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.
Stop Swaying: Right to Left Hip Pocket Drill for Better Pivot
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how your right hip moves towards your left hip for better balance
- Visualize the correct pivot to avoid swaying during your backswing
- Use a shaft or wall to reinforce proper hip positioning at the top of your swing
Learn how to eliminate lateral sway in your swing with the Right Hip Pocket into Left Hip Pocket drill. This visual exercise will help you understand proper hip movement for a more stable backswing.
Video Transcript
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This drill is right hip pocket into left hip pocket and this is a visual
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drill for those of you that struggle with the sway pattern. Though you may not
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00:00:09.920 --> 00:00:10.040
be
4
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aware of it when you sway your pelvis is shifting laterally to the right when
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you make a backswing and your weight is going to the outside of your foot, like
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00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:26.560
so. As you as you can see my hip ends up kind of my right hip pocket ends up
7
00:00:26.560 --> 00:00:31.620
going back into the right. So in order for it to stay put what you are going to
8
00:00:31.620 --> 00:00:35.520
have to feel is that your right hip pocket as you go into the backswing is
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00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:40.960
actually going to switch places and go to where that left hip pocket is. Now it
10
00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:40.960
's
11
00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:45.720
not actually going to do that but this is an exaggeration drill to give you the
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00:00:45.720 --> 00:00:51.000
imagery of what it would be like to make your pivot without having it sway too
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00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:55.320
much into the right. So again you're just going to imagine your right hip
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00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:55.760
pocket
15
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is going to turn to where your left hip pocket would be and you can use a shaft
16
00:01:01.240 --> 00:01:06.000
or a wall for feedback there but it's mostly an imagery and a visual drill to
17
00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:10.400
help you overcome kind of the mental barrier of where your hip needs to be at
18
00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:13.080
the top of the swing.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.800
This drill is right hip pocket into left hip pocket and this is a visual
2
00:00:04.800 --> 00:00:09.920
drill for those of you that struggle with the sway pattern. Though you may not
3
00:00:09.920 --> 00:00:10.040
be
4
00:00:10.040 --> 00:00:15.000
aware of it when you sway your pelvis is shifting laterally to the right when
5
00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:19.960
you make a backswing and your weight is going to the outside of your foot, like
6
00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:26.560
so. As you as you can see my hip ends up kind of my right hip pocket ends up
7
00:00:26.560 --> 00:00:31.620
going back into the right. So in order for it to stay put what you are going to
8
00:00:31.620 --> 00:00:35.520
have to feel is that your right hip pocket as you go into the backswing is
9
00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:40.960
actually going to switch places and go to where that left hip pocket is. Now it
10
00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:40.960
's
11
00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:45.720
not actually going to do that but this is an exaggeration drill to give you the
12
00:00:45.720 --> 00:00:51.000
imagery of what it would be like to make your pivot without having it sway too
13
00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:55.320
much into the right. So again you're just going to imagine your right hip
14
00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:55.760
15
00:00:55.760 --> 00:01:01.240
is going to turn to where your left hip pocket would be and you can use a shaft
16
00:01:01.240 --> 00:01:06.000
or a wall for feedback there but it's mostly an imagery and a visual drill to
17
00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:10.400
help you overcome kind of the mental barrier of where your hip needs to be at
18
00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:13.080
the top of the swing.
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.
Stop Swaying: Right to Left Hip Pocket Drill for Better Pivot
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how your right hip moves towards your left hip for better balance
- Visualize the correct pivot to avoid swaying during your backswing
- Use a shaft or wall to reinforce proper hip positioning at the top of your swing
Learn how to eliminate lateral sway in your swing with the Right Hip Pocket into Left Hip Pocket drill. This visual exercise will help you understand proper hip movement for a more stable backswing.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.800
This drill is right hip pocket into left hip pocket and this is a visual
2
00:00:04.800 --> 00:00:09.920
drill for those of you that struggle with the sway pattern. Though you may not
3
00:00:09.920 --> 00:00:10.040
be
4
00:00:10.040 --> 00:00:15.000
aware of it when you sway your pelvis is shifting laterally to the right when
5
00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:19.960
you make a backswing and your weight is going to the outside of your foot, like
6
00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:26.560
so. As you as you can see my hip ends up kind of my right hip pocket ends up
7
00:00:26.560 --> 00:00:31.620
going back into the right. So in order for it to stay put what you are going to
8
00:00:31.620 --> 00:00:35.520
have to feel is that your right hip pocket as you go into the backswing is
9
00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:40.960
actually going to switch places and go to where that left hip pocket is. Now it
10
00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:40.960
's
11
00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:45.720
not actually going to do that but this is an exaggeration drill to give you the
12
00:00:45.720 --> 00:00:51.000
imagery of what it would be like to make your pivot without having it sway too
13
00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:55.320
much into the right. So again you're just going to imagine your right hip
14
00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:55.760
pocket
15
00:00:55.760 --> 00:01:01.240
is going to turn to where your left hip pocket would be and you can use a shaft
16
00:01:01.240 --> 00:01:06.000
or a wall for feedback there but it's mostly an imagery and a visual drill to
17
00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:10.400
help you overcome kind of the mental barrier of where your hip needs to be at
18
00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:13.080
the top of the swing.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.800
This drill is right hip pocket into left hip pocket and this is a visual
2
00:00:04.800 --> 00:00:09.920
drill for those of you that struggle with the sway pattern. Though you may not
3
00:00:09.920 --> 00:00:10.040
be
4
00:00:10.040 --> 00:00:15.000
aware of it when you sway your pelvis is shifting laterally to the right when
5
00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:19.960
you make a backswing and your weight is going to the outside of your foot, like
6
00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:26.560
so. As you as you can see my hip ends up kind of my right hip pocket ends up
7
00:00:26.560 --> 00:00:31.620
going back into the right. So in order for it to stay put what you are going to
8
00:00:31.620 --> 00:00:35.520
have to feel is that your right hip pocket as you go into the backswing is
9
00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:40.960
actually going to switch places and go to where that left hip pocket is. Now it
10
00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:40.960
's
11
00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:45.720
not actually going to do that but this is an exaggeration drill to give you the
12
00:00:45.720 --> 00:00:51.000
imagery of what it would be like to make your pivot without having it sway too
13
00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:55.320
much into the right. So again you're just going to imagine your right hip
14
00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:55.760
15
00:00:55.760 --> 00:01:01.240
is going to turn to where your left hip pocket would be and you can use a shaft
16
00:01:01.240 --> 00:01:06.000
or a wall for feedback there but it's mostly an imagery and a visual drill to
17
00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:10.400
help you overcome kind of the mental barrier of where your hip needs to be at
18
00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:13.080
the top of the swing.
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