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: Use Your Inner Thigh to Compress the Shaft
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how to keep your right leg steady and prevent swaying
- Understand the importance of pressure during your backswing
- Develop a stronger sensation in your right hip for better loading
Learn how to stabilize your right leg during the backswing by using your inner thigh to compress the shaft. This drill will help you maintain a centered upper body for better performance on the course.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.440
This drill is compressed the shaft with your inner thigh. This is a great drill
2
00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:08.480
for those of you that are a feel learner because it'll give you a tactile
3
00:00:08.480 --> 00:00:13.130
sensation of keeping your right leg more in place and not letting it sway. It
4
00:00:13.130 --> 00:00:13.160
'll
5
00:00:13.160 --> 00:00:16.980
just rotate. So what you're going to do is take a shaft and stick it into the
6
00:00:16.980 --> 00:00:21.320
ground so that it's at about the height of your mid thigh. You're then going to
7
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:26.040
set up to the golf ball or near the golf ball so that the shaft is pressing up
8
00:00:26.040 --> 00:00:31.260
against the inner thigh. If you sway, if you recall from the overview video,
9
00:00:31.260 --> 00:00:31.720
you
10
00:00:31.720 --> 00:00:37.280
would let your pelvis shift off the shaft and so you'll lose contact. So what
11
00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:37.380
you
12
00:00:37.380 --> 00:00:42.880
can do in order to get this feeling is keep pressure on that shaft as you make
13
00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:42.920
a
14
00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:46.680
backswing. It's going to feel very weird for those of you that sway off the
15
00:00:46.680 --> 00:00:46.880
ball
16
00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:51.600
but it will give a real strong sensation especially in your right hip as to
17
00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:51.800
what
18
00:00:51.800 --> 00:00:56.480
it feels like to load into that glute. Now make sure when you do so, you don't
19
00:00:56.480 --> 00:01:00.200
replace the sway with your upper body shifting off the ball. The upper body is
20
00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.640
still going to stay more or less centered. You're just going to apply a
21
00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:07.360
little bit of pressure during the entire backswing. Again, I wouldn't
22
00:01:07.360 --> 00:01:11.000
recommend actually hitting balls like this. I would use it to get a feeling
23
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:11.000
like
24
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:15.280
use it in your training station and then once you have a pretty strong feeling,
25
00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:19.800
hit a few balls trying to recreate it while you're actually in your practice
26
00:01:19.800 --> 00:01:21.800
station.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.440
This drill is compressed the shaft with your inner thigh. This is a great drill
2
00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:08.480
for those of you that are a feel learner because it'll give you a tactile
3
00:00:08.480 --> 00:00:13.130
sensation of keeping your right leg more in place and not letting it sway. It
4
00:00:13.130 --> 00:00:13.160
'll
5
00:00:13.160 --> 00:00:16.980
just rotate. So what you're going to do is take a shaft and stick it into the
6
00:00:16.980 --> 00:00:21.320
ground so that it's at about the height of your mid thigh. You're then going to
7
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:26.040
set up to the golf ball or near the golf ball so that the shaft is pressing up
8
00:00:26.040 --> 00:00:31.260
against the inner thigh. If you sway, if you recall from the overview video,
9
00:00:31.260 --> 00:00:31.720
you
10
00:00:31.720 --> 00:00:37.280
would let your pelvis shift off the shaft and so you'll lose contact. So what
11
00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:37.380
you
12
00:00:37.380 --> 00:00:42.880
can do in order to get this feeling is keep pressure on that shaft as you make
13
00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:42.920
a
14
00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:46.680
backswing. It's going to feel very weird for those of you that sway off the
15
00:00:46.680 --> 00:00:46.880
ball
16
00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:51.600
but it will give a real strong sensation especially in your right hip as to
17
00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:51.800
what
18
00:00:51.800 --> 00:00:56.480
it feels like to load into that glute. Now make sure when you do so, you don't
19
00:00:56.480 --> 00:01:00.200
replace the sway with your upper body shifting off the ball. The upper body is
20
00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.640
still going to stay more or less centered. You're just going to apply a
21
00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:07.360
little bit of pressure during the entire backswing. Again, I wouldn't
22
00:01:07.360 --> 00:01:11.000
recommend actually hitting balls like this. I would use it to get a feeling
23
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:11.000
like
24
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:15.280
use it in your training station and then once you have a pretty strong feeling,
25
00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:19.800
hit a few balls trying to recreate it while you're actually in your practice
26
00:01:19.800 --> 00:01:21.800
station.
