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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.
Improve Your Putter Rhythm with the Drop Catch Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the natural acceleration of the putter head during your stroke
- Match your arm movement to the putter's fall for consistent tempo
- Reduce wrist involvement for improved stability and face control
Learn how to enhance your putting rhythm and tempo with the Putter Drop Catch drill. This exercise helps you develop a smoother pendulum swing by utilizing the weight of the putter for better acceleration.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.620
Mr. L is the putter drop catch.
2
00:00:07.620 --> 00:00:13.180
So this is a way to work on your rhythm and your tempo and your feeling of the
3
00:00:13.180 --> 00:00:13.960
pendulum
4
00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:17.840
swing or what I call with a lot of students are wrecking ball.
5
00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:23.700
So one of the goals for consistent tempo is to have the mass of the putter head
6
00:00:23.700 --> 00:00:24.160
or the
7
00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:30.700
weight of the putter head causing the acceleration not you forcibly moving the
8
00:00:30.700 --> 00:00:31.280
club.
9
00:00:31.280 --> 00:00:36.750
And so oftentimes golfers are really unaware that they are hitting it or
10
00:00:36.750 --> 00:00:37.960
forcing it with
11
00:00:37.960 --> 00:00:40.160
their arms and their body.
12
00:00:40.160 --> 00:00:43.040
So I'll do this little drill what will do a drop catch.
13
00:00:43.040 --> 00:00:47.440
So I'm going to take the putter and I'm going to toss it lightly up in the air.
14
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:54.220
And my goal is I'm going to match the weight of the putter as it's falling.
15
00:00:54.220 --> 00:00:59.550
So my arms are dropping with the putter so that there feels like there's
16
00:00:59.550 --> 00:01:00.080
basically no
17
00:01:00.080 --> 00:01:01.520
impact.
18
00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:06.480
So this is my arms falling at the speed of the putter.
19
00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:08.840
Now I'm going to try to apply that feel to a stroke.
20
00:01:08.840 --> 00:01:14.180
I'm going to bring it back and right through there I'm going to try and match
21
00:01:14.180 --> 00:01:14.940
the speed
22
00:01:14.940 --> 00:01:16.840
of the putter falling.
23
00:01:16.840 --> 00:01:21.130
Now one of the key things here is here you can notice I'm not doing a lot with
24
00:01:21.130 --> 00:01:21.800
my wrist.
25
00:01:21.800 --> 00:01:24.200
I'm not just doing it like that.
26
00:01:24.200 --> 00:01:26.360
I'm using my whole arms.
27
00:01:26.360 --> 00:01:27.360
Same thing here.
28
00:01:27.360 --> 00:01:33.120
I want to match the speed with my shoulders and my arms not with my wrist.
29
00:01:33.120 --> 00:01:37.390
This would be matching the speed with my wrist where my body didn't do anything
30
00:01:37.390 --> 00:01:37.680
.
31
00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:41.480
This would be matching the speed with my wrist with my body turning.
32
00:01:41.480 --> 00:01:44.460
It'll still look flippy and I'm going to tend to have some face control issues
33
00:01:44.460 --> 00:01:46.400
if I do that.
34
00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:52.660
But if I match it with my arms while my wrist stay a little bit more firm then
35
00:01:52.660 --> 00:01:53.360
I'm going
36
00:01:53.360 --> 00:01:59.450
to tend, oh that was a good putter, I'm going to tend to have a really repeat
37
00:01:59.450 --> 00:02:01.120
able acceleration
38
00:02:01.120 --> 00:02:02.120
pattern.
39
00:02:02.120 --> 00:02:06.910
Then if I need to hit the ball further all I have to do is take a bigger swing
40
00:02:06.910 --> 00:02:07.440
but I'm
41
00:02:07.440 --> 00:02:09.840
not going to change that acceleration.
42
00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:16.860
I'm just going to match it longer so here's the short putt and then here's the
43
00:02:16.860 --> 00:02:17.680
long putt.
44
00:02:17.680 --> 00:02:22.960
I'm just matching it from the top of the swing all the way down to impact.
45
00:02:22.960 --> 00:02:28.560
This can be really good for feel base golfers for learning this more rhythmic
46
00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:29.560
or pendulum
47
00:02:29.560 --> 00:02:31.720
type acceleration pattern.
