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Increase Power in Your Swing with the Pelvic Punch Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Initiate your downswing with your lower body for better sequencing
- Feel the stretch in your left side to enhance power transfer
- Improve your ability to hit the ball consistently from a dead stop
In this video, you'll learn the Pelvic Punch drill, designed to enhance your lower body power and lag in your golf swing. This specialized exercise will help you generate more distance while maintaining control over your shots.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
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This drill is the pelvic punch. This drill is one of my favorite drills for
2
00:00:05.100 --> 00:00:09.420
working on power in the golf swing and specifically power from your lower body.
3
00:00:09.420 --> 00:00:15.620
So whenever I'm talking about power, I'm mostly talking about lag if you
4
00:00:15.620 --> 00:00:19.860
remember from the overview video and lag is essentially moving the part that's
5
00:00:19.860 --> 00:00:24.170
closer to the ground before you move the part that's closer to the club. So we
6
00:00:24.170 --> 00:00:24.620
're
7
00:00:24.620 --> 00:00:30.100
gonna do a specialized version of the 9 to 3 drill trying to hit the ball quite
8
00:00:30.100 --> 00:00:35.570
far, getting the power from the lower body. So what makes this special is you
9
00:00:35.570 --> 00:00:35.660
're
10
00:00:35.660 --> 00:00:39.540
gonna swing back to this waist height position and you're gonna stop. So from
11
00:00:39.540 --> 00:00:44.140
a dead stop, you're going to use your lower body to initiate the downswing and
12
00:00:44.140 --> 00:00:48.620
what you're gonna feel is as the lower body initiates, you're gonna get this
13
00:00:48.620 --> 00:00:54.740
stretch through your left side. You're gonna then transfer that stretch into
14
00:00:54.740 --> 00:00:54.940
the
15
00:00:54.940 --> 00:00:59.500
shoulder, let the hands work just in front and then finally your hands are
16
00:00:59.500 --> 00:01:03.860
gonna release. If you're the type of player who's the ball very straight but
17
00:01:03.860 --> 00:01:07.020
doesn't have a lot of power, there's a good chance you'll do this drill by
18
00:01:07.020 --> 00:01:12.540
releasing your arms first and then kind of timing everything together through
19
00:01:12.540 --> 00:01:12.660
the
20
00:01:12.660 --> 00:01:17.460
ball instead of having the sequencing of going lower body arms and then club.
21
00:01:17.460 --> 00:01:18.460
So
22
00:01:18.460 --> 00:01:24.700
this is a very challenging drill to do correctly because contact is going to be
23
00:01:24.700 --> 00:01:28.780
a little bit of an issue going from a dead stop and exaggerating this lag on
24
00:01:28.780 --> 00:01:34.060
such a short shot. As you'll see in the short game section, lag can actually be
25
00:01:34.060 --> 00:01:37.900
counterproductive when you're hitting short shots but for this drill you're
26
00:01:37.900 --> 00:01:42.700
gonna try to get as much as you can. So you're gonna go to waist height, you're
27
00:01:42.700 --> 00:01:46.180
gonna relax your arms and relax your grip because you want your lower body to
28
00:01:46.180 --> 00:01:50.700
initiate this movement. So you're gonna try and keep the club in the 3D space
29
00:01:50.700 --> 00:01:56.100
that's in while your body gets into this position, gets into that impact
30
00:01:56.100 --> 00:02:01.580
position. So I'll do a couple again just for for demonstration purposes but
31
00:02:01.580 --> 00:02:01.780
your
32
00:02:01.780 --> 00:02:07.420
goal is to hit the ball quite far or as far as you can comfortably while
33
00:02:07.420 --> 00:02:12.280
maintaining good impact and follow through alignment.
34
00:02:17.180 --> 00:02:24.820
I don't think I can do much better than that. One of the things that you'll see
35
00:02:24.820 --> 00:02:29.180
is if you have the tendency to stand up, which we'll get into in the early
36
00:02:29.180 --> 00:02:32.740
extension section, but if you have the tendency to stand up on this movement,
37
00:02:32.740 --> 00:02:37.180
you're gonna tend to kind of pick the ball or top it or catch it a little thin.
