been
3
00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:12.000
James Seekman and this is one of his
4
00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:16.000
kind of best case studies, Tom Bernice, who's
5
00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:20.000
one of the best wedge players on the planet. He's got a few drills that
6
00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:24.000
after listening to the two of them talk, I've put them in practice
7
00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:28.000
and I think that they're great. So left arm backswing is basically
8
00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:32.000
to get the feeling, so we have the
9
00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:36.000
individual arm drills to feel what it's like to make this finesse wedge back
10
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:36.000
swing
11
00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:40.000
as opposed to the wide one piece takeaway backswing that we make in the stock
12
00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:40.000
full swing.
13
00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:44.000
Well, a great way to feel the
14
00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:48.000
combined movement to these arms is to start with the club
15
00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:52.000
out kind of pointing towards the target just like so. I'm going to get my
16
00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:55.200
golf posture, club is pointing out towards the target, and I'm just going to
17
00:00:55.200 --> 00:00:56.000
let the club
18
00:00:56.000 --> 00:01:00.000
swing and then put my right hand on at waist parallel here.
19
00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:04.000
So I'll do that again. So I'm right here, I'm going to let it swing
20
00:01:04.000 --> 00:01:08.000
and then I'm going to put my right hand on. So if I was to do a right hand only
21
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:08.000
,
22
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:12.000
you can see that that basically gets me in just about the same
23
00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:16.000
area. So this also allows me to feel kind of
24
00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:20.000
the rhythm of letting the club
25
00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:24.000
swing to this position and then letting it swing down and through.
26
00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:28.000
So if you're having trouble getting a little bit to one piece
27
00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:32.000
and wide and then you get stuck underneath and hit a lot of
28
00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:36.000
bladed shots or fat shots, this can be a great drill for helping
29
00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:40.000
you feel the proper backswing position for your finesse wedge.
30
00:01:40.000 --> 00:01:44.000
So we'll demonstrate a couple. So I'm just going to let it swing
31
00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:48.000
to right about here and then I could either just
32
00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:52.000
hit from there or I could start over.
33
00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:56.000
So I could either hit from there or just get that feeling
34
00:01:56.000 --> 00:02:00.000
and then start over.
35
00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:04.000
So I could either
36
00:02:04.000 --> 00:02:08.000
hit from there or I could just get that feeling a few times
37
00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:12.000
so let it swing kind of to there and then
38
00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:16.000
start over.
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