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Feel Player Golf: Find Your Swing Trigger

Feel player golf improves when you build your swing around one clear, repeatable trigger. Learn how to choose a takeaway or downswing feel and use it in a calm pre-shot routine.

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Identify the triggers that initiate your swing for more consistent shots
  • Create a calming pre-shot routine to enhance focus and confidence
  • Recognize the importance of swinging when you feel the urge to improve your game
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.
Video Transcript
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this video is playing golf as a field golfer so as a field golfer there's a

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00:00:06.840 --> 00:00:12.420
couple things that you're going to try to focus on but the the basic rules are

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you need to figure out what your trigger is for swinging the club whether it's

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00:00:17.400 --> 00:00:23.560
a trigger for taking the club away I've had golfers who focus on exactly what

5
00:00:23.560 --> 00:00:28.080
part of their body controls the takeaway you know whether it's pushing into the

6
00:00:28.080 --> 00:00:33.800
ground the hands the body the shoulder etc or when the downswing starts because

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that's when all the explosive movements that a lot of field players identify

8
00:00:37.000 --> 00:00:41.440
with so I've had some field players who are very good if I do the right

9
00:00:41.440 --> 00:00:46.000
transition if I focus on kind of one key movement all the other parts of the

10
00:00:46.000 --> 00:00:52.000
swing unfold that's great for a playing thought now when you're practicing and

11
00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:56.520
you're going through different drills you you can use tempos and you can use

12
00:00:56.520 --> 00:01:01.520
rhythms and you can put shafts on the ground or clubs in your way in order to

13
00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:05.880
kind of get these images of where the clubs gonna swing but ultimately all

14
00:01:05.880 --> 00:01:11.760
that you really care about is developing this feel so you want to be careful

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with

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getting too caught up in focusing on tempo too caught up in kind of trying to

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get the perfect imagery when you're on your on the course you want to build a

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pre-shot routine where you're allowed to stay over the ball until you feel very

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very calm and you feel like I've got this intention to swing I'm a field golfer

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so I can only describe it as you feel this urge to swing almost like an urge

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to sneeze like my body has to swing right now or I'm gonna get in trouble

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and what you'll find is that you will get in trouble if you ignore that urge

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so if I swing when I don't have one of those urges is typically when I'm gonna

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hit my worst shots now that's kind of the nuts and bolts of how to use this

25
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pre-shot routine as a field player basically I've already done my thought

26
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process I'm gonna kind of find a way to get into a calm state somewhat

27
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something

28
00:02:09.760 --> 00:02:13.880
like Ernie Ells or Fred Couples you'll see there can be movement over the ball

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absolutely but then when I feel like I'm almost ready I get calm and I wait for

30
00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:25.760
that urge now it is very possible to store stress as a field golfer in a

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field sense and what that would mean is that if you get over the ball and you

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feel kind of like Kevin Nod did a while back where I just can't pull the

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trigger

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I don't feel comfortable I don't feel right that basically means that you need

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to use some of your pre-shot routine or use some of your training time on the

36
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range to work on your pre-shot routine so that you can practice getting into

37
00:02:49.560 --> 00:02:53.480
this calm state it's not something that happens just automatically it's

38
00:02:53.480 --> 00:02:59.160
something that you actually have to train so as a field golfer pay attention to

39
00:02:59.160 --> 00:03:05.960
specifics specific part of your body that's controlling the swing and I'll

40
00:03:05.960 --> 00:03:10.440
give you a quick little it's a quick little exercise that I've done with a

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lot of field golfers so you're gonna stand up if you're sitting there

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watching this in front of your computer or on your phone you're gonna stand up

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and you're gonna close your eyes and just listen to my voice I want you to try

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to

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feel the tip of your nose so you're not gonna touch it with your hands unless

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you have to but try to put all your feel all your intention right there feel

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exactly what's happening to the tip of your nose now go down and feel your

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right big toe so if you need to you can wiggle it around but you're gonna feel

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your right big toe now go back to your nose now go back to your toe now try to

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do both now I give you a couple seconds there to try to do both and what most

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feel most golfers in fact every golfer I've ever done this with will say that

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it's impossible to feel both I learned this little exercise from dr.

