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Improve Side Bend for Better Ground Connection in Your Swing
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how your trail leg pushes against the ground to initiate movement
- Understand the role of your lead leg in achieving the correct side bend
- Connect your lower body movements to improve your swing path with longer clubs
In this drill, you'll learn how to effectively use side bend to enhance your connection with the ground, which is crucial for a powerful golf swing. Discover how the movements of your legs and pelvis can influence your overall swing path, especially with longer clubs.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.480
This drill is side bend through the ground.
2
00:00:04.480 --> 00:00:09.050
So side bend through the ground is basically feeling how the legs and the feet
3
00:00:09.050 --> 00:00:09.640
push against
4
00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:14.200
the ground and how that helps trigger the movements further up the chain.
5
00:00:14.200 --> 00:00:20.250
So in the transition section we talk about that trail leg push and in the early
6
00:00:20.250 --> 00:00:21.200
extension
7
00:00:21.200 --> 00:00:24.820
section we talk about push the ground away.
8
00:00:24.820 --> 00:00:27.420
What we're going to do in this is we're going to connect those two so that you
9
00:00:27.420 --> 00:00:27.880
just have
10
00:00:27.880 --> 00:00:32.240
a good idea of how the trail leg works, how the lead leg works, what the pelvis
11
00:00:32.240 --> 00:00:32.900
is going
12
00:00:32.900 --> 00:00:36.120
to do and how that's going to relate to the side bend movement which is so
13
00:00:36.120 --> 00:00:36.800
critical for
14
00:00:36.800 --> 00:00:40.000
having a good path for the longer clubs.
15
00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:45.850
So essentially what's going to happen is I'm going to push the ground on a
16
00:00:45.850 --> 00:00:47.080
slight angle
17
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:49.040
kind of away from me like so.
18
00:00:49.040 --> 00:00:55.720
Now the image that I like is Barry Sanders making a cut back.
19
00:00:55.720 --> 00:00:59.450
I like to look at a lot of other sports for inspiration for the movements that
20
00:00:59.450 --> 00:00:59.920
work in
21
00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:04.900
the golf swing and if you look at a running back who's making a cut going back
22
00:01:04.900 --> 00:01:06.000
45 basically
23
00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:10.980
what you will see is to push through the ground this way that will cause my
24
00:01:10.980 --> 00:01:13.120
body to go back
25
00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:14.640
this way.
26
00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:19.720
If I was to take a normal step I'm basically going to push the ground away from
27
00:01:19.720 --> 00:01:20.320
me like
28
00:01:20.320 --> 00:01:22.480
so and that's going to propel me forward.
29
00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:25.990
So I'm pushing through my toes and I'm pushing the ground that way to cause
30
00:01:25.990 --> 00:01:26.840
myself to move
31
00:01:26.840 --> 00:01:28.000
that way.
32
00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:32.340
If I want to get my pelvis to actually go back this way then what I need to
33
00:01:32.340 --> 00:01:32.720
feel is
34
00:01:32.720 --> 00:01:38.600
I need to feel like my foot is pushing almost on an angle kind of like so.
35
00:01:38.600 --> 00:01:42.600
So I'm going to try and push my foot through the ground this way and if I keep
36
00:01:42.600 --> 00:01:43.160
my upper
37
00:01:43.160 --> 00:01:48.930
body in kind of the same spatial kind of orientation what will happen is when I
38
00:01:48.930 --> 00:01:49.480
go and
39
00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:55.280
push that's going to create this Jackson 5 movement or this side bend.
40
00:01:55.280 --> 00:02:00.270
We always want things to be moving kind of in the direction of the target so
41
00:02:00.270 --> 00:02:01.060
this side
42
00:02:01.060 --> 00:02:06.050
bend movement being initiated from the lower body will help create leg and
43
00:02:06.050 --> 00:02:07.360
delay the arms.
