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Separate Angle of Attack from Shaft Lean for Better Contact
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how to adjust your angle of attack without altering shaft lean.
- Recognize the impact of body movement on your swing's angle of attack.
- Understand how wrist positioning can influence both angle of attack and shaft lean.
In this video, you'll learn how to distinguish between angle of attack and shaft lean, helping you understand their separate roles in your swing. This knowledge can reduce frustration and improve your ball striking consistency on the course.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.220
This concept video is separating angle of attack from shaft lean so as we work
2
00:00:06.220 --> 00:00:12.060
through trying to improve of your flat spot one concept that can trick golfers
3
00:00:12.060 --> 00:00:18.060
up or make them let's say get a little bit frustrated is the idea that you can
4
00:00:18.060 --> 00:00:23.660
have your hands way forward like so I'm exaggerating of course but you could
5
00:00:23.660 --> 00:00:29.500
have your hands way forward and hit up on the ball if the handle was raising so
6
00:00:29.500 --> 00:00:33.280
I would have a positive angle of attack even though my hands were way forward
7
00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:33.860
or
8
00:00:33.860 --> 00:00:41.700
I could have my hands backward like so and hit really down on the ball if I
9
00:00:41.700 --> 00:00:48.220
was doing it more like this so the the trick here is learning to separate the
10
00:00:48.220 --> 00:00:54.060
two more in your mind yes if you give if you don't change your swing then
11
00:00:54.060 --> 00:00:59.420
hitting it more you know further back on the arc of the circle will increase
12
00:00:59.420 --> 00:00:59.580
the
13
00:00:59.580 --> 00:01:03.980
angle of attack but if you change the shape of the bottom of the swing then
14
00:01:03.980 --> 00:01:09.780
these two variables do and can become separate because a lot of golfers
15
00:01:09.780 --> 00:01:15.220
struggle with getting a steep angle of attack and they struggle with not
16
00:01:15.220 --> 00:01:21.780
having enough shaft lean so what usually creates more of the steep angle of the
17
00:01:21.780 --> 00:01:29.780
attack problem is either a lack of an unhinged or the upper body lunge more on
18
00:01:29.780 --> 00:01:35.260
top of the golf ball and you can lunge on top of the golf ball and still have
19
00:01:35.260 --> 00:01:40.340
the club working in more of a scoot fashion so you have very little angle
20
00:01:40.340 --> 00:01:47.100
attack or you could be well behind the golf ball but not have enough owner
21
00:01:47.100 --> 00:01:52.380
deviation and so the club would be coming down really steep if you tend to have
22
00:01:52.380 --> 00:01:57.780
neither of those so if you stay behind the ball and have a lot of this unhinged
23
00:01:57.780 --> 00:02:02.100
yes you'll typically have zero shaft lean and you might actually hit up on it
24
00:02:02.100 --> 00:02:06.100
but it's as I said it's important to start separating those in your mind or
25
00:02:06.100 --> 00:02:10.140
else you may be a little bit afraid of trying to get your wrists in a little
26
00:02:10.140 --> 00:02:14.460
bit more extension or your lead wrist and a bit more flexion or having a little
27
00:02:14.460 --> 00:02:20.300
bit more of this wipe movement because all of those help create shaft lean but
28
00:02:20.300 --> 00:02:25.140
can keep you in a if you're making a good bracing move and making a good body
29
00:02:25.140 --> 00:02:28.860
pivot you won't have an incredibly steep angle of attack you're not going to
30
00:02:28.860 --> 00:02:32.640
stick the club into the ground so I've had a couple questions about it I
31
00:02:32.640 --> 00:02:32.700
thought
32
00:02:32.700 --> 00:02:35.820
I'd just do a real quick video just to get you thinking that these two
33
00:02:35.820 --> 00:02:41.660
variables are not one-to-one you can increase the shaft lean and decrease the
34
00:02:41.660 --> 00:02:47.700
angle of attack that's great to do say with your driver or you could bring the
35
00:02:47.700 --> 00:02:53.900
handle back and increase the angle of attack if you're having either not as
36
00:02:53.900 --> 00:02:59.740
good wrist mechanics or too much of an upper body lunge in fact I'd say more
37
00:02:59.740 --> 00:03:05.620
often than not it's the owner deviation that's going to have the biggest impact
38
00:03:05.620 --> 00:03:11.950
on your angle of attack so even if I come from the inside if I keep this hinge
39
00:03:11.950 --> 00:03:12.300
up
40
00:03:12.300 --> 00:03:21.500
like so I'm gonna tend to have a fairly diggy or steep angle of attack and if I
41
00:03:21.500 --> 00:03:27.540
was to come from the outside but really owner deviate you'll see the club will
42
00:03:27.540 --> 00:03:33.500
