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How to Relax Your Grip for Shallow Arms in Your Swing
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how grip pressure affects your swing transition.
- Identify the signs of tension that lead to steep arms.
- Feel how relaxed arms can improve your low point control.
Learn how relaxing your grip pressure can help you achieve shallower arms during your golf swing. This understanding can lead to better sequencing and improved contact with longer clubs.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
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this video is relaxed for shallow arms so a lot of golfers struggle with the
2
00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:10.800
arms getting steep in transition and we've talked about and when they get steep
3
00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:15.200
they tend to get more vertical they tend to get active too soon it messes up
4
00:00:15.200 --> 00:00:19.040
your sequencing it messes up your low point control for anything other than
5
00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:25.360
the short irons let's say seven iron and above so it's something that a lot of
6
00:00:25.360 --> 00:00:29.560
golfers want to work on because the the longer clubs are a lot of fun to hit
7
00:00:29.560 --> 00:00:35.160
solidly well a lot of golfers feel manipulation when they're trying to
8
00:00:35.160 --> 00:00:39.080
work on these shallow arms and a common thought that I'll I'll say in either
9
00:00:39.080 --> 00:00:43.800
your submission videos or in in-person lessons is I'll get up there and I'll
10
00:00:43.800 --> 00:00:48.000
do that little pump and I'll really try to feel how much pressure the golfer is
11
00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:54.280
putting on the club one of the ways to get the club to naturally shallow a
12
00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:59.920
little bit easier is to relax your grip pressure especially your right hand
13
00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:00.680
there
14
00:01:00.680 --> 00:01:06.460
are a couple studies done in one of the world science of or world scientific
15
00:01:06.460 --> 00:01:10.400
Congress of golf that basically showed that one of the major differences
16
00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:10.600
between
17
00:01:10.600 --> 00:01:14.800
tour pros and amateurs was the amount of grip pressure in the right hand or the
18
00:01:14.800 --> 00:01:20.680
trail hand in transition and it impact so a lot of golfers feeling like those
19
00:01:20.680 --> 00:01:26.440
arms you're just kind of noodles getting pulled by the body will help create
20
00:01:26.440 --> 00:01:27.240
that
21
00:01:27.240 --> 00:01:31.800
shallow arm movement where if you have a lot of tension and you're trying to
22
00:01:31.800 --> 00:01:36.760
artificially kind of create that shallow movement instead of sort of letting it
23
00:01:36.760 --> 00:01:43.160
happen that tension in that artificial movement is usually going to cause the
24
00:01:43.160 --> 00:01:47.800
shift from going from shallow during transition to then covering the ball
25
00:01:47.800 --> 00:01:54.080
during the release to be out of out of sync and so I think one telltale sign is
26
00:01:54.080 --> 00:01:59.720
if you tend to kind of get shallow and it just kind of continues and I tend to
27
00:01:59.720 --> 00:02:05.120
hit lots of big blocks so then to correct it instead of getting shallow I
28
00:02:05.120 --> 00:02:11.000
just get steep again and kind of have a little bit more of that kind of under
29
00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:15.600
release that's an indicator for me that you're activating your arms too soon
30
00:02:15.600 --> 00:02:21.080
and you're getting really active in transition sometimes feeling in addition
31
00:02:21.080 --> 00:02:25.040
to the movements feeling a softness especially in that right wrist can
32
00:02:25.040 --> 00:02:29.640
really help you overcome the barriers to why your arms tend to get steep so you
33
00:02:29.640 --> 00:02:34.040
can use this concept of softening the arms in any of the transition drills so
34
00:02:34.040 --> 00:02:39.680
whether you're doing kind of some pump whether you're doing broken transition
35
00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:45.920
whether you're doing some step drills you can feel that softness of the arms in
36
00:02:45.920 --> 00:02:51.040
any of those complimentary drills and it should help you make the shallowness
37
00:02:51.040 --> 00:02:51.160
of
38
00:02:51.160 --> 00:02:55.320
the arms feel a whole lot more natural
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.120
this video is relaxed for shallow arms so a lot of golfers struggle with the
2
00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:10.800
arms getting steep in transition and we've talked about and when they get steep
3
00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:15.200
they tend to get more vertical they tend to get active too soon it messes up
4
00:00:15.200 --> 00:00:19.040
your sequencing it messes up your low point control for anything other than
5
00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:25.360
the short irons let's say seven iron and above so it's something that a lot of
6
00:00:25.360 --> 00:00:29.560
golfers want to work on because the the longer clubs are a lot of fun to hit
7
00:00:29.560 --> 00:00:35.160
solidly well a lot of golfers feel manipulation when they're trying to
8
00:00:35.160 --> 00:00:39.080
work on these shallow arms and a common thought that I'll I'll say in either
9
00:00:39.080 --> 00:00:43.800
your submission videos or in in-person lessons is I'll get up there and I'll
10
00:00:43.800 --> 00:00:48.000
do that little pump and I'll really try to feel how much pressure the golfer is
