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Improve Your Follow Through Path for Better Shots
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the correct follow through position for improved alignment
- Recognize how early extension affects your shot direction
- Adjust your wrist and shoulder positions for straighter shots
In this quick drill, you'll learn how to properly align your follow through path to enhance your ball striking consistency. Understanding the connection between your follow through and shot direction will help you avoid common mistakes and improve your overall game.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
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It's really a path of the follow through.
2
00:00:03.520 --> 00:00:06.120
So I've got the alignments that are going down the line.
3
00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:08.320
And basically what we're going to do is we're going to take a look at the
4
00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:08.680
follow through
5
00:00:08.680 --> 00:00:11.680
position and just look at where the shaft is.
6
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:18.010
So you're going to get set up to a ball, you're not actually, you can hit, I'm
7
00:00:18.010 --> 00:00:18.120
not
8
00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:23.040
actually going to, but you absolutely can hit either nine to three or kind of
9
00:00:23.040 --> 00:00:24.280
half shots.
10
00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:27.700
But what you're going to do is you're going to check that follow through
11
00:00:27.700 --> 00:00:28.320
position kind
12
00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:29.320
of like so.
13
00:00:29.320 --> 00:00:31.200
But side bend and the arms out.
14
00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:34.730
Now what you're going to be looking for is you're going to set up with an
15
00:00:34.730 --> 00:00:35.400
alignment
16
00:00:35.400 --> 00:00:39.640
stick pretty much even with your, or parallel to your stance line or even with
17
00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:40.440
your toes.
18
00:00:40.440 --> 00:00:45.950
So now when I go through, I roughly want the club to be parallel with that
19
00:00:45.950 --> 00:00:47.240
stance line.
20
00:00:47.240 --> 00:00:49.960
So I've got the club on the ground.
21
00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:53.170
As I go through to follow through position, you can see that the club is
22
00:00:53.170 --> 00:00:53.920
roughly parallel
23
00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:54.920
here.
24
00:00:54.920 --> 00:00:57.720
There's obviously two different scenarios I could have.
25
00:00:57.720 --> 00:01:01.140
Again, if I go to this follow through position and the club is way out to the
26
00:01:01.140 --> 00:01:01.800
right, most
27
00:01:01.800 --> 00:01:06.570
likely I've kind of early extended and lifted more with my arms through the
28
00:01:06.570 --> 00:01:07.640
shot as opposed
29
00:01:07.640 --> 00:01:11.360
to keeping my hips back and letting my upper body turn.
30
00:01:11.360 --> 00:01:16.400
So problem one would be two into out, which we get the club kind of pointed
31
00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:17.160
there.
32
00:01:17.160 --> 00:01:22.680
Option two would be where I've got the club pointed way to the left.
33
00:01:22.680 --> 00:01:27.030
This will typically happen having too much right wrist and having this right
34
00:01:27.030 --> 00:01:27.680
shoulder
35
00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:28.680
get very high.
36
00:01:28.680 --> 00:01:32.900
If I was to continue side bending and take a little bit of the wrist out of it,
37
00:01:32.900 --> 00:01:33.520
now this
38
00:01:33.520 --> 00:01:35.800
is pointed more in the direction of the target.
39
00:01:35.800 --> 00:01:38.960
So that would look more like this one.
40
00:01:38.960 --> 00:01:42.570
Ideally we're going to have the body kind of power this movement and then the
41
00:01:42.570 --> 00:01:43.360
arms just
42
00:01:43.360 --> 00:01:48.440
extending away from my body as they're coming up and in and left.
43
00:01:48.440 --> 00:01:53.290
So as my body continues to get my hands pointing directly away from me and
44
00:01:53.290 --> 00:01:54.840
towards the target,
45
00:01:54.840 --> 00:01:56.880
my arms are still extending away from me.