get down closer to the golf closer to the ground sooner I'll have a longer
43
00:03:33.500 --> 00:03:37.340
flat spot and typically shallow out my angle of attack it's one of the reasons
44
00:03:37.340 --> 00:03:42.740
why the unhinged is one of the big shallow movements for the arms
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.220
This concept video is separating angle of attack from shaft lean so as we work
2
00:00:06.220 --> 00:00:12.060
through trying to improve of your flat spot one concept that can trick golfers
3
00:00:12.060 --> 00:00:18.060
up or make them let's say get a little bit frustrated is the idea that you can
4
00:00:18.060 --> 00:00:23.660
have your hands way forward like so I'm exaggerating of course but you could
5
00:00:23.660 --> 00:00:29.500
have your hands way forward and hit up on the ball if the handle was raising so
6
00:00:29.500 --> 00:00:33.280
I would have a positive angle of attack even though my hands were way forward
7
00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:33.860
or
8
00:00:33.860 --> 00:00:41.700
I could have my hands backward like so and hit really down on the ball if I
9
00:00:41.700 --> 00:00:48.220
was doing it more like this so the the trick here is learning to separate the
10
00:00:48.220 --> 00:00:54.060
two more in your mind yes if you give if you don't change your swing then
11
00:00:54.060 --> 00:00:59.420
hitting it more you know further back on the arc of the circle will increase
12
00:00:59.420 --> 00:00:59.580
the
13
00:00:59.580 --> 00:01:03.980
angle of attack but if you change the shape of the bottom of the swing then
14
00:01:03.980 --> 00:01:09.780
these two variables do and can become separate because a lot of golfers
15
00:01:09.780 --> 00:01:15.220
struggle with getting a steep angle of attack and they struggle with not
16
00:01:15.220 --> 00:01:21.780
having enough shaft lean so what usually creates more of the steep angle of the
17
00:01:21.780 --> 00:01:29.780
attack problem is either a lack of an unhinged or the upper body lunge more on
18
00:01:29.780 --> 00:01:35.260
top of the golf ball and you can lunge on top of the golf ball and still have
19
00:01:35.260 --> 00:01:40.340
the club working in more of a scoot fashion so you have very little angle
20
00:01:40.340 --> 00:01:47.100
attack or you could be well behind the golf ball but not have enough owner
21
00:01:47.100 --> 00:01:52.380
deviation and so the club would be coming down really steep if you tend to have
22
00:01:52.380 --> 00:01:57.780
neither of those so if you stay behind the ball and have a lot of this unhinged
23
00:01:57.780 --> 00:02:02.100
yes you'll typically have zero shaft lean and you might actually hit up on it
24
00:02:02.100 --> 00:02:06.100
but it's as I said it's important to start separating those in your mind or
25
00:02:06.100 --> 00:02:10.140
else you may be a little bit afraid of trying to get your wrists in a little
26
00:02:10.140 --> 00:02:14.460
bit more extension or your lead wrist and a bit more flexion or having a little
27
00:02:14.460 --> 00:02:20.300
bit more of this wipe movement because all of those help create shaft lean but
28
00:02:20.300 --> 00:02:25.140
can keep you in a if you're making a good bracing move and making a good body
29
00:02:25.140 --> 00:02:28.860
pivot you won't have an incredibly steep angle of attack you're not going to
30
00:02:28.860 --> 00:02:32.640
stick the club into the ground so I've had a couple questions about it I
31
00:02:32.640 --> 00:02:32.700
thought
32
00:02:32.700 --> 00:02:35.820
I'd just do a real quick video just to get you thinking that these two
33
00:02:35.820 --> 00:02:41.660
variables are not one-to-one you can increase the shaft lean and decrease the
34
00:02:41.660 --> 00:02:47.700
angle of attack that's great to do say with your driver or you could bring the
35
00:02:47.700 --> 00:02:53.900
handle back and increase the angle of attack if you're having either not as
36
00:02:53.900 --> 00:02:59.740
good wrist mechanics or too much of an upper body lunge in fact I'd say more
37
00:02:59.740 --> 00:03:05.620
often than not it's the owner deviation that's going to have the biggest impact
38
00:03:05.620 --> 00:03:11.950
on your angle of attack so even if I come from the inside if I keep this hinge
39
00:03:11.950 --> 00:03:12.300
up
40
00:03:12.300 --> 00:03:21.500
like so I'm gonna tend to have a fairly diggy or steep angle of attack and if I
41
00:03:21.500 --> 00:03:27.540
was to come from the outside but really owner deviate you'll see the club will
42
00:03:27.540 --> 00:03:33.500
get down closer to the golf closer to the ground sooner I'll have a longer
43
00:03:33.500 --> 00:03:37.340
flat spot and typically shallow out my angle of attack it's one of the reasons
44
00:03:37.340 --> 00:03:42.740
why the unhinged is one of the big shallow movements for the arms
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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.
