Push Ground Away From You
How to Push the Ground Away in Your Golf Swing
Learning how to push the ground away golf style is the best way to stabilize your pelvis and stop your hips from moving toward the ball. This video demonstrates how better foot pressure creates a stronger impact position and more consistent ball striking.
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how pushing into your heels enhances stability in your swing
- Practice a 9 to 3 shot to reinforce proper weight transfer
- Understand how to maintain your pelvis position for improved ball striking
Tyler Ferrell. Golf Digest Best Teachers in California, 2026-27. The only person named to both Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America and Best Golf Fitness Professionals lists. Author of The Stock Tour Swing.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
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This drill is called push the ground away from you. This is again to help the
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00:00:04.340 --> 00:00:09.180
early extenders and what happens in early extension again is your butt moves
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in towards the golf ball and if you look at my feet my feet will tend to or my
4
00:00:14.760 --> 00:00:19.440
weight will tend to drift in towards my toes almost like I'm pushing the ground
5
00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:25.020
behind me like so in order to get up onto my toes. It's it's common in golf
6
00:00:25.020 --> 00:00:28.900
because it's a very powerful move if I were sprinting I'd push off the ground
7
00:00:28.900 --> 00:00:32.100
this way and if I were jumping I would push off the ground this way.
8
00:00:32.100 --> 00:00:32.720
Unfortunately
9
00:00:32.720 --> 00:00:36.080
doesn't create a lot of rotational speed which is what we really want here in
10
00:00:36.080 --> 00:00:36.160
the
11
00:00:36.160 --> 00:00:41.080
golf swing. So if you early extend you're moving in towards your toes in order
12
00:00:41.080 --> 00:00:41.080
to
13
00:00:41.080 --> 00:00:45.080
have more of a straight line path you need to feel like you actually push into
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00:00:45.080 --> 00:00:50.400
your heels. So you're gonna practice hitting the 9 to 3 shot where you push
15
00:00:50.400 --> 00:00:55.360
the ground away from you with your right foot. So it's gonna feel like you're
16
00:00:55.360 --> 00:00:59.900
pushing the ground towards the golf ball that will help keep your pelvis sort
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00:00:59.900 --> 00:00:59.980
of
18
00:00:59.980 --> 00:01:05.780
in the box or in the same place where it started while you do the rest of the
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00:01:05.780 --> 00:01:09.000
swing you know practice your good impact position and follow through position.
20
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So
21
00:01:09.660 --> 00:01:14.220
again it's just a simple concept you can practice pushing the ground away from
22
00:01:14.220 --> 00:01:18.880
you and for those of you that early extend this will actually be more of a
23
00:01:18.880 --> 00:01:21.740
straight line it's just gonna feel like you're pushing the ground away from you
24
00:01:21.740 --> 00:01:21.740
.
25
00:01:21.740 --> 00:01:26.780
This will help you in getting into that left heel much quicker instead of your
26
00:01:26.780 --> 00:01:30.520
transition going into that left toe.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.340
This drill is called push the ground away from you. This is again to help the
2
00:00:04.340 --> 00:00:09.180
early extenders and what happens in early extension again is your butt moves
3
00:00:09.180 --> 00:00:14.760
in towards the golf ball and if you look at my feet my feet will tend to or my
4
00:00:14.760 --> 00:00:19.440
weight will tend to drift in towards my toes almost like I'm pushing the ground
5
00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:25.020
behind me like so in order to get up onto my toes. It's it's common in golf
6
00:00:25.020 --> 00:00:28.900
because it's a very powerful move if I were sprinting I'd push off the ground
7
00:00:28.900 --> 00:00:32.100
this way and if I were jumping I would push off the ground this way.
8
00:00:32.100 --> 00:00:32.720
Unfortunately
9
00:00:32.720 --> 00:00:36.080
doesn't create a lot of rotational speed which is what we really want here in
10
00:00:36.080 --> 00:00:36.160
the
11
00:00:36.160 --> 00:00:41.080
golf swing. So if you early extend you're moving in towards your toes in order
12
00:00:41.080 --> 00:00:41.080
to
13
00:00:41.080 --> 00:00:45.080
have more of a straight line path you need to feel like you actually push into
14
00:00:45.080 --> 00:00:50.400
your heels. So you're gonna practice hitting the 9 to 3 shot where you push
15
00:00:50.400 --> 00:00:55.360
the ground away from you with your right foot. So it's gonna feel like you're
16
00:00:55.360 --> 00:00:59.900
pushing the ground towards the golf ball that will help keep your pelvis sort
17
00:00:59.900 --> 00:00:59.980
of
18
00:00:59.980 --> 00:01:05.780
in the box or in the same place where it started while you do the rest of the
19
00:01:05.780 --> 00:01:09.000
swing you know practice your good impact position and follow through position.
20
00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:09.660
So
21
00:01:09.660 --> 00:01:14.220
again it's just a simple concept you can practice pushing the ground away from
22
00:01:14.220 --> 00:01:18.880
you and for those of you that early extend this will actually be more of a
23
00:01:18.880 --> 00:01:21.740
straight line it's just gonna feel like you're pushing the ground away from you
24
00:01:21.740 --> 00:01:21.740
.
25
00:01:21.740 --> 00:01:26.780
This will help you in getting into that left heel much quicker instead of your
26
00:01:26.780 --> 00:01:30.520
transition going into that left toe.