44
00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:11.700
What can happen is if you are trying to just manufacture this side bend by
45
00:02:11.700 --> 00:02:12.480
tipping backward
46
00:02:12.480 --> 00:02:16.350
with the upper body it will be very hard to have the proper arm movements and
47
00:02:16.350 --> 00:02:16.800
so you'll
48
00:02:16.800 --> 00:02:22.580
usually dump those arms and kind of hit fat shots where the club gets bottomed
49
00:02:22.580 --> 00:02:23.160
out because
50
00:02:23.160 --> 00:02:25.880
my arms are extending and my path is too rightward.
51
00:02:25.880 --> 00:02:30.860
So in order to do this side bend correctly ultimately we want to connect it to
52
00:02:30.860 --> 00:02:31.040
what the
53
00:02:31.040 --> 00:02:34.610
feet are doing with the ground or at least what the hips are doing where the
54
00:02:34.610 --> 00:02:35.120
hips are
55
00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:39.600
working kind of in this back 45 back 30 kind of direction.
56
00:02:39.600 --> 00:02:43.100
So if I were to do it from this point of view basically what you'll see is that
57
00:02:43.100 --> 00:02:43.700
I'm going
58
00:02:43.700 --> 00:02:49.980
to push the ground away from me kind of like so and I'm going to let my hips go
59
00:02:49.980 --> 00:02:50.880
backward
60
00:02:50.880 --> 00:02:54.280
kind of like so so I'm pushing the ground that way.
61
00:02:54.280 --> 00:02:58.110
Now it doesn't have to be a super aggressive push it's not like I'm trying to
62
00:02:58.110 --> 00:02:58.600
push as
63
00:02:58.600 --> 00:03:04.200
hard as I can it's more like I'm trying to push just like I'm taking a step.
64
00:03:04.200 --> 00:03:08.220
So about the same amount of push as if I was throwing the ball.
65
00:03:08.220 --> 00:03:13.690
If I were to push too explosively it'll usually throw off the rotational speed
66
00:03:13.690 --> 00:03:14.860
that I'll want
67
00:03:14.860 --> 00:03:16.440
later in this wing.
68
00:03:16.440 --> 00:03:22.980
So you can actually hit golf balls this way and but I recommend if you're going
69
00:03:22.980 --> 00:03:23.380
to hit
70
00:03:23.380 --> 00:03:28.560
golf balls this way you got to be about a 10 handicap or better.
71
00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:31.700
You're welcome to try it at higher it's just going to be very tough for you to
72
00:03:31.700 --> 00:03:32.360
make solid
73
00:03:32.360 --> 00:03:34.480
contact with this much movement.
74
00:03:34.480 --> 00:03:37.260
But basically the way you would do it is if I'm going to push that way that's
75
00:03:37.260 --> 00:03:37.560
going
76
00:03:37.560 --> 00:03:41.620
to cause me to step about a foot back kind of like so.
77
00:03:41.620 --> 00:03:47.560
So if I was to make a back swing and then basically as I'm starting transition
78
00:03:47.560 --> 00:03:47.980
so well
79
00:03:47.980 --> 00:03:52.970
before my arms finish the swing if I was to step back this way this is going to
80
00:03:52.970 --> 00:03:53.380
build
81
00:03:53.380 --> 00:03:55.940
the proper feeling for that trail leg.
82
00:03:55.940 --> 00:04:01.830
So I'm basically going to swing and step back just like so and I should still
83
00:04:01.830 --> 00:04:02.540
be able to
84
00:04:02.540 --> 00:04:06.470
hit a nice little draw in fact that's gonna help create the space for the
85
00:04:06.470 --> 00:04:07.840
proper arm movements.
86
00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:11.140
If you feel like you've got kind of a or you've done this and you've had some
87
00:04:11.140 --> 00:04:11.640
success
88
00:04:11.640 --> 00:04:15.510
and you feel like you have a good idea then your goal is to try to initiate
89
00:04:15.510 --> 00:04:16.500
that feeling
90
00:04:16.500 --> 00:04:21.480
of the step without actually stepping.
