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Identify Right Shoulder Flexibility Issues in Your Swing
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how limited shoulder flexibility impacts your swing posture
- Recognize the signs of a flying elbow or across-the-line swing
- Adapt your swing mechanics to accommodate your shoulder mobility
Learn how right shoulder flexibility affects your golf swing and discover effective ways to diagnose and adapt your movements. This video will help you understand the role of shoulder mobility in both the backswing and transition phases.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.940
This drill is called understanding right shoulder flexibility, obviously for a
2
00:00:04.940 --> 00:00:09.680
right hand and golfer. So this, I'm going to talk about it in two different
3
00:00:09.680 --> 00:00:14.640
places. This can fit in the backswing or this can fit in transition and it's
4
00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:17.840
important to understand how this flexibility applies to your swing so
5
00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:21.420
that you don't get frustrated if the swing doesn't look exactly like Tiger
6
00:00:21.420 --> 00:00:25.520
Woods. Remember we're trying to swing as efficiently as we can and do the right
7
00:00:25.520 --> 00:00:30.080
movements with what your body is comfortable doing. So the right shoulder
8
00:00:30.080 --> 00:00:33.640
flexibility is basically looking at how much of this movement that we call
9
00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:37.480
external rotation you have and if you see if I had this up against the wall I
10
00:00:37.480 --> 00:00:37.880
can
11
00:00:37.880 --> 00:00:44.400
get roughly 20 30 degrees past zero which is about the tour average. The tour
12
00:00:44.400 --> 00:00:50.920
average from here would be about 110, 115 degree angle or so. Now where that
13
00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:56.520
shows up is if I went to the top of my swing you can see that this elbow is
14
00:00:56.520 --> 00:01:00.600
pretty vertical or pointed you know close to the ground it's not pointed
15
00:01:00.600 --> 00:01:05.240
way out here. Well if you were to check your right shoulder flexibility and
16
00:01:05.240 --> 00:01:05.400
this
17
00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:11.000
is as far as you can go then if you got into your good golf posture and turned
18
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:16.520
you can see how that would create what would appear like a flying elbow or
19
00:01:16.520 --> 00:01:21.720
slightly across the line. Understand that that is more your flexibility than a
20
00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:27.520
swing fall and the problem is what a lot of players will do to fix that is they
21
00:01:27.520 --> 00:01:31.840
will lose their posture and stand up. So now I have the arm vertical but I
22
00:01:31.840 --> 00:01:36.840
completely lost my body angles and lost the engine of my golf swing. So if your
23
00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:41.120
right shoulder is a little tight don't worry if that arm feels like it's kind
24
00:01:41.120 --> 00:01:41.200
of
25
00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:47.200
drifting away. Same thing with transition getting into that delivery shot put
26
00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:50.560
position. If you have a hard time getting that elbow in front of your
27
00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:55.200
body it could simply be that you have a limitation in this right shoulder in
28
00:01:55.200 --> 00:02:00.880
which case you can let that right arm work more along the side the way someone
29
00:02:00.880 --> 00:02:06.880
like Jim Fierick might do. Yes it's not as powerful but it can get the club to
30
00:02:06.880 --> 00:02:11.440
come in from the proper angle and so you can make solid contact and improve
31
00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:11.560
your
32
00:02:11.560 --> 00:02:15.960
distance from hitting closer to the center of percussion. So don't get too
33
00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:20.160
caught up with having the exact perfect looking positions like you see in the
34
00:02:20.160 --> 00:02:24.360
models. We're going to work with what your body is capable of doing and if the
35
00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:30.100
right shoulder is a little tight you may struggle with what you see in the top
36
00:02:30.100 --> 00:02:33.280
of the swing or in transition.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.940
This drill is called understanding right shoulder flexibility, obviously for a
2
00:00:04.940 --> 00:00:09.680
right hand and golfer. So this, I'm going to talk about it in two different
3
00:00:09.680 --> 00:00:14.640
places. This can fit in the backswing or this can fit in transition and it's
4
00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:17.840
important to understand how this flexibility applies to your swing so
5
00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:21.420
that you don't get frustrated if the swing doesn't look exactly like Tiger
6
00:00:21.420 --> 00:00:25.520
Woods. Remember we're trying to swing as efficiently as we can and do the right
7
00:00:25.520 --> 00:00:30.080
movements with what your body is comfortable doing. So the right shoulder
8
00:00:30.080 --> 00:00:33.640
flexibility is basically looking at how much of this movement that we call
9
00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:37.480
external rotation you have and if you see if I had this up against the wall I
10
00:00:37.480 --> 00:00:37.880
can
11
00:00:37.880 --> 00:00:44.400
