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Stop Scooping: Low to High Release Drill for Better Impact
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the correct hand position during the release phase
- Understand how to create more shaft lean at impact
- Practice transitioning from high hands to a more effective low position
In this video, you'll learn the low to high release drill designed to correct early extending and scooping. This drill helps you develop proper shaft lean and hand positioning for improved ball striking.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.300
This drill is low to high release, so this drill is to help you with anyone who
2
00:00:06.300 --> 00:00:06.480
is
3
00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:12.880
early extending, anyone who is kind of scooping, casting. It's a overall drill
4
00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:17.160
to help you get a general sense of what we want the club to be doing, kind of
5
00:00:17.160 --> 00:00:21.920
during this nine to three zone. And it's a specific drill for people who tend
6
00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:22.320
to
7
00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:27.040
have the hands very high in this point, and then the hands and the grip will be
8
00:00:27.040 --> 00:00:33.520
working down as they approach the golf ball, kind of like that. So in order to
9
00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:38.040
get out of that pattern and have a little bit more shaft lean, then what you
10
00:00:38.040 --> 00:00:38.160
have
11
00:00:38.160 --> 00:00:42.110
to get used to is you have to get used to your hands being a little bit lower
12
00:00:42.110 --> 00:00:42.280
in
13
00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:46.720
this position, and then slightly working up and in because of the bracing,
14
00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:46.880
because
15
00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:50.920
of the continued side bend and left shoulder movement. So it ends up looking
16
00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:55.680
you're kind of low in this point, and then it's actually going to be working
17
00:00:55.680 --> 00:01:01.360
slightly up as you complete the rest of the release. So the way I usually have
18
00:01:01.360 --> 00:01:05.480
my students first experience this, especially if I see on video that the
19
00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:09.200
hands are really high, and then there's a pronounced straightening in the shaft
20
00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:14.960
kind of like this. If you have that pattern, what'll happen is if you start
21
00:01:14.960 --> 00:01:19.120
to try to get any amount of shaft lean, you're used to releasing the hands at a
22
00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:21.720
certain timing, and you're going to hit it fat, and you're going to hit it
23
00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:21.960
really
24
00:01:21.960 --> 00:01:29.420
steep. So what I'll do is have them get set up, then we'll go to impact, so it
25
00:01:29.420 --> 00:01:29.480
's
26
00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:34.080
going to go set up to impact, and then I'm going to have them take the club
27
00:01:34.080 --> 00:01:34.320
away
28
00:01:34.320 --> 00:01:38.240
while keeping their lower body in impact position, but I'm going to have them
29
00:01:38.240 --> 00:01:44.560
bring their hands slightly down. Now you'll see that when I do this, I'm not
30
00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:50.920
really doing it by straightening my elbow. I'm doing it more by bending
31
00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:51.480
slightly
32
00:01:51.480 --> 00:01:57.280
forward. So what'll end up happening is I get to that position, and then as I
33
00:01:57.280 --> 00:01:57.600
come
34
00:01:57.600 --> 00:02:02.520
through, my hands are going to work slightly up because of this extension.
