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 Bunker Play with Right Arm Only Shots
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how to initiate the downswing with your right hand for improved shot execution.
- Feel the difference between passive dropping and active pulling during your swing.
- Recognize the importance of stabilizing your left hand for better overall control in bunker shots.
Learn how to enhance your bunker shots by practicing with just your right arm. This technique helps you focus on the right hand's role in creating a proper downswing for better ball contact.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.800
This bunker drill is the right arm only bunker shots. So in the swing technique
2
00:00:06.800 --> 00:00:11.160
video we talked about how the bunker shot is very much right-handed. I'm going
3
00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:15.560
to explain that a little bit more. What you'll tend to see with bunker players
4
00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:21.200
is when they go into their finish position it'll have speed but it'll
5
00:00:21.200 --> 00:00:27.560
come in more or less pretty narrow. If I did this with a full swing you can see
6
00:00:27.560 --> 00:00:32.320
that that would look like a very weak position. Usually if I'm controlling
7
00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:39.040
stuff with my left arm because it's so far this way as it comes down I'm gonna
8
00:00:39.040 --> 00:00:43.600
have that shaft lean right. It wouldn't make sense for me to release this way
9
00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:43.840
if
10
00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:51.960
I was efficiently using the left side of my body. So good bunker players tend
11
00:00:51.960 --> 00:00:52.040
to
12
00:00:52.040 --> 00:00:59.320
have more of a look like so at impact where the left arm and left wrist are
13
00:00:59.320 --> 00:01:03.160
actually in a weak position and I don't mean weak as in grip strength like weak
14
00:01:03.160 --> 00:01:06.920
as in kind of the left wrist is collapsed a little bit that left arm
15
00:01:06.920 --> 00:01:11.240
may be starting to shorten positions that aren't conducive to transferring
16
00:01:11.240 --> 00:01:17.560
maximum energy. So practicing hitting bunker shots right-handed and then
17
00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:24.000
putting your left hand on at positions will help you really feel two critical
18
00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:29.800
things. The most important thing it will help you feel is it's very hard from
19
00:01:29.800 --> 00:01:37.200
here to create a huge big body turn and so you'll feel a little bit more like
20
00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:41.640
the right hand is initiating the downswing which is very very good for bunker
21
00:01:41.640 --> 00:01:49.200
shots. The second thing you'll feel is this kind of passive dropping action of
22
00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:55.120
the right hand as opposed to an active pulling down. The club gravity will
23
00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:58.840
almost help that arm start and then you'll speed it up once it's already
24
00:01:58.840 --> 00:02:07.920
going. And so what you'll tend to see with these shots are actually I've had a
25
00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:12.720
number of students who we work on right hand bunker shots and they'll say well
26
00:02:12.720 --> 00:02:17.260
why do I even need to put the left hand on when I'm practicing or sorry when I
27
00:02:17.260 --> 00:02:17.320
'm
28
00:02:17.320 --> 00:02:21.720
playing and I say you know it helps stabilize things but many people can
29
00:02:21.720 --> 00:02:26.080
become very good at just hitting a right-handed bunker shot and then if you can
30
00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:30.400
put your left arm to kind of help guide it you got kind of the engine that
31
00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:30.600
could
32
00:02:30.600 --> 00:02:39.110
for hitting good bunker shots. So we'll see if I can demonstrate a couple for
33
00:02:39.110 --> 00:02:39.840
you.
