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Improve Backswing Timing with the Rewind to P2 Drill

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Identify the correct arm and body movements to improve your takeaway.
  • Develop a smoother transition from the top of your swing to the takeaway.
  • Enhance your timing to avoid awkward arm lifts and improve swing consistency.

In this video, you'll learn the Rewind to P2 drill, designed to help you synchronize your body and arm movements during the backswing. This drill will enhance your overall swing rhythm and improve your takeaway position.

Video Transcript
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This drill is rewind to P2.

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So I had a member question about would I ever use a rewind from the top of the

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swing down

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to P2.

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I use a lot of rewind drills to help you explore kind of combining the

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00:00:18.580 --> 00:00:19.960
movements that get you

7
00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:21.200
from one place to another.

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So I have rewind from follow through down to impact, from impact to the top of

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00:00:25.770 --> 00:00:27.440
the swing,

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00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:32.690
from delivery position back up to the top of the swing or from release position

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up to the

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top of the swing.

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I do a bunch of rewinds, but I've never mentioned one about rewind to P2.

14
00:00:37.880 --> 00:00:41.960
I use it sparingly, quite rare.

15
00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:44.870
Often times I'll usually just do kind of a Tai Chi backswing, but the cases

16
00:00:44.870 --> 00:00:45.480
where I will

17
00:00:45.480 --> 00:00:50.130
use it are for working on synchronizing the timing of the body movements with

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00:00:50.130 --> 00:00:50.640
the arm

19
00:00:50.640 --> 00:00:52.160
movements in the backswing.

20
00:00:52.160 --> 00:00:57.700
So if I were to go up to the top of the swing, my natural instinct would be to

21
00:00:57.700 --> 00:00:58.680
make a downswing

22
00:00:58.680 --> 00:01:01.360
and get into a delivery position like this.

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If I was going to rewind back down to P2 or the takeaway position right before

24
00:01:07.580 --> 00:01:08.160
I go into

25
00:01:08.160 --> 00:01:13.700
setting the club, I should have more arm movement and a little bit of body

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movement.

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The time when I use this is for some golfers who tend to do all the body

28
00:01:18.500 --> 00:01:19.400
movement kind

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of all at once, and then the end of the swing is very much an arm lift, or they

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do very

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much an arm kind of pulling behind.

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00:01:29.520 --> 00:01:33.760
So it often looks like a little awkward timing sequence wise.

33
00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:39.280
So the rewind to P2, I'm going to check in on where I want to be here in my

34
00:01:39.280 --> 00:01:39.560
takeaway,

35
00:01:39.560 --> 00:01:43.680
and you'll see my chest is basically pointing out in the direction of my hands.

36
00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:46.670
My hips have turned a little bit, but my chest has turned a little bit more,

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00:01:46.670 --> 00:01:47.400
and the arms

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00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:48.600
are still fairly straight.

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They've had a little bit of wrist movement, but not a lot of either wrist hinge

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or arm

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00:01:54.240 --> 00:01:55.240
bend.

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So I'm in this pretty good P2 position.

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Now I'm going to go, I'm going to finish the top of the backswing, and now as I

44
00:02:01.520 --> 00:02:01.760
come

45
00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:08.930
back down, you'll see this is going to feel a lot more like a arm drop or kind

46
00:02:08.930 --> 00:02:10.160
of reversing

47
00:02:10.160 --> 00:02:14.440
the jazzy Jeff on the arm lift or top zone, the strike zone.

48
00:02:14.440 --> 00:02:19.330
So we're going to be reversing this movement of coming back down slightly like

49
00:02:19.330 --> 00:02:19.880
this, as

50
00:02:19.880 --> 00:02:23.400
I'm turning my core and catching up to my pelvis.

51
00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:28.940
So I go up to the top of the swing and then come back down to P2, come back

52
00:02:28.940 --> 00:02:30.120
down to P2.

53
00:02:30.120 --> 00:02:32.830
The other thing that feels weird is normally when you go to the top of the

54
00:02:32.830 --> 00:02:33.480
swing, as you

55
00:02:33.480 --> 00:02:37.320
start down, you would have already been doing some of the Jackson five or a

56
00:02:37.320 --> 00:02:38.120
little bit of

57
00:02:38.120 --> 00:02:41.960
the lateral shift, where here to get back down to P2, you're actually going to

58
00:02:41.960 --> 00:02:42.360
feel like

59
00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:45.880
you have to shift your pressure a tiny bit into the right leg.