91
00:04:21.480 --> 00:04:25.110
Doing this will help create that side bend help create this shallow angle of
92
00:04:25.110 --> 00:04:25.680
attack and
93
00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:28.740
allow you to make the good arm movements that we want to build during the
94
00:04:28.740 --> 00:04:29.200
release.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.480
This drill is side bend through the ground.
2
00:00:04.480 --> 00:00:09.050
So side bend through the ground is basically feeling how the legs and the feet
3
00:00:09.050 --> 00:00:09.640
push against
4
00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:14.200
the ground and how that helps trigger the movements further up the chain.
5
00:00:14.200 --> 00:00:20.250
So in the transition section we talk about that trail leg push and in the early
6
00:00:20.250 --> 00:00:21.200
extension
7
00:00:21.200 --> 00:00:24.820
section we talk about push the ground away.
8
00:00:24.820 --> 00:00:27.420
What we're going to do in this is we're going to connect those two so that you
9
00:00:27.420 --> 00:00:27.880
just have
10
00:00:27.880 --> 00:00:32.240
a good idea of how the trail leg works, how the lead leg works, what the pelvis
11
00:00:32.240 --> 00:00:32.900
is going
12
00:00:32.900 --> 00:00:36.120
to do and how that's going to relate to the side bend movement which is so
13
00:00:36.120 --> 00:00:36.800
critical for
14
00:00:36.800 --> 00:00:40.000
having a good path for the longer clubs.
15
00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:45.850
So essentially what's going to happen is I'm going to push the ground on a
16
00:00:45.850 --> 00:00:47.080
slight angle
17
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:49.040
kind of away from me like so.
18
00:00:49.040 --> 00:00:55.720
Now the image that I like is Barry Sanders making a cut back.
19
00:00:55.720 --> 00:00:59.450
I like to look at a lot of other sports for inspiration for the movements that
20
00:00:59.450 --> 00:00:59.920
work in
21
00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:04.900
the golf swing and if you look at a running back who's making a cut going back
22
00:01:04.900 --> 00:01:06.000
45 basically
23
00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:10.980
what you will see is to push through the ground this way that will cause my
24
00:01:10.980 --> 00:01:13.120
body to go back
25
00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:14.640
this way.
26
00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:19.720
If I was to take a normal step I'm basically going to push the ground away from
27
00:01:19.720 --> 00:01:20.320
me like
28
00:01:20.320 --> 00:01:22.480
so and that's going to propel me forward.
29
00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:25.990
So I'm pushing through my toes and I'm pushing the ground that way to cause
30
00:01:25.990 --> 00:01:26.840
myself to move
31
00:01:26.840 --> 00:01:28.000
that way.
32
00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:32.340
If I want to get my pelvis to actually go back this way then what I need to
33
00:01:32.340 --> 00:01:32.720
feel is
34
00:01:32.720 --> 00:01:38.600
I need to feel like my foot is pushing almost on an angle kind of like so.
35
00:01:38.600 --> 00:01:42.600
So I'm going to try and push my foot through the ground this way and if I keep
36
00:01:42.600 --> 00:01:43.160
my upper
37
00:01:43.160 --> 00:01:48.930
body in kind of the same spatial kind of orientation what will happen is when I
38
00:01:48.930 --> 00:01:49.480
go and
39
00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:55.280
push that's going to create this Jackson 5 movement or this side bend.
40
00:01:55.280 --> 00:02:00.270
We always want things to be moving kind of in the direction of the target so
41
00:02:00.270 --> 00:02:01.060
this side
42
00:02:01.060 --> 00:02:06.050
bend movement being initiated from the lower body will help create leg and
43
00:02:06.050 --> 00:02:07.360
delay the arms.
