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How to Practice Key Golf Movements at Home
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Use mirrors and video to gain clear feedback on your swing mechanics
- Identify the key movements to focus on during at-home practice
- Understand the difference between your perceived and actual golf movements
Learn effective methods for practicing golf at home, including the use of mirrors and video feedback to enhance your skills. This video emphasizes the importance of understanding your movements to improve your game without needing to visit the driving range.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.880
In this concept video, we're going to go over the overview of practicing at
2
00:00:04.880 --> 00:00:05.440
home.
3
00:00:05.440 --> 00:00:11.490
Now, for most of us, getting to the driving range every single day is probably
4
00:00:11.490 --> 00:00:12.640
unrealistic.
5
00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:16.690
So you'll notice that I provide a lot of ways that you can practice these key
6
00:00:16.690 --> 00:00:17.360
movements
7
00:00:17.360 --> 00:00:18.360
at home.
8
00:00:18.360 --> 00:00:21.520
Now if you're doing some of these drills and practicing at home, there are a
9
00:00:21.520 --> 00:00:22.040
few things
10
00:00:22.040 --> 00:00:24.120
that I want you to focus on.
11
00:00:24.120 --> 00:00:28.480
One, you're going to need some sort of clear feedback.
12
00:00:28.480 --> 00:00:32.560
Now some of the best ones that I like are either having objects that help with
13
00:00:32.560 --> 00:00:33.160
the visual
14
00:00:33.160 --> 00:00:36.780
spatial or relationships or having mirrors.
15
00:00:36.780 --> 00:00:41.010
So if I'm setting up on the, you know, even if I'm not hitting a golf ball, if
16
00:00:41.010 --> 00:00:42.000
I'm practicing
17
00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:46.050
my setup and I have a mirror where I can see either down the line or I have a
18
00:00:46.050 --> 00:00:46.720
mirror where
19
00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:52.490
I can see kind of face-on, this will help my brain and my body kind of
20
00:00:52.490 --> 00:00:53.680
reconcile what
21
00:00:53.680 --> 00:00:57.040
it feels like I'm doing with what I'm actually doing.
22
00:00:57.040 --> 00:01:02.120
Unfortunately, what you feel like you're doing is of very little importance.
23
00:01:02.120 --> 00:01:05.830
It helps with performance that have clear feelings, but it's not critical for
24
00:01:05.830 --> 00:01:06.320
actually
25
00:01:06.320 --> 00:01:08.000
executing a golf shot.
26
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:12.840
What is important is that you are taking this club through the proper space and
27
00:01:12.840 --> 00:01:13.280
using
28
00:01:13.280 --> 00:01:15.240
your body in the proper way.
29
00:01:15.240 --> 00:01:18.280
So I recommend having mirrors.
30
00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:22.400
If you don't have mirrors, you can use your cell phone camera, have video so
31
00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:22.920
that you
32
00:01:22.920 --> 00:01:25.760
can see what it is that you're doing.
33
00:01:25.760 --> 00:01:29.990
I had a gentleman this morning where we were trying to work on this kind of
34
00:01:29.990 --> 00:01:30.720
flattened
35
00:01:30.720 --> 00:01:37.000
movement in the Zorro loops or the arms flattening in transition.
36
00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:41.280
And when he felt like he did it a lot, it was about this much.
37
00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:47.370
And so using a mirror and using video allowed him to feel this much movement or
38
00:01:47.370 --> 00:01:48.080
what we're
39
00:01:48.080 --> 00:01:49.760
actually trying to accomplish.
40
00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:53.280
And then he had to get over how the heck can I hit a golf ball from there.
41
00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:57.850
But the first step is just kind of putting in repetitions and feeling your body
42
00:01:57.850 --> 00:01:58.600
or sensing
43
00:01:58.600 --> 00:02:02.080
where your body is as it goes through these movements.
44
00:02:02.080 --> 00:02:05.240
So you can use sticks on the ground.
45
00:02:05.240 --> 00:02:10.410
If you're practicing say your swing path and you don't have access to hitting
46
00:02:10.410 --> 00:02:11.640
golf balls,
47
00:02:11.640 --> 00:02:17.560
you can always set up a quick little grid and you can just practice swinging.