get roughly 20 30 degrees past zero which is about the tour average. The tour
12
00:00:44.400 --> 00:00:50.920
average from here would be about 110, 115 degree angle or so. Now where that
13
00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:56.520
shows up is if I went to the top of my swing you can see that this elbow is
14
00:00:56.520 --> 00:01:00.600
pretty vertical or pointed you know close to the ground it's not pointed
15
00:01:00.600 --> 00:01:05.240
way out here. Well if you were to check your right shoulder flexibility and
16
00:01:05.240 --> 00:01:05.400
this
17
00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:11.000
is as far as you can go then if you got into your good golf posture and turned
18
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:16.520
you can see how that would create what would appear like a flying elbow or
19
00:01:16.520 --> 00:01:21.720
slightly across the line. Understand that that is more your flexibility than a
20
00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:27.520
swing fall and the problem is what a lot of players will do to fix that is they
21
00:01:27.520 --> 00:01:31.840
will lose their posture and stand up. So now I have the arm vertical but I
22
00:01:31.840 --> 00:01:36.840
completely lost my body angles and lost the engine of my golf swing. So if your
23
00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:41.120
right shoulder is a little tight don't worry if that arm feels like it's kind
24
00:01:41.120 --> 00:01:41.200
of
25
00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:47.200
drifting away. Same thing with transition getting into that delivery shot put
26
00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:50.560
position. If you have a hard time getting that elbow in front of your
27
00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:55.200
body it could simply be that you have a limitation in this right shoulder in
28
00:01:55.200 --> 00:02:00.880
which case you can let that right arm work more along the side the way someone
29
00:02:00.880 --> 00:02:06.880
like Jim Fierick might do. Yes it's not as powerful but it can get the club to
30
00:02:06.880 --> 00:02:11.440
come in from the proper angle and so you can make solid contact and improve
31
00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:11.560
your
32
00:02:11.560 --> 00:02:15.960
distance from hitting closer to the center of percussion. So don't get too
33
00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:20.160
caught up with having the exact perfect looking positions like you see in the
34
00:02:20.160 --> 00:02:24.360
models. We're going to work with what your body is capable of doing and if the
35
00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:30.100
right shoulder is a little tight you may struggle with what you see in the top
36
00:02:30.100 --> 00:02:33.280
of the swing or in transition.
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.
Identify Right Shoulder Flexibility Issues in Your Swing
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how limited shoulder flexibility impacts your swing posture
- Recognize the signs of a flying elbow or across-the-line swing
- Adapt your swing mechanics to accommodate your shoulder mobility
Learn how right shoulder flexibility affects your golf swing and discover effective ways to diagnose and adapt your movements. This video will help you understand the role of shoulder mobility in both the backswing and transition phases.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.940
This drill is called understanding right shoulder flexibility, obviously for a
2
00:00:04.940 --> 00:00:09.680
right hand and golfer. So this, I'm going to talk about it in two different
3
00:00:09.680 --> 00:00:14.640
places. This can fit in the backswing or this can fit in transition and it's
4
00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:17.840
important to understand how this flexibility applies to your swing so
5
00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:21.420
that you don't get frustrated if the swing doesn't look exactly like Tiger
6
00:00:21.420 --> 00:00:25.520
Woods. Remember we're trying to swing as efficiently as we can and do the right
7
00:00:25.520 --> 00:00:30.080
movements with what your body is comfortable doing. So the right shoulder
8
00:00:30.080 --> 00:00:33.640
flexibility is basically looking at how much of this movement that we call
9
00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:37.480
external rotation you have and if you see if I had this up against the wall I
10
00:00:37.480 --> 00:00:37.880
can
11
00:00:37.880 --> 00:00:44.400
get roughly 20 30 degrees past zero which is about the tour average. The tour
12
00:00:44.400 --> 00:00:50.920
average from here would be about 110, 115 degree angle or so. Now where that
13
00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:56.520
shows up is if I went to the top of my swing you can see that this elbow is
14
00:00:56.520 --> 00:01:00.600
pretty vertical or pointed you know close to the ground it's not pointed
15
00:01:00.600 --> 00:01:05.240
way out here. Well if you were to check your right shoulder flexibility and
16
00:01:05.240 --> 00:01:05.400
this
17
00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:11.000
is as far as you can go then if you got into your good golf posture and turned
18
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:16.520
you can see how that would create what would appear like a flying elbow or
19
00:01:16.520 --> 00:01:21.720
slightly across the line. Understand that that is more your flexibility than a
20
00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:27.520
swing fall and the problem is what a lot of players will do to fix that is they
21
00:01:27.520 --> 00:01:31.840
will lose their posture and stand up. So now I have the arm vertical but I
