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Pool Noodle Takeaway
In this video, I will show you the pool noodle takeaway drill to fix an inside takeaway. To prevent a flat shoulder plane, focus on a straight trail arm and using your legs better. Use the pool noodle as a visual guide to maintain a more straight-back takeaway. It helps prevent a steep shoulder-dominant swing. Start with shorter swings and gradually increase to full swings, adjusting your shoulder and arm positions accordingly.
In this video, I will show you the pool noodle takeaway drill to fix an inside takeaway. To prevent a flat shoulder plane, focus on a straight trail arm and using your legs better. Use the pool noodle as a visual guide to maintain a more straight-back takeaway. It helps prevent a steep shoulder-dominant swing. Start with shorter swings and gradually increase to full swings, adjusting your shoulder and arm positions accordingly.
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Video Transcript
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This is the pool noodle takeaway, so a lot of students complain about having an
2
00:00:10.200 --> 00:00:10.840
inside
3
00:00:10.840 --> 00:00:16.530
takeaway and there's a couple common causes and there are times where it can be
4
00:00:16.530 --> 00:00:18.080
a really
5
00:00:18.080 --> 00:00:20.080
big problem.
6
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The main causes for a really big inside takeaway would be a flat shoulder plane
7
00:00:25.320 --> 00:00:25.960
where the lead
8
00:00:25.960 --> 00:00:29.800
shoulder comes up and the arms work more behind your body.
9
00:00:29.800 --> 00:00:36.660
So the arms are pulling this way, the shoulders are rotating this way and
10
00:00:36.660 --> 00:00:38.520
sometimes the wrists
11
00:00:38.520 --> 00:00:41.960
are kind of a little too active too early.
12
00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:45.600
In a one-piece takeaway, the trail arm is going to stay a little bit more
13
00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:46.860
straight and
14
00:00:46.860 --> 00:00:51.660
we're going to have more if we start by kind of using the legs better and we
15
00:00:51.660 --> 00:00:52.960
have a combination
16
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of tilt-width turn, a lot of people feel more of the side bend first but if I
17
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have a combination
18
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of more tilt versus turn while that trail arm stays straight then that's going
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to tend
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to bring your hands a little bit more straight in the backswing.
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The danger with getting too far back here is your shoulder is in a compromised
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position
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and it's in a leveraged position where it can really easily turn into a steep
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shoulder
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dominant pull down or if you don't have a big pull of the shoulder because the
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weight
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is so far back here, oftentimes you will then go into some early extension to
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start pulling
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the weight back forward because just trying to pull with your core from that
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position
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would feel really weak.
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So there are times where we want to reinforce a little bit more of a straight
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back takeaway.
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So if the feelings aren't working for you then I recommend using a visual and
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we're
36
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going to use this in two different ways.
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So I got a pull noodle here that's at about a little below hand height and
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parallel to
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the target line.
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So I'm going to get set up so that my hands are just outside of this pull nood
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le but I'm
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going to get close enough so that my hands are pretty close to in line with it.
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And now when I make my takeaway I'm just going to feel like this side bend move
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and the arms
45
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tend to bring the club outside and parallel to the pull noodle like this.
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Now if you're used to kind of wrapping it inside you can see how quickly you
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hit it.
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If you hit it kind of as it's approaching parallel I don't think that's too big
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a problem.
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You can be a little bit inside and still have a really good swing.
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But if it's coming straight back and hitting this thing right away then you
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want to investigate
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why that might be happening.
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Now it is possible but it can be a challenge to hit some golf balls especially
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full swings.
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So we'll set this up in kind of a tough position where I might feel like the
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bag is going to
58
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get in the way or it's going to be a little bit more exaggerated.
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So I'm going to feel like a little bit more straight back both with the right
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arm staying
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straight and with the left side kind of coming more down.
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And then what I might have to feel is I might have to feel a little bit more
63
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shallowness
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on the way down because if I'm used to getting really on top of it which is
65
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ultimately the
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main problem that we'd want to fix if I'm used to getting on top of it then if
67
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I start
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further out and get on top of it I'm going to be quite steep.
