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America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Stop Straightening Your Trail Arm for Better Impact
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Develop the feel for using your body instead of your arms to deliver the club
- Recognize the importance of arm position in maintaining a solid impact
- Practice the 9 to 3 drill to enhance your sequencing and timing in the swing
In this video, you'll learn the no-arm release drill designed to help you maintain the proper position of your trail arm during your swing. This adjustment can lead to more consistent shots and improved impact with longer clubs like the driver.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.520
This drill is the no-arm release.
2
00:00:07.520 --> 00:00:11.680
So this drill is to help golfers who tend to have a really pronounced right arm
3
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:12.240
straightening
4
00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:17.440
or trail arm straightening, really big throw, oftentimes with the upper body
5
00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:18.640
kind of standing
6
00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:19.640
up backing away.
7
00:00:19.640 --> 00:00:20.640
It kind of looks more like that.
8
00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:25.040
In fact, usually it breaks down even more, so it kind of looks more like that.
9
00:00:25.040 --> 00:00:30.610
It's a lot of thin shots and really struggles with the longer clubs, especially
10
00:00:30.610 --> 00:00:31.480
driver.
11
00:00:31.480 --> 00:00:37.080
So the no-arm release is kind of tricking yourself into getting your body to
12
00:00:37.080 --> 00:00:37.780
deliver
13
00:00:37.780 --> 00:00:43.680
the blow or deliver the club during the release, rather than the arms.
14
00:00:43.680 --> 00:00:47.680
In actuality, it's a bit of an exaggeration, you'll see why.
15
00:00:47.680 --> 00:00:51.860
So when you trance, but it gives you a little glimpse of what it's like to use
16
00:00:51.860 --> 00:00:52.600
more body,
17
00:00:52.600 --> 00:00:56.210
so then when you go back to your full swing, it helps you with your sequencing,
18
00:00:56.210 --> 00:00:56.840
your timing
19
00:00:56.840 --> 00:01:02.280
of the trail arm extending through impact rather than into impact.
20
00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:03.880
So the drill is pretty simple.
21
00:01:03.880 --> 00:01:09.070
It's a version of a 9 to 3, so I'm going to bring the club back here, and I'm
22
00:01:09.070 --> 00:01:09.200
basically
23
00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:14.660
going to have the club in kind of this position here, delivery position, and I
24
00:01:14.660 --> 00:01:15.680
'm just going
25
00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:17.760
to try and freeze in delivery position.
26
00:01:17.760 --> 00:01:21.080
Now I have to have a little bit of ulnar deviation to get the club down to the
27
00:01:21.080 --> 00:01:22.280
golf ball, but
28
00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:29.430
I'm basically going to bring it back to delivery, and I'm trying to go through
29
00:01:29.430 --> 00:01:30.400
impact while
30
00:01:30.400 --> 00:01:37.540
keeping it the trail arm bent and the arms across my body and a little bit more
31
00:01:37.540 --> 00:01:38.040
back.
32
00:01:38.040 --> 00:01:44.160
So we're bringing it back, we're going to freeze kind of like that.
33
00:01:44.160 --> 00:01:49.330
Now the people who really benefit from doing this drill are the ones where even
34
00:01:49.330 --> 00:01:49.640
on the
35
00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:55.450
9 to 3, they still have kind of a full finish because the arms are delivering
36
00:01:55.450 --> 00:01:56.320
more of the
37
00:01:56.320 --> 00:02:03.460
hit, and so what ends up happening is when that gets exaggerated, especially
38
00:02:03.460 --> 00:02:03.940
with the
39
00:02:03.940 --> 00:02:09.260
driver, it causes a really big problem for the flat spot and for creating
40
00:02:09.260 --> 00:02:10.200
consistency
41
00:02:10.200 --> 00:02:11.440
at the bottom.
42
00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:18.580
So if I do a couple more of these no arm release, you'll see that the club is
43
00:02:18.580 --> 00:02:19.400
stopping.
