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Fix Your Flat Backswing with Trail Arm Pronation Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how trail arm pronation affects your backswing shape
- Feel the correct rotation of your trail arm to prevent a flat position
- Improve your club's verticality for a more consistent swing path
In this video, you'll learn how to improve your backswing by focusing on trail arm pronation. This crucial movement helps maintain club position and verticality, ensuring better transitions and strikes.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.680
This drill is trail arm pronation in the backswing so some golfers make a
2
00:00:06.680 --> 00:00:11.560
really good kind of one-piece takeaway keeping that radar elbow wide focusing
3
00:00:11.560 --> 00:00:16.680
you know keeping it with the core but then end up getting really flat during
4
00:00:16.680 --> 00:00:22.920
their setting phase so it's a it's a less common problem I don't see it a ton
5
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:28.680
but if you struggle with it usually the key is going to be more in this trail
6
00:00:28.680 --> 00:00:34.080
wrist so on on 3d it's one of those weird graphs that you look at it and it
7
00:00:34.080 --> 00:00:37.800
seems like it should be going the other way but there's a fairly common
8
00:00:37.800 --> 00:00:42.040
pattern so the golfers who tend to get a little bit flatter will tend to have
9
00:00:42.040 --> 00:00:49.920
not as much pronation or rotation this way of this trail arm so once you get
10
00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:56.680
into that setting phase feeling like this lead form is rotating as it sets
11
00:00:56.680 --> 00:01:02.280
around that fixed shoulder kind of gives the verticality so if I were to keep
12
00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:06.400
supinating it'll go like this but if I were to now add pronation it stands
13
00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:13.800
the club up I tend to see it more with that and less with restricting the
14
00:01:13.800 --> 00:01:18.610
movement of the lead arm but potentially it could be the left shoulder as well
15
00:01:18.610 --> 00:01:19.280
so
16
00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:22.840
if you get here and the right arm is trying to do this but the left arm kind
17
00:01:22.840 --> 00:01:28.360
of really comes off your body you could still get flat that's rare but the more
18
00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:32.690
common one would be you get to here and you just let that forearm rotate as
19
00:01:32.690 --> 00:01:33.000
opposed
20
00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:37.160
to letting it rotate the opposite direction almost as if I was doing a
21
00:01:37.160 --> 00:01:42.360
throwing movement so it gets to the here and then it pronates and that helps
22
00:01:42.360 --> 00:01:46.320
create some of the verticality which helps keep the club out in front of you
23
00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:51.760
so that when you when you initiate transition you can let it drop still get
24
00:01:51.760 --> 00:01:56.800
into that good position before your good release so if you're struggling with
25
00:01:56.800 --> 00:02:01.940
getting a little bit too flat or laid off at the top it's usually this trail
26
00:02:01.940 --> 00:02:08.120
arm rotation the tour average is somewhere around 40 degrees and I've seen
27
00:02:08.120 --> 00:02:13.040
amateurs as low as 10 so when you get really flat it is possible that it's
28
00:02:13.040 --> 00:02:18.500
purely this one movement so you hold your arm out in front of you you
29
00:02:18.500 --> 00:02:22.850
basically rotate so that palm is facing down and then extend the wrist just
30
00:02:22.850 --> 00:02:22.940
like
31
00:02:22.940 --> 00:02:27.580
we talked about in the backswing step-by-step so now we're gonna make the good
32
00:02:27.580 --> 00:02:31.760
one-piece takeaway and now start starting right about here really
33
00:02:31.760 --> 00:02:38.580
feeling that arm rotate as I go to set that's gonna make it feel very upright
34
00:02:38.580 --> 00:02:44.380
but that will allow you to then shallow during transition where often what can
35
00:02:44.380 --> 00:02:48.300
happen is if I get too far behind I won't actually shallow the club what I'll
36
00:02:48.300 --> 00:02:54.340
end up doing is have more a vertical drop and often potentially steepening the
37
00:02:54.340 --> 00:02:59.420
path of the club so if you're struggling with getting the setting phase of your
38
00:02:59.420 --> 00:03:04.180
backswing focus on that trail arm rotating or pronating to help steepen
39
00:03:04.180 --> 00:03:08.100
the shaft so that you can then execute good shallow movements during your
40