Tyler Ferrell. Golf Digest Best Teachers in California, 2026-27. The only person named to both Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America and Best Golf Fitness Professionals lists. Author of The Stock Tour Swing.
Push Ground Away From You
How to Push the Ground Away in Your Golf Swing
Learning how to push the ground away golf style is the best way to stabilize your pelvis and stop your hips from moving toward the ball. This video demonstrates how better foot pressure creates a stronger impact position and more consistent ball striking.
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how pushing into your heels enhances stability in your swing
- Practice a 9 to 3 shot to reinforce proper weight transfer
- Understand how to maintain your pelvis position for improved ball striking
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.340
This drill is called push the ground away from you. This is again to help the
2
00:00:04.340 --> 00:00:09.180
early extenders and what happens in early extension again is your butt moves
3
00:00:09.180 --> 00:00:14.760
in towards the golf ball and if you look at my feet my feet will tend to or my
4
00:00:14.760 --> 00:00:19.440
weight will tend to drift in towards my toes almost like I'm pushing the ground
5
00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:25.020
behind me like so in order to get up onto my toes. It's it's common in golf
6
00:00:25.020 --> 00:00:28.900
because it's a very powerful move if I were sprinting I'd push off the ground
7
00:00:28.900 --> 00:00:32.100
this way and if I were jumping I would push off the ground this way.
8
00:00:32.100 --> 00:00:32.720
Unfortunately
9
00:00:32.720 --> 00:00:36.080
doesn't create a lot of rotational speed which is what we really want here in
10
00:00:36.080 --> 00:00:36.160
the
11
00:00:36.160 --> 00:00:41.080
golf swing. So if you early extend you're moving in towards your toes in order
12
00:00:41.080 --> 00:00:41.080
to
13
00:00:41.080 --> 00:00:45.080
have more of a straight line path you need to feel like you actually push into
14
00:00:45.080 --> 00:00:50.400
your heels. So you're gonna practice hitting the 9 to 3 shot where you push
15
00:00:50.400 --> 00:00:55.360
the ground away from you with your right foot. So it's gonna feel like you're
16
00:00:55.360 --> 00:00:59.900
pushing the ground towards the golf ball that will help keep your pelvis sort
17
00:00:59.900 --> 00:00:59.980
of
18
00:00:59.980 --> 00:01:05.780
in the box or in the same place where it started while you do the rest of the
19
00:01:05.780 --> 00:01:09.000
swing you know practice your good impact position and follow through position.
20
00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:09.660
So
21
00:01:09.660 --> 00:01:14.220
again it's just a simple concept you can practice pushing the ground away from
22
00:01:14.220 --> 00:01:18.880
you and for those of you that early extend this will actually be more of a
23
00:01:18.880 --> 00:01:21.740
straight line it's just gonna feel like you're pushing the ground away from you
24
00:01:21.740 --> 00:01:21.740
.
25
00:01:21.740 --> 00:01:26.780
This will help you in getting into that left heel much quicker instead of your
26
00:01:26.780 --> 00:01:30.520
transition going into that left toe.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.340
This drill is called push the ground away from you. This is again to help the
2
00:00:04.340 --> 00:00:09.180
early extenders and what happens in early extension again is your butt moves
3
00:00:09.180 --> 00:00:14.760
in towards the golf ball and if you look at my feet my feet will tend to or my
4
00:00:14.760 --> 00:00:19.440
weight will tend to drift in towards my toes almost like I'm pushing the ground
5
00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:25.020
behind me like so in order to get up onto my toes. It's it's common in golf
6
00:00:25.020 --> 00:00:28.900
because it's a very powerful move if I were sprinting I'd push off the ground
7
00:00:28.900 --> 00:00:32.100
this way and if I were jumping I would push off the ground this way.
8
00:00:32.100 --> 00:00:32.720
Unfortunately
9
00:00:32.720 --> 00:00:36.080
doesn't create a lot of rotational speed which is what we really want here in
10
00:00:36.080 --> 00:00:36.160
the
11
00:00:36.160 --> 00:00:41.080
golf swing. So if you early extend you're moving in towards your toes in order
12
00:00:41.080 --> 00:00:41.080
to
13
00:00:41.080 --> 00:00:45.080
have more of a straight line path you need to feel like you actually push into
14
00:00:45.080 --> 00:00:50.400
your heels. So you're gonna practice hitting the 9 to 3 shot where you push
15
00:00:50.400 --> 00:00:55.360
the ground away from you with your right foot. So it's gonna feel like you're
16
00:00:55.360 --> 00:00:59.900
pushing the ground towards the golf ball that will help keep your pelvis sort
17
00:00:59.900 --> 00:00:59.980
of
18
00:00:59.980 --> 00:01:05.780
in the box or in the same place where it started while you do the rest of the
19
00:01:05.780 --> 00:01:09.000
swing you know practice your good impact position and follow through position.
20
00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:09.660
So
21
00:01:09.660 --> 00:01:14.220
again it's just a simple concept you can practice pushing the ground away from
22
00:01:14.220 --> 00:01:18.880
you and for those of you that early extend this will actually be more of a
23
00:01:18.880 --> 00:01:21.740
straight line it's just gonna feel like you're pushing the ground away from you
24
00:01:21.740 --> 00:01:21.740
.
25
00:01:21.740 --> 00:01:26.780
This will help you in getting into that left heel much quicker instead of your
26
00:01:26.780 --> 00:01:30.520
transition going into that left toe.
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