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This drill is the ruler release, so I'd like to have really clear feedback

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whenever I'm doing a drill and a lot of players have trouble feeling what's

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going on with the lead wrist.

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So this is an an adaption of an old Lee Trevino drill that I used to like.

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Basically I've got a flexible plastic ruler with no metal edges, I think that's

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important when you're doing this drill.

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And I've got it just strapped to my left forearm using a couple rubber bands

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you can use tape if you want.

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But basically what it's going to do is it's going to give me some feedback as

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far as if I hit the ruler going this way or that way.

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So flexion and extension.

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Now because it limits flexion extension, when I get in my setup position, and

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you'll have to adjust it just a little bit so it's about the right length of

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the knuckles.

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But when I get in my setup position you can see that because I have my wrist

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about 25 degrees extended or so, it's going to create some space.

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But what'll happen is when I take it to the top of the backswing and when I do

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the motorcycle in this 9-3 position, you can now see that I've got it pretty

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much in line with the ruler as well, or if anything I've got a little bit of

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space.

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So the purpose of this drill is I can take it back to here, I can create some

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space, and then I can try and execute my 9-3 swing, and in the finish position

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I've still got a little bit of space.

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If my normal way of squaring the clubface is going to be getting down here and

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then flipping the wrist, I'm going to feel this ruler up against my wrist.

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So it's just a really good tactile feedback.

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Now in the full swing what'll happen is because I'm bracing, that'll cause me

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to lose this flexion, or sorry the flexion and it'll start working towards

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extension like so.

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But on these simple little 9-3 drills, I should be able to maintain that

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position in the wrist and just use my pivot and arm extension to hit the ball

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and not have to use the extension of that lead wrist.

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So this is a great way if you're feeling like that lead wrist breaking down or

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that trail wrist flipping through impact is a big source of your inconsistency,

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especially with your irons.

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This'll help you narrow in the bottom of your swing, and it gives what I think

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is a great little source of feedback provided by one of the ball striking great

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s, Litrovino.

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So this is the ruler release, can't really do it in full swings, but it's great

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for training your 9-3 or the release pattern.