22
00:01:31.840 --> 00:01:36.840
completely lost my body angles and lost the engine of my golf swing. So if your
23
00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:41.120
right shoulder is a little tight don't worry if that arm feels like it's kind
24
00:01:41.120 --> 00:01:41.200
of
25
00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:47.200
drifting away. Same thing with transition getting into that delivery shot put
26
00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:50.560
position. If you have a hard time getting that elbow in front of your
27
00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:55.200
body it could simply be that you have a limitation in this right shoulder in
28
00:01:55.200 --> 00:02:00.880
which case you can let that right arm work more along the side the way someone
29
00:02:00.880 --> 00:02:06.880
like Jim Fierick might do. Yes it's not as powerful but it can get the club to
30
00:02:06.880 --> 00:02:11.440
come in from the proper angle and so you can make solid contact and improve
31
00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:11.560
your
32
00:02:11.560 --> 00:02:15.960
distance from hitting closer to the center of percussion. So don't get too
33
00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:20.160
caught up with having the exact perfect looking positions like you see in the
34
00:02:20.160 --> 00:02:24.360
models. We're going to work with what your body is capable of doing and if the
35
00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:30.100
right shoulder is a little tight you may struggle with what you see in the top
36
00:02:30.100 --> 00:02:33.280
of the swing or in transition.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.940
This drill is called understanding right shoulder flexibility, obviously for a
2
00:00:04.940 --> 00:00:09.680
right hand and golfer. So this, I'm going to talk about it in two different
3
00:00:09.680 --> 00:00:14.640
places. This can fit in the backswing or this can fit in transition and it's
4
00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:17.840
important to understand how this flexibility applies to your swing so
5
00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:21.420
that you don't get frustrated if the swing doesn't look exactly like Tiger
6
00:00:21.420 --> 00:00:25.520
Woods. Remember we're trying to swing as efficiently as we can and do the right
7
00:00:25.520 --> 00:00:30.080
movements with what your body is comfortable doing. So the right shoulder
8
00:00:30.080 --> 00:00:33.640
flexibility is basically looking at how much of this movement that we call
9
00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:37.480
external rotation you have and if you see if I had this up against the wall I
10
00:00:37.480 --> 00:00:37.880
can
11
00:00:37.880 --> 00:00:44.400
get roughly 20 30 degrees past zero which is about the tour average. The tour
12
00:00:44.400 --> 00:00:50.920
average from here would be about 110, 115 degree angle or so. Now where that
13
00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:56.520
shows up is if I went to the top of my swing you can see that this elbow is
14
00:00:56.520 --> 00:01:00.600
pretty vertical or pointed you know close to the ground it's not pointed
15
00:01:00.600 --> 00:01:05.240
way out here. Well if you were to check your right shoulder flexibility and
16
00:01:05.240 --> 00:01:05.400
this
17
00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:11.000
is as far as you can go then if you got into your good golf posture and turned
18
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:16.520
you can see how that would create what would appear like a flying elbow or
19
00:01:16.520 --> 00:01:21.720
slightly across the line. Understand that that is more your flexibility than a
20
00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:27.520
swing fall and the problem is what a lot of players will do to fix that is they
21
00:01:27.520 --> 00:01:31.840
will lose their posture and stand up. So now I have the arm vertical but I
22
00:01:31.840 --> 00:01:36.840
completely lost my body angles and lost the engine of my golf swing. So if your
23
00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:41.120
right shoulder is a little tight don't worry if that arm feels like it's kind
24
00:01:41.120 --> 00:01:41.200
of
25
00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:47.200
drifting away. Same thing with transition getting into that delivery shot put
26
00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:50.560
position. If you have a hard time getting that elbow in front of your
27
00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:55.200
body it could simply be that you have a limitation in this right shoulder in
28
00:01:55.200 --> 00:02:00.880
which case you can let that right arm work more along the side the way someone
29
00:02:00.880 --> 00:02:06.880
like Jim Fierick might do. Yes it's not as powerful but it can get the club to
30
00:02:06.880 --> 00:02:11.440
come in from the proper angle and so you can make solid contact and improve
31
00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:11.560
your
32
00:02:11.560 --> 00:02:15.960
distance from hitting closer to the center of percussion. So don't get too
33
00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:20.160
caught up with having the exact perfect looking positions like you see in the
34
00:02:20.160 --> 00:02:24.360
models. We're going to work with what your body is capable of doing and if the
35
00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:30.100
right shoulder is a little tight you may struggle with what you see in the top
36
00:02:30.100 --> 00:02:33.280
of the swing or in transition.
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