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: Use Your Inner Thigh to Compress the Shaft
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how to keep your right leg steady and prevent swaying
- Understand the importance of pressure during your backswing
- Develop a stronger sensation in your right hip for better loading
Learn how to stabilize your right leg during the backswing by using your inner thigh to compress the shaft. This drill will help you maintain a centered upper body for better performance on the course.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.440
This drill is compressed the shaft with your inner thigh. This is a great drill
2
00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:08.480
for those of you that are a feel learner because it'll give you a tactile
3
00:00:08.480 --> 00:00:13.130
sensation of keeping your right leg more in place and not letting it sway. It
4
00:00:13.130 --> 00:00:13.160
'll
5
00:00:13.160 --> 00:00:16.980
just rotate. So what you're going to do is take a shaft and stick it into the
6
00:00:16.980 --> 00:00:21.320
ground so that it's at about the height of your mid thigh. You're then going to
7
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:26.040
set up to the golf ball or near the golf ball so that the shaft is pressing up
8
00:00:26.040 --> 00:00:31.260
against the inner thigh. If you sway, if you recall from the overview video,
9
00:00:31.260 --> 00:00:31.720
you
10
00:00:31.720 --> 00:00:37.280
would let your pelvis shift off the shaft and so you'll lose contact. So what
11
00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:37.380
you
12
00:00:37.380 --> 00:00:42.880
can do in order to get this feeling is keep pressure on that shaft as you make
13
00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:42.920
a
14
00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:46.680
backswing. It's going to feel very weird for those of you that sway off the
15
00:00:46.680 --> 00:00:46.880
ball
16
00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:51.600
but it will give a real strong sensation especially in your right hip as to
17
00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:51.800
what
18
00:00:51.800 --> 00:00:56.480
it feels like to load into that glute. Now make sure when you do so, you don't
19
00:00:56.480 --> 00:01:00.200
replace the sway with your upper body shifting off the ball. The upper body is
20
00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.640
still going to stay more or less centered. You're just going to apply a
21
00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:07.360
little bit of pressure during the entire backswing. Again, I wouldn't
22
00:01:07.360 --> 00:01:11.000
recommend actually hitting balls like this. I would use it to get a feeling
23
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:11.000
like
24
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:15.280
use it in your training station and then once you have a pretty strong feeling,
25
00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:19.800
hit a few balls trying to recreate it while you're actually in your practice
26
00:01:19.800 --> 00:01:21.800
station.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.440
This drill is compressed the shaft with your inner thigh. This is a great drill
2
00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:08.480
for those of you that are a feel learner because it'll give you a tactile
3
00:00:08.480 --> 00:00:13.130
sensation of keeping your right leg more in place and not letting it sway. It
4
00:00:13.130 --> 00:00:13.160
'll
5
00:00:13.160 --> 00:00:16.980
just rotate. So what you're going to do is take a shaft and stick it into the
6
00:00:16.980 --> 00:00:21.320
ground so that it's at about the height of your mid thigh. You're then going to
7
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:26.040
set up to the golf ball or near the golf ball so that the shaft is pressing up
8
00:00:26.040 --> 00:00:31.260
against the inner thigh. If you sway, if you recall from the overview video,
9
00:00:31.260 --> 00:00:31.720
you
10
00:00:31.720 --> 00:00:37.280
would let your pelvis shift off the shaft and so you'll lose contact. So what
11
00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:37.380
you
12
00:00:37.380 --> 00:00:42.880
can do in order to get this feeling is keep pressure on that shaft as you make
13
00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:42.920
a
14
00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:46.680
backswing. It's going to feel very weird for those of you that sway off the
15
00:00:46.680 --> 00:00:46.880
ball
16
00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:51.600
but it will give a real strong sensation especially in your right hip as to
17
00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:51.800
what
18
00:00:51.800 --> 00:00:56.480
it feels like to load into that glute. Now make sure when you do so, you don't
19
00:00:56.480 --> 00:01:00.200
replace the sway with your upper body shifting off the ball. The upper body is
20
00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.640
still going to stay more or less centered. You're just going to apply a
21
00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:07.360
little bit of pressure during the entire backswing. Again, I wouldn't
22
00:01:07.360 --> 00:01:11.000
recommend actually hitting balls like this. I would use it to get a feeling
23
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:11.000
like
24
00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:15.280
use it in your training station and then once you have a pretty strong feeling,
25
00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:19.800
hit a few balls trying to recreate it while you're actually in your practice
26
00:01:19.800 --> 00:01:21.800
station.
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