44
00:02:19.400 --> 00:02:23.240
There might be a little extension of the arm, but the goal is to feel like
45
00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:24.080
basically the
46
00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:29.240
arm is moving with the body, especially the right side, rather than the arms
47
00:02:29.240 --> 00:02:30.260
moving independently
48
00:02:30.260 --> 00:02:32.760
across the body.
49
00:02:32.760 --> 00:02:39.250
Once you have that feeling, then now when we get to impact, we can let it go
50
00:02:39.250 --> 00:02:40.280
and extend
51
00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:46.770
to our 9 to 3, we can extend it into a little bit better follow through
52
00:02:46.770 --> 00:02:48.680
position, but this
53
00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:53.880
will have more of the feeling of the right side of my body leading the club
54
00:02:53.880 --> 00:02:54.540
down into
55
00:02:54.540 --> 00:02:59.740
impact as opposed to just the arm bringing the club and the body not really
56
00:02:59.740 --> 00:03:00.320
turning.
57
00:03:00.320 --> 00:03:04.080
So if you're struggling with cleaning up some arm extension timing down to
58
00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:05.000
impact, this
59
00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:09.470
is a great drill to isolate whether it's more the right arm trying to straight
60
00:03:09.470 --> 00:03:10.240
en or the body
61
00:03:10.240 --> 00:03:11.800
not wanting to continue rotating.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.520
This drill is the no-arm release.
2
00:00:07.520 --> 00:00:11.680
So this drill is to help golfers who tend to have a really pronounced right arm
3
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:12.240
straightening
4
00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:17.440
or trail arm straightening, really big throw, oftentimes with the upper body
5
00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:18.640
kind of standing
6
00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:19.640
up backing away.
7
00:00:19.640 --> 00:00:20.640
It kind of looks more like that.
8
00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:25.040
In fact, usually it breaks down even more, so it kind of looks more like that.
9
00:00:25.040 --> 00:00:30.610
It's a lot of thin shots and really struggles with the longer clubs, especially
10
00:00:30.610 --> 00:00:31.480
driver.
11
00:00:31.480 --> 00:00:37.080
So the no-arm release is kind of tricking yourself into getting your body to
12
00:00:37.080 --> 00:00:37.780
deliver
13
00:00:37.780 --> 00:00:43.680
the blow or deliver the club during the release, rather than the arms.
14
00:00:43.680 --> 00:00:47.680
In actuality, it's a bit of an exaggeration, you'll see why.
15
00:00:47.680 --> 00:00:51.860
So when you trance, but it gives you a little glimpse of what it's like to use
16
00:00:51.860 --> 00:00:52.600
more body,
17
00:00:52.600 --> 00:00:56.210
so then when you go back to your full swing, it helps you with your sequencing,
18
00:00:56.210 --> 00:00:56.840
your timing
19
00:00:56.840 --> 00:01:02.280
of the trail arm extending through impact rather than into impact.
20
00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:03.880
So the drill is pretty simple.
21
00:01:03.880 --> 00:01:09.070
It's a version of a 9 to 3, so I'm going to bring the club back here, and I'm
22
00:01:09.070 --> 00:01:09.200
basically
23
00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:14.660
going to have the club in kind of this position here, delivery position, and I
24
00:01:14.660 --> 00:01:15.680
'm just going
25
00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:17.760
to try and freeze in delivery position.
26
00:01:17.760 --> 00:01:21.080
Now I have to have a little bit of ulnar deviation to get the club down to the
27
00:01:21.080 --> 00:01:22.280
golf ball, but
28
00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:29.430
I'm basically going to bring it back to delivery, and I'm trying to go through
29
00:01:29.430 --> 00:01:30.400
impact while
30
00:01:30.400 --> 00:01:37.540
keeping it the trail arm bent and the arms across my body and a little bit more
31
00:01:37.540 --> 00:01:38.040
back.
32
00:01:38.040 --> 00:01:44.160
So we're bringing it back, we're going to freeze kind of like that.