34
00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:47.440
Good so again nice little divot you'll see the the speed continuing and taking
35
00:02:47.440 --> 00:02:53.480
the club all the way up. So again just letting it drop good and making sure
36
00:02:53.480 --> 00:02:57.640
that we hit the sand which we'll get into in kind of the troubleshooting
37
00:02:57.640 --> 00:03:00.800
video if you're not making contact with the sand there's only a couple things
38
00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:09.040
that you may be doing wrong. One last one right hand drop like so put the left
39
00:03:09.040 --> 00:03:18.440
hand on. So the one of the big keys for learning the engine is practicing this
40
00:03:18.440 --> 00:03:23.240
right hand swing you saw it doesn't take a whole massive amount of force the
41
00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:23.440
way
42
00:03:23.440 --> 00:03:27.600
to the club because the same wedge is the heaviest club in my bag helps get the
43
00:03:27.600 --> 00:03:30.360
ball out you just have to get it high enough so it kind of drops like a
44
00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:35.060
sledgehammer. So this will help you feel the engine make sure to practice this
45
00:03:35.060 --> 00:03:38.520
along with the setup video.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.800
This bunker drill is the right arm only bunker shots. So in the swing technique
2
00:00:06.800 --> 00:00:11.160
video we talked about how the bunker shot is very much right-handed. I'm going
3
00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:15.560
to explain that a little bit more. What you'll tend to see with bunker players
4
00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:21.200
is when they go into their finish position it'll have speed but it'll
5
00:00:21.200 --> 00:00:27.560
come in more or less pretty narrow. If I did this with a full swing you can see
6
00:00:27.560 --> 00:00:32.320
that that would look like a very weak position. Usually if I'm controlling
7
00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:39.040
stuff with my left arm because it's so far this way as it comes down I'm gonna
8
00:00:39.040 --> 00:00:43.600
have that shaft lean right. It wouldn't make sense for me to release this way
9
00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:43.840
if
10
00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:51.960
I was efficiently using the left side of my body. So good bunker players tend
11
00:00:51.960 --> 00:00:52.040
to
12
00:00:52.040 --> 00:00:59.320
have more of a look like so at impact where the left arm and left wrist are
13
00:00:59.320 --> 00:01:03.160
actually in a weak position and I don't mean weak as in grip strength like weak
14
00:01:03.160 --> 00:01:06.920
as in kind of the left wrist is collapsed a little bit that left arm
15
00:01:06.920 --> 00:01:11.240
may be starting to shorten positions that aren't conducive to transferring
16
00:01:11.240 --> 00:01:17.560
maximum energy. So practicing hitting bunker shots right-handed and then
17
00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:24.000
putting your left hand on at positions will help you really feel two critical
18
00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:29.800
things. The most important thing it will help you feel is it's very hard from
19
00:01:29.800 --> 00:01:37.200
here to create a huge big body turn and so you'll feel a little bit more like
20
00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:41.640
the right hand is initiating the downswing which is very very good for bunker
21
00:01:41.640 --> 00:01:49.200
shots. The second thing you'll feel is this kind of passive dropping action of
22
00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:55.120
the right hand as opposed to an active pulling down. The club gravity will
23
00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:58.840
almost help that arm start and then you'll speed it up once it's already
24
00:01:58.840 --> 00:02:07.920
going. And so what you'll tend to see with these shots are actually I've had a
25
00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:12.720
number of students who we work on right hand bunker shots and they'll say well
26
00:02:12.720 --> 00:02:17.260
why do I even need to put the left hand on when I'm practicing or sorry when I
27
00:02:17.260 --> 00:02:17.320
'm
28
00:02:17.320 --> 00:02:21.720
playing and I say you know it helps stabilize things but many people can
29
00:02:21.720 --> 00:02:26.080
become very good at just hitting a right-handed bunker shot and then if you can
30
00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:30.400
put your left arm to kind of help guide it you got kind of the engine that
31
00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:30.600
could
32
00:02:30.600 --> 00:02:39.110
for hitting good bunker shots. So we'll see if I can demonstrate a couple for
33
00:02:39.110 --> 00:02:39.840
you.
34
00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:47.440
Good so again nice little divot you'll see the the speed continuing and taking
35
00:02:47.440 --> 00:02:53.480
the club all the way up. So again just letting it drop good and making sure
36
00:02:53.480 --> 00:02:57.640
that we hit the sand which we'll get into in kind of the troubleshooting
37
00:02:57.640 --> 00:03:00.800
video if you're not making contact with the sand there's only a couple things
38
00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:09.040
that you may be doing wrong. One last one right hand drop like so put the left
39
00:03:09.040 --> 00:03:18.440
hand on. So the one of the big keys for learning the engine is practicing this
40
00:03:18.440 --> 00:03:23.240
right hand swing you saw it doesn't take a whole massive amount of force the
41
00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:23.440
way
42
00:03:23.440 --> 00:03:27.600
to the club because the same wedge is the heaviest club in my bag helps get the
43
00:03:27.600 --> 00:03:30.360
ball out you just have to get it high enough so it kind of drops like a
44
00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:35.060
sledgehammer. So this will help you feel the engine make sure to practice this
45
00:03:35.060 --> 00:03:38.520
along with the setup video.