38
00:02:37.180 --> 00:02:42.420
So this can be a great drill for learning how to stay down and cover the
39
00:02:42.420 --> 00:02:46.260
ball with your upper body through the impact zone as well. So there's one of
40
00:02:46.260 --> 00:02:49.420
the best lag drills for learning how to use your lower body, it's called a
41
00:02:49.420 --> 00:02:49.700
pelvic
42
00:02:49.700 --> 00:02:51.940
punch.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.100
This drill is the pelvic punch. This drill is one of my favorite drills for
2
00:00:05.100 --> 00:00:09.420
working on power in the golf swing and specifically power from your lower body.
3
00:00:09.420 --> 00:00:15.620
So whenever I'm talking about power, I'm mostly talking about lag if you
4
00:00:15.620 --> 00:00:19.860
remember from the overview video and lag is essentially moving the part that's
5
00:00:19.860 --> 00:00:24.170
closer to the ground before you move the part that's closer to the club. So we
6
00:00:24.170 --> 00:00:24.620
're
7
00:00:24.620 --> 00:00:30.100
gonna do a specialized version of the 9 to 3 drill trying to hit the ball quite
8
00:00:30.100 --> 00:00:35.570
far, getting the power from the lower body. So what makes this special is you
9
00:00:35.570 --> 00:00:35.660
're
10
00:00:35.660 --> 00:00:39.540
gonna swing back to this waist height position and you're gonna stop. So from
11
00:00:39.540 --> 00:00:44.140
a dead stop, you're going to use your lower body to initiate the downswing and
12
00:00:44.140 --> 00:00:48.620
what you're gonna feel is as the lower body initiates, you're gonna get this
13
00:00:48.620 --> 00:00:54.740
stretch through your left side. You're gonna then transfer that stretch into
14
00:00:54.740 --> 00:00:54.940
the
15
00:00:54.940 --> 00:00:59.500
shoulder, let the hands work just in front and then finally your hands are
16
00:00:59.500 --> 00:01:03.860
gonna release. If you're the type of player who's the ball very straight but
17
00:01:03.860 --> 00:01:07.020
doesn't have a lot of power, there's a good chance you'll do this drill by
18
00:01:07.020 --> 00:01:12.540
releasing your arms first and then kind of timing everything together through
19
00:01:12.540 --> 00:01:12.660
the
20
00:01:12.660 --> 00:01:17.460
ball instead of having the sequencing of going lower body arms and then club.
21
00:01:17.460 --> 00:01:18.460
So
22
00:01:18.460 --> 00:01:24.700
this is a very challenging drill to do correctly because contact is going to be
23
00:01:24.700 --> 00:01:28.780
a little bit of an issue going from a dead stop and exaggerating this lag on
24
00:01:28.780 --> 00:01:34.060
such a short shot. As you'll see in the short game section, lag can actually be
25
00:01:34.060 --> 00:01:37.900
counterproductive when you're hitting short shots but for this drill you're
26
00:01:37.900 --> 00:01:42.700
gonna try to get as much as you can. So you're gonna go to waist height, you're
27
00:01:42.700 --> 00:01:46.180
gonna relax your arms and relax your grip because you want your lower body to
28
00:01:46.180 --> 00:01:50.700
initiate this movement. So you're gonna try and keep the club in the 3D space
29
00:01:50.700 --> 00:01:56.100
that's in while your body gets into this position, gets into that impact
30
00:01:56.100 --> 00:02:01.580
position. So I'll do a couple again just for for demonstration purposes but
31
00:02:01.580 --> 00:02:01.780
your
32
00:02:01.780 --> 00:02:07.420
goal is to hit the ball quite far or as far as you can comfortably while
33
00:02:07.420 --> 00:02:12.280
maintaining good impact and follow through alignment.
34
00:02:17.180 --> 00:02:24.820
I don't think I can do much better than that. One of the things that you'll see
35
00:02:24.820 --> 00:02:29.180
is if you have the tendency to stand up, which we'll get into in the early
36
00:02:29.180 --> 00:02:32.740
extension section, but if you have the tendency to stand up on this movement,
37
00:02:32.740 --> 00:02:37.180
you're gonna tend to kind of pick the ball or top it or catch it a little thin.
38
00:02:37.180 --> 00:02:42.420
So this can be a great drill for learning how to stay down and cover the
39
00:02:42.420 --> 00:02:46.260
ball with your upper body through the impact zone as well. So there's one of
40
00:02:46.260 --> 00:02:49.420
the best lag drills for learning how to use your lower body, it's called a
41
00:02:49.420 --> 00:02:49.700
pelvic
42
00:02:49.700 --> 00:02:51.940
punch.