44
00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:11.700
What can happen is if you are trying to just manufacture this side bend by
45
00:02:11.700 --> 00:02:12.480
tipping backward
46
00:02:12.480 --> 00:02:16.350
with the upper body it will be very hard to have the proper arm movements and
47
00:02:16.350 --> 00:02:16.800
so you'll
48
00:02:16.800 --> 00:02:22.580
usually dump those arms and kind of hit fat shots where the club gets bottomed
49
00:02:22.580 --> 00:02:23.160
out because
50
00:02:23.160 --> 00:02:25.880
my arms are extending and my path is too rightward.
51
00:02:25.880 --> 00:02:30.860
So in order to do this side bend correctly ultimately we want to connect it to
52
00:02:30.860 --> 00:02:31.040
what the
53
00:02:31.040 --> 00:02:34.610
feet are doing with the ground or at least what the hips are doing where the
54
00:02:34.610 --> 00:02:35.120
hips are
55
00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:39.600
working kind of in this back 45 back 30 kind of direction.
56
00:02:39.600 --> 00:02:43.100
So if I were to do it from this point of view basically what you'll see is that
57
00:02:43.100 --> 00:02:43.700
I'm going
58
00:02:43.700 --> 00:02:49.980
to push the ground away from me kind of like so and I'm going to let my hips go
59
00:02:49.980 --> 00:02:50.880
backward
60
00:02:50.880 --> 00:02:54.280
kind of like so so I'm pushing the ground that way.
61
00:02:54.280 --> 00:02:58.110
Now it doesn't have to be a super aggressive push it's not like I'm trying to
62
00:02:58.110 --> 00:02:58.600
push as
63
00:02:58.600 --> 00:03:04.200
hard as I can it's more like I'm trying to push just like I'm taking a step.
64
00:03:04.200 --> 00:03:08.220
So about the same amount of push as if I was throwing the ball.
65
00:03:08.220 --> 00:03:13.690
If I were to push too explosively it'll usually throw off the rotational speed
66
00:03:13.690 --> 00:03:14.860
that I'll want
67
00:03:14.860 --> 00:03:16.440
later in this wing.
68
00:03:16.440 --> 00:03:22.980
So you can actually hit golf balls this way and but I recommend if you're going
69
00:03:22.980 --> 00:03:23.380
to hit
70
00:03:23.380 --> 00:03:28.560
golf balls this way you got to be about a 10 handicap or better.
71
00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:31.700
You're welcome to try it at higher it's just going to be very tough for you to
72
00:03:31.700 --> 00:03:32.360
make solid
73
00:03:32.360 --> 00:03:34.480
contact with this much movement.
74
00:03:34.480 --> 00:03:37.260
But basically the way you would do it is if I'm going to push that way that's
75
00:03:37.260 --> 00:03:37.560
going
76
00:03:37.560 --> 00:03:41.620
to cause me to step about a foot back kind of like so.
77
00:03:41.620 --> 00:03:47.560
So if I was to make a back swing and then basically as I'm starting transition
78
00:03:47.560 --> 00:03:47.980
so well
79
00:03:47.980 --> 00:03:52.970
before my arms finish the swing if I was to step back this way this is going to
80
00:03:52.970 --> 00:03:53.380
build
81
00:03:53.380 --> 00:03:55.940
the proper feeling for that trail leg.
82
00:03:55.940 --> 00:04:01.830
So I'm basically going to swing and step back just like so and I should still
83
00:04:01.830 --> 00:04:02.540
be able to
84
00:04:02.540 --> 00:04:06.470
hit a nice little draw in fact that's gonna help create the space for the
85
00:04:06.470 --> 00:04:07.840
proper arm movements.
86
00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:11.140
If you feel like you've got kind of a or you've done this and you've had some
87
00:04:11.140 --> 00:04:11.640
success
88
00:04:11.640 --> 00:04:15.510
and you feel like you have a good idea then your goal is to try to initiate
89
00:04:15.510 --> 00:04:16.500
that feeling
90
00:04:16.500 --> 00:04:21.480
of the step without actually stepping.
91
00:04:21.480 --> 00:04:25.110
Doing this will help create that side bend help create this shallow angle of
92
00:04:25.110 --> 00:04:25.680
attack and
93
00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:28.740
allow you to make the good arm movements that we want to build during the
94
00:04:28.740 --> 00:04:29.200
release.