35
00:02:02.520 --> 00:02:07.360
Now what I'll usually do is I will put the club kind of like this where it's
36
00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:13.360
just a really subtle gentle out-to-in, and low-to-high path, and I'll have them
37
00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:21.280
try to almost trace that line with their hands as they're releasing the club
38
00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:27.720
or letting the forearms rotate just a little bit. So from down the line, it
39
00:02:27.720 --> 00:02:27.920
looks
40
00:02:27.920 --> 00:02:31.640
like this, so you're going to go set up, you're going to take it to impact, go
41
00:02:31.640 --> 00:02:37.880
slightly down, and then as you release, you're basically going to extend those
42
00:02:37.880 --> 00:02:42.030
arms and finish it off kind of like that. So if you have any trouble with the
43
00:02:42.030 --> 00:02:42.200
scoop,
44
00:02:42.200 --> 00:02:48.040
if you have any trouble with early extension, this is usually a good way to
45
00:02:48.040 --> 00:02:52.480
do the 9-3 drills to focus on the path of the hands and how they relate to the
46
00:02:52.480 --> 00:03:01.200
path of the club. So one more time, set up, impact, low, release.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.300
This drill is low to high release, so this drill is to help you with anyone who
2
00:00:06.300 --> 00:00:06.480
is
3
00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:12.880
early extending, anyone who is kind of scooping, casting. It's a overall drill
4
00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:17.160
to help you get a general sense of what we want the club to be doing, kind of
5
00:00:17.160 --> 00:00:21.920
during this nine to three zone. And it's a specific drill for people who tend
6
00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:22.320
to
7
00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:27.040
have the hands very high in this point, and then the hands and the grip will be
8
00:00:27.040 --> 00:00:33.520
working down as they approach the golf ball, kind of like that. So in order to
9
00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:38.040
get out of that pattern and have a little bit more shaft lean, then what you
10
00:00:38.040 --> 00:00:38.160
have
11
00:00:38.160 --> 00:00:42.110
to get used to is you have to get used to your hands being a little bit lower
12
00:00:42.110 --> 00:00:42.280
in
13
00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:46.720
this position, and then slightly working up and in because of the bracing,
14
00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:46.880
because
15
00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:50.920
of the continued side bend and left shoulder movement. So it ends up looking
16
00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:55.680
you're kind of low in this point, and then it's actually going to be working
17
00:00:55.680 --> 00:01:01.360
slightly up as you complete the rest of the release. So the way I usually have
18
00:01:01.360 --> 00:01:05.480
my students first experience this, especially if I see on video that the
19
00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:09.200
hands are really high, and then there's a pronounced straightening in the shaft
20
00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:14.960
kind of like this. If you have that pattern, what'll happen is if you start
21
00:01:14.960 --> 00:01:19.120
to try to get any amount of shaft lean, you're used to releasing the hands at a
22
00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:21.720
certain timing, and you're going to hit it fat, and you're going to hit it
23
00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:21.960
really
24
00:01:21.960 --> 00:01:29.420
steep. So what I'll do is have them get set up, then we'll go to impact, so it
25
00:01:29.420 --> 00:01:29.480
's
26
00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:34.080
going to go set up to impact, and then I'm going to have them take the club
27
00:01:34.080 --> 00:01:34.320
away
28
00:01:34.320 --> 00:01:38.240
while keeping their lower body in impact position, but I'm going to have them
29
00:01:38.240 --> 00:01:44.560
bring their hands slightly down. Now you'll see that when I do this, I'm not
30
00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:50.920
really doing it by straightening my elbow. I'm doing it more by bending
31
00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:51.480
slightly
32
00:01:51.480 --> 00:01:57.280
forward. So what'll end up happening is I get to that position, and then as I
33
00:01:57.280 --> 00:01:57.600
come
34
00:01:57.600 --> 00:02:02.520
through, my hands are going to work slightly up because of this extension.
35
00:02:02.520 --> 00:02:07.360
Now what I'll usually do is I will put the club kind of like this where it's
36
00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:13.360
just a really subtle gentle out-to-in, and low-to-high path, and I'll have them
37
00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:21.280
try to almost trace that line with their hands as they're releasing the club
38
00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:27.720
or letting the forearms rotate just a little bit. So from down the line, it
39
00:02:27.720 --> 00:02:27.920
looks
40
00:02:27.920 --> 00:02:31.640
like this, so you're going to go set up, you're going to take it to impact, go
41
00:02:31.640 --> 00:02:37.880
slightly down, and then as you release, you're basically going to extend those
42
00:02:37.880 --> 00:02:42.030
arms and finish it off kind of like that. So if you have any trouble with the
43
00:02:42.030 --> 00:02:42.200
scoop,
44
00:02:42.200 --> 00:02:48.040
if you have any trouble with early extension, this is usually a good way to
45
00:02:48.040 --> 00:02:52.480
do the 9-3 drills to focus on the path of the hands and how they relate to the
46
00:02:52.480 --> 00:03:01.200
path of the club. So one more time, set up, impact, low, release.
Have questions?