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Bill Campbell I think it's brilliant but basically what it shows is that you

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00:04:03.260 --> 00:04:03.520
can't

55
00:04:03.520 --> 00:04:08.400
focus on exactly what two parts your body are doing it once so when you're

56
00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:12.760
playing golf you need to have either a feel that happens in a sequence so you

57
00:04:12.760 --> 00:04:16.880
could have a feel like okay my backswing feel is there my transition feel is

58
00:04:16.880 --> 00:04:20.120
there and my release feel is there and I blend those into one feeling to play

59
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with or you could figure out well if I just do the transition everything falls

60
00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:28.480
in line so you can either have a sequence of feels or you can have one

61
00:04:28.480 --> 00:04:34.280
feel but you can't have two feels at once you can't be focusing on what the

62
00:04:34.280 --> 00:04:38.160
arms are doing in transition and the body so what you end up having to do is

63
00:04:38.160 --> 00:04:40.920
you have to use your practice time to figure out exactly which one of those

64
00:04:40.920 --> 00:04:45.440
controls your swing once you know that it'll be that much easier for you to

65
00:04:45.440 --> 00:04:49.320
take it to the course and this is the thought process you have to have if you

66
00:04:49.320 --> 00:04:49.360
're

67
00:04:49.360 --> 00:04:55.200
gonna build your pre-shot routine as a feel golfer
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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.

Playing golf as a feel golfer

Feel Player Golf: Find Your Swing Trigger

Feel player golf improves when you build your swing around one clear, repeatable trigger. Learn how to choose a takeaway or downswing feel and use it in a calm pre-shot routine.

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Identify the triggers that initiate your swing for more consistent shots
  • Create a calming pre-shot routine to enhance focus and confidence
  • Recognize the importance of swinging when you feel the urge to improve your game
Video Transcript
WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.840
this video is playing golf as a field golfer so as a field golfer there's a

2
00:00:06.840 --> 00:00:12.420
couple things that you're going to try to focus on but the the basic rules are

3
00:00:12.420 --> 00:00:17.400
you need to figure out what your trigger is for swinging the club whether it's

4
00:00:17.400 --> 00:00:23.560
a trigger for taking the club away I've had golfers who focus on exactly what

5
00:00:23.560 --> 00:00:28.080
part of their body controls the takeaway you know whether it's pushing into the

6
00:00:28.080 --> 00:00:33.800
ground the hands the body the shoulder etc or when the downswing starts because

7
00:00:33.800 --> 00:00:37.000
that's when all the explosive movements that a lot of field players identify

8
00:00:37.000 --> 00:00:41.440
with so I've had some field players who are very good if I do the right

9
00:00:41.440 --> 00:00:46.000
transition if I focus on kind of one key movement all the other parts of the

10
00:00:46.000 --> 00:00:52.000
swing unfold that's great for a playing thought now when you're practicing and

11
00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:56.520
you're going through different drills you you can use tempos and you can use

12
00:00:56.520 --> 00:01:01.520
rhythms and you can put shafts on the ground or clubs in your way in order to

13
00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:05.880
kind of get these images of where the clubs gonna swing but ultimately all

14
00:01:05.880 --> 00:01:11.760
that you really care about is developing this feel so you want to be careful

15
00:01:11.760 --> 00:01:12.360
with

16
00:01:12.360 --> 00:01:18.400
getting too caught up in focusing on tempo too caught up in kind of trying to

17
00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:22.440
get the perfect imagery when you're on your on the course you want to build a

18
00:01:22.440 --> 00:01:27.360
pre-shot routine where you're allowed to stay over the ball until you feel very

19
00:01:27.360 --> 00:01:34.320
very calm and you feel like I've got this intention to swing I'm a field golfer

20
00:01:34.320 --> 00:01:39.760
so I can only describe it as you feel this urge to swing almost like an urge

21
00:01:39.760 --> 00:01:43.840
to sneeze like my body has to swing right now or I'm gonna get in trouble

22
00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:47.560
and what you'll find is that you will get in trouble if you ignore that urge

23
00:01:47.560 --> 00:01:52.840
so if I swing when I don't have one of those urges is typically when I'm gonna

24
00:01:52.840 --> 00:01:59.160
hit my worst shots now that's kind of the nuts and bolts of how to use this

