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 Hitting Balls Left: Use the Target Line Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how to align your swing path with the target line
- Feel the correct transition into your left foot for better impact
- Recognize the visual cues that lead to straighter shots instead of slices
Learn how to visualize your club path with the 'shaft in the ground' drill. This exercise will help you understand how to swing toward your target line for straighter shots.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
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This drill is called "shaft in the ground on the target line" and this is a
2
00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:04.680
great
3
00:00:04.680 --> 00:00:09.360
visual drill to give you an idea of where you want the club to swing on a true
4
00:00:09.360 --> 00:00:14.640
straight shot. So what you'll see from the down-the-line view is that if I set
5
00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:18.440
up to this golf ball compared to my alignment and my target line I've got a
6
00:00:18.440 --> 00:00:24.840
shaft that's out at about a 10 to 15 degree angle. Fort me to hit a straight
7
00:00:24.840 --> 00:00:30.080
shot what I want you to think about is swinging from the inside would actually
8
00:00:30.080 --> 00:00:36.680
get the club to swing out towards that shaft. So to hit a straight shot you're
9
00:00:36.680 --> 00:00:40.440
gonna feel like you're gonna start the ball 10 to 15 degrees out to the right.
10
00:00:40.440 --> 00:00:46.800
This is part of the reason why if you were to watch a TV broadcast of a golf
11
00:00:46.800 --> 00:00:50.200
tournament oftentimes you'll see the ball look like it flies way out to the
12
00:00:50.200 --> 00:00:54.280
right and then it ends up dead straight where they were aimed. This is the
13
00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:54.800
visual
14
00:00:54.800 --> 00:01:02.680
kind of confusion or visual illusion of where straight actually is. So as you
15
00:01:02.680 --> 00:01:07.400
set up to the golf ball you're gonna rehearse the good transition of shifting
16
00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:11.280
into your left foot, backstaying to the target and that will help the club
17
00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:11.800
swing
18
00:01:11.800 --> 00:01:15.440
like it's going out over that shaft which will get the ball to actually start
19
00:01:15.440 --> 00:01:20.480
straight instead of what you're used to which is going to the top of the swing
20
00:01:20.480 --> 00:01:25.520
going with the upper body and then having the club working more across the
21
00:01:25.520 --> 00:01:29.960
ball through the impact area which would be the club swinging more to the left.
22
00:01:29.960 --> 00:01:34.680
So there's another good visual drill for those of you that have the cast or
23
00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:35.000
upper
24
00:01:35.000 --> 00:01:38.040
body swing pattern.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.440
This drill is called "shaft in the ground on the target line" and this is a
2
00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:04.680
great
3
00:00:04.680 --> 00:00:09.360
visual drill to give you an idea of where you want the club to swing on a true
4
00:00:09.360 --> 00:00:14.640
straight shot. So what you'll see from the down-the-line view is that if I set
5
00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:18.440
up to this golf ball compared to my alignment and my target line I've got a
6
00:00:18.440 --> 00:00:24.840
shaft that's out at about a 10 to 15 degree angle. Fort me to hit a straight
7
00:00:24.840 --> 00:00:30.080
shot what I want you to think about is swinging from the inside would actually
8
00:00:30.080 --> 00:00:36.680
get the club to swing out towards that shaft. So to hit a straight shot you're
9
00:00:36.680 --> 00:00:40.440
gonna feel like you're gonna start the ball 10 to 15 degrees out to the right.
10
00:00:40.440 --> 00:00:46.800
This is part of the reason why if you were to watch a TV broadcast of a golf
11
00:00:46.800 --> 00:00:50.200
tournament oftentimes you'll see the ball look like it flies way out to the
12
00:00:50.200 --> 00:00:54.280
right and then it ends up dead straight where they were aimed. This is the
13
00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:54.800
visual
14
00:00:54.800 --> 00:01:02.680
kind of confusion or visual illusion of where straight actually is. So as you
15
00:01:02.680 --> 00:01:07.400
set up to the golf ball you're gonna rehearse the good transition of shifting
16
00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:11.280
into your left foot, backstaying to the target and that will help the club
17
00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:11.800
swing
18
00:01:11.800 --> 00:01:15.440
like it's going out over that shaft which will get the ball to actually start
19
00:01:15.440 --> 00:01:20.480
straight instead of what you're used to which is going to the top of the swing
20
00:01:20.480 --> 00:01:25.520
going with the upper body and then having the club working more across the
21
00:01:25.520 --> 00:01:29.960
ball through the impact area which would be the club swinging more to the left.
22
00:01:29.960 --> 00:01:34.680
So there's another good visual drill for those of you that have the cast or
23
00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:35.000
upper
24
00:01:35.000 --> 00:01:38.040
body swing pattern.