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 Side Bend for Better Ground Connection in Your Swing
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how your trail leg pushes against the ground to initiate movement
- Understand the role of your lead leg in achieving the correct side bend
- Connect your lower body movements to improve your swing path with longer clubs
In this drill, you'll learn how to effectively use side bend to enhance your connection with the ground, which is crucial for a powerful golf swing. Discover how the movements of your legs and pelvis can influence your overall swing path, especially with longer clubs.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.480
This drill is side bend through the ground.
2
00:00:04.480 --> 00:00:09.050
So side bend through the ground is basically feeling how the legs and the feet
3
00:00:09.050 --> 00:00:09.640
push against
4
00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:14.200
the ground and how that helps trigger the movements further up the chain.
5
00:00:14.200 --> 00:00:20.250
So in the transition section we talk about that trail leg push and in the early
6
00:00:20.250 --> 00:00:21.200
extension
7
00:00:21.200 --> 00:00:24.820
section we talk about push the ground away.
8
00:00:24.820 --> 00:00:27.420
What we're going to do in this is we're going to connect those two so that you
9
00:00:27.420 --> 00:00:27.880
just have
10
00:00:27.880 --> 00:00:32.240
a good idea of how the trail leg works, how the lead leg works, what the pelvis
11
00:00:32.240 --> 00:00:32.900
is going
12
00:00:32.900 --> 00:00:36.120
to do and how that's going to relate to the side bend movement which is so
13
00:00:36.120 --> 00:00:36.800
critical for
14
00:00:36.800 --> 00:00:40.000
having a good path for the longer clubs.
15
00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:45.850
So essentially what's going to happen is I'm going to push the ground on a
16
00:00:45.850 --> 00:00:47.080
slight angle
17
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:49.040
kind of away from me like so.
18
00:00:49.040 --> 00:00:55.720
Now the image that I like is Barry Sanders making a cut back.
19
00:00:55.720 --> 00:00:59.450
I like to look at a lot of other sports for inspiration for the movements that
20
00:00:59.450 --> 00:00:59.920
work in
21
00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:04.900
the golf swing and if you look at a running back who's making a cut going back
22
00:01:04.900 --> 00:01:06.000
45 basically
23
00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:10.980
what you will see is to push through the ground this way that will cause my
24
00:01:10.980 --> 00:01:13.120
body to go back
25
00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:14.640
this way.
26
00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:19.720
If I was to take a normal step I'm basically going to push the ground away from
27
00:01:19.720 --> 00:01:20.320
me like
28
00:01:20.320 --> 00:01:22.480
so and that's going to propel me forward.
29
00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:25.990
So I'm pushing through my toes and I'm pushing the ground that way to cause
30
00:01:25.990 --> 00:01:26.840
myself to move
31
00:01:26.840 --> 00:01:28.000
that way.
32
00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:32.340
If I want to get my pelvis to actually go back this way then what I need to
33
00:01:32.340 --> 00:01:32.720
feel is
34
00:01:32.720 --> 00:01:38.600
I need to feel like my foot is pushing almost on an angle kind of like so.
35
00:01:38.600 --> 00:01:42.600
So I'm going to try and push my foot through the ground this way and if I keep
36
00:01:42.600 --> 00:01:43.160
my upper
37
00:01:43.160 --> 00:01:48.930
body in kind of the same spatial kind of orientation what will happen is when I
38
00:01:48.930 --> 00:01:49.480
go and
39
00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:55.280
push that's going to create this Jackson 5 movement or this side bend.
40
00:01:55.280 --> 00:02:00.270
We always want things to be moving kind of in the direction of the target so
41
00:02:00.270 --> 00:02:01.060
this side
42
00:02:01.060 --> 00:02:06.050
bend movement being initiated from the lower body will help create leg and
43
00:02:06.050 --> 00:02:07.360
delay the arms.
