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Improve Your Swing by Shaking Hands with the Target Line
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how to keep your right arm aligned with the target line
- Feel the correct shoulder rotation necessary for a solid swing
- Recognize the importance of wrist positioning to prevent flipping during the follow-through
Learn how to align your right arm parallel to the target line to enhance your swing mechanics. This simple drill will help you develop better shoulder positioning and wrist control for more consistent shots.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.890
this video is looking at shaking hands with the target line now when I was
2
00:00:04.890 --> 00:00:05.000
first
3
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:08.460
getting into playing golf it was kind of right before Tiger really hit the
4
00:00:08.460 --> 00:00:13.240
scenes so I remember a lot of the early stuff with Tiger vividly and one of the
5
00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:17.400
thoughts that Butch conveyed to him was shake hands with the target line
6
00:00:17.400 --> 00:00:18.120
basically
7
00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:24.280
having that right arm relatively parallel to the target line and I didn't
8
00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:30.400
realize it is at the time but Butch had a lot of brilliance in some of his
9
00:00:30.400 --> 00:00:31.120
simple
10
00:00:31.120 --> 00:00:35.380
drill so I wanted to kind of take a second and discuss that idea of shaking
11
00:00:35.380 --> 00:00:40.360
hand with the target line and how many good little concepts or key movements
12
00:00:40.360 --> 00:00:46.320
the swing it builds into one feel in order to shake hands with the target line
13
00:00:46.320 --> 00:00:52.080
properly I'm going to keep my arm I'm gonna have a good white movement in
14
00:00:52.080 --> 00:00:57.520
order to get that arm all the way extended in order to shake hands and you'll
15
00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:02.400
see I wouldn't shake my shake hands with my hand facing that way or that way
16
00:01:02.400 --> 00:01:08.400
well many golfers who have more of a roll style release which Tiger kind of
17
00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:13.640
had the possibility of falling into would have the hand pointed more that way
18
00:01:13.640 --> 00:01:18.080
and you wouldn't step up to shake someone's hand like this you would keep
19
00:01:18.080 --> 00:01:23.720
that shoulder more packed in and the arm in a shoulder and external rotation
20
00:01:23.720 --> 00:01:29.120
kind of like this so in order to shake hands it forces that shoulder into a
21
00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:35.680
good position there if I'm shaking hands with the target line you'll also see
22
00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:39.680
that my wrist is going to have a little bit of extension I wouldn't shake hands
23
00:01:39.680 --> 00:01:43.720
by like you know like I would do an arm wrestling and kind of flexing the
24
00:01:43.720 --> 00:01:48.160
wrist I wouldn't get into that position I would keep the wrist in more of a
25
00:01:48.160 --> 00:01:53.880
neutral or even a slightly extended position here so by trying to get that
26
00:01:53.880 --> 00:02:00.000
arm to extend down the target line that forces the chest to continue rotating
27
00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:06.560
the shoulder to stay in external rotation and the wrist not to flip as
28
00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:12.680
you're extending the arm so like I said that one image blends a number of
29
00:02:12.680 --> 00:02:13.080
really
30
00:02:13.080 --> 00:02:18.520
good concepts now if you're a if you've been practicing kind of single arm only
31
00:02:18.520 --> 00:02:24.680
drills you can use that as a little checkpoint you can let go and you can
32
00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:30.960
see okay if I was going to shake hands with the target line now it's actually
33
00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:35.640
parallel to the target line but out in front of your your body kind of like
34
00:02:35.640 --> 00:02:35.640
this
35
00:02:35.640 --> 00:02:41.160
from then down the line you'll see it actually disappear as opposed to if I
36
00:02:41.160 --> 00:02:45.240
was truly shaking hands with the target line my wrist would be way out there
37
00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:49.200
which is not what the idea was designed to convey so it's really shaking hands
38
00:02:49.200 --> 00:02:55.000
with parallel to the target line but it's still a great feeling and drill you
39
00:02:55.000 --> 00:02:55.160
can
40
00:02:55.160 --> 00:03:01.880
also incorporate that feeling into single arm open hand style or release where
41
00:03:01.880 --> 00:03:07.160
you get there that one I had a little bit more wrist flex but we can use that