69
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In fact if I did that again let's move this bag out of the way just slightly.
70
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So if I normally if I bring it inside and then kind of come over the top well
71
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if I took
72
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it straight back and this is a little close but if I took it straight back and
73
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then went
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over the top you can see how steep that that would be.
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So I would have to feel like if I bring it more straight back there's going to
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be a little
77
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bit more shallowness there in transition.
78
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Now if you do want to hit with it I recommend putting it as more of a visual
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than actual
80
00:04:03.440 --> 00:04:04.520
physical barrier.
81
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So I do the drill there just to kind of get a sense of it but then when I'm
82
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actually getting
83
00:04:10.680 --> 00:04:14.220
golf balls I'll have it so it's closer to in line with the actual target line
84
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and now
85
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my goal is to kind of match it or feel like I get closer to it there in the
86
00:04:20.380 --> 00:04:21.560
takeaway.
87
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So the benefit here is now it prevents me from getting too steep it gives me a
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visual
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of staying a little bit more out and then feeling like I have to do some arm
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shallowing
91
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some shoulder blade shallowing in order to bring it a little bit more from the
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inside.
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So that's going to look a little bit more like this I'll try to just I'll try
94
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to get
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as close as I can to kind of nicking it and then feel like it drops a little
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bit from
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the inside.
98
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You'll see as you get more comfortable that you'll be able to take full wear
99
00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:53.080
and fuller
100
00:04:53.080 --> 00:04:57.810
swings but I would always start with 9-3, 10-2 and then work up to your full
101
00:04:57.810 --> 00:04:58.680
swing feeling
102
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either the left shoulder down or that right arm staying a little bit more wide
103
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in order
104
00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:08.480
to control the path of the club in the takeaway.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:10.200
This is the pool noodle takeaway, so a lot of students complain about having an
2
00:00:10.200 --> 00:00:10.840
inside
3
00:00:10.840 --> 00:00:16.530
takeaway and there's a couple common causes and there are times where it can be
4
00:00:16.530 --> 00:00:18.080
a really
5
00:00:18.080 --> 00:00:20.080
big problem.
6
00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:25.320
The main causes for a really big inside takeaway would be a flat shoulder plane
7
00:00:25.320 --> 00:00:25.960
where the lead
8
00:00:25.960 --> 00:00:29.800
shoulder comes up and the arms work more behind your body.
9
00:00:29.800 --> 00:00:36.660
So the arms are pulling this way, the shoulders are rotating this way and
10
00:00:36.660 --> 00:00:38.520
sometimes the wrists
11
00:00:38.520 --> 00:00:41.960
are kind of a little too active too early.
12
00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:45.600
In a one-piece takeaway, the trail arm is going to stay a little bit more
13
00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:46.860
straight and
14
00:00:46.860 --> 00:00:51.660
we're going to have more if we start by kind of using the legs better and we
15
00:00:51.660 --> 00:00:52.960
have a combination
16
00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:58.200
of tilt-width turn, a lot of people feel more of the side bend first but if I
17
00:00:58.200 --> 00:00:59.040
have a combination
18
00:00:59.040 --> 00:01:03.420
of more tilt versus turn while that trail arm stays straight then that's going
19
00:01:03.420 --> 00:01:03.960
to tend
20
00:01:03.960 --> 00:01:07.240
to bring your hands a little bit more straight in the backswing.
21
00:01:07.240 --> 00:01:12.480
The danger with getting too far back here is your shoulder is in a compromised
22
00:01:12.480 --> 00:01:12.720
position
23
00:01:12.720 --> 00:01:16.320
and it's in a leveraged position where it can really easily turn into a steep
24
00:01:16.320 --> 00:01:16.880
shoulder
25
00:01:16.880 --> 00:01:22.800
dominant pull down or if you don't have a big pull of the shoulder because the
26
00:01:22.800 --> 00:01:23.440
weight
27
00:01:23.440 --> 00:01:27.910
is so far back here, oftentimes you will then go into some early extension to
28
00:01:27.910 --> 00:01:28.800
start pulling
29
00:01:28.800 --> 00:01:32.930
the weight back forward because just trying to pull with your core from that
30
00:01:32.930 --> 00:01:33.560
position
31
00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:35.200
would feel really weak.