48
00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:20.760
Instead of standing up to not hit the sticks on the ground, I would recommend
49
00:02:20.760 --> 00:02:21.160
that you
50
00:02:21.160 --> 00:02:27.080
choke up, but taking swings to feel either, okay, that would be an out path.
51
00:02:27.080 --> 00:02:29.100
That would be an out to end.
52
00:02:29.100 --> 00:02:32.080
What movements are actually helping create that?
53
00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:36.320
You can use tape and put those on the ground so that way you can actually swing
54
00:02:36.320 --> 00:02:36.920
without
55
00:02:36.920 --> 00:02:39.960
having the sticks get in the way.
56
00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:44.320
You can use all kinds of corners of the doors.
57
00:02:44.320 --> 00:02:46.200
You'll see me use chairs.
58
00:02:46.200 --> 00:02:50.620
Lots of things just to give you some clear spatial feedback so that when you're
59
00:02:50.620 --> 00:02:51.040
doing
60
00:02:51.040 --> 00:02:54.840
these at home practices, it's as beneficial as you could possibly have it.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.880
In this concept video, we're going to go over the overview of practicing at
2
00:00:04.880 --> 00:00:05.440
home.
3
00:00:05.440 --> 00:00:11.490
Now, for most of us, getting to the driving range every single day is probably
4
00:00:11.490 --> 00:00:12.640
unrealistic.
5
00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:16.690
So you'll notice that I provide a lot of ways that you can practice these key
6
00:00:16.690 --> 00:00:17.360
movements
7
00:00:17.360 --> 00:00:18.360
at home.
8
00:00:18.360 --> 00:00:21.520
Now if you're doing some of these drills and practicing at home, there are a
9
00:00:21.520 --> 00:00:22.040
few things
10
00:00:22.040 --> 00:00:24.120
that I want you to focus on.
11
00:00:24.120 --> 00:00:28.480
One, you're going to need some sort of clear feedback.
12
00:00:28.480 --> 00:00:32.560
Now some of the best ones that I like are either having objects that help with
13
00:00:32.560 --> 00:00:33.160
the visual
14
00:00:33.160 --> 00:00:36.780
spatial or relationships or having mirrors.
15
00:00:36.780 --> 00:00:41.010
So if I'm setting up on the, you know, even if I'm not hitting a golf ball, if
16
00:00:41.010 --> 00:00:42.000
I'm practicing
17
00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:46.050
my setup and I have a mirror where I can see either down the line or I have a
18
00:00:46.050 --> 00:00:46.720
mirror where
19
00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:52.490
I can see kind of face-on, this will help my brain and my body kind of
20
00:00:52.490 --> 00:00:53.680
reconcile what
21
00:00:53.680 --> 00:00:57.040
it feels like I'm doing with what I'm actually doing.
22
00:00:57.040 --> 00:01:02.120
Unfortunately, what you feel like you're doing is of very little importance.
23
00:01:02.120 --> 00:01:05.830
It helps with performance that have clear feelings, but it's not critical for
24
00:01:05.830 --> 00:01:06.320
actually
25
00:01:06.320 --> 00:01:08.000
executing a golf shot.
26
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:12.840
What is important is that you are taking this club through the proper space and
27
00:01:12.840 --> 00:01:13.280
using
28
00:01:13.280 --> 00:01:15.240
your body in the proper way.
29
00:01:15.240 --> 00:01:18.280
So I recommend having mirrors.
30
00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:22.400
If you don't have mirrors, you can use your cell phone camera, have video so
31
00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:22.920
that you
32
00:01:22.920 --> 00:01:25.760
can see what it is that you're doing.
33
00:01:25.760 --> 00:01:29.990
I had a gentleman this morning where we were trying to work on this kind of
34
00:01:29.990 --> 00:01:30.720
flattened
35
00:01:30.720 --> 00:01:37.000
movement in the Zorro loops or the arms flattening in transition.