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 Hitting Balls Left: Use the Target Line Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how to align your swing path with the target line
- Feel the correct transition into your left foot for better impact
- Recognize the visual cues that lead to straighter shots instead of slices
Learn how to visualize your club path with the 'shaft in the ground' drill. This exercise will help you understand how to swing toward your target line for straighter shots.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.440
This drill is called "shaft in the ground on the target line" and this is a
2
00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:04.680
great
3
00:00:04.680 --> 00:00:09.360
visual drill to give you an idea of where you want the club to swing on a true
4
00:00:09.360 --> 00:00:14.640
straight shot. So what you'll see from the down-the-line view is that if I set
5
00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:18.440
up to this golf ball compared to my alignment and my target line I've got a
6
00:00:18.440 --> 00:00:24.840
shaft that's out at about a 10 to 15 degree angle. Fort me to hit a straight
7
00:00:24.840 --> 00:00:30.080
shot what I want you to think about is swinging from the inside would actually
8
00:00:30.080 --> 00:00:36.680
get the club to swing out towards that shaft. So to hit a straight shot you're
9
00:00:36.680 --> 00:00:40.440
gonna feel like you're gonna start the ball 10 to 15 degrees out to the right.
10
00:00:40.440 --> 00:00:46.800
This is part of the reason why if you were to watch a TV broadcast of a golf
11
00:00:46.800 --> 00:00:50.200
tournament oftentimes you'll see the ball look like it flies way out to the
12
00:00:50.200 --> 00:00:54.280
right and then it ends up dead straight where they were aimed. This is the
13
00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:54.800
visual
14
00:00:54.800 --> 00:01:02.680
kind of confusion or visual illusion of where straight actually is. So as you
15
00:01:02.680 --> 00:01:07.400
set up to the golf ball you're gonna rehearse the good transition of shifting
16
00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:11.280
into your left foot, backstaying to the target and that will help the club
17
00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:11.800
swing
18
00:01:11.800 --> 00:01:15.440
like it's going out over that shaft which will get the ball to actually start
19
00:01:15.440 --> 00:01:20.480
straight instead of what you're used to which is going to the top of the swing
20
00:01:20.480 --> 00:01:25.520
going with the upper body and then having the club working more across the
21
00:01:25.520 --> 00:01:29.960
ball through the impact area which would be the club swinging more to the left.
22
00:01:29.960 --> 00:01:34.680
So there's another good visual drill for those of you that have the cast or
23
00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:35.000
upper
24
00:01:35.000 --> 00:01:38.040
body swing pattern.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.440
This drill is called "shaft in the ground on the target line" and this is a
2
00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:04.680
great
3
00:00:04.680 --> 00:00:09.360
visual drill to give you an idea of where you want the club to swing on a true
4
00:00:09.360 --> 00:00:14.640
straight shot. So what you'll see from the down-the-line view is that if I set
5
00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:18.440
up to this golf ball compared to my alignment and my target line I've got a
6
00:00:18.440 --> 00:00:24.840
shaft that's out at about a 10 to 15 degree angle. Fort me to hit a straight
7
00:00:24.840 --> 00:00:30.080
shot what I want you to think about is swinging from the inside would actually
8
00:00:30.080 --> 00:00:36.680
get the club to swing out towards that shaft. So to hit a straight shot you're
9
00:00:36.680 --> 00:00:40.440
gonna feel like you're gonna start the ball 10 to 15 degrees out to the right.
10
00:00:40.440 --> 00:00:46.800
This is part of the reason why if you were to watch a TV broadcast of a golf
11
00:00:46.800 --> 00:00:50.200
tournament oftentimes you'll see the ball look like it flies way out to the
12
00:00:50.200 --> 00:00:54.280
right and then it ends up dead straight where they were aimed. This is the
13
00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:54.800
visual
14
00:00:54.800 --> 00:01:02.680
kind of confusion or visual illusion of where straight actually is. So as you
15
00:01:02.680 --> 00:01:07.400
set up to the golf ball you're gonna rehearse the good transition of shifting
16
00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:11.280
into your left foot, backstaying to the target and that will help the club
17
00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:11.800
swing
18
00:01:11.800 --> 00:01:15.440
like it's going out over that shaft which will get the ball to actually start
19
00:01:15.440 --> 00:01:20.480
straight instead of what you're used to which is going to the top of the swing
20
00:01:20.480 --> 00:01:25.520
going with the upper body and then having the club working more across the
21
00:01:25.520 --> 00:01:29.960
ball through the impact area which would be the club swinging more to the left.
22
00:01:29.960 --> 00:01:34.680
So there's another good visual drill for those of you that have the cast or
23
00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:35.000
upper
24
00:01:35.000 --> 00:01:38.040
body swing pattern.
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