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Stop Face Rotation for Better Bunker Shots
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand the importance of keeping the face stable through impact
- Practice finishing with your hands in the correct position to avoid thin shots
- Develop a feel for how to use bounce effectively to glide through the sand
Learn how to eliminate face rotation during bunker shots to improve your sand play. This drill focuses on maintaining the right hand position to ensure better contact and control in the sand.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.920
This drill is no face rotation on bunker shots. So while I say no face rotation
2
00:00:05.920 --> 00:00:12.560
what I really mean is no major shaft rotation kind of like this. So if I was
3
00:00:12.560 --> 00:00:17.680
hitting this at this camera here what you would see is that on the way through
4
00:00:17.680 --> 00:00:23.360
after it went through the sand to keep the bounce exposed the hand would stay
5
00:00:23.360 --> 00:00:28.960
more underneath kind of like this instead of letting it rotate on top and
6
00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:34.160
getting a lot of forearm rotation like we do in the stock full swing.
7
00:00:34.160 --> 00:00:40.240
If you have a lot of shaft rotation it will tend to throw the low point forward
8
00:00:40.240 --> 00:00:44.240
which can cause you to hit some thin shots or blade shots. It will
9
00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:48.880
take away bounce which will cause the club to dig and come out really low and
10
00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:53.360
have a lot of run best-case scenario. Oftentimes it gets your path going too
11
00:00:53.360 --> 00:00:56.560
much too wide on the way through which causes you to
12
00:00:56.560 --> 00:01:00.320
want to hang back so then you get into the blade chunk pattern
13
00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:04.320
causes a whole host of problems. So what you want to start practicing
14
00:01:04.320 --> 00:01:09.680
is you want to start practicing finishing with the leading edge
15
00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:14.000
pretty much the same to the shaft as it was down here at impact.
16
00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:17.440
So here it's slightly open compared to the shaft
17
00:01:17.440 --> 00:01:21.440
there and follow through it would be slightly open in front of the shaft.
18
00:01:21.440 --> 00:01:25.200
If you do that you'll have a much better chance of getting the club to slide
19
00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:29.040
through the sand kind of make that noise there
20
00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:33.680
as opposed to if it rotate you'll hear it kind of dig and
21
00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:37.520
go down into the sand because if the leading edge hits
22
00:01:37.520 --> 00:01:40.560
because I've closed the face it will tend to drop down like this
23
00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:44.560
but if I keep that face open even though the club is trying to go down
24
00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:49.760
it'll skid because of this bounce angle. So when you're practicing this
25
00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:53.600
you're just going to focus on trying to get to that follow through position
26
00:01:53.600 --> 00:01:58.000
and check and make sure that your right hand is slightly under your left
27
00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:01.760
and that the face hasn't rotated. Once you can do that with just the simple
28
00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:04.720
line and controlling your low point then you can
29
00:02:04.720 --> 00:02:10.080
try a few with the golf ball getting in the way.
30
00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:16.400
So checking the follow through position
31
00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:23.920
that came out pretty good and you can see when I got it into that follow
32
00:02:23.920 --> 00:02:24.080
through
33
00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:29.120
position the club was still facing up that's why the club was able to slide
34
00:02:29.120 --> 00:02:32.880
underneath the golf ball pop it up. If you have a lot of trouble when you have
35
00:02:32.880 --> 00:02:32.960
a
36
00:02:32.960 --> 00:02:36.480
high lip because it launches really low this is definitely one thing that you
37
00:02:36.480 --> 00:02:40.240
want to explore because it has a big impact on the
38
00:02:40.240 --> 00:02:44.560
launch angle coming out of the sand.
39
00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:58.360
[BLANK_AUDIO]
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.920
This drill is no face rotation on bunker shots. So while I say no face rotation
2
00:00:05.920 --> 00:00:12.560
what I really mean is no major shaft rotation kind of like this. So if I was
3
00:00:12.560 --> 00:00:17.680
hitting this at this camera here what you would see is that on the way through
4
00:00:17.680 --> 00:00:23.360
after it went through the sand to keep the bounce exposed the hand would stay
5
00:00:23.360 --> 00:00:28.960
more underneath kind of like this instead of letting it rotate on top and
6
00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:34.160
getting a lot of forearm rotation like we do in the stock full swing.