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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.
Stop Scooping: Low to High Release Drill for Better Impact
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the correct hand position during the release phase
- Understand how to create more shaft lean at impact
- Practice transitioning from high hands to a more effective low position
In this video, you'll learn the low to high release drill designed to correct early extending and scooping. This drill helps you develop proper shaft lean and hand positioning for improved ball striking.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.300
This drill is low to high release, so this drill is to help you with anyone who
2
00:00:06.300 --> 00:00:06.480
is
3
00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:12.880
early extending, anyone who is kind of scooping, casting. It's a overall drill
4
00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:17.160
to help you get a general sense of what we want the club to be doing, kind of
5
00:00:17.160 --> 00:00:21.920
during this nine to three zone. And it's a specific drill for people who tend
6
00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:22.320
to
7
00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:27.040
have the hands very high in this point, and then the hands and the grip will be
8
00:00:27.040 --> 00:00:33.520
working down as they approach the golf ball, kind of like that. So in order to
9
00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:38.040
get out of that pattern and have a little bit more shaft lean, then what you
10
00:00:38.040 --> 00:00:38.160
have
11
00:00:38.160 --> 00:00:42.110
to get used to is you have to get used to your hands being a little bit lower
12
00:00:42.110 --> 00:00:42.280
in
13
00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:46.720
this position, and then slightly working up and in because of the bracing,
14
00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:46.880
because
15
00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:50.920
of the continued side bend and left shoulder movement. So it ends up looking
16
00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:55.680
you're kind of low in this point, and then it's actually going to be working
17
00:00:55.680 --> 00:01:01.360
slightly up as you complete the rest of the release. So the way I usually have
18
00:01:01.360 --> 00:01:05.480
my students first experience this, especially if I see on video that the
19
00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:09.200
hands are really high, and then there's a pronounced straightening in the shaft
20
00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:14.960
kind of like this. If you have that pattern, what'll happen is if you start
21
00:01:14.960 --> 00:01:19.120
to try to get any amount of shaft lean, you're used to releasing the hands at a
22
00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:21.720
certain timing, and you're going to hit it fat, and you're going to hit it
23
00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:21.960
really
24
00:01:21.960 --> 00:01:29.420
steep. So what I'll do is have them get set up, then we'll go to impact, so it
25
00:01:29.420 --> 00:01:29.480
's
26
00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:34.080
going to go set up to impact, and then I'm going to have them take the club
27
00:01:34.080 --> 00:01:34.320
away
28
00:01:34.320 --> 00:01:38.240
while keeping their lower body in impact position, but I'm going to have them
29
00:01:38.240 --> 00:01:44.560
bring their hands slightly down. Now you'll see that when I do this, I'm not
30
00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:50.920
really doing it by straightening my elbow. I'm doing it more by bending
31
00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:51.480
slightly
32
00:01:51.480 --> 00:01:57.280
forward. So what'll end up happening is I get to that position, and then as I
33
00:01:57.280 --> 00:01:57.600
come
34
00:01:57.600 --> 00:02:02.520
through, my hands are going to work slightly up because of this extension.
