Find the real cause of your miss. Get Your Free Diagnosis
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 Key Movements in Your Golf Swing Using Video Analysis

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Spot the difference in lower body and upper body movements during your swing
  • Identify key areas to focus on during transition and release phases
  • Understand how to load effectively at the end of your backswing for a better downswing

In this video, you'll learn how to effectively analyze your golf swing by scrubbing through video footage to identify crucial movements. This technique will help you understand the mechanics of your swing and make necessary adjustments for better performance.

Video Transcript
WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.040
This analysis video is scrubbing for details so scrubbing for details is a

2
00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:07.880
method that I use when analyzing videos and trying to

3
00:00:07.880 --> 00:00:11.720
Figure out some of the details of different movements. So

4
00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:14.560
frequently when golfers

5
00:00:14.560 --> 00:00:17.920
Come to me and we'll do a 3d and I can get the details there

6
00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:21.850
But to show them on video or to show them so that they understand I'll

7
00:00:21.850 --> 00:00:23.200
frequently use video

8
00:00:23.200 --> 00:00:28.200
Now scrubbing for details is kind of like a DJ move where you pick a

9
00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:32.120
What you think is around the beginning of a move and around the end of the move

10
00:00:32.120 --> 00:00:36.200
And you just slowly scrub back and forth between the two

11
00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:41.440
So what we'll see on the right with John Sandin is there's there's some lower

12
00:00:41.440 --> 00:00:43.960
body rotation going on here in his power phase

13
00:00:43.960 --> 00:00:47.600
But you'll see that his arms are pulling off his body

14
00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:51.560
relatively quickly if we compare that to

15
00:00:51.560 --> 00:00:57.220
And Adam Scott we can see during that same phase most of the movement is

16
00:00:57.220 --> 00:00:57.940
happening

17
00:00:58.440 --> 00:01:01.400
For him between his rib cage and his knees

18
00:01:01.400 --> 00:01:07.880
If we do the same thing again with John Sandin you can see a whole lower body

19
00:01:07.880 --> 00:01:13.000
activity and you can see an arms or upper body activity zone

20
00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:18.480
So scrubbing for details can give you kind of some of these big pictures as to

21
00:01:18.480 --> 00:01:19.000
where

22
00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:23.720
golfers are organizing the movements and when they are organizing the movements

23
00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:28.070
There are a couple key times that I like to use this scrubbing for details

24
00:01:28.070 --> 00:01:30.920
technique one is during transition

25
00:01:30.920 --> 00:01:33.760
Two would be during the release

26
00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:37.690
And from different views and largely from the face-on view because it'll help

27
00:01:37.690 --> 00:01:39.800
you see bracing strategies really well

28
00:01:39.800 --> 00:01:43.480
And then third would be the end of the backswing

29
00:01:43.480 --> 00:01:50.080
So you can kind of see what they're doing to load and get ready for or initiate

30
00:01:50.080 --> 00:01:51.280
the downswing

31
00:01:51.880 --> 00:01:55.640
For the face-on view, I like to look at transition and during the release

32
00:01:55.640 --> 00:02:01.870
So during the transition we can see if we scrub basically from the top of the

33
00:02:01.870 --> 00:02:02.880
backswing until

34
00:02:02.880 --> 00:02:05.480
Right around hip height

35
00:02:05.480 --> 00:02:10.300
Kind of scrubbing back and forth between those two frames and we can compare

36
00:02:10.300 --> 00:02:11.440
the difference

37
00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:14.280
or the similarities and

38
00:02:14.280 --> 00:02:16.820
What's initiating here so you can see how much

39
00:02:16.820 --> 00:02:19.560
lateral movement how much rotation

40
00:02:19.640 --> 00:02:24.020
How much arm pull timing of the right arm lots of good little keys just by

41
00:02:24.020 --> 00:02:25.480
doing these little scrubs

42
00:02:25.480 --> 00:02:31.760
Now one of the interesting ones to look at is the overall direction of the arm