48
00:02:31.720 --> 00:02:35.220
This can help a lot with your distance control but it can also help with the
49
00:02:35.220 --> 00:02:36.000
face control
50
00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:40.620
on the short putts because when you accelerate it you'll tend to cause a little
51
00:02:40.620 --> 00:02:41.360
bit of face
52
00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:46.520
rotation and that can cause you to miss some of your shorter putts.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.620
Mr. L is the putter drop catch.
2
00:00:07.620 --> 00:00:13.180
So this is a way to work on your rhythm and your tempo and your feeling of the
3
00:00:13.180 --> 00:00:13.960
pendulum
4
00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:17.840
swing or what I call with a lot of students are wrecking ball.
5
00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:23.700
So one of the goals for consistent tempo is to have the mass of the putter head
6
00:00:23.700 --> 00:00:24.160
or the
7
00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:30.700
weight of the putter head causing the acceleration not you forcibly moving the
8
00:00:30.700 --> 00:00:31.280
club.
9
00:00:31.280 --> 00:00:36.750
And so oftentimes golfers are really unaware that they are hitting it or
10
00:00:36.750 --> 00:00:37.960
forcing it with
11
00:00:37.960 --> 00:00:40.160
their arms and their body.
12
00:00:40.160 --> 00:00:43.040
So I'll do this little drill what will do a drop catch.
13
00:00:43.040 --> 00:00:47.440
So I'm going to take the putter and I'm going to toss it lightly up in the air.
14
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:54.220
And my goal is I'm going to match the weight of the putter as it's falling.
15
00:00:54.220 --> 00:00:59.550
So my arms are dropping with the putter so that there feels like there's
16
00:00:59.550 --> 00:01:00.080
basically no
17
00:01:00.080 --> 00:01:01.520
impact.
18
00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:06.480
So this is my arms falling at the speed of the putter.
19
00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:08.840
Now I'm going to try to apply that feel to a stroke.
20
00:01:08.840 --> 00:01:14.180
I'm going to bring it back and right through there I'm going to try and match
21
00:01:14.180 --> 00:01:14.940
the speed
22
00:01:14.940 --> 00:01:16.840
of the putter falling.
23
00:01:16.840 --> 00:01:21.130
Now one of the key things here is here you can notice I'm not doing a lot with
24
00:01:21.130 --> 00:01:21.800
my wrist.
25
00:01:21.800 --> 00:01:24.200
I'm not just doing it like that.
26
00:01:24.200 --> 00:01:26.360
I'm using my whole arms.
27
00:01:26.360 --> 00:01:27.360
Same thing here.
28
00:01:27.360 --> 00:01:33.120
I want to match the speed with my shoulders and my arms not with my wrist.
29
00:01:33.120 --> 00:01:37.390
This would be matching the speed with my wrist where my body didn't do anything
30
00:01:37.390 --> 00:01:37.680
.
31
00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:41.480
This would be matching the speed with my wrist with my body turning.
32
00:01:41.480 --> 00:01:44.460
It'll still look flippy and I'm going to tend to have some face control issues
33
00:01:44.460 --> 00:01:46.400
if I do that.
34
00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:52.660
But if I match it with my arms while my wrist stay a little bit more firm then
35
00:01:52.660 --> 00:01:53.360
I'm going
36
00:01:53.360 --> 00:01:59.450
to tend, oh that was a good putter, I'm going to tend to have a really repeat
37
00:01:59.450 --> 00:02:01.120
able acceleration
38
00:02:01.120 --> 00:02:02.120
pattern.
39
00:02:02.120 --> 00:02:06.910
Then if I need to hit the ball further all I have to do is take a bigger swing
40
00:02:06.910 --> 00:02:07.440
but I'm
41
00:02:07.440 --> 00:02:09.840
not going to change that acceleration.
42
00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:16.860
I'm just going to match it longer so here's the short putt and then here's the
43
00:02:16.860 --> 00:02:17.680
long putt.
44
00:02:17.680 --> 00:02:22.960
I'm just matching it from the top of the swing all the way down to impact.
45
00:02:22.960 --> 00:02:28.560
This can be really good for feel base golfers for learning this more rhythmic
46
00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:29.560
or pendulum
47
00:02:29.560 --> 00:02:31.720
type acceleration pattern.
48
00:02:31.720 --> 00:02:35.220
This can help a lot with your distance control but it can also help with the
49
00:02:35.220 --> 00:02:36.000
face control
50
00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:40.620
on the short putts because when you accelerate it you'll tend to cause a little
51
00:02:40.620 --> 00:02:41.360
bit of face
52
00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:46.520
rotation and that can cause you to miss some of your shorter putts.