00:03:08.100 --> 00:03:15.060
transition so it looks kind of one and then let it rotate as you go to set and
41
00:03:15.060 --> 00:03:21.740
you can do it in one movement and then you can do it in one movement making
42
00:03:21.740 --> 00:03:24.180
contact
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.680
This drill is trail arm pronation in the backswing so some golfers make a
2
00:00:06.680 --> 00:00:11.560
really good kind of one-piece takeaway keeping that radar elbow wide focusing
3
00:00:11.560 --> 00:00:16.680
you know keeping it with the core but then end up getting really flat during
4
00:00:16.680 --> 00:00:22.920
their setting phase so it's a it's a less common problem I don't see it a ton
5
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:28.680
but if you struggle with it usually the key is going to be more in this trail
6
00:00:28.680 --> 00:00:34.080
wrist so on on 3d it's one of those weird graphs that you look at it and it
7
00:00:34.080 --> 00:00:37.800
seems like it should be going the other way but there's a fairly common
8
00:00:37.800 --> 00:00:42.040
pattern so the golfers who tend to get a little bit flatter will tend to have
9
00:00:42.040 --> 00:00:49.920
not as much pronation or rotation this way of this trail arm so once you get
10
00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:56.680
into that setting phase feeling like this lead form is rotating as it sets
11
00:00:56.680 --> 00:01:02.280
around that fixed shoulder kind of gives the verticality so if I were to keep
12
00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:06.400
supinating it'll go like this but if I were to now add pronation it stands
13
00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:13.800
the club up I tend to see it more with that and less with restricting the
14
00:01:13.800 --> 00:01:18.610
movement of the lead arm but potentially it could be the left shoulder as well
15
00:01:18.610 --> 00:01:19.280
so
16
00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:22.840
if you get here and the right arm is trying to do this but the left arm kind
17
00:01:22.840 --> 00:01:28.360
of really comes off your body you could still get flat that's rare but the more
18
00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:32.690
common one would be you get to here and you just let that forearm rotate as
19
00:01:32.690 --> 00:01:33.000
opposed
20
00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:37.160
to letting it rotate the opposite direction almost as if I was doing a
21
00:01:37.160 --> 00:01:42.360
throwing movement so it gets to the here and then it pronates and that helps
22
00:01:42.360 --> 00:01:46.320
create some of the verticality which helps keep the club out in front of you
23
00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:51.760
so that when you when you initiate transition you can let it drop still get
24
00:01:51.760 --> 00:01:56.800
into that good position before your good release so if you're struggling with
25
00:01:56.800 --> 00:02:01.940
getting a little bit too flat or laid off at the top it's usually this trail
26
00:02:01.940 --> 00:02:08.120
arm rotation the tour average is somewhere around 40 degrees and I've seen
27
00:02:08.120 --> 00:02:13.040
amateurs as low as 10 so when you get really flat it is possible that it's
28
00:02:13.040 --> 00:02:18.500
purely this one movement so you hold your arm out in front of you you
29
00:02:18.500 --> 00:02:22.850
basically rotate so that palm is facing down and then extend the wrist just
30
00:02:22.850 --> 00:02:22.940
like
31
00:02:22.940 --> 00:02:27.580
we talked about in the backswing step-by-step so now we're gonna make the good
32
00:02:27.580 --> 00:02:31.760
one-piece takeaway and now start starting right about here really
33
00:02:31.760 --> 00:02:38.580
feeling that arm rotate as I go to set that's gonna make it feel very upright
34
00:02:38.580 --> 00:02:44.380
but that will allow you to then shallow during transition where often what can
35
00:02:44.380 --> 00:02:48.300
happen is if I get too far behind I won't actually shallow the club what I'll
36
00:02:48.300 --> 00:02:54.340
end up doing is have more a vertical drop and often potentially steepening the
37
00:02:54.340 --> 00:02:59.420
path of the club so if you're struggling with getting the setting phase of your
38
00:02:59.420 --> 00:03:04.180
backswing focus on that trail arm rotating or pronating to help steepen
39
00:03:04.180 --> 00:03:08.100
the shaft so that you can then execute good shallow movements during your
40
00:03:08.100 --> 00:03:15.060
transition so it looks kind of one and then let it rotate as you go to set and
41
00:03:15.060 --> 00:03:21.740
you can do it in one movement and then you can do it in one movement making
42
00:03:21.740 --> 00:03:24.180
contact
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.