43
00:02:31.760 --> 00:02:32.520
extension piece

44
00:02:32.520 --> 00:02:35.400
So if I scrub kind of through the release

45
00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:38.240
You'll see that it looks like

46
00:02:38.240 --> 00:02:44.040
His arms are basically extending kind of out in that general direction

47
00:02:44.040 --> 00:02:49.640
But you can get a sense of how they're extending out in front of the golf ball

48
00:02:49.640 --> 00:02:53.120
Now if we scrub through those same parts here with an iron

49
00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:57.760
You'll see that as it reaches this part

50
00:02:57.760 --> 00:03:02.860
Close to follow through position. You'll see that they're actually starting to

51
00:03:02.860 --> 00:03:04.160
kind of rehinge and absorb

52
00:03:04.160 --> 00:03:09.280
So you'll see that a lot of his outward movement is really scrubbing through

53
00:03:09.680 --> 00:03:14.590
More on a line kind of like this where over here it was more like that. So he

54
00:03:14.590 --> 00:03:15.880
just gives some of the general

55
00:03:15.880 --> 00:03:21.340
Timings and directions and control centers for some of these movements. The

56
00:03:21.340 --> 00:03:23.320
other thing that you'll see is through this release

57
00:03:23.320 --> 00:03:25.320
you'll see a lot more of

58
00:03:25.320 --> 00:03:31.290
An arm dominant swing you won't see nearly as much lower body action as if you

59
00:03:31.290 --> 00:03:32.640
scrub through

60
00:03:32.640 --> 00:03:38.510
With these movements or sorry with the driver, you'll see a lot more hip action

61
00:03:38.510 --> 00:03:39.520
through the ball

62
00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:44.360
So I use this scrubbing technique frequently when analyzing videos

63
00:03:44.360 --> 00:03:48.110
I think it's very helpful to see where you're creating power how you're

64
00:03:48.110 --> 00:03:49.360
controlling the path

65
00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:53.720
And some of the key timings for the movements that make up either your back

66
00:03:53.720 --> 00:03:56.120
swing your transition or your release

67
00:03:56.120 --> 00:04:00.740
While scrubbing is great for getting the details of the the difference between

68
00:04:00.740 --> 00:04:01.680
tour pro swings

69
00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:05.480
It's also great for getting the big picture of amateur swings

70
00:04:05.600 --> 00:04:09.940
So as I scrub back and forth, you can clearly see that there's some intensity

71
00:04:09.940 --> 00:04:12.320
to this transition move and it's largely this

72
00:04:12.320 --> 00:04:16.360
aggressive chop move more from the upper body

73
00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:21.270
So he's not really throwing with his arms, but he's doing a big old lunge and

74
00:04:21.270 --> 00:04:24.240
crunch with that upper body in order to pull on the handle

75
00:04:24.240 --> 00:04:30.350
Then during the release you can see some of the timings of the arm extension to

76
00:04:30.350 --> 00:04:31.120
help square the face

77
00:04:31.640 --> 00:04:36.640
And delayed body rotation to help control the low point

78
00:04:36.640 --> 00:04:39.360
If we look over here on the left

79
00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:42.520
You'll see this is much more

80
00:04:42.520 --> 00:04:47.400
There's a subtle little weight shift to get it going, but then you'll see a

81
00:04:47.400 --> 00:04:51.480
fairly early movement of those arms and clubs

82
00:04:51.480 --> 00:04:58.260
So it's very much a cast pattern where the arms are really controlling the

83
00:04:58.260 --> 00:05:01.360
speed generation part of this transition

84
00:05:01.640 --> 00:05:05.120
So if you're having a hard time figuring out what's going on in your swing

85
00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:09.580
Try this scrubbing technique to see where the movement's beginning where the

86
00:05:09.580 --> 00:05:13.720
movement's ending and what the dominant kind of movements are within that phase

87
00:05:13.720 --> 00:05:17.310
And that should help you unlock some of the keys into how you're controlling

88
00:05:17.310 --> 00:05:18.120
your golf swing
Related topics
This video hasn't been assigned to any topics yet. Browse all topics in the sidebar.
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 Key Movements in Your Golf Swing Using Video Analysis

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Spot the difference in lower body and upper body movements during your swing
  • Identify key areas to focus on during transition and release phases
  • Understand how to load effectively at the end of your backswing for a better downswing

In this video, you'll learn how to effectively analyze your golf swing by scrubbing through video footage to identify crucial movements. This technique will help you understand the mechanics of your swing and make necessary adjustments for better performance.