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.
Improve Your Putter Rhythm with the Drop Catch Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the natural acceleration of the putter head during your stroke
- Match your arm movement to the putter's fall for consistent tempo
- Reduce wrist involvement for improved stability and face control
Learn how to enhance your putting rhythm and tempo with the Putter Drop Catch drill. This exercise helps you develop a smoother pendulum swing by utilizing the weight of the putter for better acceleration.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.620
Mr. L is the putter drop catch.
2
00:00:07.620 --> 00:00:13.180
So this is a way to work on your rhythm and your tempo and your feeling of the
3
00:00:13.180 --> 00:00:13.960
pendulum
4
00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:17.840
swing or what I call with a lot of students are wrecking ball.
5
00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:23.700
So one of the goals for consistent tempo is to have the mass of the putter head
6
00:00:23.700 --> 00:00:24.160
or the
7
00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:30.700
weight of the putter head causing the acceleration not you forcibly moving the
8
00:00:30.700 --> 00:00:31.280
club.
9
00:00:31.280 --> 00:00:36.750
And so oftentimes golfers are really unaware that they are hitting it or
10
00:00:36.750 --> 00:00:37.960
forcing it with
11
00:00:37.960 --> 00:00:40.160
their arms and their body.
12
00:00:40.160 --> 00:00:43.040
So I'll do this little drill what will do a drop catch.
13
00:00:43.040 --> 00:00:47.440
So I'm going to take the putter and I'm going to toss it lightly up in the air.
14
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:54.220
And my goal is I'm going to match the weight of the putter as it's falling.
15
00:00:54.220 --> 00:00:59.550
So my arms are dropping with the putter so that there feels like there's
16
00:00:59.550 --> 00:01:00.080
basically no
17
00:01:00.080 --> 00:01:01.520
impact.
18
00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:06.480
So this is my arms falling at the speed of the putter.
19
00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:08.840
Now I'm going to try to apply that feel to a stroke.
20
00:01:08.840 --> 00:01:14.180
I'm going to bring it back and right through there I'm going to try and match
21
00:01:14.180 --> 00:01:14.940
the speed
22
00:01:14.940 --> 00:01:16.840
of the putter falling.
23
00:01:16.840 --> 00:01:21.130
Now one of the key things here is here you can notice I'm not doing a lot with
24
00:01:21.130 --> 00:01:21.800
my wrist.
25
00:01:21.800 --> 00:01:24.200
I'm not just doing it like that.
26
00:01:24.200 --> 00:01:26.360
I'm using my whole arms.
27
00:01:26.360 --> 00:01:27.360
Same thing here.
28
00:01:27.360 --> 00:01:33.120
I want to match the speed with my shoulders and my arms not with my wrist.
29
00:01:33.120 --> 00:01:37.390
This would be matching the speed with my wrist where my body didn't do anything
30
00:01:37.390 --> 00:01:37.680
.
31
00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:41.480
This would be matching the speed with my wrist with my body turning.
32
00:01:41.480 --> 00:01:44.460
It'll still look flippy and I'm going to tend to have some face control issues
33
00:01:44.460 --> 00:01:46.400
if I do that.
34
00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:52.660
But if I match it with my arms while my wrist stay a little bit more firm then
35
00:01:52.660 --> 00:01:53.360
I'm going
36
00:01:53.360 --> 00:01:59.450
to tend, oh that was a good putter, I'm going to tend to have a really repeat
37
00:01:59.450 --> 00:02:01.120
able acceleration
38
00:02:01.120 --> 00:02:02.120
pattern.
39
00:02:02.120 --> 00:02:06.910
Then if I need to hit the ball further all I have to do is take a bigger swing
40
00:02:06.910 --> 00:02:07.440
but I'm
41
00:02:07.440 --> 00:02:09.840
not going to change that acceleration.
42
00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:16.860
I'm just going to match it longer so here's the short putt and then here's the
43
00:02:16.860 --> 00:02:17.680
long putt.
44
00:02:17.680 --> 00:02:22.960
I'm just matching it from the top of the swing all the way down to impact.
45
00:02:22.960 --> 00:02:28.560
This can be really good for feel base golfers for learning this more rhythmic
46
00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:29.560
or pendulum
47
00:02:29.560 --> 00:02:31.720
type acceleration pattern.