32
00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:40.440
So there are times where we want to reinforce a little bit more of a straight
33
00:01:40.440 --> 00:01:41.800
back takeaway.
34
00:01:41.800 --> 00:01:47.000
So if the feelings aren't working for you then I recommend using a visual and
35
00:01:47.000 --> 00:01:47.280
we're
36
00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:48.440
going to use this in two different ways.
37
00:01:48.440 --> 00:01:54.460
So I got a pull noodle here that's at about a little below hand height and
38
00:01:54.460 --> 00:01:55.600
parallel to
39
00:01:55.600 --> 00:01:56.600
the target line.
40
00:01:56.600 --> 00:02:02.700
So I'm going to get set up so that my hands are just outside of this pull nood
41
00:02:02.700 --> 00:02:03.360
le but I'm
42
00:02:03.360 --> 00:02:08.200
going to get close enough so that my hands are pretty close to in line with it.
43
00:02:08.200 --> 00:02:13.700
And now when I make my takeaway I'm just going to feel like this side bend move
44
00:02:13.700 --> 00:02:15.100
and the arms
45
00:02:15.100 --> 00:02:20.160
tend to bring the club outside and parallel to the pull noodle like this.
46
00:02:20.160 --> 00:02:24.830
Now if you're used to kind of wrapping it inside you can see how quickly you
47
00:02:24.830 --> 00:02:25.520
hit it.
48
00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:29.490
If you hit it kind of as it's approaching parallel I don't think that's too big
49
00:02:29.490 --> 00:02:30.200
a problem.
50
00:02:30.200 --> 00:02:33.640
You can be a little bit inside and still have a really good swing.
51
00:02:33.640 --> 00:02:37.050
But if it's coming straight back and hitting this thing right away then you
52
00:02:37.050 --> 00:02:38.080
want to investigate
53
00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:39.880
why that might be happening.
54
00:02:39.880 --> 00:02:47.580
Now it is possible but it can be a challenge to hit some golf balls especially
55
00:02:47.580 --> 00:02:48.900
full swings.
56
00:02:48.900 --> 00:02:54.060
So we'll set this up in kind of a tough position where I might feel like the
57
00:02:54.060 --> 00:02:54.560
bag is going to
58
00:02:54.560 --> 00:02:57.360
get in the way or it's going to be a little bit more exaggerated.
59
00:02:57.360 --> 00:03:03.050
So I'm going to feel like a little bit more straight back both with the right
60
00:03:03.050 --> 00:03:03.920
arm staying
61
00:03:03.920 --> 00:03:07.760
straight and with the left side kind of coming more down.
62
00:03:07.760 --> 00:03:12.150
And then what I might have to feel is I might have to feel a little bit more
63
00:03:12.150 --> 00:03:13.040
shallowness
64
00:03:13.040 --> 00:03:16.700
on the way down because if I'm used to getting really on top of it which is
65
00:03:16.700 --> 00:03:18.120
ultimately the
66
00:03:18.120 --> 00:03:21.780
main problem that we'd want to fix if I'm used to getting on top of it then if
67
00:03:21.780 --> 00:03:22.240
I start
68
00:03:22.240 --> 00:03:25.400
further out and get on top of it I'm going to be quite steep.
69
00:03:25.400 --> 00:03:33.800
In fact if I did that again let's move this bag out of the way just slightly.
70
00:03:33.800 --> 00:03:39.530
So if I normally if I bring it inside and then kind of come over the top well
71
00:03:39.530 --> 00:03:40.320
if I took
72
00:03:40.320 --> 00:03:43.870
it straight back and this is a little close but if I took it straight back and
73
00:03:43.870 --> 00:03:44.480
then went
74
00:03:44.480 --> 00:03:47.240
over the top you can see how steep that that would be.