7
00:00:34.160 --> 00:00:40.240
If you have a lot of shaft rotation it will tend to throw the low point forward
8
00:00:40.240 --> 00:00:44.240
which can cause you to hit some thin shots or blade shots. It will
9
00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:48.880
take away bounce which will cause the club to dig and come out really low and
10
00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:53.360
have a lot of run best-case scenario. Oftentimes it gets your path going too
11
00:00:53.360 --> 00:00:56.560
much too wide on the way through which causes you to
12
00:00:56.560 --> 00:01:00.320
want to hang back so then you get into the blade chunk pattern
13
00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:04.320
causes a whole host of problems. So what you want to start practicing
14
00:01:04.320 --> 00:01:09.680
is you want to start practicing finishing with the leading edge
15
00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:14.000
pretty much the same to the shaft as it was down here at impact.
16
00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:17.440
So here it's slightly open compared to the shaft
17
00:01:17.440 --> 00:01:21.440
there and follow through it would be slightly open in front of the shaft.
18
00:01:21.440 --> 00:01:25.200
If you do that you'll have a much better chance of getting the club to slide
19
00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:29.040
through the sand kind of make that noise there
20
00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:33.680
as opposed to if it rotate you'll hear it kind of dig and
21
00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:37.520
go down into the sand because if the leading edge hits
22
00:01:37.520 --> 00:01:40.560
because I've closed the face it will tend to drop down like this
23
00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:44.560
but if I keep that face open even though the club is trying to go down
24
00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:49.760
it'll skid because of this bounce angle. So when you're practicing this
25
00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:53.600
you're just going to focus on trying to get to that follow through position
26
00:01:53.600 --> 00:01:58.000
and check and make sure that your right hand is slightly under your left
27
00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:01.760
and that the face hasn't rotated. Once you can do that with just the simple
28
00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:04.720
line and controlling your low point then you can
29
00:02:04.720 --> 00:02:10.080
try a few with the golf ball getting in the way.
30
00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:16.400
So checking the follow through position
31
00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:23.920
that came out pretty good and you can see when I got it into that follow
32
00:02:23.920 --> 00:02:24.080
through
33
00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:29.120
position the club was still facing up that's why the club was able to slide
34
00:02:29.120 --> 00:02:32.880
underneath the golf ball pop it up. If you have a lot of trouble when you have
35
00:02:32.880 --> 00:02:32.960
a
36
00:02:32.960 --> 00:02:36.480
high lip because it launches really low this is definitely one thing that you
37
00:02:36.480 --> 00:02:40.240
want to explore because it has a big impact on the
38
00:02:40.240 --> 00:02:44.560
launch angle coming out of the sand.
39
00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:58.360
[BLANK_AUDIO]
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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 Face Rotation for Better Bunker Shots
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand the importance of keeping the face stable through impact
- Practice finishing with your hands in the correct position to avoid thin shots
- Develop a feel for how to use bounce effectively to glide through the sand
Learn how to eliminate face rotation during bunker shots to improve your sand play. This drill focuses on maintaining the right hand position to ensure better contact and control in the sand.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.920
This drill is no face rotation on bunker shots. So while I say no face rotation
2
00:00:05.920 --> 00:00:12.560
what I really mean is no major shaft rotation kind of like this. So if I was
3
00:00:12.560 --> 00:00:17.680
hitting this at this camera here what you would see is that on the way through
4
00:00:17.680 --> 00:00:23.360
after it went through the sand to keep the bounce exposed the hand would stay
5
00:00:23.360 --> 00:00:28.960
more underneath kind of like this instead of letting it rotate on top and
6
00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:34.160
getting a lot of forearm rotation like we do in the stock full swing.
7
00:00:34.160 --> 00:00:40.240
If you have a lot of shaft rotation it will tend to throw the low point forward
8
00:00:40.240 --> 00:00:44.240
which can cause you to hit some thin shots or blade shots. It will
9
00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:48.880
take away bounce which will cause the club to dig and come out really low and
10
00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:53.360
have a lot of run best-case scenario. Oftentimes it gets your path going too
11
00:00:53.360 --> 00:00:56.560
much too wide on the way through which causes you to
12
00:00:56.560 --> 00:01:00.320
want to hang back so then you get into the blade chunk pattern
13
00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:04.320
causes a whole host of problems. So what you want to start practicing
14
00:01:04.320 --> 00:01:09.680
is you want to start practicing finishing with the leading edge
15
00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:14.000
pretty much the same to the shaft as it was down here at impact.
16
00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:17.440
So here it's slightly open compared to the shaft
17
00:01:17.440 --> 00:01:21.440
there and follow through it would be slightly open in front of the shaft.
