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How to Shallow Your Arms for a Better Transition
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how to position the extender to encourage a shallower swing path
- Practice transitioning your arms to avoid a steep angle and improve contact
- Feel the correct release movements through the follow-through for consistent ball striking
In this drill, you'll learn how to use an extender to effectively shallow your arms during the transition phase of your swing. This technique helps improve your swing path and promotes better contact with the ball.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.040
This drill is arm-shallowing with the extender, so I've got my swing extender
2
00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:06.400
but you can just
3
00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:10.800
take an alignment stick and hold it just underneath the grip so it extends
4
00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:11.840
about a foot or so.
5
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:17.600
The challenge with the extender drills is you can't really do swings where you
6
00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:19.200
go past about
7
00:00:19.200 --> 00:00:22.960
waist height in the fall through because eventually the club would pass and you
8
00:00:22.960 --> 00:00:23.040
're
9
00:00:23.040 --> 00:00:27.900
going to hit yourself and it's either going to break it or at least disrupt the
10
00:00:27.900 --> 00:00:29.040
learning process.
11
00:00:29.040 --> 00:00:32.610
So what we're going to do with the shallowing with the extender is we're going
12
00:00:32.610 --> 00:00:33.360
to focus on
13
00:00:33.360 --> 00:00:40.720
transition. So what can often happen is during transition many golfers will
14
00:00:40.720 --> 00:00:41.840
rotate either the
15
00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:46.440
trail shoulder or the lead forearm and get the club working more vertically. So
16
00:00:46.440 --> 00:00:47.040
now because
17
00:00:47.040 --> 00:00:51.240
of the extender I can see that that's pointing more in line with my feet. You
18
00:00:51.240 --> 00:00:52.640
can see that's a very
19
00:00:52.640 --> 00:00:57.070
vertical position. If I got here one of the few ways that I would be able to
20
00:00:57.070 --> 00:00:58.160
then hit a golf ball
21
00:00:58.160 --> 00:01:03.300
would be to then stand up and kind of shallow it out very late but that's going
22
00:01:03.300 --> 00:01:03.600
to tend to
23
00:01:03.600 --> 00:01:10.220
cause some contact issues. So what I would prefer is during transition I'm
24
00:01:10.220 --> 00:01:11.840
going to shallow the club
25
00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:16.100
or get the butt end of the extender pointed out towards the target line. So now
26
00:01:16.100 --> 00:01:16.800
I've got the butt
27
00:01:16.800 --> 00:01:20.560
end of the club pointed out towards the target line. Now I can work on my
28
00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:21.840
release movements on
29
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:26.980
the way through. So you can actually hit little shots or slow motion kind of t
30
00:01:26.980 --> 00:01:28.960
ai chi style swings
31
00:01:28.960 --> 00:01:36.250
but you won't be able to follow through past about waist height in the follow
32
00:01:36.250 --> 00:01:37.200
through. Now
33
00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:41.850
one of the ways that you can see from the face on view is if you're using a
34
00:01:41.850 --> 00:01:43.040
mirror or something
35
00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:47.440
like that if the steeper you get it typically the higher the club head is going
36
00:01:47.440 --> 00:01:48.880
to look the shallower
37
00:01:48.880 --> 00:01:53.930
you get it the more the club head is going to look low compared to the hands.
38
00:01:53.930 --> 00:01:54.800
So if you go up
39
00:01:54.800 --> 00:01:58.320
towards the top of the swing and you shallow you'll see that the club head and
40
00:01:58.320 --> 00:01:59.440
your hands are about
41
00:01:59.440 --> 00:02:04.400
the same height where if you steepen the club head will be drastically higher
42
00:02:04.400 --> 00:02:06.640
than the the hands.