33
00:01:44.160 --> 00:01:49.330
Now the people who really benefit from doing this drill are the ones where even
34
00:01:49.330 --> 00:01:49.640
on the
35
00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:55.450
9 to 3, they still have kind of a full finish because the arms are delivering
36
00:01:55.450 --> 00:01:56.320
more of the
37
00:01:56.320 --> 00:02:03.460
hit, and so what ends up happening is when that gets exaggerated, especially
38
00:02:03.460 --> 00:02:03.940
with the
39
00:02:03.940 --> 00:02:09.260
driver, it causes a really big problem for the flat spot and for creating
40
00:02:09.260 --> 00:02:10.200
consistency
41
00:02:10.200 --> 00:02:11.440
at the bottom.
42
00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:18.580
So if I do a couple more of these no arm release, you'll see that the club is
43
00:02:18.580 --> 00:02:19.400
stopping.
44
00:02:19.400 --> 00:02:23.240
There might be a little extension of the arm, but the goal is to feel like
45
00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:24.080
basically the
46
00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:29.240
arm is moving with the body, especially the right side, rather than the arms
47
00:02:29.240 --> 00:02:30.260
moving independently
48
00:02:30.260 --> 00:02:32.760
across the body.
49
00:02:32.760 --> 00:02:39.250
Once you have that feeling, then now when we get to impact, we can let it go
50
00:02:39.250 --> 00:02:40.280
and extend
51
00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:46.770
to our 9 to 3, we can extend it into a little bit better follow through
52
00:02:46.770 --> 00:02:48.680
position, but this
53
00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:53.880
will have more of the feeling of the right side of my body leading the club
54
00:02:53.880 --> 00:02:54.540
down into
55
00:02:54.540 --> 00:02:59.740
impact as opposed to just the arm bringing the club and the body not really
56
00:02:59.740 --> 00:03:00.320
turning.
57
00:03:00.320 --> 00:03:04.080
So if you're struggling with cleaning up some arm extension timing down to
58
00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:05.000
impact, this
59
00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:09.470
is a great drill to isolate whether it's more the right arm trying to straight
60
00:03:09.470 --> 00:03:10.240
en or the body
61
00:03:10.240 --> 00:03:11.800
not wanting to continue rotating.
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.
Stop Straightening Your Trail Arm for Better Impact
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Develop the feel for using your body instead of your arms to deliver the club
- Recognize the importance of arm position in maintaining a solid impact
- Practice the 9 to 3 drill to enhance your sequencing and timing in the swing
In this video, you'll learn the no-arm release drill designed to help you maintain the proper position of your trail arm during your swing. This adjustment can lead to more consistent shots and improved impact with longer clubs like the driver.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.520
This drill is the no-arm release.
2
00:00:07.520 --> 00:00:11.680
So this drill is to help golfers who tend to have a really pronounced right arm
3
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:12.240
straightening
4
00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:17.440
or trail arm straightening, really big throw, oftentimes with the upper body
5
00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:18.640
kind of standing
6
00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:19.640
up backing away.
7
00:00:19.640 --> 00:00:20.640
It kind of looks more like that.
8
00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:25.040
In fact, usually it breaks down even more, so it kind of looks more like that.
9
00:00:25.040 --> 00:00:30.610
It's a lot of thin shots and really struggles with the longer clubs, especially
10
00:00:30.610 --> 00:00:31.480
driver.
11
00:00:31.480 --> 00:00:37.080
So the no-arm release is kind of tricking yourself into getting your body to
12
00:00:37.080 --> 00:00:37.780
deliver
13
00:00:37.780 --> 00:00:43.680
the blow or deliver the club during the release, rather than the arms.
14
00:00:43.680 --> 00:00:47.680
In actuality, it's a bit of an exaggeration, you'll see why.
15
00:00:47.680 --> 00:00:51.860
So when you trance, but it gives you a little glimpse of what it's like to use
16
00:00:51.860 --> 00:00:52.600
more body,
17
00:00:52.600 --> 00:00:56.210
so then when you go back to your full swing, it helps you with your sequencing,
18
00:00:56.210 --> 00:00:56.840
your timing
19
00:00:56.840 --> 00:01:02.280
of the trail arm extending through impact rather than into impact.
20
00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:03.880
So the drill is pretty simple.