42
00:03:07.160 --> 00:03:11.050
shaking hands with the target line as a really good checkpoint as that if you
43
00:03:11.050 --> 00:03:11.120
're
44
00:03:11.120 --> 00:03:15.120
having a good trail arm release
45
00:03:37.160 --> 00:03:45.720
[BLANK_AUDIO]
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.890
this video is looking at shaking hands with the target line now when I was
2
00:00:04.890 --> 00:00:05.000
first
3
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:08.460
getting into playing golf it was kind of right before Tiger really hit the
4
00:00:08.460 --> 00:00:13.240
scenes so I remember a lot of the early stuff with Tiger vividly and one of the
5
00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:17.400
thoughts that Butch conveyed to him was shake hands with the target line
6
00:00:17.400 --> 00:00:18.120
basically
7
00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:24.280
having that right arm relatively parallel to the target line and I didn't
8
00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:30.400
realize it is at the time but Butch had a lot of brilliance in some of his
9
00:00:30.400 --> 00:00:31.120
simple
10
00:00:31.120 --> 00:00:35.380
drill so I wanted to kind of take a second and discuss that idea of shaking
11
00:00:35.380 --> 00:00:40.360
hand with the target line and how many good little concepts or key movements
12
00:00:40.360 --> 00:00:46.320
the swing it builds into one feel in order to shake hands with the target line
13
00:00:46.320 --> 00:00:52.080
properly I'm going to keep my arm I'm gonna have a good white movement in
14
00:00:52.080 --> 00:00:57.520
order to get that arm all the way extended in order to shake hands and you'll
15
00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:02.400
see I wouldn't shake my shake hands with my hand facing that way or that way
16
00:01:02.400 --> 00:01:08.400
well many golfers who have more of a roll style release which Tiger kind of
17
00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:13.640
had the possibility of falling into would have the hand pointed more that way
18
00:01:13.640 --> 00:01:18.080
and you wouldn't step up to shake someone's hand like this you would keep
19
00:01:18.080 --> 00:01:23.720
that shoulder more packed in and the arm in a shoulder and external rotation
20
00:01:23.720 --> 00:01:29.120
kind of like this so in order to shake hands it forces that shoulder into a
21
00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:35.680
good position there if I'm shaking hands with the target line you'll also see
22
00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:39.680
that my wrist is going to have a little bit of extension I wouldn't shake hands
23
00:01:39.680 --> 00:01:43.720
by like you know like I would do an arm wrestling and kind of flexing the
24
00:01:43.720 --> 00:01:48.160
wrist I wouldn't get into that position I would keep the wrist in more of a
25
00:01:48.160 --> 00:01:53.880
neutral or even a slightly extended position here so by trying to get that
26
00:01:53.880 --> 00:02:00.000
arm to extend down the target line that forces the chest to continue rotating
27
00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:06.560
the shoulder to stay in external rotation and the wrist not to flip as
28
00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:12.680
you're extending the arm so like I said that one image blends a number of
29
00:02:12.680 --> 00:02:13.080
really
30
00:02:13.080 --> 00:02:18.520
good concepts now if you're a if you've been practicing kind of single arm only
31
00:02:18.520 --> 00:02:24.680
drills you can use that as a little checkpoint you can let go and you can
32
00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:30.960
see okay if I was going to shake hands with the target line now it's actually
33
00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:35.640
parallel to the target line but out in front of your your body kind of like
34
00:02:35.640 --> 00:02:35.640
this
35
00:02:35.640 --> 00:02:41.160
from then down the line you'll see it actually disappear as opposed to if I
36
00:02:41.160 --> 00:02:45.240
was truly shaking hands with the target line my wrist would be way out there
37
00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:49.200
which is not what the idea was designed to convey so it's really shaking hands
38
00:02:49.200 --> 00:02:55.000
with parallel to the target line but it's still a great feeling and drill you
39
00:02:55.000 --> 00:02:55.160
can
40
00:02:55.160 --> 00:03:01.880
also incorporate that feeling into single arm open hand style or release where
41
00:03:01.880 --> 00:03:07.160
you get there that one I had a little bit more wrist flex but we can use that
42
00:03:07.160 --> 00:03:11.050
shaking hands with the target line as a really good checkpoint as that if you
43
00:03:11.050 --> 00:03:11.120
're
44
00:03:11.120 --> 00:03:15.120
having a good trail arm release
45
00:03:37.160 --> 00:03:45.720
[BLANK_AUDIO]
Have questions?
