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Understanding Shoulder vs Core Rotation for Better Ball Striking
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how shoulder positioning affects your swing path.
- Understand the importance of disassociating your shoulders from your core.
- Learn techniques to maintain proper shoulder alignment at impact.
Learn the crucial differences between using your shoulders and your core for generating power in your swing. This understanding will help you improve your swing path and impact position.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.000
This concept of video is spinning the shoulders versus spinning the core.
2
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:11.800
So when we're trying to use our body for power, there's a tendency to kind of
3
00:00:11.800 --> 00:00:12.280
get caught up
4
00:00:12.280 --> 00:00:13.280
in some terminology.
5
00:00:13.280 --> 00:00:17.930
What I mean by that is oftentimes golfers will say, "Hey, I'm doing X with my
6
00:00:17.930 --> 00:00:18.680
shoulders
7
00:00:18.680 --> 00:00:22.720
and you might not translate it correctly to your body."
8
00:00:22.720 --> 00:00:27.080
So in this video, we're going to dissect or discuss the shoulders and the
9
00:00:27.080 --> 00:00:28.640
shoulder blades
10
00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:30.880
versus the body.
11
00:00:30.880 --> 00:00:35.180
So one thing that you'll want to avoid, especially if you tend to get steeper
12
00:00:35.180 --> 00:00:36.200
over the top with
13
00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:41.370
your body, is having your shoulders or your shoulder blades get really open
14
00:00:41.370 --> 00:00:42.120
like this
15
00:00:42.120 --> 00:00:43.560
down at impact.
16
00:00:43.560 --> 00:00:50.480
So what you'll see is at impact, even though golfers get their chest and their
17
00:00:50.480 --> 00:00:51.520
body open,
18
00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:55.400
their shoulders will tend to be closer to parallel.
19
00:00:55.400 --> 00:01:00.750
Your shoulders or shoulder blades will tend to be closer to the start line, or
20
00:01:00.750 --> 00:01:01.320
they'll
21
00:01:01.320 --> 00:01:04.800
have a big impact on the path of the club.
22
00:01:04.800 --> 00:01:10.970
So in order to turn your spine, turn your chest, but not turn your shoulders,
23
00:01:10.970 --> 00:01:11.680
you have
24
00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:15.040
to build a little disassociation with your shoulder blades.
25
00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:20.220
So one way that I'll do it is I will grab onto a golfer's left hand so you can
26
00:01:20.220 --> 00:01:20.720
hold
27
00:01:20.720 --> 00:01:26.660
onto a golf cart or something like that, or a wall or sofa if you're at home,
28
00:01:26.660 --> 00:01:27.080
and then
29
00:01:27.080 --> 00:01:28.960
I'll have them lean away.
30
00:01:28.960 --> 00:01:33.080
And what you'll see, if I turn face this way, we'll be able to get from this
31
00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:34.680
face on camera.
32
00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:40.150
If I pull this way, you'll see that that left shoulder gets pulled away from my
33
00:01:40.150 --> 00:01:40.480
body
34
00:01:40.480 --> 00:01:42.160
a little bit just like this.
35
00:01:42.160 --> 00:01:46.960
Well, when I pull my shoulder away from my body like this, if it was across my
36
00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:47.360
body, it
37
00:01:47.360 --> 00:01:50.000
would look more like this.
38
00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:55.110
And that's going to allow me to turn my hips and turn my spine, but not get my
39
00:01:55.110 --> 00:01:56.000
shoulders
40
00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:57.320
to open.
41
00:01:57.320 --> 00:02:01.650
Many golfers who get really steep and over the top get to the top of the swing
42
00:02:01.650 --> 00:02:02.160
and then
43
00:02:02.160 --> 00:02:07.840
that left shoulder actually pulls back and their shoulders end up pointing way
44
00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:08.320
left or
45
00:02:08.320 --> 00:02:10.360
getting steep very early.
46
00:02:10.360 --> 00:02:14.090
And so when they get those shoulders pulling left like this, they'll tend to
47
00:02:14.090 --> 00:02:14.720
have to stand
48
00:02:14.720 --> 00:02:19.050
up to shallow and they'll tend to have to throw or scoop the wrist in order to
49
00:02:19.050 --> 00:02:19.560
shallow
50
00:02:19.560 --> 00:02:20.560
kind of like that.