21
00:01:03.880 --> 00:01:09.070
It's a version of a 9 to 3, so I'm going to bring the club back here, and I'm
22
00:01:09.070 --> 00:01:09.200
basically
23
00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:14.660
going to have the club in kind of this position here, delivery position, and I
24
00:01:14.660 --> 00:01:15.680
'm just going
25
00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:17.760
to try and freeze in delivery position.
26
00:01:17.760 --> 00:01:21.080
Now I have to have a little bit of ulnar deviation to get the club down to the
27
00:01:21.080 --> 00:01:22.280
golf ball, but
28
00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:29.430
I'm basically going to bring it back to delivery, and I'm trying to go through
29
00:01:29.430 --> 00:01:30.400
impact while
30
00:01:30.400 --> 00:01:37.540
keeping it the trail arm bent and the arms across my body and a little bit more
31
00:01:37.540 --> 00:01:38.040
back.
32
00:01:38.040 --> 00:01:44.160
So we're bringing it back, we're going to freeze kind of like that.
33
00:01:44.160 --> 00:01:49.330
Now the people who really benefit from doing this drill are the ones where even
34
00:01:49.330 --> 00:01:49.640
on the
35
00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:55.450
9 to 3, they still have kind of a full finish because the arms are delivering
36
00:01:55.450 --> 00:01:56.320
more of the
37
00:01:56.320 --> 00:02:03.460
hit, and so what ends up happening is when that gets exaggerated, especially
38
00:02:03.460 --> 00:02:03.940
with the
39
00:02:03.940 --> 00:02:09.260
driver, it causes a really big problem for the flat spot and for creating
40
00:02:09.260 --> 00:02:10.200
consistency
41
00:02:10.200 --> 00:02:11.440
at the bottom.
42
00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:18.580
So if I do a couple more of these no arm release, you'll see that the club is
43
00:02:18.580 --> 00:02:19.400
stopping.
44
00:02:19.400 --> 00:02:23.240
There might be a little extension of the arm, but the goal is to feel like
45
00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:24.080
basically the
46
00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:29.240
arm is moving with the body, especially the right side, rather than the arms
47
00:02:29.240 --> 00:02:30.260
moving independently
48
00:02:30.260 --> 00:02:32.760
across the body.
49
00:02:32.760 --> 00:02:39.250
Once you have that feeling, then now when we get to impact, we can let it go
50
00:02:39.250 --> 00:02:40.280
and extend
51
00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:46.770
to our 9 to 3, we can extend it into a little bit better follow through
52
00:02:46.770 --> 00:02:48.680
position, but this
53
00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:53.880
will have more of the feeling of the right side of my body leading the club
54
00:02:53.880 --> 00:02:54.540
down into
55
00:02:54.540 --> 00:02:59.740
impact as opposed to just the arm bringing the club and the body not really
56
00:02:59.740 --> 00:03:00.320
turning.
57
00:03:00.320 --> 00:03:04.080
So if you're struggling with cleaning up some arm extension timing down to
58
00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:05.000
impact, this
59
00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:09.470
is a great drill to isolate whether it's more the right arm trying to straight
60
00:03:09.470 --> 00:03:10.240
en or the body
61
00:03:10.240 --> 00:03:11.800
not wanting to continue rotating.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.520
This drill is the no-arm release.
2
00:00:07.520 --> 00:00:11.680
So this drill is to help golfers who tend to have a really pronounced right arm
3
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:12.240
straightening
4
00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:17.440
or trail arm straightening, really big throw, oftentimes with the upper body
5
00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:18.640
kind of standing
6
00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:19.640
up backing away.
7
00:00:19.640 --> 00:00:20.640
It kind of looks more like that.
8
00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:25.040
In fact, usually it breaks down even more, so it kind of looks more like that.
9
00:00:25.040 --> 00:00:30.610
It's a lot of thin shots and really struggles with the longer clubs, especially
10
00:00:30.610 --> 00:00:31.480
driver.