75
00:03:47.240 --> 00:03:50.960
So I would have to feel like if I bring it more straight back there's going to
76
00:03:50.960 --> 00:03:51.400
be a little
77
00:03:51.400 --> 00:03:56.040
bit more shallowness there in transition.
78
00:03:56.040 --> 00:04:02.300
Now if you do want to hit with it I recommend putting it as more of a visual
79
00:04:02.300 --> 00:04:03.440
than actual
80
00:04:03.440 --> 00:04:04.520
physical barrier.
81
00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:09.770
So I do the drill there just to kind of get a sense of it but then when I'm
82
00:04:09.770 --> 00:04:10.680
actually getting
83
00:04:10.680 --> 00:04:14.220
golf balls I'll have it so it's closer to in line with the actual target line
84
00:04:14.220 --> 00:04:14.680
and now
85
00:04:14.680 --> 00:04:20.380
my goal is to kind of match it or feel like I get closer to it there in the
86
00:04:20.380 --> 00:04:21.560
takeaway.
87
00:04:21.560 --> 00:04:26.810
So the benefit here is now it prevents me from getting too steep it gives me a
88
00:04:26.810 --> 00:04:27.400
visual
89
00:04:27.400 --> 00:04:31.600
of staying a little bit more out and then feeling like I have to do some arm
90
00:04:31.600 --> 00:04:32.360
shallowing
91
00:04:32.360 --> 00:04:36.950
some shoulder blade shallowing in order to bring it a little bit more from the
92
00:04:36.950 --> 00:04:37.480
inside.
93
00:04:37.480 --> 00:04:42.250
So that's going to look a little bit more like this I'll try to just I'll try
94
00:04:42.250 --> 00:04:42.760
to get
95
00:04:42.760 --> 00:04:48.120
as close as I can to kind of nicking it and then feel like it drops a little
96
00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:48.560
bit from
97
00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:49.720
the inside.
98
00:04:49.720 --> 00:04:52.560
You'll see as you get more comfortable that you'll be able to take full wear
99
00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:53.080
and fuller
100
00:04:53.080 --> 00:04:57.810
swings but I would always start with 9-3, 10-2 and then work up to your full
101
00:04:57.810 --> 00:04:58.680
swing feeling
102
00:04:58.680 --> 00:05:03.450
either the left shoulder down or that right arm staying a little bit more wide
103
00:05:03.450 --> 00:05:04.040
in order
104
00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:08.480
to control the path of the club in the takeaway.
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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.
Pool Noodle Takeaway
In this video, I will show you the pool noodle takeaway drill to fix an inside takeaway. To prevent a flat shoulder plane, focus on a straight trail arm and using your legs better. Use the pool noodle as a visual guide to maintain a more straight-back takeaway. It helps prevent a steep shoulder-dominant swing. Start with shorter swings and gradually increase to full swings, adjusting your shoulder and arm positions accordingly.
In this video, I will show you the pool noodle takeaway drill to fix an inside takeaway. To prevent a flat shoulder plane, focus on a straight trail arm and using your legs better. Use the pool noodle as a visual guide to maintain a more straight-back takeaway. It helps prevent a steep shoulder-dominant swing. Start with shorter swings and gradually increase to full swings, adjusting your shoulder and arm positions accordingly.
Hide
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:10.200
This is the pool noodle takeaway, so a lot of students complain about having an
2
00:00:10.200 --> 00:00:10.840
inside
3
00:00:10.840 --> 00:00:16.530
takeaway and there's a couple common causes and there are times where it can be
4
00:00:16.530 --> 00:00:18.080
a really
5
00:00:18.080 --> 00:00:20.080
big problem.
6
00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:25.320
The main causes for a really big inside takeaway would be a flat shoulder plane
7
00:00:25.320 --> 00:00:25.960
where the lead
8
00:00:25.960 --> 00:00:29.800
shoulder comes up and the arms work more behind your body.
9
00:00:29.800 --> 00:00:36.660
So the arms are pulling this way, the shoulders are rotating this way and
10
00:00:36.660 --> 00:00:38.520
sometimes the wrists
11
00:00:38.520 --> 00:00:41.960
are kind of a little too active too early.