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.
Increase Power in Your Swing with the Pelvic Punch Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Initiate your downswing with your lower body for better sequencing
- Feel the stretch in your left side to enhance power transfer
- Improve your ability to hit the ball consistently from a dead stop
In this video, you'll learn the Pelvic Punch drill, designed to enhance your lower body power and lag in your golf swing. This specialized exercise will help you generate more distance while maintaining control over your shots.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.100
This drill is the pelvic punch. This drill is one of my favorite drills for
2
00:00:05.100 --> 00:00:09.420
working on power in the golf swing and specifically power from your lower body.
3
00:00:09.420 --> 00:00:15.620
So whenever I'm talking about power, I'm mostly talking about lag if you
4
00:00:15.620 --> 00:00:19.860
remember from the overview video and lag is essentially moving the part that's
5
00:00:19.860 --> 00:00:24.170
closer to the ground before you move the part that's closer to the club. So we
6
00:00:24.170 --> 00:00:24.620
're
7
00:00:24.620 --> 00:00:30.100
gonna do a specialized version of the 9 to 3 drill trying to hit the ball quite
8
00:00:30.100 --> 00:00:35.570
far, getting the power from the lower body. So what makes this special is you
9
00:00:35.570 --> 00:00:35.660
're
10
00:00:35.660 --> 00:00:39.540
gonna swing back to this waist height position and you're gonna stop. So from
11
00:00:39.540 --> 00:00:44.140
a dead stop, you're going to use your lower body to initiate the downswing and
12
00:00:44.140 --> 00:00:48.620
what you're gonna feel is as the lower body initiates, you're gonna get this
13
00:00:48.620 --> 00:00:54.740
stretch through your left side. You're gonna then transfer that stretch into
14
00:00:54.740 --> 00:00:54.940
the
15
00:00:54.940 --> 00:00:59.500
shoulder, let the hands work just in front and then finally your hands are
16
00:00:59.500 --> 00:01:03.860
gonna release. If you're the type of player who's the ball very straight but
17
00:01:03.860 --> 00:01:07.020
doesn't have a lot of power, there's a good chance you'll do this drill by
18
00:01:07.020 --> 00:01:12.540
releasing your arms first and then kind of timing everything together through
19
00:01:12.540 --> 00:01:12.660
the
20
00:01:12.660 --> 00:01:17.460
ball instead of having the sequencing of going lower body arms and then club.
21
00:01:17.460 --> 00:01:18.460
So
22
00:01:18.460 --> 00:01:24.700
this is a very challenging drill to do correctly because contact is going to be
23
00:01:24.700 --> 00:01:28.780
a little bit of an issue going from a dead stop and exaggerating this lag on
24
00:01:28.780 --> 00:01:34.060
such a short shot. As you'll see in the short game section, lag can actually be
25
00:01:34.060 --> 00:01:37.900
counterproductive when you're hitting short shots but for this drill you're
26
00:01:37.900 --> 00:01:42.700
gonna try to get as much as you can. So you're gonna go to waist height, you're
27
00:01:42.700 --> 00:01:46.180
gonna relax your arms and relax your grip because you want your lower body to
28
00:01:46.180 --> 00:01:50.700
initiate this movement. So you're gonna try and keep the club in the 3D space
29
00:01:50.700 --> 00:01:56.100
that's in while your body gets into this position, gets into that impact
30
00:01:56.100 --> 00:02:01.580
position. So I'll do a couple again just for for demonstration purposes but
31
00:02:01.580 --> 00:02:01.780
your
32
00:02:01.780 --> 00:02:07.420
goal is to hit the ball quite far or as far as you can comfortably while
33
00:02:07.420 --> 00:02:12.280
maintaining good impact and follow through alignment.
34
00:02:17.180 --> 00:02:24.820
I don't think I can do much better than that. One of the things that you'll see
35
00:02:24.820 --> 00:02:29.180
is if you have the tendency to stand up, which we'll get into in the early
36
00:02:29.180 --> 00:02:32.740
extension section, but if you have the tendency to stand up on this movement,
37
00:02:32.740 --> 00:02:37.180
you're gonna tend to kind of pick the ball or top it or catch it a little thin.