Video Transcript
WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.040
This analysis video is scrubbing for details so scrubbing for details is a

2
00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:07.880
method that I use when analyzing videos and trying to

3
00:00:07.880 --> 00:00:11.720
Figure out some of the details of different movements. So

4
00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:14.560
frequently when golfers

5
00:00:14.560 --> 00:00:17.920
Come to me and we'll do a 3d and I can get the details there

6
00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:21.850
But to show them on video or to show them so that they understand I'll

7
00:00:21.850 --> 00:00:23.200
frequently use video

8
00:00:23.200 --> 00:00:28.200
Now scrubbing for details is kind of like a DJ move where you pick a

9
00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:32.120
What you think is around the beginning of a move and around the end of the move

10
00:00:32.120 --> 00:00:36.200
And you just slowly scrub back and forth between the two

11
00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:41.440
So what we'll see on the right with John Sandin is there's there's some lower

12
00:00:41.440 --> 00:00:43.960
body rotation going on here in his power phase

13
00:00:43.960 --> 00:00:47.600
But you'll see that his arms are pulling off his body

14
00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:51.560
relatively quickly if we compare that to

15
00:00:51.560 --> 00:00:57.220
And Adam Scott we can see during that same phase most of the movement is

16
00:00:57.220 --> 00:00:57.940
happening

17
00:00:58.440 --> 00:01:01.400
For him between his rib cage and his knees

18
00:01:01.400 --> 00:01:07.880
If we do the same thing again with John Sandin you can see a whole lower body

19
00:01:07.880 --> 00:01:13.000
activity and you can see an arms or upper body activity zone

20
00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:18.480
So scrubbing for details can give you kind of some of these big pictures as to

21
00:01:18.480 --> 00:01:19.000
where

22
00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:23.720
golfers are organizing the movements and when they are organizing the movements

23
00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:28.070
There are a couple key times that I like to use this scrubbing for details

24
00:01:28.070 --> 00:01:30.920
technique one is during transition

25
00:01:30.920 --> 00:01:33.760
Two would be during the release

26
00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:37.690
And from different views and largely from the face-on view because it'll help

27
00:01:37.690 --> 00:01:39.800
you see bracing strategies really well

28
00:01:39.800 --> 00:01:43.480
And then third would be the end of the backswing

29
00:01:43.480 --> 00:01:50.080
So you can kind of see what they're doing to load and get ready for or initiate

30
00:01:50.080 --> 00:01:51.280
the downswing

31
00:01:51.880 --> 00:01:55.640
For the face-on view, I like to look at transition and during the release

32
00:01:55.640 --> 00:02:01.870
So during the transition we can see if we scrub basically from the top of the

33
00:02:01.870 --> 00:02:02.880
backswing until

34
00:02:02.880 --> 00:02:05.480
Right around hip height

35
00:02:05.480 --> 00:02:10.300
Kind of scrubbing back and forth between those two frames and we can compare

36
00:02:10.300 --> 00:02:11.440
the difference

37
00:02:11.440 --> 00:02:14.280
or the similarities and

38
00:02:14.280 --> 00:02:16.820
What's initiating here so you can see how much

39
00:02:16.820 --> 00:02:19.560
lateral movement how much rotation

40
00:02:19.640 --> 00:02:24.020
How much arm pull timing of the right arm lots of good little keys just by

41
00:02:24.020 --> 00:02:25.480
doing these little scrubs

42
00:02:25.480 --> 00:02:31.760
Now one of the interesting ones to look at is the overall direction of the arm