12
00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:45.600
In a one-piece takeaway, the trail arm is going to stay a little bit more
13
00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:46.860
straight and
14
00:00:46.860 --> 00:00:51.660
we're going to have more if we start by kind of using the legs better and we
15
00:00:51.660 --> 00:00:52.960
have a combination
16
00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:58.200
of tilt-width turn, a lot of people feel more of the side bend first but if I
17
00:00:58.200 --> 00:00:59.040
have a combination
18
00:00:59.040 --> 00:01:03.420
of more tilt versus turn while that trail arm stays straight then that's going
19
00:01:03.420 --> 00:01:03.960
to tend
20
00:01:03.960 --> 00:01:07.240
to bring your hands a little bit more straight in the backswing.
21
00:01:07.240 --> 00:01:12.480
The danger with getting too far back here is your shoulder is in a compromised
22
00:01:12.480 --> 00:01:12.720
position
23
00:01:12.720 --> 00:01:16.320
and it's in a leveraged position where it can really easily turn into a steep
24
00:01:16.320 --> 00:01:16.880
shoulder
25
00:01:16.880 --> 00:01:22.800
dominant pull down or if you don't have a big pull of the shoulder because the
26
00:01:22.800 --> 00:01:23.440
weight
27
00:01:23.440 --> 00:01:27.910
is so far back here, oftentimes you will then go into some early extension to
28
00:01:27.910 --> 00:01:28.800
start pulling
29
00:01:28.800 --> 00:01:32.930
the weight back forward because just trying to pull with your core from that
30
00:01:32.930 --> 00:01:33.560
position
31
00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:35.200
would feel really weak.
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So there are times where we want to reinforce a little bit more of a straight
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back takeaway.
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So if the feelings aren't working for you then I recommend using a visual and
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we're
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going to use this in two different ways.
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So I got a pull noodle here that's at about a little below hand height and
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parallel to
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the target line.
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So I'm going to get set up so that my hands are just outside of this pull nood
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le but I'm
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going to get close enough so that my hands are pretty close to in line with it.
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And now when I make my takeaway I'm just going to feel like this side bend move
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and the arms
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tend to bring the club outside and parallel to the pull noodle like this.
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Now if you're used to kind of wrapping it inside you can see how quickly you
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hit it.
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If you hit it kind of as it's approaching parallel I don't think that's too big
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a problem.
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You can be a little bit inside and still have a really good swing.
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But if it's coming straight back and hitting this thing right away then you
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want to investigate
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why that might be happening.
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Now it is possible but it can be a challenge to hit some golf balls especially
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full swings.
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So we'll set this up in kind of a tough position where I might feel like the
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bag is going to
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get in the way or it's going to be a little bit more exaggerated.
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So I'm going to feel like a little bit more straight back both with the right
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arm staying
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straight and with the left side kind of coming more down.
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And then what I might have to feel is I might have to feel a little bit more
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shallowness
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on the way down because if I'm used to getting really on top of it which is
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ultimately the
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main problem that we'd want to fix if I'm used to getting on top of it then if
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I start
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further out and get on top of it I'm going to be quite steep.
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In fact if I did that again let's move this bag out of the way just slightly.
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So if I normally if I bring it inside and then kind of come over the top well
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if I took
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it straight back and this is a little close but if I took it straight back and
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then went
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over the top you can see how steep that that would be.
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So I would have to feel like if I bring it more straight back there's going to
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be a little
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bit more shallowness there in transition.
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Now if you do want to hit with it I recommend putting it as more of a visual
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than actual
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physical barrier.
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00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:09.770
So I do the drill there just to kind of get a sense of it but then when I'm
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00:04:09.770 --> 00:04:10.680
actually getting
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golf balls I'll have it so it's closer to in line with the actual target line
84
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and now
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my goal is to kind of match it or feel like I get closer to it there in the
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takeaway.
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So the benefit here is now it prevents me from getting too steep it gives me a
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visual
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of staying a little bit more out and then feeling like I have to do some arm
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shallowing
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some shoulder blade shallowing in order to bring it a little bit more from the
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inside.