43
00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:10.420
It's kind of aligns with these horizontal swings where the club head and the
44
00:02:10.420 --> 00:02:11.280
hands are about the
45
00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:16.820
same height and then working on feeling that shallow movement here with a
46
00:02:16.820 --> 00:02:18.400
little bit of visual
47
00:02:18.400 --> 00:02:24.660
guidance can really help you kind of overcome an overall tendency to get really
48
00:02:24.660 --> 00:02:25.840
steep in transition
49
00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:28.240
especially if you're a visual learner.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.040
This drill is arm-shallowing with the extender, so I've got my swing extender
2
00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:06.400
but you can just
3
00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:10.800
take an alignment stick and hold it just underneath the grip so it extends
4
00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:11.840
about a foot or so.
5
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:17.600
The challenge with the extender drills is you can't really do swings where you
6
00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:19.200
go past about
7
00:00:19.200 --> 00:00:22.960
waist height in the fall through because eventually the club would pass and you
8
00:00:22.960 --> 00:00:23.040
're
9
00:00:23.040 --> 00:00:27.900
going to hit yourself and it's either going to break it or at least disrupt the
10
00:00:27.900 --> 00:00:29.040
learning process.
11
00:00:29.040 --> 00:00:32.610
So what we're going to do with the shallowing with the extender is we're going
12
00:00:32.610 --> 00:00:33.360
to focus on
13
00:00:33.360 --> 00:00:40.720
transition. So what can often happen is during transition many golfers will
14
00:00:40.720 --> 00:00:41.840
rotate either the
15
00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:46.440
trail shoulder or the lead forearm and get the club working more vertically. So
16
00:00:46.440 --> 00:00:47.040
now because
17
00:00:47.040 --> 00:00:51.240
of the extender I can see that that's pointing more in line with my feet. You
18
00:00:51.240 --> 00:00:52.640
can see that's a very
19
00:00:52.640 --> 00:00:57.070
vertical position. If I got here one of the few ways that I would be able to
20
00:00:57.070 --> 00:00:58.160
then hit a golf ball
21
00:00:58.160 --> 00:01:03.300
would be to then stand up and kind of shallow it out very late but that's going
22
00:01:03.300 --> 00:01:03.600
to tend to
23
00:01:03.600 --> 00:01:10.220
cause some contact issues. So what I would prefer is during transition I'm
24
00:01:10.220 --> 00:01:11.840
going to shallow the club
25
00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:16.100
or get the butt end of the extender pointed out towards the target line. So now
26
00:01:16.100 --> 00:01:16.800
I've got the butt
27
00:01:16.800 --> 00:01:20.560
end of the club pointed out towards the target line. Now I can work on my
28
00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:21.840
release movements on
29
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:26.980
the way through. So you can actually hit little shots or slow motion kind of t
30
00:01:26.980 --> 00:01:28.960
ai chi style swings
31
00:01:28.960 --> 00:01:36.250
but you won't be able to follow through past about waist height in the follow
32
00:01:36.250 --> 00:01:37.200
through. Now
33
00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:41.850
one of the ways that you can see from the face on view is if you're using a
34
00:01:41.850 --> 00:01:43.040
mirror or something
35
00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:47.440
like that if the steeper you get it typically the higher the club head is going
36
00:01:47.440 --> 00:01:48.880
to look the shallower
37
00:01:48.880 --> 00:01:53.930
you get it the more the club head is going to look low compared to the hands.
38
00:01:53.930 --> 00:01:54.800
So if you go up
39
00:01:54.800 --> 00:01:58.320
towards the top of the swing and you shallow you'll see that the club head and
40
00:01:58.320 --> 00:01:59.440
your hands are about
41
00:01:59.440 --> 00:02:04.400
the same height where if you steepen the club head will be drastically higher
42
00:02:04.400 --> 00:02:06.640
than the the hands.
43
00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:10.420
It's kind of aligns with these horizontal swings where the club head and the
44
00:02:10.420 --> 00:02:11.280
hands are about the
45
00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:16.820
same height and then working on feeling that shallow movement here with a
46
00:02:16.820 --> 00:02:18.400
little bit of visual
47
00:02:18.400 --> 00:02:24.660
guidance can really help you kind of overcome an overall tendency to get really
48
00:02:24.660 --> 00:02:25.840
steep in transition
49
00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:28.240
especially if you're a visual learner.