Ask Mulligan for help
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.
Improve Your Swing by Shaking Hands with the Target Line
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how to keep your right arm aligned with the target line
- Feel the correct shoulder rotation necessary for a solid swing
- Recognize the importance of wrist positioning to prevent flipping during the follow-through
Learn how to align your right arm parallel to the target line to enhance your swing mechanics. This simple drill will help you develop better shoulder positioning and wrist control for more consistent shots.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.890
this video is looking at shaking hands with the target line now when I was
2
00:00:04.890 --> 00:00:05.000
first
3
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:08.460
getting into playing golf it was kind of right before Tiger really hit the
4
00:00:08.460 --> 00:00:13.240
scenes so I remember a lot of the early stuff with Tiger vividly and one of the
5
00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:17.400
thoughts that Butch conveyed to him was shake hands with the target line
6
00:00:17.400 --> 00:00:18.120
basically
7
00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:24.280
having that right arm relatively parallel to the target line and I didn't
8
00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:30.400
realize it is at the time but Butch had a lot of brilliance in some of his
9
00:00:30.400 --> 00:00:31.120
simple
10
00:00:31.120 --> 00:00:35.380
drill so I wanted to kind of take a second and discuss that idea of shaking
11
00:00:35.380 --> 00:00:40.360
hand with the target line and how many good little concepts or key movements
12
00:00:40.360 --> 00:00:46.320
the swing it builds into one feel in order to shake hands with the target line
13
00:00:46.320 --> 00:00:52.080
properly I'm going to keep my arm I'm gonna have a good white movement in
14
00:00:52.080 --> 00:00:57.520
order to get that arm all the way extended in order to shake hands and you'll
15
00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:02.400
see I wouldn't shake my shake hands with my hand facing that way or that way
16
00:01:02.400 --> 00:01:08.400
well many golfers who have more of a roll style release which Tiger kind of
17
00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:13.640
had the possibility of falling into would have the hand pointed more that way
18
00:01:13.640 --> 00:01:18.080
and you wouldn't step up to shake someone's hand like this you would keep
19
00:01:18.080 --> 00:01:23.720
that shoulder more packed in and the arm in a shoulder and external rotation
20
00:01:23.720 --> 00:01:29.120
kind of like this so in order to shake hands it forces that shoulder into a
21
00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:35.680
good position there if I'm shaking hands with the target line you'll also see
22
00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:39.680
that my wrist is going to have a little bit of extension I wouldn't shake hands
23
00:01:39.680 --> 00:01:43.720
by like you know like I would do an arm wrestling and kind of flexing the
24
00:01:43.720 --> 00:01:48.160
wrist I wouldn't get into that position I would keep the wrist in more of a
25
00:01:48.160 --> 00:01:53.880
neutral or even a slightly extended position here so by trying to get that
26
00:01:53.880 --> 00:02:00.000
arm to extend down the target line that forces the chest to continue rotating
27
00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:06.560
the shoulder to stay in external rotation and the wrist not to flip as
28
00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:12.680
you're extending the arm so like I said that one image blends a number of
29
00:02:12.680 --> 00:02:13.080
really
30
00:02:13.080 --> 00:02:18.520
good concepts now if you're a if you've been practicing kind of single arm only
31
00:02:18.520 --> 00:02:24.680
drills you can use that as a little checkpoint you can let go and you can
32
00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:30.960
see okay if I was going to shake hands with the target line now it's actually
33
00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:35.640
parallel to the target line but out in front of your your body kind of like
34
00:02:35.640 --> 00:02:35.640
this
35
00:02:35.640 --> 00:02:41.160
from then down the line you'll see it actually disappear as opposed to if I
36
00:02:41.160 --> 00:02:45.240
was truly shaking hands with the target line my wrist would be way out there
37
00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:49.200
which is not what the idea was designed to convey so it's really shaking hands
38
00:02:49.200 --> 00:02:55.000
with parallel to the target line but it's still a great feeling and drill you
39
00:02:55.000 --> 00:02:55.160
can
40
00:02:55.160 --> 00:03:01.880
also incorporate that feeling into single arm open hand style or release where
41
00:03:01.880 --> 00:03:07.160
you get there that one I had a little bit more wrist flex but we can use that