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So that's going to look a little bit more like this I'll try to just I'll try
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to get
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as close as I can to kind of nicking it and then feel like it drops a little
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bit from
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the inside.
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You'll see as you get more comfortable that you'll be able to take full wear
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and fuller
100
00:04:53.080 --> 00:04:57.810
swings but I would always start with 9-3, 10-2 and then work up to your full
101
00:04:57.810 --> 00:04:58.680
swing feeling
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either the left shoulder down or that right arm staying a little bit more wide
103
00:05:03.450 --> 00:05:04.040
in order
104
00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:08.480
to control the path of the club in the takeaway.
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This is the pool noodle takeaway, so a lot of students complain about having an
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inside
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takeaway and there's a couple common causes and there are times where it can be
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a really
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big problem.
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The main causes for a really big inside takeaway would be a flat shoulder plane
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where the lead
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shoulder comes up and the arms work more behind your body.
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So the arms are pulling this way, the shoulders are rotating this way and
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sometimes the wrists
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are kind of a little too active too early.
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In a one-piece takeaway, the trail arm is going to stay a little bit more
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straight and
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we're going to have more if we start by kind of using the legs better and we
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have a combination
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of tilt-width turn, a lot of people feel more of the side bend first but if I
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have a combination
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of more tilt versus turn while that trail arm stays straight then that's going
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to tend
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to bring your hands a little bit more straight in the backswing.
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The danger with getting too far back here is your shoulder is in a compromised
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position
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and it's in a leveraged position where it can really easily turn into a steep
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shoulder
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dominant pull down or if you don't have a big pull of the shoulder because the
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weight
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is so far back here, oftentimes you will then go into some early extension to
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start pulling
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the weight back forward because just trying to pull with your core from that
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position
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would feel really weak.
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00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:40.440
So there are times where we want to reinforce a little bit more of a straight
33
00:01:40.440 --> 00:01:41.800
back takeaway.
34
00:01:41.800 --> 00:01:47.000
So if the feelings aren't working for you then I recommend using a visual and
35
00:01:47.000 --> 00:01:47.280
we're
36
00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:48.440
going to use this in two different ways.
37
00:01:48.440 --> 00:01:54.460
So I got a pull noodle here that's at about a little below hand height and
38
00:01:54.460 --> 00:01:55.600
parallel to
39
00:01:55.600 --> 00:01:56.600
the target line.
40
00:01:56.600 --> 00:02:02.700
So I'm going to get set up so that my hands are just outside of this pull nood
41
00:02:02.700 --> 00:02:03.360
le but I'm
42
00:02:03.360 --> 00:02:08.200
going to get close enough so that my hands are pretty close to in line with it.
43
00:02:08.200 --> 00:02:13.700
And now when I make my takeaway I'm just going to feel like this side bend move
44
00:02:13.700 --> 00:02:15.100
and the arms
45
00:02:15.100 --> 00:02:20.160
tend to bring the club outside and parallel to the pull noodle like this.
46
00:02:20.160 --> 00:02:24.830
Now if you're used to kind of wrapping it inside you can see how quickly you
47
00:02:24.830 --> 00:02:25.520
hit it.
48
00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:29.490
If you hit it kind of as it's approaching parallel I don't think that's too big
49
00:02:29.490 --> 00:02:30.200
a problem.
50
00:02:30.200 --> 00:02:33.640
You can be a little bit inside and still have a really good swing.
51
00:02:33.640 --> 00:02:37.050
But if it's coming straight back and hitting this thing right away then you
52
00:02:37.050 --> 00:02:38.080
want to investigate
53
00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:39.880
why that might be happening.
54
00:02:39.880 --> 00:02:47.580
Now it is possible but it can be a challenge to hit some golf balls especially
55
00:02:47.580 --> 00:02:48.900
full swings.