44
00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:11.700
What can happen is if you are trying to just manufacture this side bend by
45
00:02:11.700 --> 00:02:12.480
tipping backward
46
00:02:12.480 --> 00:02:16.350
with the upper body it will be very hard to have the proper arm movements and
47
00:02:16.350 --> 00:02:16.800
so you'll
48
00:02:16.800 --> 00:02:22.580
usually dump those arms and kind of hit fat shots where the club gets bottomed
49
00:02:22.580 --> 00:02:23.160
out because
50
00:02:23.160 --> 00:02:25.880
my arms are extending and my path is too rightward.
51
00:02:25.880 --> 00:02:30.860
So in order to do this side bend correctly ultimately we want to connect it to
52
00:02:30.860 --> 00:02:31.040
what the
53
00:02:31.040 --> 00:02:34.610
feet are doing with the ground or at least what the hips are doing where the
54
00:02:34.610 --> 00:02:35.120
hips are
55
00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:39.600
working kind of in this back 45 back 30 kind of direction.
56
00:02:39.600 --> 00:02:43.100
So if I were to do it from this point of view basically what you'll see is that
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I'm going
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to push the ground away from me kind of like so and I'm going to let my hips go
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backward
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kind of like so so I'm pushing the ground that way.
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Now it doesn't have to be a super aggressive push it's not like I'm trying to
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push as
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hard as I can it's more like I'm trying to push just like I'm taking a step.
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So about the same amount of push as if I was throwing the ball.
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If I were to push too explosively it'll usually throw off the rotational speed
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that I'll want
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later in this wing.
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So you can actually hit golf balls this way and but I recommend if you're going
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to hit
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golf balls this way you got to be about a 10 handicap or better.
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You're welcome to try it at higher it's just going to be very tough for you to
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make solid
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contact with this much movement.
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But basically the way you would do it is if I'm going to push that way that's
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going
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to cause me to step about a foot back kind of like so.
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So if I was to make a back swing and then basically as I'm starting transition
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so well
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before my arms finish the swing if I was to step back this way this is going to
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build
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the proper feeling for that trail leg.
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So I'm basically going to swing and step back just like so and I should still
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be able to
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hit a nice little draw in fact that's gonna help create the space for the
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proper arm movements.
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If you feel like you've got kind of a or you've done this and you've had some
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success
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and you feel like you have a good idea then your goal is to try to initiate
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that feeling
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of the step without actually stepping.
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Doing this will help create that side bend help create this shallow angle of
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attack and
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allow you to make the good arm movements that we want to build during the
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release.
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This drill is side bend through the ground.
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So side bend through the ground is basically feeling how the legs and the feet
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push against
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the ground and how that helps trigger the movements further up the chain.
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So in the transition section we talk about that trail leg push and in the early
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extension
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section we talk about push the ground away.
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What we're going to do in this is we're going to connect those two so that you
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just have
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a good idea of how the trail leg works, how the lead leg works, what the pelvis
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is going
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to do and how that's going to relate to the side bend movement which is so
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critical for
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having a good path for the longer clubs.
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So essentially what's going to happen is I'm going to push the ground on a
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slight angle
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kind of away from me like so.
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Now the image that I like is Barry Sanders making a cut back.
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I like to look at a lot of other sports for inspiration for the movements that
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work in
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the golf swing and if you look at a running back who's making a cut going back
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45 basically
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what you will see is to push through the ground this way that will cause my
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body to go back
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this way.
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If I was to take a normal step I'm basically going to push the ground away from
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me like
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so and that's going to propel me forward.
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So I'm pushing through my toes and I'm pushing the ground that way to cause
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myself to move
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that way.
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If I want to get my pelvis to actually go back this way then what I need to
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feel is
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I need to feel like my foot is pushing almost on an angle kind of like so.
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So I'm going to try and push my foot through the ground this way and if I keep
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my upper
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body in kind of the same spatial kind of orientation what will happen is when I
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go and
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push that's going to create this Jackson 5 movement or this side bend.