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 Bunker Play with Right Arm Only Shots
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how to initiate the downswing with your right hand for improved shot execution.
- Feel the difference between passive dropping and active pulling during your swing.
- Recognize the importance of stabilizing your left hand for better overall control in bunker shots.
Learn how to enhance your bunker shots by practicing with just your right arm. This technique helps you focus on the right hand's role in creating a proper downswing for better ball contact.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.800
This bunker drill is the right arm only bunker shots. So in the swing technique
2
00:00:06.800 --> 00:00:11.160
video we talked about how the bunker shot is very much right-handed. I'm going
3
00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:15.560
to explain that a little bit more. What you'll tend to see with bunker players
4
00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:21.200
is when they go into their finish position it'll have speed but it'll
5
00:00:21.200 --> 00:00:27.560
come in more or less pretty narrow. If I did this with a full swing you can see
6
00:00:27.560 --> 00:00:32.320
that that would look like a very weak position. Usually if I'm controlling
7
00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:39.040
stuff with my left arm because it's so far this way as it comes down I'm gonna
8
00:00:39.040 --> 00:00:43.600
have that shaft lean right. It wouldn't make sense for me to release this way
9
00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:43.840
if
10
00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:51.960
I was efficiently using the left side of my body. So good bunker players tend
11
00:00:51.960 --> 00:00:52.040
to
12
00:00:52.040 --> 00:00:59.320
have more of a look like so at impact where the left arm and left wrist are
13
00:00:59.320 --> 00:01:03.160
actually in a weak position and I don't mean weak as in grip strength like weak
14
00:01:03.160 --> 00:01:06.920
as in kind of the left wrist is collapsed a little bit that left arm
15
00:01:06.920 --> 00:01:11.240
may be starting to shorten positions that aren't conducive to transferring
16
00:01:11.240 --> 00:01:17.560
maximum energy. So practicing hitting bunker shots right-handed and then
17
00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:24.000
putting your left hand on at positions will help you really feel two critical
18
00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:29.800
things. The most important thing it will help you feel is it's very hard from
19
00:01:29.800 --> 00:01:37.200
here to create a huge big body turn and so you'll feel a little bit more like
20
00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:41.640
the right hand is initiating the downswing which is very very good for bunker
21
00:01:41.640 --> 00:01:49.200
shots. The second thing you'll feel is this kind of passive dropping action of
22
00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:55.120
the right hand as opposed to an active pulling down. The club gravity will
23
00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:58.840
almost help that arm start and then you'll speed it up once it's already
24
00:01:58.840 --> 00:02:07.920
going. And so what you'll tend to see with these shots are actually I've had a
25
00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:12.720
number of students who we work on right hand bunker shots and they'll say well
26
00:02:12.720 --> 00:02:17.260
why do I even need to put the left hand on when I'm practicing or sorry when I
27
00:02:17.260 --> 00:02:17.320
'm
28
00:02:17.320 --> 00:02:21.720
playing and I say you know it helps stabilize things but many people can
29
00:02:21.720 --> 00:02:26.080
become very good at just hitting a right-handed bunker shot and then if you can
30
00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:30.400
put your left arm to kind of help guide it you got kind of the engine that
31
00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:30.600
could
32
00:02:30.600 --> 00:02:39.110
for hitting good bunker shots. So we'll see if I can demonstrate a couple for
33
00:02:39.110 --> 00:02:39.840
you.