18
00:01:21.440 --> 00:01:25.200
If you do that you'll have a much better chance of getting the club to slide
19
00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:29.040
through the sand kind of make that noise there
20
00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:33.680
as opposed to if it rotate you'll hear it kind of dig and
21
00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:37.520
go down into the sand because if the leading edge hits
22
00:01:37.520 --> 00:01:40.560
because I've closed the face it will tend to drop down like this
23
00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:44.560
but if I keep that face open even though the club is trying to go down
24
00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:49.760
it'll skid because of this bounce angle. So when you're practicing this
25
00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:53.600
you're just going to focus on trying to get to that follow through position
26
00:01:53.600 --> 00:01:58.000
and check and make sure that your right hand is slightly under your left
27
00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:01.760
and that the face hasn't rotated. Once you can do that with just the simple
28
00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:04.720
line and controlling your low point then you can
29
00:02:04.720 --> 00:02:10.080
try a few with the golf ball getting in the way.
30
00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:16.400
So checking the follow through position
31
00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:23.920
that came out pretty good and you can see when I got it into that follow
32
00:02:23.920 --> 00:02:24.080
through
33
00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:29.120
position the club was still facing up that's why the club was able to slide
34
00:02:29.120 --> 00:02:32.880
underneath the golf ball pop it up. If you have a lot of trouble when you have
35
00:02:32.880 --> 00:02:32.960
a
36
00:02:32.960 --> 00:02:36.480
high lip because it launches really low this is definitely one thing that you
37
00:02:36.480 --> 00:02:40.240
want to explore because it has a big impact on the
38
00:02:40.240 --> 00:02:44.560
launch angle coming out of the sand.
39
00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:58.360
[BLANK_AUDIO]
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.920
This drill is no face rotation on bunker shots. So while I say no face rotation
2
00:00:05.920 --> 00:00:12.560
what I really mean is no major shaft rotation kind of like this. So if I was
3
00:00:12.560 --> 00:00:17.680
hitting this at this camera here what you would see is that on the way through
4
00:00:17.680 --> 00:00:23.360
after it went through the sand to keep the bounce exposed the hand would stay
5
00:00:23.360 --> 00:00:28.960
more underneath kind of like this instead of letting it rotate on top and
6
00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:34.160
getting a lot of forearm rotation like we do in the stock full swing.
7
00:00:34.160 --> 00:00:40.240
If you have a lot of shaft rotation it will tend to throw the low point forward
8
00:00:40.240 --> 00:00:44.240
which can cause you to hit some thin shots or blade shots. It will
9
00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:48.880
take away bounce which will cause the club to dig and come out really low and
10
00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:53.360
have a lot of run best-case scenario. Oftentimes it gets your path going too
11
00:00:53.360 --> 00:00:56.560
much too wide on the way through which causes you to
12
00:00:56.560 --> 00:01:00.320
want to hang back so then you get into the blade chunk pattern
13
00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:04.320
causes a whole host of problems. So what you want to start practicing
14
00:01:04.320 --> 00:01:09.680
is you want to start practicing finishing with the leading edge
15
00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:14.000
pretty much the same to the shaft as it was down here at impact.
16
00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:17.440
So here it's slightly open compared to the shaft
17
00:01:17.440 --> 00:01:21.440
there and follow through it would be slightly open in front of the shaft.
18
00:01:21.440 --> 00:01:25.200
If you do that you'll have a much better chance of getting the club to slide
19
00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:29.040
through the sand kind of make that noise there
20
00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:33.680
as opposed to if it rotate you'll hear it kind of dig and
21
00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:37.520
go down into the sand because if the leading edge hits
22
00:01:37.520 --> 00:01:40.560
because I've closed the face it will tend to drop down like this
23
00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:44.560
but if I keep that face open even though the club is trying to go down
24
00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:49.760
it'll skid because of this bounce angle. So when you're practicing this
25
00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:53.600
you're just going to focus on trying to get to that follow through position
26
00:01:53.600 --> 00:01:58.000
and check and make sure that your right hand is slightly under your left
27
00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:01.760
and that the face hasn't rotated. Once you can do that with just the simple
28
00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:04.720
line and controlling your low point then you can
29
00:02:04.720 --> 00:02:10.080
try a few with the golf ball getting in the way.
30
00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:16.400
So checking the follow through position
31
00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:23.920
that came out pretty good and you can see when I got it into that follow
32
00:02:23.920 --> 00:02:24.080
through
33
00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:29.120
position the club was still facing up that's why the club was able to slide
34
00:02:29.120 --> 00:02:32.880
underneath the golf ball pop it up. If you have a lot of trouble when you have
35
00:02:32.880 --> 00:02:32.960
a
36
00:02:32.960 --> 00:02:36.480
high lip because it launches really low this is definitely one thing that you
37
00:02:36.480 --> 00:02:40.240
want to explore because it has a big impact on the
38
00:02:40.240 --> 00:02:44.560
launch angle coming out of the sand.
39
00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:58.360
[BLANK_AUDIO]
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