25
00:01:59.160 --> 00:02:03.800
pre-shot routine as a field player basically I've already done my thought

26
00:02:03.800 --> 00:02:09.470
process I'm gonna kind of find a way to get into a calm state somewhat

27
00:02:09.470 --> 00:02:09.760
something

28
00:02:09.760 --> 00:02:13.880
like Ernie Ells or Fred Couples you'll see there can be movement over the ball

29
00:02:13.880 --> 00:02:19.120
absolutely but then when I feel like I'm almost ready I get calm and I wait for

30
00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:25.760
that urge now it is very possible to store stress as a field golfer in a

31
00:02:25.760 --> 00:02:30.240
field sense and what that would mean is that if you get over the ball and you

32
00:02:30.240 --> 00:02:34.360
feel kind of like Kevin Nod did a while back where I just can't pull the

33
00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:34.600
trigger

34
00:02:34.600 --> 00:02:39.240
I don't feel comfortable I don't feel right that basically means that you need

35
00:02:39.240 --> 00:02:44.640
to use some of your pre-shot routine or use some of your training time on the

36
00:02:44.640 --> 00:02:49.560
range to work on your pre-shot routine so that you can practice getting into

37
00:02:49.560 --> 00:02:53.480
this calm state it's not something that happens just automatically it's

38
00:02:53.480 --> 00:02:59.160
something that you actually have to train so as a field golfer pay attention to

39
00:02:59.160 --> 00:03:05.960
specifics specific part of your body that's controlling the swing and I'll

40
00:03:05.960 --> 00:03:10.440
give you a quick little it's a quick little exercise that I've done with a

41
00:03:10.440 --> 00:03:15.640
lot of field golfers so you're gonna stand up if you're sitting there

42
00:03:15.640 --> 00:03:18.560
watching this in front of your computer or on your phone you're gonna stand up

43
00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:22.160
and you're gonna close your eyes and just listen to my voice I want you to try

44
00:03:22.160 --> 00:03:22.200
to

45
00:03:22.200 --> 00:03:25.520
feel the tip of your nose so you're not gonna touch it with your hands unless

46
00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:29.920
you have to but try to put all your feel all your intention right there feel

47
00:03:29.920 --> 00:03:33.600
exactly what's happening to the tip of your nose now go down and feel your

48
00:03:33.600 --> 00:03:38.840
right big toe so if you need to you can wiggle it around but you're gonna feel

49
00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:45.360
your right big toe now go back to your nose now go back to your toe now try to

50
00:03:45.360 --> 00:03:51.240
do both now I give you a couple seconds there to try to do both and what most

51
00:03:51.240 --> 00:03:54.840
feel most golfers in fact every golfer I've ever done this with will say that

52
00:03:54.840 --> 00:03:59.680
it's impossible to feel both I learned this little exercise from dr.

53
00:03:59.680 --> 00:04:03.260
Bill Campbell I think it's brilliant but basically what it shows is that you

54
00:04:03.260 --> 00:04:03.520
can't

55
00:04:03.520 --> 00:04:08.400
focus on exactly what two parts your body are doing it once so when you're

56
00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:12.760
playing golf you need to have either a feel that happens in a sequence so you

57
00:04:12.760 --> 00:04:16.880
could have a feel like okay my backswing feel is there my transition feel is

58
00:04:16.880 --> 00:04:20.120
there and my release feel is there and I blend those into one feeling to play

59
00:04:20.120 --> 00:04:25.000
with or you could figure out well if I just do the transition everything falls

60
00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:28.480
in line so you can either have a sequence of feels or you can have one

61
00:04:28.480 --> 00:04:34.280
feel but you can't have two feels at once you can't be focusing on what the

62
00:04:34.280 --> 00:04:38.160
arms are doing in transition and the body so what you end up having to do is

63
00:04:38.160 --> 00:04:40.920
you have to use your practice time to figure out exactly which one of those

64
00:04:40.920 --> 00:04:45.440
controls your swing once you know that it'll be that much easier for you to

65
00:04:45.440 --> 00:04:49.320
take it to the course and this is the thought process you have to have if you

66
00:04:49.320 --> 00:04:49.360
're

67
00:04:49.360 --> 00:04:55.200
gonna build your pre-shot routine as a feel golfer
Related topics
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