60
00:02:45.880 --> 00:02:50.200
So up to the top of the swing and then back down to P2.

61
00:02:50.200 --> 00:02:54.460
So this is more of a Tai Chi, use a mirror and kind of work on these positions,

62
00:02:54.460 --> 00:02:55.080
because

63
00:02:55.080 --> 00:02:57.720
you're not really going to hit the ball going backward.

64
00:02:57.720 --> 00:03:05.660
Potentially we could do a go up to the top, back down to P2, up to the top, and

65
00:03:05.660 --> 00:03:06.400
then kind

66
00:03:06.400 --> 00:03:07.880
of swing through.

67
00:03:07.880 --> 00:03:11.630
But there's a lot going on there, and so it will be hard to equate a really

68
00:03:11.630 --> 00:03:12.520
good movement

69
00:03:12.520 --> 00:03:13.840
with the quality of the strike.

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00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:20.740
I'd use that more for a baby step of going from making a different end of back

71
00:03:20.740 --> 00:03:21.860
swing to

72
00:03:21.860 --> 00:03:23.160
starting to announce one.

73
00:03:23.160 --> 00:03:28.870
So I use this primarily for sinking up the body movements in the backswing, but

74
00:03:28.870 --> 00:03:29.440
you could

75
00:03:29.440 --> 00:03:33.420
use it for working on a position if you tend to get really off plane, then

76
00:03:33.420 --> 00:03:34.440
rehearsing back

77
00:03:34.440 --> 00:03:38.970
and forth might help you figure out some of the arm motions, synced up with the

78
00:03:38.970 --> 00:03:39.280
body

79
00:03:39.280 --> 00:03:43.560
motions that will get you into a little bit better position at the top.

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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 Backswing Timing with the Rewind to P2 Drill

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Identify the correct arm and body movements to improve your takeaway.
  • Develop a smoother transition from the top of your swing to the takeaway.
  • Enhance your timing to avoid awkward arm lifts and improve swing consistency.

In this video, you'll learn the Rewind to P2 drill, designed to help you synchronize your body and arm movements during the backswing. This drill will enhance your overall swing rhythm and improve your takeaway position.

Video Transcript
WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.200
This drill is rewind to P2.

2
00:00:08.200 --> 00:00:12.260
So I had a member question about would I ever use a rewind from the top of the

3
00:00:12.260 --> 00:00:12.960
swing down

4
00:00:12.960 --> 00:00:13.960
to P2.

5
00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:18.580
I use a lot of rewind drills to help you explore kind of combining the

6
00:00:18.580 --> 00:00:19.960
movements that get you

7
00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:21.200
from one place to another.

8
00:00:21.200 --> 00:00:25.770
So I have rewind from follow through down to impact, from impact to the top of

9
00:00:25.770 --> 00:00:27.440
the swing,

10
00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:32.690
from delivery position back up to the top of the swing or from release position

11
00:00:32.690 --> 00:00:33.200
up to the

12
00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:34.200
top of the swing.

13
00:00:34.200 --> 00:00:37.880
I do a bunch of rewinds, but I've never mentioned one about rewind to P2.

14
00:00:37.880 --> 00:00:41.960
I use it sparingly, quite rare.

15
00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:44.870
Often times I'll usually just do kind of a Tai Chi backswing, but the cases

16
00:00:44.870 --> 00:00:45.480
where I will

17
00:00:45.480 --> 00:00:50.130
use it are for working on synchronizing the timing of the body movements with

18
00:00:50.130 --> 00:00:50.640
the arm

19
00:00:50.640 --> 00:00:52.160
movements in the backswing.

20
00:00:52.160 --> 00:00:57.700
So if I were to go up to the top of the swing, my natural instinct would be to

21
00:00:57.700 --> 00:00:58.680
make a downswing

22
00:00:58.680 --> 00:01:01.360
and get into a delivery position like this.

23
00:01:01.360 --> 00:01:07.580
If I was going to rewind back down to P2 or the takeaway position right before

24
00:01:07.580 --> 00:01:08.160
I go into

25
00:01:08.160 --> 00:01:13.700
setting the club, I should have more arm movement and a little bit of body

26
00:01:13.700 --> 00:01:14.760
movement.