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We always want things to be moving kind of in the direction of the target so
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this side
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bend movement being initiated from the lower body will help create leg and
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delay the arms.
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What can happen is if you are trying to just manufacture this side bend by
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tipping backward
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with the upper body it will be very hard to have the proper arm movements and
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so you'll
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usually dump those arms and kind of hit fat shots where the club gets bottomed
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out because
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my arms are extending and my path is too rightward.
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So in order to do this side bend correctly ultimately we want to connect it to
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what the
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feet are doing with the ground or at least what the hips are doing where the
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hips are
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working kind of in this back 45 back 30 kind of direction.
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So if I were to do it from this point of view basically what you'll see is that
57
00:02:43.100 --> 00:02:43.700
I'm going
58
00:02:43.700 --> 00:02:49.980
to push the ground away from me kind of like so and I'm going to let my hips go
59
00:02:49.980 --> 00:02:50.880
backward
60
00:02:50.880 --> 00:02:54.280
kind of like so so I'm pushing the ground that way.
61
00:02:54.280 --> 00:02:58.110
Now it doesn't have to be a super aggressive push it's not like I'm trying to
62
00:02:58.110 --> 00:02:58.600
push as
63
00:02:58.600 --> 00:03:04.200
hard as I can it's more like I'm trying to push just like I'm taking a step.
64
00:03:04.200 --> 00:03:08.220
So about the same amount of push as if I was throwing the ball.
65
00:03:08.220 --> 00:03:13.690
If I were to push too explosively it'll usually throw off the rotational speed
66
00:03:13.690 --> 00:03:14.860
that I'll want
67
00:03:14.860 --> 00:03:16.440
later in this wing.
68
00:03:16.440 --> 00:03:22.980
So you can actually hit golf balls this way and but I recommend if you're going
69
00:03:22.980 --> 00:03:23.380
to hit
70
00:03:23.380 --> 00:03:28.560
golf balls this way you got to be about a 10 handicap or better.
71
00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:31.700
You're welcome to try it at higher it's just going to be very tough for you to
72
00:03:31.700 --> 00:03:32.360
make solid
73
00:03:32.360 --> 00:03:34.480
contact with this much movement.
74
00:03:34.480 --> 00:03:37.260
But basically the way you would do it is if I'm going to push that way that's
75
00:03:37.260 --> 00:03:37.560
going
76
00:03:37.560 --> 00:03:41.620
to cause me to step about a foot back kind of like so.
77
00:03:41.620 --> 00:03:47.560
So if I was to make a back swing and then basically as I'm starting transition
78
00:03:47.560 --> 00:03:47.980
so well
79
00:03:47.980 --> 00:03:52.970
before my arms finish the swing if I was to step back this way this is going to
80
00:03:52.970 --> 00:03:53.380
build
81
00:03:53.380 --> 00:03:55.940
the proper feeling for that trail leg.
82
00:03:55.940 --> 00:04:01.830
So I'm basically going to swing and step back just like so and I should still
83
00:04:01.830 --> 00:04:02.540
be able to
84
00:04:02.540 --> 00:04:06.470
hit a nice little draw in fact that's gonna help create the space for the
85
00:04:06.470 --> 00:04:07.840
proper arm movements.
86
00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:11.140
If you feel like you've got kind of a or you've done this and you've had some
87
00:04:11.140 --> 00:04:11.640
success
88
00:04:11.640 --> 00:04:15.510
and you feel like you have a good idea then your goal is to try to initiate
89
00:04:15.510 --> 00:04:16.500
that feeling
90
00:04:16.500 --> 00:04:21.480
of the step without actually stepping.
91
00:04:21.480 --> 00:04:25.110
Doing this will help create that side bend help create this shallow angle of
92
00:04:25.110 --> 00:04:25.680
attack and
93
00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:28.740
allow you to make the good arm movements that we want to build during the
94
00:04:28.740 --> 00:04:29.200
release.
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