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.
How to Shallow Your Arms for a Better Transition
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how to position the extender to encourage a shallower swing path
- Practice transitioning your arms to avoid a steep angle and improve contact
- Feel the correct release movements through the follow-through for consistent ball striking
In this drill, you'll learn how to use an extender to effectively shallow your arms during the transition phase of your swing. This technique helps improve your swing path and promotes better contact with the ball.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.040
This drill is arm-shallowing with the extender, so I've got my swing extender
2
00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:06.400
but you can just
3
00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:10.800
take an alignment stick and hold it just underneath the grip so it extends
4
00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:11.840
about a foot or so.
5
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:17.600
The challenge with the extender drills is you can't really do swings where you
6
00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:19.200
go past about
7
00:00:19.200 --> 00:00:22.960
waist height in the fall through because eventually the club would pass and you
8
00:00:22.960 --> 00:00:23.040
're
9
00:00:23.040 --> 00:00:27.900
going to hit yourself and it's either going to break it or at least disrupt the
10
00:00:27.900 --> 00:00:29.040
learning process.
11
00:00:29.040 --> 00:00:32.610
So what we're going to do with the shallowing with the extender is we're going
12
00:00:32.610 --> 00:00:33.360
to focus on
13
00:00:33.360 --> 00:00:40.720
transition. So what can often happen is during transition many golfers will
14
00:00:40.720 --> 00:00:41.840
rotate either the
15
00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:46.440
trail shoulder or the lead forearm and get the club working more vertically. So
16
00:00:46.440 --> 00:00:47.040
now because
17
00:00:47.040 --> 00:00:51.240
of the extender I can see that that's pointing more in line with my feet. You
18
00:00:51.240 --> 00:00:52.640
can see that's a very
19
00:00:52.640 --> 00:00:57.070
vertical position. If I got here one of the few ways that I would be able to
20
00:00:57.070 --> 00:00:58.160
then hit a golf ball
21
00:00:58.160 --> 00:01:03.300
would be to then stand up and kind of shallow it out very late but that's going
22
00:01:03.300 --> 00:01:03.600
to tend to
23
00:01:03.600 --> 00:01:10.220
cause some contact issues. So what I would prefer is during transition I'm
24
00:01:10.220 --> 00:01:11.840
going to shallow the club
25
00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:16.100
or get the butt end of the extender pointed out towards the target line. So now
26
00:01:16.100 --> 00:01:16.800
I've got the butt
27
00:01:16.800 --> 00:01:20.560
end of the club pointed out towards the target line. Now I can work on my
28
00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:21.840
release movements on
29
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:26.980
the way through. So you can actually hit little shots or slow motion kind of t
30
00:01:26.980 --> 00:01:28.960
ai chi style swings
31
00:01:28.960 --> 00:01:36.250
but you won't be able to follow through past about waist height in the follow
32
00:01:36.250 --> 00:01:37.200
through. Now
33
00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:41.850
one of the ways that you can see from the face on view is if you're using a
34
00:01:41.850 --> 00:01:43.040
mirror or something
35
00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:47.440
like that if the steeper you get it typically the higher the club head is going
36
00:01:47.440 --> 00:01:48.880
to look the shallower
37
00:01:48.880 --> 00:01:53.930
you get it the more the club head is going to look low compared to the hands.
38
00:01:53.930 --> 00:01:54.800
So if you go up
39
00:01:54.800 --> 00:01:58.320
towards the top of the swing and you shallow you'll see that the club head and
40
00:01:58.320 --> 00:01:59.440
your hands are about
41
00:01:59.440 --> 00:02:04.400
the same height where if you steepen the club head will be drastically higher
42
00:02:04.400 --> 00:02:06.640
than the the hands.