42
00:03:07.160 --> 00:03:11.050
shaking hands with the target line as a really good checkpoint as that if you
43
00:03:11.050 --> 00:03:11.120
're
44
00:03:11.120 --> 00:03:15.120
having a good trail arm release
45
00:03:37.160 --> 00:03:45.720
[BLANK_AUDIO]
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.890
this video is looking at shaking hands with the target line now when I was
2
00:00:04.890 --> 00:00:05.000
first
3
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:08.460
getting into playing golf it was kind of right before Tiger really hit the
4
00:00:08.460 --> 00:00:13.240
scenes so I remember a lot of the early stuff with Tiger vividly and one of the
5
00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:17.400
thoughts that Butch conveyed to him was shake hands with the target line
6
00:00:17.400 --> 00:00:18.120
basically
7
00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:24.280
having that right arm relatively parallel to the target line and I didn't
8
00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:30.400
realize it is at the time but Butch had a lot of brilliance in some of his
9
00:00:30.400 --> 00:00:31.120
simple
10
00:00:31.120 --> 00:00:35.380
drill so I wanted to kind of take a second and discuss that idea of shaking
11
00:00:35.380 --> 00:00:40.360
hand with the target line and how many good little concepts or key movements
12
00:00:40.360 --> 00:00:46.320
the swing it builds into one feel in order to shake hands with the target line
13
00:00:46.320 --> 00:00:52.080
properly I'm going to keep my arm I'm gonna have a good white movement in
14
00:00:52.080 --> 00:00:57.520
order to get that arm all the way extended in order to shake hands and you'll
15
00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:02.400
see I wouldn't shake my shake hands with my hand facing that way or that way
16
00:01:02.400 --> 00:01:08.400
well many golfers who have more of a roll style release which Tiger kind of
17
00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:13.640
had the possibility of falling into would have the hand pointed more that way
18
00:01:13.640 --> 00:01:18.080
and you wouldn't step up to shake someone's hand like this you would keep
19
00:01:18.080 --> 00:01:23.720
that shoulder more packed in and the arm in a shoulder and external rotation
20
00:01:23.720 --> 00:01:29.120
kind of like this so in order to shake hands it forces that shoulder into a
21
00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:35.680
good position there if I'm shaking hands with the target line you'll also see
22
00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:39.680
that my wrist is going to have a little bit of extension I wouldn't shake hands
23
00:01:39.680 --> 00:01:43.720
by like you know like I would do an arm wrestling and kind of flexing the
24
00:01:43.720 --> 00:01:48.160
wrist I wouldn't get into that position I would keep the wrist in more of a
25
00:01:48.160 --> 00:01:53.880
neutral or even a slightly extended position here so by trying to get that
26
00:01:53.880 --> 00:02:00.000
arm to extend down the target line that forces the chest to continue rotating
27
00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:06.560
the shoulder to stay in external rotation and the wrist not to flip as
28
00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:12.680
you're extending the arm so like I said that one image blends a number of
29
00:02:12.680 --> 00:02:13.080
really
30
00:02:13.080 --> 00:02:18.520
good concepts now if you're a if you've been practicing kind of single arm only
31
00:02:18.520 --> 00:02:24.680
drills you can use that as a little checkpoint you can let go and you can
32
00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:30.960
see okay if I was going to shake hands with the target line now it's actually
33
00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:35.640
parallel to the target line but out in front of your your body kind of like
34
00:02:35.640 --> 00:02:35.640
this
35
00:02:35.640 --> 00:02:41.160
from then down the line you'll see it actually disappear as opposed to if I
36
00:02:41.160 --> 00:02:45.240
was truly shaking hands with the target line my wrist would be way out there
37
00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:49.200
which is not what the idea was designed to convey so it's really shaking hands
38
00:02:49.200 --> 00:02:55.000
with parallel to the target line but it's still a great feeling and drill you
39
00:02:55.000 --> 00:02:55.160
can
40
00:02:55.160 --> 00:03:01.880
also incorporate that feeling into single arm open hand style or release where
41
00:03:01.880 --> 00:03:07.160
you get there that one I had a little bit more wrist flex but we can use that
42
00:03:07.160 --> 00:03:11.050
shaking hands with the target line as a really good checkpoint as that if you
43
00:03:11.050 --> 00:03:11.120
're
44
00:03:11.120 --> 00:03:15.120
having a good trail arm release
45
00:03:37.160 --> 00:03:45.720
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