11
00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:54.280
putting on the club one of the ways to get the club to naturally shallow a
12
00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:59.920
little bit easier is to relax your grip pressure especially your right hand
13
00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:00.680
there
14
00:01:00.680 --> 00:01:06.460
are a couple studies done in one of the world science of or world scientific
15
00:01:06.460 --> 00:01:10.400
Congress of golf that basically showed that one of the major differences
16
00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:10.600
between
17
00:01:10.600 --> 00:01:14.800
tour pros and amateurs was the amount of grip pressure in the right hand or the
18
00:01:14.800 --> 00:01:20.680
trail hand in transition and it impact so a lot of golfers feeling like those
19
00:01:20.680 --> 00:01:26.440
arms you're just kind of noodles getting pulled by the body will help create
20
00:01:26.440 --> 00:01:27.240
that
21
00:01:27.240 --> 00:01:31.800
shallow arm movement where if you have a lot of tension and you're trying to
22
00:01:31.800 --> 00:01:36.760
artificially kind of create that shallow movement instead of sort of letting it
23
00:01:36.760 --> 00:01:43.160
happen that tension in that artificial movement is usually going to cause the
24
00:01:43.160 --> 00:01:47.800
shift from going from shallow during transition to then covering the ball
25
00:01:47.800 --> 00:01:54.080
during the release to be out of out of sync and so I think one telltale sign is
26
00:01:54.080 --> 00:01:59.720
if you tend to kind of get shallow and it just kind of continues and I tend to
27
00:01:59.720 --> 00:02:05.120
hit lots of big blocks so then to correct it instead of getting shallow I
28
00:02:05.120 --> 00:02:11.000
just get steep again and kind of have a little bit more of that kind of under
29
00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:15.600
release that's an indicator for me that you're activating your arms too soon
30
00:02:15.600 --> 00:02:21.080
and you're getting really active in transition sometimes feeling in addition
31
00:02:21.080 --> 00:02:25.040
to the movements feeling a softness especially in that right wrist can
32
00:02:25.040 --> 00:02:29.640
really help you overcome the barriers to why your arms tend to get steep so you
33
00:02:29.640 --> 00:02:34.040
can use this concept of softening the arms in any of the transition drills so
34
00:02:34.040 --> 00:02:39.680
whether you're doing kind of some pump whether you're doing broken transition
35
00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:45.920
whether you're doing some step drills you can feel that softness of the arms in
36
00:02:45.920 --> 00:02:51.040
any of those complimentary drills and it should help you make the shallowness
37
00:02:51.040 --> 00:02:51.160
of
38
00:02:51.160 --> 00:02:55.320
the arms feel a whole lot more natural
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 Relax Your Grip for Shallow Arms in Your Swing
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how grip pressure affects your swing transition.
- Identify the signs of tension that lead to steep arms.
- Feel how relaxed arms can improve your low point control.
Learn how relaxing your grip pressure can help you achieve shallower arms during your golf swing. This understanding can lead to better sequencing and improved contact with longer clubs.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.120
this video is relaxed for shallow arms so a lot of golfers struggle with the
2
00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:10.800
arms getting steep in transition and we've talked about and when they get steep
3
00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:15.200
they tend to get more vertical they tend to get active too soon it messes up
4
00:00:15.200 --> 00:00:19.040
your sequencing it messes up your low point control for anything other than
5
00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:25.360
the short irons let's say seven iron and above so it's something that a lot of
6
00:00:25.360 --> 00:00:29.560
golfers want to work on because the the longer clubs are a lot of fun to hit
7
00:00:29.560 --> 00:00:35.160
solidly well a lot of golfers feel manipulation when they're trying to
8
00:00:35.160 --> 00:00:39.080
work on these shallow arms and a common thought that I'll I'll say in either
9
00:00:39.080 --> 00:00:43.800
your submission videos or in in-person lessons is I'll get up there and I'll
10
00:00:43.800 --> 00:00:48.000
do that little pump and I'll really try to feel how much pressure the golfer is
11
00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:54.280
putting on the club one of the ways to get the club to naturally shallow a
12
00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:59.920
little bit easier is to relax your grip pressure especially your right hand
13
00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:00.680
there
14
00:01:00.680 --> 00:01:06.460
are a couple studies done in one of the world science of or world scientific
15
00:01:06.460 --> 00:01:10.400
Congress of golf that basically showed that one of the major differences
16
00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:10.600
between
17
00:01:10.600 --> 00:01:14.800
tour pros and amateurs was the amount of grip pressure in the right hand or the
18
00:01:14.800 --> 00:01:20.680
trail hand in transition and it impact so a lot of golfers feeling like those
19
00:01:20.680 --> 00:01:26.440
arms you're just kind of noodles getting pulled by the body will help create
20
00:01:26.440 --> 00:01:27.240
that
21
00:01:27.240 --> 00:01:31.800
shallow arm movement where if you have a lot of tension and you're trying to
22
00:01:31.800 --> 00:01:36.760
artificially kind of create that shallow movement instead of sort of letting it
23