43
00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:10.420
It's kind of aligns with these horizontal swings where the club head and the
44
00:02:10.420 --> 00:02:11.280
hands are about the
45
00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:16.820
same height and then working on feeling that shallow movement here with a
46
00:02:16.820 --> 00:02:18.400
little bit of visual
47
00:02:18.400 --> 00:02:24.660
guidance can really help you kind of overcome an overall tendency to get really
48
00:02:24.660 --> 00:02:25.840
steep in transition
49
00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:28.240
especially if you're a visual learner.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.040
This drill is arm-shallowing with the extender, so I've got my swing extender
2
00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:06.400
but you can just
3
00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:10.800
take an alignment stick and hold it just underneath the grip so it extends
4
00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:11.840
about a foot or so.
5
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:17.600
The challenge with the extender drills is you can't really do swings where you
6
00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:19.200
go past about
7
00:00:19.200 --> 00:00:22.960
waist height in the fall through because eventually the club would pass and you
8
00:00:22.960 --> 00:00:23.040
're
9
00:00:23.040 --> 00:00:27.900
going to hit yourself and it's either going to break it or at least disrupt the
10
00:00:27.900 --> 00:00:29.040
learning process.
11
00:00:29.040 --> 00:00:32.610
So what we're going to do with the shallowing with the extender is we're going
12
00:00:32.610 --> 00:00:33.360
to focus on
13
00:00:33.360 --> 00:00:40.720
transition. So what can often happen is during transition many golfers will
14
00:00:40.720 --> 00:00:41.840
rotate either the
15
00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:46.440
trail shoulder or the lead forearm and get the club working more vertically. So
16
00:00:46.440 --> 00:00:47.040
now because
17
00:00:47.040 --> 00:00:51.240
of the extender I can see that that's pointing more in line with my feet. You
18
00:00:51.240 --> 00:00:52.640
can see that's a very
19
00:00:52.640 --> 00:00:57.070
vertical position. If I got here one of the few ways that I would be able to
20
00:00:57.070 --> 00:00:58.160
then hit a golf ball
21
00:00:58.160 --> 00:01:03.300
would be to then stand up and kind of shallow it out very late but that's going
22
00:01:03.300 --> 00:01:03.600
to tend to
23
00:01:03.600 --> 00:01:10.220
cause some contact issues. So what I would prefer is during transition I'm
24
00:01:10.220 --> 00:01:11.840
going to shallow the club
25
00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:16.100
or get the butt end of the extender pointed out towards the target line. So now
26
00:01:16.100 --> 00:01:16.800
I've got the butt
27
00:01:16.800 --> 00:01:20.560
end of the club pointed out towards the target line. Now I can work on my
28
00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:21.840
release movements on
29
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:26.980
the way through. So you can actually hit little shots or slow motion kind of t
30
00:01:26.980 --> 00:01:28.960
ai chi style swings
31
00:01:28.960 --> 00:01:36.250
but you won't be able to follow through past about waist height in the follow
32
00:01:36.250 --> 00:01:37.200
through. Now
33
00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:41.850
one of the ways that you can see from the face on view is if you're using a
34
00:01:41.850 --> 00:01:43.040
mirror or something
35
00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:47.440
like that if the steeper you get it typically the higher the club head is going
36
00:01:47.440 --> 00:01:48.880
to look the shallower
37
00:01:48.880 --> 00:01:53.930
you get it the more the club head is going to look low compared to the hands.
38
00:01:53.930 --> 00:01:54.800
So if you go up
39
00:01:54.800 --> 00:01:58.320
towards the top of the swing and you shallow you'll see that the club head and
40
00:01:58.320 --> 00:01:59.440
your hands are about
41
00:01:59.440 --> 00:02:04.400
the same height where if you steepen the club head will be drastically higher
42
00:02:04.400 --> 00:02:06.640
than the the hands.
43
00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:10.420
It's kind of aligns with these horizontal swings where the club head and the
44
00:02:10.420 --> 00:02:11.280
hands are about the
45
00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:16.820
same height and then working on feeling that shallow movement here with a
46
00:02:16.820 --> 00:02:18.400
little bit of visual
47
00:02:18.400 --> 00:02:24.660
guidance can really help you kind of overcome an overall tendency to get really
48
00:02:24.660 --> 00:02:25.840
steep in transition
49
00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:28.240
especially if you're a visual learner.
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