36
00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:41.280
And when he felt like he did it a lot, it was about this much.
37
00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:47.370
And so using a mirror and using video allowed him to feel this much movement or
38
00:01:47.370 --> 00:01:48.080
what we're
39
00:01:48.080 --> 00:01:49.760
actually trying to accomplish.
40
00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:53.280
And then he had to get over how the heck can I hit a golf ball from there.
41
00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:57.850
But the first step is just kind of putting in repetitions and feeling your body
42
00:01:57.850 --> 00:01:58.600
or sensing
43
00:01:58.600 --> 00:02:02.080
where your body is as it goes through these movements.
44
00:02:02.080 --> 00:02:05.240
So you can use sticks on the ground.
45
00:02:05.240 --> 00:02:10.410
If you're practicing say your swing path and you don't have access to hitting
46
00:02:10.410 --> 00:02:11.640
golf balls,
47
00:02:11.640 --> 00:02:17.560
you can always set up a quick little grid and you can just practice swinging.
48
00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:20.760
Instead of standing up to not hit the sticks on the ground, I would recommend
49
00:02:20.760 --> 00:02:21.160
that you
50
00:02:21.160 --> 00:02:27.080
choke up, but taking swings to feel either, okay, that would be an out path.
51
00:02:27.080 --> 00:02:29.100
That would be an out to end.
52
00:02:29.100 --> 00:02:32.080
What movements are actually helping create that?
53
00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:36.320
You can use tape and put those on the ground so that way you can actually swing
54
00:02:36.320 --> 00:02:36.920
without
55
00:02:36.920 --> 00:02:39.960
having the sticks get in the way.
56
00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:44.320
You can use all kinds of corners of the doors.
57
00:02:44.320 --> 00:02:46.200
You'll see me use chairs.
58
00:02:46.200 --> 00:02:50.620
Lots of things just to give you some clear spatial feedback so that when you're
59
00:02:50.620 --> 00:02:51.040
doing
60
00:02:51.040 --> 00:02:54.840
these at home practices, it's as beneficial as you could possibly have it.
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.
How to Practice Key Golf Movements at Home
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Use mirrors and video to gain clear feedback on your swing mechanics
- Identify the key movements to focus on during at-home practice
- Understand the difference between your perceived and actual golf movements
Learn effective methods for practicing golf at home, including the use of mirrors and video feedback to enhance your skills. This video emphasizes the importance of understanding your movements to improve your game without needing to visit the driving range.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.880
In this concept video, we're going to go over the overview of practicing at
2
00:00:04.880 --> 00:00:05.440
home.
3
00:00:05.440 --> 00:00:11.490
Now, for most of us, getting to the driving range every single day is probably
4
00:00:11.490 --> 00:00:12.640
unrealistic.
5
00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:16.690
So you'll notice that I provide a lot of ways that you can practice these key
6
00:00:16.690 --> 00:00:17.360
movements
7
00:00:17.360 --> 00:00:18.360
at home.
8
00:00:18.360 --> 00:00:21.520
Now if you're doing some of these drills and practicing at home, there are a
9
00:00:21.520 --> 00:00:22.040
few things
10
00:00:22.040 --> 00:00:24.120
that I want you to focus on.
11
00:00:24.120 --> 00:00:28.480
One, you're going to need some sort of clear feedback.
12
00:00:28.480 --> 00:00:32.560
Now some of the best ones that I like are either having objects that help with
13
00:00:32.560 --> 00:00:33.160
the visual
14
00:00:33.160 --> 00:00:36.780
spatial or relationships or having mirrors.
15
00:00:36.780 --> 00:00:41.010
So if I'm setting up on the, you know, even if I'm not hitting a golf ball, if
16
00:00:41.010 --> 00:00:42.000
I'm practicing
17
00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:46.050
my setup and I have a mirror where I can see either down the line or I have a
18
00:00:46.050 --> 00:00:46.720
mirror where
19
00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:52.490
I can see kind of face-on, this will help my brain and my body kind of
20
00:00:52.490 --> 00:00:53.680
reconcile what
21
00:00:53.680 --> 00:00:57.040
it feels like I'm doing with what I'm actually doing.