46
00:01:56.880 --> 00:02:00.700
So this is a great way to check that follow through position and make sure you
47
00:02:00.700 --> 00:02:01.160
're not
48
00:02:01.160 --> 00:02:03.560
predisposed to getting into one of the big swing misses.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.520
It's really a path of the follow through.
2
00:00:03.520 --> 00:00:06.120
So I've got the alignments that are going down the line.
3
00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:08.320
And basically what we're going to do is we're going to take a look at the
4
00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:08.680
follow through
5
00:00:08.680 --> 00:00:11.680
position and just look at where the shaft is.
6
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:18.010
So you're going to get set up to a ball, you're not actually, you can hit, I'm
7
00:00:18.010 --> 00:00:18.120
not
8
00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:23.040
actually going to, but you absolutely can hit either nine to three or kind of
9
00:00:23.040 --> 00:00:24.280
half shots.
10
00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:27.700
But what you're going to do is you're going to check that follow through
11
00:00:27.700 --> 00:00:28.320
position kind
12
00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:29.320
of like so.
13
00:00:29.320 --> 00:00:31.200
But side bend and the arms out.
14
00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:34.730
Now what you're going to be looking for is you're going to set up with an
15
00:00:34.730 --> 00:00:35.400
alignment
16
00:00:35.400 --> 00:00:39.640
stick pretty much even with your, or parallel to your stance line or even with
17
00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:40.440
your toes.
18
00:00:40.440 --> 00:00:45.950
So now when I go through, I roughly want the club to be parallel with that
19
00:00:45.950 --> 00:00:47.240
stance line.
20
00:00:47.240 --> 00:00:49.960
So I've got the club on the ground.
21
00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:53.170
As I go through to follow through position, you can see that the club is
22
00:00:53.170 --> 00:00:53.920
roughly parallel
23
00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:54.920
here.
24
00:00:54.920 --> 00:00:57.720
There's obviously two different scenarios I could have.
25
00:00:57.720 --> 00:01:01.140
Again, if I go to this follow through position and the club is way out to the
26
00:01:01.140 --> 00:01:01.800
right, most
27
00:01:01.800 --> 00:01:06.570
likely I've kind of early extended and lifted more with my arms through the
28
00:01:06.570 --> 00:01:07.640
shot as opposed
29
00:01:07.640 --> 00:01:11.360
to keeping my hips back and letting my upper body turn.
30
00:01:11.360 --> 00:01:16.400
So problem one would be two into out, which we get the club kind of pointed
31
00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:17.160
there.
32
00:01:17.160 --> 00:01:22.680
Option two would be where I've got the club pointed way to the left.
33
00:01:22.680 --> 00:01:27.030
This will typically happen having too much right wrist and having this right
34
00:01:27.030 --> 00:01:27.680
shoulder
35
00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:28.680
get very high.
36
00:01:28.680 --> 00:01:32.900
If I was to continue side bending and take a little bit of the wrist out of it,
37
00:01:32.900 --> 00:01:33.520
now this
38
00:01:33.520 --> 00:01:35.800
is pointed more in the direction of the target.
39
00:01:35.800 --> 00:01:38.960
So that would look more like this one.
40
00:01:38.960 --> 00:01:42.570
Ideally we're going to have the body kind of power this movement and then the
41
00:01:42.570 --> 00:01:43.360
arms just
42
00:01:43.360 --> 00:01:48.440
extending away from my body as they're coming up and in and left.
43
00:01:48.440 --> 00:01:53.290
So as my body continues to get my hands pointing directly away from me and
44
00:01:53.290 --> 00:01:54.840
towards the target,
45
00:01:54.840 --> 00:01:56.880
my arms are still extending away from me.
46
00:01:56.880 --> 00:02:00.700
So this is a great way to check that follow through position and make sure you
47
00:02:00.700 --> 00:02:01.160
're not
48
00:02:01.160 --> 00:02:03.560
predisposed to getting into one of the big swing misses.
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.