Separate Angle of Attack from Shaft Lean for Better Contact
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how to adjust your angle of attack without altering shaft lean.
- Recognize the impact of body movement on your swing's angle of attack.
- Understand how wrist positioning can influence both angle of attack and shaft lean.
In this video, you'll learn how to distinguish between angle of attack and shaft lean, helping you understand their separate roles in your swing. This knowledge can reduce frustration and improve your ball striking consistency on the course.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.220
This concept video is separating angle of attack from shaft lean so as we work
2
00:00:06.220 --> 00:00:12.060
through trying to improve of your flat spot one concept that can trick golfers
3
00:00:12.060 --> 00:00:18.060
up or make them let's say get a little bit frustrated is the idea that you can
4
00:00:18.060 --> 00:00:23.660
have your hands way forward like so I'm exaggerating of course but you could
5
00:00:23.660 --> 00:00:29.500
have your hands way forward and hit up on the ball if the handle was raising so
6
00:00:29.500 --> 00:00:33.280
I would have a positive angle of attack even though my hands were way forward
7
00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:33.860
or
8
00:00:33.860 --> 00:00:41.700
I could have my hands backward like so and hit really down on the ball if I
9
00:00:41.700 --> 00:00:48.220
was doing it more like this so the the trick here is learning to separate the
10
00:00:48.220 --> 00:00:54.060
two more in your mind yes if you give if you don't change your swing then
11
00:00:54.060 --> 00:00:59.420
hitting it more you know further back on the arc of the circle will increase
12
00:00:59.420 --> 00:00:59.580
the
13
00:00:59.580 --> 00:01:03.980
angle of attack but if you change the shape of the bottom of the swing then
14
00:01:03.980 --> 00:01:09.780
these two variables do and can become separate because a lot of golfers
15
00:01:09.780 --> 00:01:15.220
struggle with getting a steep angle of attack and they struggle with not
16
00:01:15.220 --> 00:01:21.780
having enough shaft lean so what usually creates more of the steep angle of the
17
00:01:21.780 --> 00:01:29.780
attack problem is either a lack of an unhinged or the upper body lunge more on
18
00:01:29.780 --> 00:01:35.260
top of the golf ball and you can lunge on top of the golf ball and still have
19
00:01:35.260 --> 00:01:40.340
the club working in more of a scoot fashion so you have very little angle
20
00:01:40.340 --> 00:01:47.100
attack or you could be well behind the golf ball but not have enough owner
21
00:01:47.100 --> 00:01:52.380
deviation and so the club would be coming down really steep if you tend to have
22
00:01:52.380 --> 00:01:57.780
neither of those so if you stay behind the ball and have a lot of this unhinged
23
00:01:57.780 --> 00:02:02.100
yes you'll typically have zero shaft lean and you might actually hit up on it
24
00:02:02.100 --> 00:02:06.100
but it's as I said it's important to start separating those in your mind or
25
00:02:06.100 --> 00:02:10.140
else you may be a little bit afraid of trying to get your wrists in a little
26
00:02:10.140 --> 00:02:14.460
bit more extension or your lead wrist and a bit more flexion or having a little
27
00:02:14.460 --> 00:02:20.300
bit more of this wipe movement because all of those help create shaft lean but
28
00:02:20.300 --> 00:02:25.140
can keep you in a if you're making a good bracing move and making a good body
29
00:02:25.140 --> 00:02:28.860
pivot you won't have an incredibly steep angle of attack you're not going to
30
00:02:28.860 --> 00:02:32.640
stick the club into the ground so I've had a couple questions about it I
31
00:02:32.640 --> 00:02:32.700
thought
32
00:02:32.700 --> 00:02:35.820
I'd just do a real quick video just to get you thinking that these two
33
00:02:35.820 --> 00:02:41.660
variables are not one-to-one you can increase the shaft lean and decrease the
34
00:02:41.660 --> 00:02:47.700
angle of attack that's great to do say with your driver or you could bring the
35
00:02:47.700 --> 00:02:53.900
handle back and increase the angle of attack if you're having either not as
36
00:02:53.900 --> 00:02:59.740
good wrist mechanics or too much of an upper body lunge in fact I'd say more
37
00:02:59.740 --> 00:03:05.620
often than not it's the owner deviation that's going to have the biggest impact
38
00:03:05.620 --> 00:03:11.950
on your angle of attack so even if I come from the inside if I keep this hinge
39
00:03:11.950 --> 00:03:12.300
up
40
00:03:12.300 --> 00:03:21.500
like so I'm gonna tend to have a fairly diggy or steep angle of attack and if I
41
00:03:21.500 --> 00:03:27.540
was to come from the outside but really owner deviate you'll see the club will
42
00:03:27.540 --> 00:03:33.500