51
00:02:20.560 --> 00:02:25.600
It produces weak toe shots that usually have a fade or a pull.
52
00:02:25.600 --> 00:02:29.580
So when you're working on your pivot and you're going through some of these
53
00:02:29.580 --> 00:02:31.320
sequencing drills,
54
00:02:31.320 --> 00:02:35.770
see if you can disconnect your shoulder blades by going like this without
55
00:02:35.770 --> 00:02:37.040
moving your chest.
56
00:02:37.040 --> 00:02:39.680
So you'd face them here and just try to move your shoulders.
57
00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:43.640
And then you'd try to turn your belly button or your core.
58
00:02:43.640 --> 00:02:47.520
So now I'm going to try to move this part of my body without letting my
59
00:02:47.520 --> 00:02:48.680
shoulders move.
60
00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:54.260
So this one here is going to be the one that I want where I'm turning my hips,
61
00:02:54.260 --> 00:02:55.200
I'm turning
62
00:02:55.200 --> 00:02:59.720
my spine, but my shoulder actually turned in the opposite direction.
63
00:02:59.720 --> 00:03:03.180
Sounds a little tricky, but what it ends up feeling like is it feels like I'm
64
00:03:03.180 --> 00:03:03.840
just building
65
00:03:03.840 --> 00:03:10.200
up some tension that I can then unload when I start getting into the release.
66
00:03:10.200 --> 00:03:13.560
So early in that downswing, you're going to turn your hips, you're going to
67
00:03:13.560 --> 00:03:14.040
turn your
68
00:03:14.040 --> 00:03:17.770
core, but you're not going to let that left shoulder pull out of the way or
69
00:03:17.770 --> 00:03:18.360
retract on
70
00:03:18.360 --> 00:03:23.350
the body unless you're specifically trying to get steep, which there are some
71
00:03:23.350 --> 00:03:23.640
shots where
72
00:03:23.640 --> 00:03:25.940
that could be helpful, but there are better ways.
73
00:03:25.940 --> 00:03:29.430
So it's better to train this disconnection between the chest and the shoulder
74
00:03:29.430 --> 00:03:29.840
as your
75
00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:32.160
baseline for your stock pivot.
76
00:03:32.160 --> 00:03:36.040
So this is moving the shoulder blades.
77
00:03:36.040 --> 00:03:41.620
And then this is my body turning and my shoulder blades moving the opposite
78
00:03:41.620 --> 00:03:42.520
direction.
79
00:03:42.520 --> 00:03:45.040
So this is shoulder blades without spine.
80
00:03:45.040 --> 00:03:49.120
And then this would be moving my body and my shoulder is going in the opposite
81
00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:49.840
direction.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.000
This concept of video is spinning the shoulders versus spinning the core.
2
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:11.800
So when we're trying to use our body for power, there's a tendency to kind of
3
00:00:11.800 --> 00:00:12.280
get caught up
4
00:00:12.280 --> 00:00:13.280
in some terminology.
5
00:00:13.280 --> 00:00:17.930
What I mean by that is oftentimes golfers will say, "Hey, I'm doing X with my
6
00:00:17.930 --> 00:00:18.680
shoulders
7
00:00:18.680 --> 00:00:22.720
and you might not translate it correctly to your body."
8
00:00:22.720 --> 00:00:27.080
So in this video, we're going to dissect or discuss the shoulders and the
9
00:00:27.080 --> 00:00:28.640
shoulder blades
10
00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:30.880
versus the body.
11
00:00:30.880 --> 00:00:35.180
So one thing that you'll want to avoid, especially if you tend to get steeper
12
00:00:35.180 --> 00:00:36.200
over the top with
13
00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:41.370
your body, is having your shoulders or your shoulder blades get really open
14
00:00:41.370 --> 00:00:42.120
like this
15
00:00:42.120 --> 00:00:43.560
down at impact.
16
00:00:43.560 --> 00:00:50.480
So what you'll see is at impact, even though golfers get their chest and their
17
00:00:50.480 --> 00:00:51.520
body open,
18
00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:55.400
their shoulders will tend to be closer to parallel.