35
00:02:02.520 --> 00:02:07.360
Now what I'll usually do is I will put the club kind of like this where it's
36
00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:13.360
just a really subtle gentle out-to-in, and low-to-high path, and I'll have them
37
00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:21.280
try to almost trace that line with their hands as they're releasing the club
38
00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:27.720
or letting the forearms rotate just a little bit. So from down the line, it
39
00:02:27.720 --> 00:02:27.920
looks
40
00:02:27.920 --> 00:02:31.640
like this, so you're going to go set up, you're going to take it to impact, go
41
00:02:31.640 --> 00:02:37.880
slightly down, and then as you release, you're basically going to extend those
42
00:02:37.880 --> 00:02:42.030
arms and finish it off kind of like that. So if you have any trouble with the
43
00:02:42.030 --> 00:02:42.200
scoop,
44
00:02:42.200 --> 00:02:48.040
if you have any trouble with early extension, this is usually a good way to
45
00:02:48.040 --> 00:02:52.480
do the 9-3 drills to focus on the path of the hands and how they relate to the
46
00:02:52.480 --> 00:03:01.200
path of the club. So one more time, set up, impact, low, release.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.300
This drill is low to high release, so this drill is to help you with anyone who
2
00:00:06.300 --> 00:00:06.480
is
3
00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:12.880
early extending, anyone who is kind of scooping, casting. It's a overall drill
4
00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:17.160
to help you get a general sense of what we want the club to be doing, kind of
5
00:00:17.160 --> 00:00:21.920
during this nine to three zone. And it's a specific drill for people who tend
6
00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:22.320
to
7
00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:27.040
have the hands very high in this point, and then the hands and the grip will be
8
00:00:27.040 --> 00:00:33.520
working down as they approach the golf ball, kind of like that. So in order to
9
00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:38.040
get out of that pattern and have a little bit more shaft lean, then what you
10
00:00:38.040 --> 00:00:38.160
have
11
00:00:38.160 --> 00:00:42.110
to get used to is you have to get used to your hands being a little bit lower
12
00:00:42.110 --> 00:00:42.280
in
13
00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:46.720
this position, and then slightly working up and in because of the bracing,
14
00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:46.880
because
15
00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:50.920
of the continued side bend and left shoulder movement. So it ends up looking
16
00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:55.680
you're kind of low in this point, and then it's actually going to be working
17
00:00:55.680 --> 00:01:01.360
slightly up as you complete the rest of the release. So the way I usually have
18
00:01:01.360 --> 00:01:05.480
my students first experience this, especially if I see on video that the
19
00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:09.200
hands are really high, and then there's a pronounced straightening in the shaft
20
00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:14.960
kind of like this. If you have that pattern, what'll happen is if you start
21
00:01:14.960 --> 00:01:19.120
to try to get any amount of shaft lean, you're used to releasing the hands at a
22
00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:21.720
certain timing, and you're going to hit it fat, and you're going to hit it
23
00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:21.960
really
24
00:01:21.960 --> 00:01:29.420
steep. So what I'll do is have them get set up, then we'll go to impact, so it
25
00:01:29.420 --> 00:01:29.480
's
26
00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:34.080
going to go set up to impact, and then I'm going to have them take the club
27
00:01:34.080 --> 00:01:34.320
away
28
00:01:34.320 --> 00:01:38.240
while keeping their lower body in impact position, but I'm going to have them
29
00:01:38.240 --> 00:01:44.560
bring their hands slightly down. Now you'll see that when I do this, I'm not
30
00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:50.920
really doing it by straightening my elbow. I'm doing it more by bending
31
00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:51.480
slightly
32
00:01:51.480 --> 00:01:57.280
forward. So what'll end up happening is I get to that position, and then as I
33
00:01:57.280 --> 00:01:57.600
come
34
00:01:57.600 --> 00:02:02.520
through, my hands are going to work slightly up because of this extension.
35
00:02:02.520 --> 00:02:07.360
Now what I'll usually do is I will put the club kind of like this where it's
36
00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:13.360
just a really subtle gentle out-to-in, and low-to-high path, and I'll have them
37
00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:21.280
try to almost trace that line with their hands as they're releasing the club
38
00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:27.720
or letting the forearms rotate just a little bit. So from down the line, it
39
00:02:27.720 --> 00:02:27.920
looks
40
00:02:27.920 --> 00:02:31.640
like this, so you're going to go set up, you're going to take it to impact, go
41
00:02:31.640 --> 00:02:37.880
slightly down, and then as you release, you're basically going to extend those
42
00:02:37.880 --> 00:02:42.030
arms and finish it off kind of like that. So if you have any trouble with the
43
00:02:42.030 --> 00:02:42.200
scoop,
44
00:02:42.200 --> 00:02:48.040
if you have any trouble with early extension, this is usually a good way to
45
00:02:48.040 --> 00:02:52.480
do the 9-3 drills to focus on the path of the hands and how they relate to the
46
00:02:52.480 --> 00:03:01.200
path of the club. So one more time, set up, impact, low, release.
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