27
00:01:14.760 --> 00:01:18.500
The time when I use this is for some golfers who tend to do all the body

28
00:01:18.500 --> 00:01:19.400
movement kind

29
00:01:19.400 --> 00:01:25.980
of all at once, and then the end of the swing is very much an arm lift, or they

30
00:01:25.980 --> 00:01:26.680
do very

31
00:01:26.680 --> 00:01:29.520
much an arm kind of pulling behind.

32
00:01:29.520 --> 00:01:33.760
So it often looks like a little awkward timing sequence wise.

33
00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:39.280
So the rewind to P2, I'm going to check in on where I want to be here in my

34
00:01:39.280 --> 00:01:39.560
takeaway,

35
00:01:39.560 --> 00:01:43.680
and you'll see my chest is basically pointing out in the direction of my hands.

36
00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:46.670
My hips have turned a little bit, but my chest has turned a little bit more,

37
00:01:46.670 --> 00:01:47.400
and the arms

38
00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:48.600
are still fairly straight.

39
00:01:48.600 --> 00:01:53.800
They've had a little bit of wrist movement, but not a lot of either wrist hinge

40
00:01:53.800 --> 00:01:54.240
or arm

41
00:01:54.240 --> 00:01:55.240
bend.

42
00:01:55.240 --> 00:01:58.320
So I'm in this pretty good P2 position.

43
00:01:58.320 --> 00:02:01.520
Now I'm going to go, I'm going to finish the top of the backswing, and now as I

44
00:02:01.520 --> 00:02:01.760
come

45
00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:08.930
back down, you'll see this is going to feel a lot more like a arm drop or kind

46
00:02:08.930 --> 00:02:10.160
of reversing

47
00:02:10.160 --> 00:02:14.440
the jazzy Jeff on the arm lift or top zone, the strike zone.

48
00:02:14.440 --> 00:02:19.330
So we're going to be reversing this movement of coming back down slightly like

49
00:02:19.330 --> 00:02:19.880
this, as

50
00:02:19.880 --> 00:02:23.400
I'm turning my core and catching up to my pelvis.

51
00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:28.940
So I go up to the top of the swing and then come back down to P2, come back

52
00:02:28.940 --> 00:02:30.120
down to P2.

53
00:02:30.120 --> 00:02:32.830
The other thing that feels weird is normally when you go to the top of the

54
00:02:32.830 --> 00:02:33.480
swing, as you

55
00:02:33.480 --> 00:02:37.320
start down, you would have already been doing some of the Jackson five or a

56
00:02:37.320 --> 00:02:38.120
little bit of

57
00:02:38.120 --> 00:02:41.960
the lateral shift, where here to get back down to P2, you're actually going to

58
00:02:41.960 --> 00:02:42.360
feel like

59
00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:45.880
you have to shift your pressure a tiny bit into the right leg.

60
00:02:45.880 --> 00:02:50.200
So up to the top of the swing and then back down to P2.

61
00:02:50.200 --> 00:02:54.460
So this is more of a Tai Chi, use a mirror and kind of work on these positions,

62
00:02:54.460 --> 00:02:55.080
because

63
00:02:55.080 --> 00:02:57.720
you're not really going to hit the ball going backward.

64
00:02:57.720 --> 00:03:05.660
Potentially we could do a go up to the top, back down to P2, up to the top, and

65
00:03:05.660 --> 00:03:06.400
then kind

66
00:03:06.400 --> 00:03:07.880
of swing through.

67
00:03:07.880 --> 00:03:11.630
But there's a lot going on there, and so it will be hard to equate a really

68
00:03:11.630 --> 00:03:12.520
good movement

69
00:03:12.520 --> 00:03:13.840
with the quality of the strike.

70
00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:20.740
I'd use that more for a baby step of going from making a different end of back

71
00:03:20.740 --> 00:03:21.860
swing to

72
00:03:21.860 --> 00:03:23.160
starting to announce one.

73
00:03:23.160 --> 00:03:28.870
So I use this primarily for sinking up the body movements in the backswing, but

74
00:03:28.870 --> 00:03:29.440
you could

75
00:03:29.440 --> 00:03:33.420
use it for working on a position if you tend to get really off plane, then

76
00:03:33.420 --> 00:03:34.440
rehearsing back

77
00:03:34.440 --> 00:03:38.970
and forth might help you figure out some of the arm motions, synced up with the

78
00:03:38.970 --> 00:03:39.280
body

79
00:03:39.280 --> 00:03:43.560
motions that will get you into a little bit better position at the top.

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