get down closer to the golf closer to the ground sooner I'll have a longer
43
00:03:33.500 --> 00:03:37.340
flat spot and typically shallow out my angle of attack it's one of the reasons
44
00:03:37.340 --> 00:03:42.740
why the unhinged is one of the big shallow movements for the arms
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.220
This concept video is separating angle of attack from shaft lean so as we work
2
00:00:06.220 --> 00:00:12.060
through trying to improve of your flat spot one concept that can trick golfers
3
00:00:12.060 --> 00:00:18.060
up or make them let's say get a little bit frustrated is the idea that you can
4
00:00:18.060 --> 00:00:23.660
have your hands way forward like so I'm exaggerating of course but you could
5
00:00:23.660 --> 00:00:29.500
have your hands way forward and hit up on the ball if the handle was raising so
6
00:00:29.500 --> 00:00:33.280
I would have a positive angle of attack even though my hands were way forward
7
00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:33.860
or
8
00:00:33.860 --> 00:00:41.700
I could have my hands backward like so and hit really down on the ball if I
9
00:00:41.700 --> 00:00:48.220
was doing it more like this so the the trick here is learning to separate the
10
00:00:48.220 --> 00:00:54.060
two more in your mind yes if you give if you don't change your swing then
11
00:00:54.060 --> 00:00:59.420
hitting it more you know further back on the arc of the circle will increase
12
00:00:59.420 --> 00:00:59.580
the
13
00:00:59.580 --> 00:01:03.980
angle of attack but if you change the shape of the bottom of the swing then
14
00:01:03.980 --> 00:01:09.780
these two variables do and can become separate because a lot of golfers
15
00:01:09.780 --> 00:01:15.220
struggle with getting a steep angle of attack and they struggle with not
16
00:01:15.220 --> 00:01:21.780
having enough shaft lean so what usually creates more of the steep angle of the
17
00:01:21.780 --> 00:01:29.780
attack problem is either a lack of an unhinged or the upper body lunge more on
18
00:01:29.780 --> 00:01:35.260
top of the golf ball and you can lunge on top of the golf ball and still have
19
00:01:35.260 --> 00:01:40.340
the club working in more of a scoot fashion so you have very little angle
20
00:01:40.340 --> 00:01:47.100
attack or you could be well behind the golf ball but not have enough owner
21
00:01:47.100 --> 00:01:52.380
deviation and so the club would be coming down really steep if you tend to have
22
00:01:52.380 --> 00:01:57.780
neither of those so if you stay behind the ball and have a lot of this unhinged
23
00:01:57.780 --> 00:02:02.100
yes you'll typically have zero shaft lean and you might actually hit up on it
24
00:02:02.100 --> 00:02:06.100
but it's as I said it's important to start separating those in your mind or
25
00:02:06.100 --> 00:02:10.140
else you may be a little bit afraid of trying to get your wrists in a little
26
00:02:10.140 --> 00:02:14.460
bit more extension or your lead wrist and a bit more flexion or having a little
27
00:02:14.460 --> 00:02:20.300
bit more of this wipe movement because all of those help create shaft lean but
28
00:02:20.300 --> 00:02:25.140
can keep you in a if you're making a good bracing move and making a good body
29
00:02:25.140 --> 00:02:28.860
pivot you won't have an incredibly steep angle of attack you're not going to
30
00:02:28.860 --> 00:02:32.640
stick the club into the ground so I've had a couple questions about it I
31
00:02:32.640 --> 00:02:32.700
thought
32
00:02:32.700 --> 00:02:35.820
I'd just do a real quick video just to get you thinking that these two
33
00:02:35.820 --> 00:02:41.660
variables are not one-to-one you can increase the shaft lean and decrease the
34
00:02:41.660 --> 00:02:47.700
angle of attack that's great to do say with your driver or you could bring the
35
00:02:47.700 --> 00:02:53.900
handle back and increase the angle of attack if you're having either not as
36
00:02:53.900 --> 00:02:59.740
good wrist mechanics or too much of an upper body lunge in fact I'd say more
37
00:02:59.740 --> 00:03:05.620
often than not it's the owner deviation that's going to have the biggest impact
38
00:03:05.620 --> 00:03:11.950
on your angle of attack so even if I come from the inside if I keep this hinge
39
00:03:11.950 --> 00:03:12.300
up
40
00:03:12.300 --> 00:03:21.500
like so I'm gonna tend to have a fairly diggy or steep angle of attack and if I
41
00:03:21.500 --> 00:03:27.540
was to come from the outside but really owner deviate you'll see the club will
42
00:03:27.540 --> 00:03:33.500
get down closer to the golf closer to the ground sooner I'll have a longer
43
00:03:33.500 --> 00:03:37.340
flat spot and typically shallow out my angle of attack it's one of the reasons
44
00:03:37.340 --> 00:03:42.740
why the unhinged is one of the big shallow movements for the arms
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