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Motorcycle - Driver
It is very common for golfers to start hitting big pushes, or blocks, when they start to do the jackson 5 move which is key for the shallow path of the driver. In order to get the ball to come back, you will need to have the face closed to the path, and the motorcycle move is the most important move for that. A lot of golfers who have trouble doing the motorcycle on the downswing may feel better doing it at the top of the swing and having a feeling of holding on to that position the entire downswing.
It is very common for golfers to start hitting big pushes, or blocks, when they start to do the jackson 5 move which is key for the shallow path of the driver. In order to get the ball to come back, you will need to have the face closed to the path, and the motorcycle move is the most important move for that. A lot of golfers who have trouble doing the motorcycle on the downswing may feel better doing it at the top of the swing and having a feeling of holding on to that position the entire downswing.
Video Transcript
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The drill is the motorcycle for the driver, so the motorcycle movement is
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simply a rotation
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or a closing of the club face to the shaft.
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So if we have the club straight up and down, that's pretty neutral or square.
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If the club face is open compared to perpendicular to the shaft or pointed like
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this, that would
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be open and then if it's pointed to the left or turned down, this would be
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closed.
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Now, with the driver, because of where the path of the club is swinging
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slightly more
11
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into out, my upper body is a little bit more, or a lot more behind the golf
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ball, relative
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to my body, I need to have that club face more closed to hit a good driver than
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I do
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with an iron.
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So, focusing on this motorcycle movement can be one of those big breakthroughs
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for squaring
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the club face and taking away your fade.
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In fact, if you do the motorcycle properly, it is impossible to hit a fade
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because that
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closes the face to the path.
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So if you do the motorcycle, you'll either hit pretty straight, slight draws,
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or pull
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draws.
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So, because I've had a lot of students say I'm doing the motorcycle, but I'm
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still slicing
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the ball and I reassure them that that's not possible.
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Now, because I'm going to be using more of my body to create the speed, what I
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find is
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that a lot of golfers do better with the driver if they go to the top of the
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swing and they
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motorcycle there kind of at the top instead of as they're coming down, and they
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just feel
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like they hold it there as long as they can, because that kind of allows them
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to get that
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body open, get that proper sequencing, and powering the golf swing, which will,
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powering
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the driver swing, which we'll learn in weeks five and six, powering it with the
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lower body
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is really critical for having the proper path.
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So make sure that your, the big movement for squaring the club face is going to
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be this
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motorcycle move, either going like this, a flexion of that lead wrist or
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extension of
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that trail wrist, and if you do it mostly at the top of the swing and then you
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just want
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to make sure that you do it earlier with the driver than you're going to do
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with the iron,
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can unlock a lot of club face issues and help you really dial in your path,
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which is one
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of those big keys for hitting the driver.
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Motorcycle - Driver
It is very common for golfers to start hitting big pushes, or blocks, when they start to do the jackson 5 move which is key for the shallow path of the driver. In order to get the ball to come back, you will need to have the face closed to the path, and the motorcycle move is the most important move for that. A lot of golfers who have trouble doing the motorcycle on the downswing may feel better doing it at the top of the swing and having a feeling of holding on to that position the entire downswing.
It is very common for golfers to start hitting big pushes, or blocks, when they start to do the jackson 5 move which is key for the shallow path of the driver. In order to get the ball to come back, you will need to have the face closed to the path, and the motorcycle move is the most important move for that. A lot of golfers who have trouble doing the motorcycle on the downswing may feel better doing it at the top of the swing and having a feeling of holding on to that position the entire downswing.
Video Transcript
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.900
The drill is the motorcycle for the driver, so the motorcycle movement is
2
00:00:06.900 --> 00:00:08.380
simply a rotation
3
00:00:08.380 --> 00:00:11.360
or a closing of the club face to the shaft.
4
00:00:11.360 --> 00:00:16.560
So if we have the club straight up and down, that's pretty neutral or square.