Improve Your Follow Through Path for Better Shots
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the correct follow through position for improved alignment
- Recognize how early extension affects your shot direction
- Adjust your wrist and shoulder positions for straighter shots
In this quick drill, you'll learn how to properly align your follow through path to enhance your ball striking consistency. Understanding the connection between your follow through and shot direction will help you avoid common mistakes and improve your overall game.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.520
It's really a path of the follow through.
2
00:00:03.520 --> 00:00:06.120
So I've got the alignments that are going down the line.
3
00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:08.320
And basically what we're going to do is we're going to take a look at the
4
00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:08.680
follow through
5
00:00:08.680 --> 00:00:11.680
position and just look at where the shaft is.
6
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:18.010
So you're going to get set up to a ball, you're not actually, you can hit, I'm
7
00:00:18.010 --> 00:00:18.120
not
8
00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:23.040
actually going to, but you absolutely can hit either nine to three or kind of
9
00:00:23.040 --> 00:00:24.280
half shots.
10
00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:27.700
But what you're going to do is you're going to check that follow through
11
00:00:27.700 --> 00:00:28.320
position kind
12
00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:29.320
of like so.
13
00:00:29.320 --> 00:00:31.200
But side bend and the arms out.
14
00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:34.730
Now what you're going to be looking for is you're going to set up with an
15
00:00:34.730 --> 00:00:35.400
alignment
16
00:00:35.400 --> 00:00:39.640
stick pretty much even with your, or parallel to your stance line or even with
17
00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:40.440
your toes.
18
00:00:40.440 --> 00:00:45.950
So now when I go through, I roughly want the club to be parallel with that
19
00:00:45.950 --> 00:00:47.240
stance line.
20
00:00:47.240 --> 00:00:49.960
So I've got the club on the ground.
21
00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:53.170
As I go through to follow through position, you can see that the club is
22
00:00:53.170 --> 00:00:53.920
roughly parallel
23
00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:54.920
here.
24
00:00:54.920 --> 00:00:57.720
There's obviously two different scenarios I could have.
25
00:00:57.720 --> 00:01:01.140
Again, if I go to this follow through position and the club is way out to the
26
00:01:01.140 --> 00:01:01.800
right, most
27
00:01:01.800 --> 00:01:06.570
likely I've kind of early extended and lifted more with my arms through the
28
00:01:06.570 --> 00:01:07.640
shot as opposed
29
00:01:07.640 --> 00:01:11.360
to keeping my hips back and letting my upper body turn.
30
00:01:11.360 --> 00:01:16.400
So problem one would be two into out, which we get the club kind of pointed
31
00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:17.160
there.
32
00:01:17.160 --> 00:01:22.680
Option two would be where I've got the club pointed way to the left.
33
00:01:22.680 --> 00:01:27.030
This will typically happen having too much right wrist and having this right
34
00:01:27.030 --> 00:01:27.680
shoulder
35
00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:28.680
get very high.
36
00:01:28.680 --> 00:01:32.900
If I was to continue side bending and take a little bit of the wrist out of it,
37
00:01:32.900 --> 00:01:33.520
now this
38
00:01:33.520 --> 00:01:35.800
is pointed more in the direction of the target.
39
00:01:35.800 --> 00:01:38.960
So that would look more like this one.
40
00:01:38.960 --> 00:01:42.570
Ideally we're going to have the body kind of power this movement and then the
41
00:01:42.570 --> 00:01:43.360
arms just
42
00:01:43.360 --> 00:01:48.440
extending away from my body as they're coming up and in and left.
43
00:01:48.440 --> 00:01:53.290
So as my body continues to get my hands pointing directly away from me and
44
00:01:53.290 --> 00:01:54.840
towards the target,
45
00:01:54.840 --> 00:01:56.880
my arms are still extending away from me.