22
00:00:57.040 --> 00:01:02.120
Unfortunately, what you feel like you're doing is of very little importance.
23
00:01:02.120 --> 00:01:05.830
It helps with performance that have clear feelings, but it's not critical for
24
00:01:05.830 --> 00:01:06.320
actually
25
00:01:06.320 --> 00:01:08.000
executing a golf shot.
26
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:12.840
What is important is that you are taking this club through the proper space and
27
00:01:12.840 --> 00:01:13.280
using
28
00:01:13.280 --> 00:01:15.240
your body in the proper way.
29
00:01:15.240 --> 00:01:18.280
So I recommend having mirrors.
30
00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:22.400
If you don't have mirrors, you can use your cell phone camera, have video so
31
00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:22.920
that you
32
00:01:22.920 --> 00:01:25.760
can see what it is that you're doing.
33
00:01:25.760 --> 00:01:29.990
I had a gentleman this morning where we were trying to work on this kind of
34
00:01:29.990 --> 00:01:30.720
flattened
35
00:01:30.720 --> 00:01:37.000
movement in the Zorro loops or the arms flattening in transition.
36
00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:41.280
And when he felt like he did it a lot, it was about this much.
37
00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:47.370
And so using a mirror and using video allowed him to feel this much movement or
38
00:01:47.370 --> 00:01:48.080
what we're
39
00:01:48.080 --> 00:01:49.760
actually trying to accomplish.
40
00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:53.280
And then he had to get over how the heck can I hit a golf ball from there.
41
00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:57.850
But the first step is just kind of putting in repetitions and feeling your body
42
00:01:57.850 --> 00:01:58.600
or sensing
43
00:01:58.600 --> 00:02:02.080
where your body is as it goes through these movements.
44
00:02:02.080 --> 00:02:05.240
So you can use sticks on the ground.
45
00:02:05.240 --> 00:02:10.410
If you're practicing say your swing path and you don't have access to hitting
46
00:02:10.410 --> 00:02:11.640
golf balls,
47
00:02:11.640 --> 00:02:17.560
you can always set up a quick little grid and you can just practice swinging.
48
00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:20.760
Instead of standing up to not hit the sticks on the ground, I would recommend
49
00:02:20.760 --> 00:02:21.160
that you
50
00:02:21.160 --> 00:02:27.080
choke up, but taking swings to feel either, okay, that would be an out path.
51
00:02:27.080 --> 00:02:29.100
That would be an out to end.
52
00:02:29.100 --> 00:02:32.080
What movements are actually helping create that?
53
00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:36.320
You can use tape and put those on the ground so that way you can actually swing
54
00:02:36.320 --> 00:02:36.920
without
55
00:02:36.920 --> 00:02:39.960
having the sticks get in the way.
56
00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:44.320
You can use all kinds of corners of the doors.
57
00:02:44.320 --> 00:02:46.200
You'll see me use chairs.
58
00:02:46.200 --> 00:02:50.620
Lots of things just to give you some clear spatial feedback so that when you're
59
00:02:50.620 --> 00:02:51.040
doing
60
00:02:51.040 --> 00:02:54.840
these at home practices, it's as beneficial as you could possibly have it.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.880
In this concept video, we're going to go over the overview of practicing at
2
00:00:04.880 --> 00:00:05.440
home.
3
00:00:05.440 --> 00:00:11.490
Now, for most of us, getting to the driving range every single day is probably
4
00:00:11.490 --> 00:00:12.640
unrealistic.
5
00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:16.690
So you'll notice that I provide a lot of ways that you can practice these key
6
00:00:16.690 --> 00:00:17.360
movements
7
00:00:17.360 --> 00:00:18.360
at home.
8
00:00:18.360 --> 00:00:21.520
Now if you're doing some of these drills and practicing at home, there are a
9
00:00:21.520 --> 00:00:22.040
few things
10
00:00:22.040 --> 00:00:24.120
that I want you to focus on.
11
00:00:24.120 --> 00:00:28.480
One, you're going to need some sort of clear feedback.