Fix Your Flat Backswing with Trail Arm Pronation Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how trail arm pronation affects your backswing shape
- Feel the correct rotation of your trail arm to prevent a flat position
- Improve your club's verticality for a more consistent swing path
In this video, you'll learn how to improve your backswing by focusing on trail arm pronation. This crucial movement helps maintain club position and verticality, ensuring better transitions and strikes.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.680
This drill is trail arm pronation in the backswing so some golfers make a
2
00:00:06.680 --> 00:00:11.560
really good kind of one-piece takeaway keeping that radar elbow wide focusing
3
00:00:11.560 --> 00:00:16.680
you know keeping it with the core but then end up getting really flat during
4
00:00:16.680 --> 00:00:22.920
their setting phase so it's a it's a less common problem I don't see it a ton
5
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:28.680
but if you struggle with it usually the key is going to be more in this trail
6
00:00:28.680 --> 00:00:34.080
wrist so on on 3d it's one of those weird graphs that you look at it and it
7
00:00:34.080 --> 00:00:37.800
seems like it should be going the other way but there's a fairly common
8
00:00:37.800 --> 00:00:42.040
pattern so the golfers who tend to get a little bit flatter will tend to have
9
00:00:42.040 --> 00:00:49.920
not as much pronation or rotation this way of this trail arm so once you get
10
00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:56.680
into that setting phase feeling like this lead form is rotating as it sets
11
00:00:56.680 --> 00:01:02.280
around that fixed shoulder kind of gives the verticality so if I were to keep
12
00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:06.400
supinating it'll go like this but if I were to now add pronation it stands
13
00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:13.800
the club up I tend to see it more with that and less with restricting the
14
00:01:13.800 --> 00:01:18.610
movement of the lead arm but potentially it could be the left shoulder as well
15
00:01:18.610 --> 00:01:19.280
so
16
00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:22.840
if you get here and the right arm is trying to do this but the left arm kind
17
00:01:22.840 --> 00:01:28.360
of really comes off your body you could still get flat that's rare but the more
18
00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:32.690
common one would be you get to here and you just let that forearm rotate as
19
00:01:32.690 --> 00:01:33.000
opposed
20
00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:37.160
to letting it rotate the opposite direction almost as if I was doing a
21
00:01:37.160 --> 00:01:42.360
throwing movement so it gets to the here and then it pronates and that helps
22
00:01:42.360 --> 00:01:46.320
create some of the verticality which helps keep the club out in front of you
23
00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:51.760
so that when you when you initiate transition you can let it drop still get
24
00:01:51.760 --> 00:01:56.800
into that good position before your good release so if you're struggling with
25
00:01:56.800 --> 00:02:01.940
getting a little bit too flat or laid off at the top it's usually this trail
26
00:02:01.940 --> 00:02:08.120
arm rotation the tour average is somewhere around 40 degrees and I've seen
27
00:02:08.120 --> 00:02:13.040
amateurs as low as 10 so when you get really flat it is possible that it's
28
00:02:13.040 --> 00:02:18.500
purely this one movement so you hold your arm out in front of you you
29
00:02:18.500 --> 00:02:22.850
basically rotate so that palm is facing down and then extend the wrist just
30
00:02:22.850 --> 00:02:22.940
like
31
00:02:22.940 --> 00:02:27.580
we talked about in the backswing step-by-step so now we're gonna make the good
32
00:02:27.580 --> 00:02:31.760
one-piece takeaway and now start starting right about here really
33
00:02:31.760 --> 00:02:38.580
feeling that arm rotate as I go to set that's gonna make it feel very upright
34
00:02:38.580 --> 00:02:44.380
but that will allow you to then shallow during transition where often what can
35
00:02:44.380 --> 00:02:48.300
happen is if I get too far behind I won't actually shallow the club what I'll
36
00:02:48.300 --> 00:02:54.340
end up doing is have more a vertical drop and often potentially steepening the
37
00:02:54.340 --> 00:02:59.420
path of the club so if you're struggling with getting the setting phase of your
38
00:02:59.420 --> 00:03:04.180
backswing focus on that trail arm rotating or pronating to help steepen
39
00:03:04.180 --> 00:03:08.100
the shaft so that you can then execute good shallow movements during your
40
00:03:08.100 --> 00:03:15.060