56
00:02:48.900 --> 00:02:54.060
So we'll set this up in kind of a tough position where I might feel like the
57
00:02:54.060 --> 00:02:54.560
bag is going to
58
00:02:54.560 --> 00:02:57.360
get in the way or it's going to be a little bit more exaggerated.
59
00:02:57.360 --> 00:03:03.050
So I'm going to feel like a little bit more straight back both with the right
60
00:03:03.050 --> 00:03:03.920
arm staying
61
00:03:03.920 --> 00:03:07.760
straight and with the left side kind of coming more down.
62
00:03:07.760 --> 00:03:12.150
And then what I might have to feel is I might have to feel a little bit more
63
00:03:12.150 --> 00:03:13.040
shallowness
64
00:03:13.040 --> 00:03:16.700
on the way down because if I'm used to getting really on top of it which is
65
00:03:16.700 --> 00:03:18.120
ultimately the
66
00:03:18.120 --> 00:03:21.780
main problem that we'd want to fix if I'm used to getting on top of it then if
67
00:03:21.780 --> 00:03:22.240
I start
68
00:03:22.240 --> 00:03:25.400
further out and get on top of it I'm going to be quite steep.
69
00:03:25.400 --> 00:03:33.800
In fact if I did that again let's move this bag out of the way just slightly.
70
00:03:33.800 --> 00:03:39.530
So if I normally if I bring it inside and then kind of come over the top well
71
00:03:39.530 --> 00:03:40.320
if I took
72
00:03:40.320 --> 00:03:43.870
it straight back and this is a little close but if I took it straight back and
73
00:03:43.870 --> 00:03:44.480
then went
74
00:03:44.480 --> 00:03:47.240
over the top you can see how steep that that would be.
75
00:03:47.240 --> 00:03:50.960
So I would have to feel like if I bring it more straight back there's going to
76
00:03:50.960 --> 00:03:51.400
be a little
77
00:03:51.400 --> 00:03:56.040
bit more shallowness there in transition.
78
00:03:56.040 --> 00:04:02.300
Now if you do want to hit with it I recommend putting it as more of a visual
79
00:04:02.300 --> 00:04:03.440
than actual
80
00:04:03.440 --> 00:04:04.520
physical barrier.
81
00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:09.770
So I do the drill there just to kind of get a sense of it but then when I'm
82
00:04:09.770 --> 00:04:10.680
actually getting
83
00:04:10.680 --> 00:04:14.220
golf balls I'll have it so it's closer to in line with the actual target line
84
00:04:14.220 --> 00:04:14.680
and now
85
00:04:14.680 --> 00:04:20.380
my goal is to kind of match it or feel like I get closer to it there in the
86
00:04:20.380 --> 00:04:21.560
takeaway.
87
00:04:21.560 --> 00:04:26.810
So the benefit here is now it prevents me from getting too steep it gives me a
88
00:04:26.810 --> 00:04:27.400
visual
89
00:04:27.400 --> 00:04:31.600
of staying a little bit more out and then feeling like I have to do some arm
90
00:04:31.600 --> 00:04:32.360
shallowing
91
00:04:32.360 --> 00:04:36.950
some shoulder blade shallowing in order to bring it a little bit more from the
92
00:04:36.950 --> 00:04:37.480
inside.
93
00:04:37.480 --> 00:04:42.250
So that's going to look a little bit more like this I'll try to just I'll try
94
00:04:42.250 --> 00:04:42.760
to get
95
00:04:42.760 --> 00:04:48.120
as close as I can to kind of nicking it and then feel like it drops a little
96
00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:48.560
bit from
97
00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:49.720
the inside.
98
00:04:49.720 --> 00:04:52.560
You'll see as you get more comfortable that you'll be able to take full wear
99
00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:53.080
and fuller
100
00:04:53.080 --> 00:04:57.810
swings but I would always start with 9-3, 10-2 and then work up to your full
101
00:04:57.810 --> 00:04:58.680
swing feeling
102
00:04:58.680 --> 00:05:03.450
either the left shoulder down or that right arm staying a little bit more wide
103
00:05:03.450 --> 00:05:04.040
in order
104
00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:08.480
to control the path of the club in the takeaway.
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