12
00:00:28.480 --> 00:00:32.560
Now some of the best ones that I like are either having objects that help with
13
00:00:32.560 --> 00:00:33.160
the visual
14
00:00:33.160 --> 00:00:36.780
spatial or relationships or having mirrors.
15
00:00:36.780 --> 00:00:41.010
So if I'm setting up on the, you know, even if I'm not hitting a golf ball, if
16
00:00:41.010 --> 00:00:42.000
I'm practicing
17
00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:46.050
my setup and I have a mirror where I can see either down the line or I have a
18
00:00:46.050 --> 00:00:46.720
mirror where
19
00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:52.490
I can see kind of face-on, this will help my brain and my body kind of
20
00:00:52.490 --> 00:00:53.680
reconcile what
21
00:00:53.680 --> 00:00:57.040
it feels like I'm doing with what I'm actually doing.
22
00:00:57.040 --> 00:01:02.120
Unfortunately, what you feel like you're doing is of very little importance.
23
00:01:02.120 --> 00:01:05.830
It helps with performance that have clear feelings, but it's not critical for
24
00:01:05.830 --> 00:01:06.320
actually
25
00:01:06.320 --> 00:01:08.000
executing a golf shot.
26
00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:12.840
What is important is that you are taking this club through the proper space and
27
00:01:12.840 --> 00:01:13.280
using
28
00:01:13.280 --> 00:01:15.240
your body in the proper way.
29
00:01:15.240 --> 00:01:18.280
So I recommend having mirrors.
30
00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:22.400
If you don't have mirrors, you can use your cell phone camera, have video so
31
00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:22.920
that you
32
00:01:22.920 --> 00:01:25.760
can see what it is that you're doing.
33
00:01:25.760 --> 00:01:29.990
I had a gentleman this morning where we were trying to work on this kind of
34
00:01:29.990 --> 00:01:30.720
flattened
35
00:01:30.720 --> 00:01:37.000
movement in the Zorro loops or the arms flattening in transition.
36
00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:41.280
And when he felt like he did it a lot, it was about this much.
37
00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:47.370
And so using a mirror and using video allowed him to feel this much movement or
38
00:01:47.370 --> 00:01:48.080
what we're
39
00:01:48.080 --> 00:01:49.760
actually trying to accomplish.
40
00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:53.280
And then he had to get over how the heck can I hit a golf ball from there.
41
00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:57.850
But the first step is just kind of putting in repetitions and feeling your body
42
00:01:57.850 --> 00:01:58.600
or sensing
43
00:01:58.600 --> 00:02:02.080
where your body is as it goes through these movements.
44
00:02:02.080 --> 00:02:05.240
So you can use sticks on the ground.
45
00:02:05.240 --> 00:02:10.410
If you're practicing say your swing path and you don't have access to hitting
46
00:02:10.410 --> 00:02:11.640
golf balls,
47
00:02:11.640 --> 00:02:17.560
you can always set up a quick little grid and you can just practice swinging.
48
00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:20.760
Instead of standing up to not hit the sticks on the ground, I would recommend
49
00:02:20.760 --> 00:02:21.160
that you
50
00:02:21.160 --> 00:02:27.080
choke up, but taking swings to feel either, okay, that would be an out path.
51
00:02:27.080 --> 00:02:29.100
That would be an out to end.
52
00:02:29.100 --> 00:02:32.080
What movements are actually helping create that?
53
00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:36.320
You can use tape and put those on the ground so that way you can actually swing
54
00:02:36.320 --> 00:02:36.920
without
55
00:02:36.920 --> 00:02:39.960
having the sticks get in the way.
56
00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:44.320
You can use all kinds of corners of the doors.
57
00:02:44.320 --> 00:02:46.200
You'll see me use chairs.
58
00:02:46.200 --> 00:02:50.620
Lots of things just to give you some clear spatial feedback so that when you're
59
00:02:50.620 --> 00:02:51.040
doing
60
00:02:51.040 --> 00:02:54.840
these at home practices, it's as beneficial as you could possibly have it.
Have questions about this video?
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