00:01:36.760 --> 00:01:43.160
happen that tension in that artificial movement is usually going to cause the
24
00:01:43.160 --> 00:01:47.800
shift from going from shallow during transition to then covering the ball
25
00:01:47.800 --> 00:01:54.080
during the release to be out of out of sync and so I think one telltale sign is
26
00:01:54.080 --> 00:01:59.720
if you tend to kind of get shallow and it just kind of continues and I tend to
27
00:01:59.720 --> 00:02:05.120
hit lots of big blocks so then to correct it instead of getting shallow I
28
00:02:05.120 --> 00:02:11.000
just get steep again and kind of have a little bit more of that kind of under
29
00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:15.600
release that's an indicator for me that you're activating your arms too soon
30
00:02:15.600 --> 00:02:21.080
and you're getting really active in transition sometimes feeling in addition
31
00:02:21.080 --> 00:02:25.040
to the movements feeling a softness especially in that right wrist can
32
00:02:25.040 --> 00:02:29.640
really help you overcome the barriers to why your arms tend to get steep so you
33
00:02:29.640 --> 00:02:34.040
can use this concept of softening the arms in any of the transition drills so
34
00:02:34.040 --> 00:02:39.680
whether you're doing kind of some pump whether you're doing broken transition
35
00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:45.920
whether you're doing some step drills you can feel that softness of the arms in
36
00:02:45.920 --> 00:02:51.040
any of those complimentary drills and it should help you make the shallowness
37
00:02:51.040 --> 00:02:51.160
of
38
00:02:51.160 --> 00:02:55.320
the arms feel a whole lot more natural
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.120
this video is relaxed for shallow arms so a lot of golfers struggle with the
2
00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:10.800
arms getting steep in transition and we've talked about and when they get steep
3
00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:15.200
they tend to get more vertical they tend to get active too soon it messes up
4
00:00:15.200 --> 00:00:19.040
your sequencing it messes up your low point control for anything other than
5
00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:25.360
the short irons let's say seven iron and above so it's something that a lot of
6
00:00:25.360 --> 00:00:29.560
golfers want to work on because the the longer clubs are a lot of fun to hit
7
00:00:29.560 --> 00:00:35.160
solidly well a lot of golfers feel manipulation when they're trying to
8
00:00:35.160 --> 00:00:39.080
work on these shallow arms and a common thought that I'll I'll say in either
9
00:00:39.080 --> 00:00:43.800
your submission videos or in in-person lessons is I'll get up there and I'll
10
00:00:43.800 --> 00:00:48.000
do that little pump and I'll really try to feel how much pressure the golfer is
11
00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:54.280
putting on the club one of the ways to get the club to naturally shallow a
12
00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:59.920
little bit easier is to relax your grip pressure especially your right hand
13
00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:00.680
there
14
00:01:00.680 --> 00:01:06.460
are a couple studies done in one of the world science of or world scientific
15
00:01:06.460 --> 00:01:10.400
Congress of golf that basically showed that one of the major differences
16
00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:10.600
between
17
00:01:10.600 --> 00:01:14.800
tour pros and amateurs was the amount of grip pressure in the right hand or the
18
00:01:14.800 --> 00:01:20.680
trail hand in transition and it impact so a lot of golfers feeling like those
19
00:01:20.680 --> 00:01:26.440
arms you're just kind of noodles getting pulled by the body will help create
20
00:01:26.440 --> 00:01:27.240
that
21
00:01:27.240 --> 00:01:31.800
shallow arm movement where if you have a lot of tension and you're trying to
22
00:01:31.800 --> 00:01:36.760
artificially kind of create that shallow movement instead of sort of letting it
23
00:01:36.760 --> 00:01:43.160
happen that tension in that artificial movement is usually going to cause the
24
00:01:43.160 --> 00:01:47.800
shift from going from shallow during transition to then covering the ball
25
00:01:47.800 --> 00:01:54.080
during the release to be out of out of sync and so I think one telltale sign is
26
00:01:54.080 --> 00:01:59.720
if you tend to kind of get shallow and it just kind of continues and I tend to
27
00:01:59.720 --> 00:02:05.120
hit lots of big blocks so then to correct it instead of getting shallow I
28
00:02:05.120 --> 00:02:11.000
just get steep again and kind of have a little bit more of that kind of under
29
00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:15.600
release that's an indicator for me that you're activating your arms too soon
30
00:02:15.600 --> 00:02:21.080
and you're getting really active in transition sometimes feeling in addition
31
00:02:21.080 --> 00:02:25.040
to the movements feeling a softness especially in that right wrist can
32
00:02:25.040 --> 00:02:29.640
really help you overcome the barriers to why your arms tend to get steep so you
33
00:02:29.640 --> 00:02:34.040
can use this concept of softening the arms in any of the transition drills so
34
00:02:34.040 --> 00:02:39.680
whether you're doing kind of some pump whether you're doing broken transition
35
00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:45.920
whether you're doing some step drills you can feel that softness of the arms in
36
00:02:45.920 --> 00:02:51.040
any of those complimentary drills and it should help you make the shallowness
37
00:02:51.040 --> 00:02:51.160
of
38
00:02:51.160 --> 00:02:55.320
the arms feel a whole lot more natural
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