38
00:02:37.180 --> 00:02:42.420
So this can be a great drill for learning how to stay down and cover the
39
00:02:42.420 --> 00:02:46.260
ball with your upper body through the impact zone as well. So there's one of
40
00:02:46.260 --> 00:02:49.420
the best lag drills for learning how to use your lower body, it's called a
41
00:02:49.420 --> 00:02:49.700
pelvic
42
00:02:49.700 --> 00:02:51.940
punch.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.100
This drill is the pelvic punch. This drill is one of my favorite drills for
2
00:00:05.100 --> 00:00:09.420
working on power in the golf swing and specifically power from your lower body.
3
00:00:09.420 --> 00:00:15.620
So whenever I'm talking about power, I'm mostly talking about lag if you
4
00:00:15.620 --> 00:00:19.860
remember from the overview video and lag is essentially moving the part that's
5
00:00:19.860 --> 00:00:24.170
closer to the ground before you move the part that's closer to the club. So we
6
00:00:24.170 --> 00:00:24.620
're
7
00:00:24.620 --> 00:00:30.100
gonna do a specialized version of the 9 to 3 drill trying to hit the ball quite
8
00:00:30.100 --> 00:00:35.570
far, getting the power from the lower body. So what makes this special is you
9
00:00:35.570 --> 00:00:35.660
're
10
00:00:35.660 --> 00:00:39.540
gonna swing back to this waist height position and you're gonna stop. So from
11
00:00:39.540 --> 00:00:44.140
a dead stop, you're going to use your lower body to initiate the downswing and
12
00:00:44.140 --> 00:00:48.620
what you're gonna feel is as the lower body initiates, you're gonna get this
13
00:00:48.620 --> 00:00:54.740
stretch through your left side. You're gonna then transfer that stretch into
14
00:00:54.740 --> 00:00:54.940
the
15
00:00:54.940 --> 00:00:59.500
shoulder, let the hands work just in front and then finally your hands are
16
00:00:59.500 --> 00:01:03.860
gonna release. If you're the type of player who's the ball very straight but
17
00:01:03.860 --> 00:01:07.020
doesn't have a lot of power, there's a good chance you'll do this drill by
18
00:01:07.020 --> 00:01:12.540
releasing your arms first and then kind of timing everything together through
19
00:01:12.540 --> 00:01:12.660
the
20
00:01:12.660 --> 00:01:17.460
ball instead of having the sequencing of going lower body arms and then club.
21
00:01:17.460 --> 00:01:18.460
So
22
00:01:18.460 --> 00:01:24.700
this is a very challenging drill to do correctly because contact is going to be
23
00:01:24.700 --> 00:01:28.780
a little bit of an issue going from a dead stop and exaggerating this lag on
24
00:01:28.780 --> 00:01:34.060
such a short shot. As you'll see in the short game section, lag can actually be
25
00:01:34.060 --> 00:01:37.900
counterproductive when you're hitting short shots but for this drill you're
26
00:01:37.900 --> 00:01:42.700
gonna try to get as much as you can. So you're gonna go to waist height, you're
27
00:01:42.700 --> 00:01:46.180
gonna relax your arms and relax your grip because you want your lower body to
28
00:01:46.180 --> 00:01:50.700
initiate this movement. So you're gonna try and keep the club in the 3D space
29
00:01:50.700 --> 00:01:56.100
that's in while your body gets into this position, gets into that impact
30
00:01:56.100 --> 00:02:01.580
position. So I'll do a couple again just for for demonstration purposes but
31
00:02:01.580 --> 00:02:01.780
your
32
00:02:01.780 --> 00:02:07.420
goal is to hit the ball quite far or as far as you can comfortably while
33
00:02:07.420 --> 00:02:12.280
maintaining good impact and follow through alignment.
34
00:02:17.180 --> 00:02:24.820
I don't think I can do much better than that. One of the things that you'll see
35
00:02:24.820 --> 00:02:29.180
is if you have the tendency to stand up, which we'll get into in the early
36
00:02:29.180 --> 00:02:32.740
extension section, but if you have the tendency to stand up on this movement,
37
00:02:32.740 --> 00:02:37.180
you're gonna tend to kind of pick the ball or top it or catch it a little thin.
38
00:02:37.180 --> 00:02:42.420
So this can be a great drill for learning how to stay down and cover the
39
00:02:42.420 --> 00:02:46.260
ball with your upper body through the impact zone as well. So there's one of
40
00:02:46.260 --> 00:02:49.420
the best lag drills for learning how to use your lower body, it's called a
41
00:02:49.420 --> 00:02:49.700
pelvic
42
00:02:49.700 --> 00:02:51.940
punch.
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