5
00:00:16.560 --> 00:00:20.580
If the club face is open compared to perpendicular to the shaft or pointed like
6
00:00:20.580 --> 00:00:21.440
this, that would
7
00:00:21.440 --> 00:00:26.520
be open and then if it's pointed to the left or turned down, this would be
8
00:00:26.520 --> 00:00:27.040
closed.
9
00:00:27.040 --> 00:00:32.440
Now, with the driver, because of where the path of the club is swinging
10
00:00:32.440 --> 00:00:33.600
slightly more
11
00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:38.260
into out, my upper body is a little bit more, or a lot more behind the golf
12
00:00:38.260 --> 00:00:39.480
ball, relative
13
00:00:39.480 --> 00:00:44.120
to my body, I need to have that club face more closed to hit a good driver than
14
00:00:44.120 --> 00:00:44.520
I do
15
00:00:44.520 --> 00:00:45.520
with an iron.
16
00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:51.400
So, focusing on this motorcycle movement can be one of those big breakthroughs
17
00:00:51.400 --> 00:00:52.240
for squaring
18
00:00:52.240 --> 00:00:54.240
the club face and taking away your fade.
19
00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:58.610
In fact, if you do the motorcycle properly, it is impossible to hit a fade
20
00:00:58.610 --> 00:00:59.480
because that
21
00:00:59.480 --> 00:01:01.440
closes the face to the path.
22
00:01:01.440 --> 00:01:06.520
So if you do the motorcycle, you'll either hit pretty straight, slight draws,
23
00:01:06.520 --> 00:01:06.960
or pull
24
00:01:06.960 --> 00:01:07.960
draws.
25
00:01:07.960 --> 00:01:11.290
So, because I've had a lot of students say I'm doing the motorcycle, but I'm
26
00:01:11.290 --> 00:01:12.080
still slicing
27
00:01:12.080 --> 00:01:15.920
the ball and I reassure them that that's not possible.
28
00:01:15.920 --> 00:01:21.500
Now, because I'm going to be using more of my body to create the speed, what I
29
00:01:21.500 --> 00:01:22.120
find is
30
00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:26.340
that a lot of golfers do better with the driver if they go to the top of the
31
00:01:26.340 --> 00:01:27.200
swing and they
32
00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:31.490
motorcycle there kind of at the top instead of as they're coming down, and they
33
00:01:31.490 --> 00:01:32.040
just feel
34
00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:37.010
like they hold it there as long as they can, because that kind of allows them
35
00:01:37.010 --> 00:01:37.800
to get that
36
00:01:37.800 --> 00:01:44.310
body open, get that proper sequencing, and powering the golf swing, which will,
37
00:01:44.310 --> 00:01:45.120
powering
38
00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:50.300
the driver swing, which we'll learn in weeks five and six, powering it with the
39
00:01:50.300 --> 00:01:51.600
lower body
40
00:01:51.600 --> 00:01:54.400
is really critical for having the proper path.
41
00:01:54.400 --> 00:01:59.480
So make sure that your, the big movement for squaring the club face is going to
42
00:01:59.480 --> 00:01:59.880
be this
43
00:01:59.880 --> 00:02:04.420
motorcycle move, either going like this, a flexion of that lead wrist or
44
00:02:04.420 --> 00:02:05.280
extension of
45
00:02:05.280 --> 00:02:09.190
that trail wrist, and if you do it mostly at the top of the swing and then you
46
00:02:09.190 --> 00:02:09.520
just want
47
00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:12.520
to make sure that you do it earlier with the driver than you're going to do
48
00:02:12.520 --> 00:02:13.840
with the iron,
49
00:02:13.840 --> 00:02:17.750
can unlock a lot of club face issues and help you really dial in your path,
50
00:02:17.750 --> 00:02:18.120
which is one
51
00:02:18.120 --> 00:02:20.880
of those big keys for hitting the driver.
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