11
00:00:31.480 --> 00:00:37.080
So the no-arm release is kind of tricking yourself into getting your body to
12
00:00:37.080 --> 00:00:37.780
deliver
13
00:00:37.780 --> 00:00:43.680
the blow or deliver the club during the release, rather than the arms.
14
00:00:43.680 --> 00:00:47.680
In actuality, it's a bit of an exaggeration, you'll see why.
15
00:00:47.680 --> 00:00:51.860
So when you trance, but it gives you a little glimpse of what it's like to use
16
00:00:51.860 --> 00:00:52.600
more body,
17
00:00:52.600 --> 00:00:56.210
so then when you go back to your full swing, it helps you with your sequencing,
18
00:00:56.210 --> 00:00:56.840
your timing
19
00:00:56.840 --> 00:01:02.280
of the trail arm extending through impact rather than into impact.
20
00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:03.880
So the drill is pretty simple.
21
00:01:03.880 --> 00:01:09.070
It's a version of a 9 to 3, so I'm going to bring the club back here, and I'm
22
00:01:09.070 --> 00:01:09.200
basically
23
00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:14.660
going to have the club in kind of this position here, delivery position, and I
24
00:01:14.660 --> 00:01:15.680
'm just going
25
00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:17.760
to try and freeze in delivery position.
26
00:01:17.760 --> 00:01:21.080
Now I have to have a little bit of ulnar deviation to get the club down to the
27
00:01:21.080 --> 00:01:22.280
golf ball, but
28
00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:29.430
I'm basically going to bring it back to delivery, and I'm trying to go through
29
00:01:29.430 --> 00:01:30.400
impact while
30
00:01:30.400 --> 00:01:37.540
keeping it the trail arm bent and the arms across my body and a little bit more
31
00:01:37.540 --> 00:01:38.040
back.
32
00:01:38.040 --> 00:01:44.160
So we're bringing it back, we're going to freeze kind of like that.
33
00:01:44.160 --> 00:01:49.330
Now the people who really benefit from doing this drill are the ones where even
34
00:01:49.330 --> 00:01:49.640
on the
35
00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:55.450
9 to 3, they still have kind of a full finish because the arms are delivering
36
00:01:55.450 --> 00:01:56.320
more of the
37
00:01:56.320 --> 00:02:03.460
hit, and so what ends up happening is when that gets exaggerated, especially
38
00:02:03.460 --> 00:02:03.940
with the
39
00:02:03.940 --> 00:02:09.260
driver, it causes a really big problem for the flat spot and for creating
40
00:02:09.260 --> 00:02:10.200
consistency
41
00:02:10.200 --> 00:02:11.440
at the bottom.
42
00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:18.580
So if I do a couple more of these no arm release, you'll see that the club is
43
00:02:18.580 --> 00:02:19.400
stopping.
44
00:02:19.400 --> 00:02:23.240
There might be a little extension of the arm, but the goal is to feel like
45
00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:24.080
basically the
46
00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:29.240
arm is moving with the body, especially the right side, rather than the arms
47
00:02:29.240 --> 00:02:30.260
moving independently
48
00:02:30.260 --> 00:02:32.760
across the body.
49
00:02:32.760 --> 00:02:39.250
Once you have that feeling, then now when we get to impact, we can let it go
50
00:02:39.250 --> 00:02:40.280
and extend
51
00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:46.770
to our 9 to 3, we can extend it into a little bit better follow through
52
00:02:46.770 --> 00:02:48.680
position, but this
53
00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:53.880
will have more of the feeling of the right side of my body leading the club
54
00:02:53.880 --> 00:02:54.540
down into
55
00:02:54.540 --> 00:02:59.740
impact as opposed to just the arm bringing the club and the body not really
56
00:02:59.740 --> 00:03:00.320
turning.
57
00:03:00.320 --> 00:03:04.080
So if you're struggling with cleaning up some arm extension timing down to
58
00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:05.000
impact, this
59
00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:09.470
is a great drill to isolate whether it's more the right arm trying to straight
60
00:03:09.470 --> 00:03:10.240
en or the body
61
00:03:10.240 --> 00:03:11.800
not wanting to continue rotating.
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