34
00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:47.440
Good so again nice little divot you'll see the the speed continuing and taking
35
00:02:47.440 --> 00:02:53.480
the club all the way up. So again just letting it drop good and making sure
36
00:02:53.480 --> 00:02:57.640
that we hit the sand which we'll get into in kind of the troubleshooting
37
00:02:57.640 --> 00:03:00.800
video if you're not making contact with the sand there's only a couple things
38
00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:09.040
that you may be doing wrong. One last one right hand drop like so put the left
39
00:03:09.040 --> 00:03:18.440
hand on. So the one of the big keys for learning the engine is practicing this
40
00:03:18.440 --> 00:03:23.240
right hand swing you saw it doesn't take a whole massive amount of force the
41
00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:23.440
way
42
00:03:23.440 --> 00:03:27.600
to the club because the same wedge is the heaviest club in my bag helps get the
43
00:03:27.600 --> 00:03:30.360
ball out you just have to get it high enough so it kind of drops like a
44
00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:35.060
sledgehammer. So this will help you feel the engine make sure to practice this
45
00:03:35.060 --> 00:03:38.520
along with the setup video.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.800
This bunker drill is the right arm only bunker shots. So in the swing technique
2
00:00:06.800 --> 00:00:11.160
video we talked about how the bunker shot is very much right-handed. I'm going
3
00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:15.560
to explain that a little bit more. What you'll tend to see with bunker players
4
00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:21.200
is when they go into their finish position it'll have speed but it'll
5
00:00:21.200 --> 00:00:27.560
come in more or less pretty narrow. If I did this with a full swing you can see
6
00:00:27.560 --> 00:00:32.320
that that would look like a very weak position. Usually if I'm controlling
7
00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:39.040
stuff with my left arm because it's so far this way as it comes down I'm gonna
8
00:00:39.040 --> 00:00:43.600
have that shaft lean right. It wouldn't make sense for me to release this way
9
00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:43.840
if
10
00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:51.960
I was efficiently using the left side of my body. So good bunker players tend
11
00:00:51.960 --> 00:00:52.040
to
12
00:00:52.040 --> 00:00:59.320
have more of a look like so at impact where the left arm and left wrist are
13
00:00:59.320 --> 00:01:03.160
actually in a weak position and I don't mean weak as in grip strength like weak
14
00:01:03.160 --> 00:01:06.920
as in kind of the left wrist is collapsed a little bit that left arm
15
00:01:06.920 --> 00:01:11.240
may be starting to shorten positions that aren't conducive to transferring
16
00:01:11.240 --> 00:01:17.560
maximum energy. So practicing hitting bunker shots right-handed and then
17
00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:24.000
putting your left hand on at positions will help you really feel two critical
18
00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:29.800
things. The most important thing it will help you feel is it's very hard from
19
00:01:29.800 --> 00:01:37.200
here to create a huge big body turn and so you'll feel a little bit more like
20
00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:41.640
the right hand is initiating the downswing which is very very good for bunker
21
00:01:41.640 --> 00:01:49.200
shots. The second thing you'll feel is this kind of passive dropping action of
22
00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:55.120
the right hand as opposed to an active pulling down. The club gravity will
23
00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:58.840
almost help that arm start and then you'll speed it up once it's already
24
00:01:58.840 --> 00:02:07.920
going. And so what you'll tend to see with these shots are actually I've had a
25
00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:12.720
number of students who we work on right hand bunker shots and they'll say well
26
00:02:12.720 --> 00:02:17.260
why do I even need to put the left hand on when I'm practicing or sorry when I
27
00:02:17.260 --> 00:02:17.320
'm
28
00:02:17.320 --> 00:02:21.720
playing and I say you know it helps stabilize things but many people can
29
00:02:21.720 --> 00:02:26.080
become very good at just hitting a right-handed bunker shot and then if you can
30
00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:30.400
put your left arm to kind of help guide it you got kind of the engine that
31
00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:30.600
could
32
00:02:30.600 --> 00:02:39.110
for hitting good bunker shots. So we'll see if I can demonstrate a couple for
33
00:02:39.110 --> 00:02:39.840
you.
34
00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:47.440
Good so again nice little divot you'll see the the speed continuing and taking
35
00:02:47.440 --> 00:02:53.480
the club all the way up. So again just letting it drop good and making sure
36
00:02:53.480 --> 00:02:57.640
that we hit the sand which we'll get into in kind of the troubleshooting
37
00:02:57.640 --> 00:03:00.800
video if you're not making contact with the sand there's only a couple things
38
00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:09.040
that you may be doing wrong. One last one right hand drop like so put the left
39
00:03:09.040 --> 00:03:18.440
hand on. So the one of the big keys for learning the engine is practicing this
40
00:03:18.440 --> 00:03:23.240
right hand swing you saw it doesn't take a whole massive amount of force the
41
00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:23.440
way
42
00:03:23.440 --> 00:03:27.600
to the club because the same wedge is the heaviest club in my bag helps get the
43
00:03:27.600 --> 00:03:30.360
ball out you just have to get it high enough so it kind of drops like a
44
00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:35.060
sledgehammer. So this will help you feel the engine make sure to practice this
45
00:03:35.060 --> 00:03:38.520
along with the setup video.
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