46
00:01:56.880 --> 00:02:00.700
So this is a great way to check that follow through position and make sure you
47
00:02:00.700 --> 00:02:01.160
're not
48
00:02:01.160 --> 00:02:03.560
predisposed to getting into one of the big swing misses.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.520
It's really a path of the follow through.
2
00:00:03.520 --> 00:00:06.120
So I've got the alignments that are going down the line.
3
00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:08.320
And basically what we're going to do is we're going to take a look at the
4
00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:08.680
follow through
5
00:00:08.680 --> 00:00:11.680
position and just look at where the shaft is.
6
00:00:11.680 --> 00:00:18.010
So you're going to get set up to a ball, you're not actually, you can hit, I'm
7
00:00:18.010 --> 00:00:18.120
not
8
00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:23.040
actually going to, but you absolutely can hit either nine to three or kind of
9
00:00:23.040 --> 00:00:24.280
half shots.
10
00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:27.700
But what you're going to do is you're going to check that follow through
11
00:00:27.700 --> 00:00:28.320
position kind
12
00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:29.320
of like so.
13
00:00:29.320 --> 00:00:31.200
But side bend and the arms out.
14
00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:34.730
Now what you're going to be looking for is you're going to set up with an
15
00:00:34.730 --> 00:00:35.400
alignment
16
00:00:35.400 --> 00:00:39.640
stick pretty much even with your, or parallel to your stance line or even with
17
00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:40.440
your toes.
18
00:00:40.440 --> 00:00:45.950
So now when I go through, I roughly want the club to be parallel with that
19
00:00:45.950 --> 00:00:47.240
stance line.
20
00:00:47.240 --> 00:00:49.960
So I've got the club on the ground.
21
00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:53.170
As I go through to follow through position, you can see that the club is
22
00:00:53.170 --> 00:00:53.920
roughly parallel
23
00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:54.920
here.
24
00:00:54.920 --> 00:00:57.720
There's obviously two different scenarios I could have.
25
00:00:57.720 --> 00:01:01.140
Again, if I go to this follow through position and the club is way out to the
26
00:01:01.140 --> 00:01:01.800
right, most
27
00:01:01.800 --> 00:01:06.570
likely I've kind of early extended and lifted more with my arms through the
28
00:01:06.570 --> 00:01:07.640
shot as opposed
29
00:01:07.640 --> 00:01:11.360
to keeping my hips back and letting my upper body turn.
30
00:01:11.360 --> 00:01:16.400
So problem one would be two into out, which we get the club kind of pointed
31
00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:17.160
there.
32
00:01:17.160 --> 00:01:22.680
Option two would be where I've got the club pointed way to the left.
33
00:01:22.680 --> 00:01:27.030
This will typically happen having too much right wrist and having this right
34
00:01:27.030 --> 00:01:27.680
shoulder
35
00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:28.680
get very high.
36
00:01:28.680 --> 00:01:32.900
If I was to continue side bending and take a little bit of the wrist out of it,
37
00:01:32.900 --> 00:01:33.520
now this
38
00:01:33.520 --> 00:01:35.800
is pointed more in the direction of the target.
39
00:01:35.800 --> 00:01:38.960
So that would look more like this one.
40
00:01:38.960 --> 00:01:42.570
Ideally we're going to have the body kind of power this movement and then the
41
00:01:42.570 --> 00:01:43.360
arms just
42
00:01:43.360 --> 00:01:48.440
extending away from my body as they're coming up and in and left.
43
00:01:48.440 --> 00:01:53.290
So as my body continues to get my hands pointing directly away from me and
44
00:01:53.290 --> 00:01:54.840
towards the target,
45
00:01:54.840 --> 00:01:56.880
my arms are still extending away from me.
46
00:01:56.880 --> 00:02:00.700
So this is a great way to check that follow through position and make sure you
47
00:02:00.700 --> 00:02:01.160
're not
48
00:02:01.160 --> 00:02:03.560
predisposed to getting into one of the big swing misses.
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