43
00:02:31.760 --> 00:02:32.520
extension piece

44
00:02:32.520 --> 00:02:35.400
So if I scrub kind of through the release

45
00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:38.240
You'll see that it looks like

46
00:02:38.240 --> 00:02:44.040
His arms are basically extending kind of out in that general direction

47
00:02:44.040 --> 00:02:49.640
But you can get a sense of how they're extending out in front of the golf ball

48
00:02:49.640 --> 00:02:53.120
Now if we scrub through those same parts here with an iron

49
00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:57.760
You'll see that as it reaches this part

50
00:02:57.760 --> 00:03:02.860
Close to follow through position. You'll see that they're actually starting to

51
00:03:02.860 --> 00:03:04.160
kind of rehinge and absorb

52
00:03:04.160 --> 00:03:09.280
So you'll see that a lot of his outward movement is really scrubbing through

53
00:03:09.680 --> 00:03:14.590
More on a line kind of like this where over here it was more like that. So he

54
00:03:14.590 --> 00:03:15.880
just gives some of the general

55
00:03:15.880 --> 00:03:21.340
Timings and directions and control centers for some of these movements. The

56
00:03:21.340 --> 00:03:23.320
other thing that you'll see is through this release

57
00:03:23.320 --> 00:03:25.320
you'll see a lot more of

58
00:03:25.320 --> 00:03:31.290
An arm dominant swing you won't see nearly as much lower body action as if you

59
00:03:31.290 --> 00:03:32.640
scrub through

60
00:03:32.640 --> 00:03:38.510
With these movements or sorry with the driver, you'll see a lot more hip action

61
00:03:38.510 --> 00:03:39.520
through the ball

62
00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:44.360
So I use this scrubbing technique frequently when analyzing videos

63
00:03:44.360 --> 00:03:48.110
I think it's very helpful to see where you're creating power how you're

64
00:03:48.110 --> 00:03:49.360
controlling the path

65
00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:53.720
And some of the key timings for the movements that make up either your back

66
00:03:53.720 --> 00:03:56.120
swing your transition or your release

67
00:03:56.120 --> 00:04:00.740
While scrubbing is great for getting the details of the the difference between

68
00:04:00.740 --> 00:04:01.680
tour pro swings

69
00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:05.480
It's also great for getting the big picture of amateur swings

70
00:04:05.600 --> 00:04:09.940
So as I scrub back and forth, you can clearly see that there's some intensity

71
00:04:09.940 --> 00:04:12.320
to this transition move and it's largely this

72
00:04:12.320 --> 00:04:16.360
aggressive chop move more from the upper body

73
00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:21.270
So he's not really throwing with his arms, but he's doing a big old lunge and

74
00:04:21.270 --> 00:04:24.240
crunch with that upper body in order to pull on the handle

75
00:04:24.240 --> 00:04:30.350
Then during the release you can see some of the timings of the arm extension to

76
00:04:30.350 --> 00:04:31.120
help square the face

77
00:04:31.640 --> 00:04:36.640
And delayed body rotation to help control the low point

78
00:04:36.640 --> 00:04:39.360
If we look over here on the left

79
00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:42.520
You'll see this is much more

80
00:04:42.520 --> 00:04:47.400
There's a subtle little weight shift to get it going, but then you'll see a

81
00:04:47.400 --> 00:04:51.480
fairly early movement of those arms and clubs

82
00:04:51.480 --> 00:04:58.260
So it's very much a cast pattern where the arms are really controlling the

83
00:04:58.260 --> 00:05:01.360
speed generation part of this transition

84
00:05:01.640 --> 00:05:05.120
So if you're having a hard time figuring out what's going on in your swing

85
00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:09.580
Try this scrubbing technique to see where the movement's beginning where the

86
00:05:09.580 --> 00:05:13.720
movement's ending and what the dominant kind of movements are within that phase

87
00:05:13.720 --> 00:05:17.310
And that should help you unlock some of the keys into how you're controlling

88
00:05:17.310 --> 00:05:18.120
your golf swing
Related topics
This video hasn't been assigned to any topics yet. Browse all topics in the sidebar.