48
00:02:31.720 --> 00:02:35.220
This can help a lot with your distance control but it can also help with the
49
00:02:35.220 --> 00:02:36.000
face control
50
00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:40.620
on the short putts because when you accelerate it you'll tend to cause a little
51
00:02:40.620 --> 00:02:41.360
bit of face
52
00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:46.520
rotation and that can cause you to miss some of your shorter putts.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.620
Mr. L is the putter drop catch.
2
00:00:07.620 --> 00:00:13.180
So this is a way to work on your rhythm and your tempo and your feeling of the
3
00:00:13.180 --> 00:00:13.960
pendulum
4
00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:17.840
swing or what I call with a lot of students are wrecking ball.
5
00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:23.700
So one of the goals for consistent tempo is to have the mass of the putter head
6
00:00:23.700 --> 00:00:24.160
or the
7
00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:30.700
weight of the putter head causing the acceleration not you forcibly moving the
8
00:00:30.700 --> 00:00:31.280
club.
9
00:00:31.280 --> 00:00:36.750
And so oftentimes golfers are really unaware that they are hitting it or
10
00:00:36.750 --> 00:00:37.960
forcing it with
11
00:00:37.960 --> 00:00:40.160
their arms and their body.
12
00:00:40.160 --> 00:00:43.040
So I'll do this little drill what will do a drop catch.
13
00:00:43.040 --> 00:00:47.440
So I'm going to take the putter and I'm going to toss it lightly up in the air.
14
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:54.220
And my goal is I'm going to match the weight of the putter as it's falling.
15
00:00:54.220 --> 00:00:59.550
So my arms are dropping with the putter so that there feels like there's
16
00:00:59.550 --> 00:01:00.080
basically no
17
00:01:00.080 --> 00:01:01.520
impact.
18
00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:06.480
So this is my arms falling at the speed of the putter.
19
00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:08.840
Now I'm going to try to apply that feel to a stroke.
20
00:01:08.840 --> 00:01:14.180
I'm going to bring it back and right through there I'm going to try and match
21
00:01:14.180 --> 00:01:14.940
the speed
22
00:01:14.940 --> 00:01:16.840
of the putter falling.
23
00:01:16.840 --> 00:01:21.130
Now one of the key things here is here you can notice I'm not doing a lot with
24
00:01:21.130 --> 00:01:21.800
my wrist.
25
00:01:21.800 --> 00:01:24.200
I'm not just doing it like that.
26
00:01:24.200 --> 00:01:26.360
I'm using my whole arms.
27
00:01:26.360 --> 00:01:27.360
Same thing here.
28
00:01:27.360 --> 00:01:33.120
I want to match the speed with my shoulders and my arms not with my wrist.
29
00:01:33.120 --> 00:01:37.390
This would be matching the speed with my wrist where my body didn't do anything
30
00:01:37.390 --> 00:01:37.680
.
31
00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:41.480
This would be matching the speed with my wrist with my body turning.
32
00:01:41.480 --> 00:01:44.460
It'll still look flippy and I'm going to tend to have some face control issues
33
00:01:44.460 --> 00:01:46.400
if I do that.
34
00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:52.660
But if I match it with my arms while my wrist stay a little bit more firm then
35
00:01:52.660 --> 00:01:53.360
I'm going
36
00:01:53.360 --> 00:01:59.450
to tend, oh that was a good putter, I'm going to tend to have a really repeat
37
00:01:59.450 --> 00:02:01.120
able acceleration
38
00:02:01.120 --> 00:02:02.120
pattern.
39
00:02:02.120 --> 00:02:06.910
Then if I need to hit the ball further all I have to do is take a bigger swing
40
00:02:06.910 --> 00:02:07.440
but I'm
41
00:02:07.440 --> 00:02:09.840
not going to change that acceleration.
42
00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:16.860
I'm just going to match it longer so here's the short putt and then here's the
43
00:02:16.860 --> 00:02:17.680
long putt.
44
00:02:17.680 --> 00:02:22.960
I'm just matching it from the top of the swing all the way down to impact.
45
00:02:22.960 --> 00:02:28.560
This can be really good for feel base golfers for learning this more rhythmic
46
00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:29.560
or pendulum
47
00:02:29.560 --> 00:02:31.720
type acceleration pattern.
48
00:02:31.720 --> 00:02:35.220
This can help a lot with your distance control but it can also help with the
49
00:02:35.220 --> 00:02:36.000
face control
50
00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:40.620
on the short putts because when you accelerate it you'll tend to cause a little
51
00:02:40.620 --> 00:02:41.360
bit of face
52
00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:46.520
rotation and that can cause you to miss some of your shorter putts.
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