transition so it looks kind of one and then let it rotate as you go to set and
41
00:03:15.060 --> 00:03:21.740
you can do it in one movement and then you can do it in one movement making
42
00:03:21.740 --> 00:03:24.180
contact
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.680
This drill is trail arm pronation in the backswing so some golfers make a
2
00:00:06.680 --> 00:00:11.560
really good kind of one-piece takeaway keeping that radar elbow wide focusing
3
00:00:11.560 --> 00:00:16.680
you know keeping it with the core but then end up getting really flat during
4
00:00:16.680 --> 00:00:22.920
their setting phase so it's a it's a less common problem I don't see it a ton
5
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:28.680
but if you struggle with it usually the key is going to be more in this trail
6
00:00:28.680 --> 00:00:34.080
wrist so on on 3d it's one of those weird graphs that you look at it and it
7
00:00:34.080 --> 00:00:37.800
seems like it should be going the other way but there's a fairly common
8
00:00:37.800 --> 00:00:42.040
pattern so the golfers who tend to get a little bit flatter will tend to have
9
00:00:42.040 --> 00:00:49.920
not as much pronation or rotation this way of this trail arm so once you get
10
00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:56.680
into that setting phase feeling like this lead form is rotating as it sets
11
00:00:56.680 --> 00:01:02.280
around that fixed shoulder kind of gives the verticality so if I were to keep
12
00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:06.400
supinating it'll go like this but if I were to now add pronation it stands
13
00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:13.800
the club up I tend to see it more with that and less with restricting the
14
00:01:13.800 --> 00:01:18.610
movement of the lead arm but potentially it could be the left shoulder as well
15
00:01:18.610 --> 00:01:19.280
so
16
00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:22.840
if you get here and the right arm is trying to do this but the left arm kind
17
00:01:22.840 --> 00:01:28.360
of really comes off your body you could still get flat that's rare but the more
18
00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:32.690
common one would be you get to here and you just let that forearm rotate as
19
00:01:32.690 --> 00:01:33.000
opposed
20
00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:37.160
to letting it rotate the opposite direction almost as if I was doing a
21
00:01:37.160 --> 00:01:42.360
throwing movement so it gets to the here and then it pronates and that helps
22
00:01:42.360 --> 00:01:46.320
create some of the verticality which helps keep the club out in front of you
23
00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:51.760
so that when you when you initiate transition you can let it drop still get
24
00:01:51.760 --> 00:01:56.800
into that good position before your good release so if you're struggling with
25
00:01:56.800 --> 00:02:01.940
getting a little bit too flat or laid off at the top it's usually this trail
26
00:02:01.940 --> 00:02:08.120
arm rotation the tour average is somewhere around 40 degrees and I've seen
27
00:02:08.120 --> 00:02:13.040
amateurs as low as 10 so when you get really flat it is possible that it's
28
00:02:13.040 --> 00:02:18.500
purely this one movement so you hold your arm out in front of you you
29
00:02:18.500 --> 00:02:22.850
basically rotate so that palm is facing down and then extend the wrist just
30
00:02:22.850 --> 00:02:22.940
like
31
00:02:22.940 --> 00:02:27.580
we talked about in the backswing step-by-step so now we're gonna make the good
32
00:02:27.580 --> 00:02:31.760
one-piece takeaway and now start starting right about here really
33
00:02:31.760 --> 00:02:38.580
feeling that arm rotate as I go to set that's gonna make it feel very upright
34
00:02:38.580 --> 00:02:44.380
but that will allow you to then shallow during transition where often what can
35
00:02:44.380 --> 00:02:48.300
happen is if I get too far behind I won't actually shallow the club what I'll
36
00:02:48.300 --> 00:02:54.340
end up doing is have more a vertical drop and often potentially steepening the
37
00:02:54.340 --> 00:02:59.420
path of the club so if you're struggling with getting the setting phase of your
38
00:02:59.420 --> 00:03:04.180
backswing focus on that trail arm rotating or pronating to help steepen
39
00:03:04.180 --> 00:03:08.100
the shaft so that you can then execute good shallow movements during your
40
00:03:08.100 --> 00:03:15.060
transition so it looks kind of one and then let it rotate as you go to set and
41
00:03:15.060 --> 00:03:21.740
you can do it in one movement and then you can do it in one movement making
42
00:03:21.740 --> 00:03:24.180
contact
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