19
00:00:55.400 --> 00:01:00.750
Your shoulders or shoulder blades will tend to be closer to the start line, or
20
00:01:00.750 --> 00:01:01.320
they'll
21
00:01:01.320 --> 00:01:04.800
have a big impact on the path of the club.
22
00:01:04.800 --> 00:01:10.970
So in order to turn your spine, turn your chest, but not turn your shoulders,
23
00:01:10.970 --> 00:01:11.680
you have
24
00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:15.040
to build a little disassociation with your shoulder blades.
25
00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:20.220
So one way that I'll do it is I will grab onto a golfer's left hand so you can
26
00:01:20.220 --> 00:01:20.720
hold
27
00:01:20.720 --> 00:01:26.660
onto a golf cart or something like that, or a wall or sofa if you're at home,
28
00:01:26.660 --> 00:01:27.080
and then
29
00:01:27.080 --> 00:01:28.960
I'll have them lean away.
30
00:01:28.960 --> 00:01:33.080
And what you'll see, if I turn face this way, we'll be able to get from this
31
00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:34.680
face on camera.
32
00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:40.150
If I pull this way, you'll see that that left shoulder gets pulled away from my
33
00:01:40.150 --> 00:01:40.480
body
34
00:01:40.480 --> 00:01:42.160
a little bit just like this.
35
00:01:42.160 --> 00:01:46.960
Well, when I pull my shoulder away from my body like this, if it was across my
36
00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:47.360
body, it
37
00:01:47.360 --> 00:01:50.000
would look more like this.
38
00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:55.110
And that's going to allow me to turn my hips and turn my spine, but not get my
39
00:01:55.110 --> 00:01:56.000
shoulders
40
00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:57.320
to open.
41
00:01:57.320 --> 00:02:01.650
Many golfers who get really steep and over the top get to the top of the swing
42
00:02:01.650 --> 00:02:02.160
and then
43
00:02:02.160 --> 00:02:07.840
that left shoulder actually pulls back and their shoulders end up pointing way
44
00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:08.320
left or
45
00:02:08.320 --> 00:02:10.360
getting steep very early.
46
00:02:10.360 --> 00:02:14.090
And so when they get those shoulders pulling left like this, they'll tend to
47
00:02:14.090 --> 00:02:14.720
have to stand
48
00:02:14.720 --> 00:02:19.050
up to shallow and they'll tend to have to throw or scoop the wrist in order to
49
00:02:19.050 --> 00:02:19.560
shallow
50
00:02:19.560 --> 00:02:20.560
kind of like that.
51
00:02:20.560 --> 00:02:25.600
It produces weak toe shots that usually have a fade or a pull.
52
00:02:25.600 --> 00:02:29.580
So when you're working on your pivot and you're going through some of these
53
00:02:29.580 --> 00:02:31.320
sequencing drills,
54
00:02:31.320 --> 00:02:35.770
see if you can disconnect your shoulder blades by going like this without
55
00:02:35.770 --> 00:02:37.040
moving your chest.
56
00:02:37.040 --> 00:02:39.680
So you'd face them here and just try to move your shoulders.
57
00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:43.640
And then you'd try to turn your belly button or your core.
58
00:02:43.640 --> 00:02:47.520
So now I'm going to try to move this part of my body without letting my
59
00:02:47.520 --> 00:02:48.680
shoulders move.
60
00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:54.260
So this one here is going to be the one that I want where I'm turning my hips,
61
00:02:54.260 --> 00:02:55.200
I'm turning
62
00:02:55.200 --> 00:02:59.720
my spine, but my shoulder actually turned in the opposite direction.
63
00:02:59.720 --> 00:03:03.180
Sounds a little tricky, but what it ends up feeling like is it feels like I'm
64
00:03:03.180 --> 00:03:03.840
just building
65
00:03:03.840 --> 00:03:10.200
up some tension that I can then unload when I start getting into the release.
66
00:03:10.200 --> 00:03:13.560
So early in that downswing, you're going to turn your hips, you're going to
67
00:03:13.560 --> 00:03:14.040
turn your
68
00:03:14.040 --> 00:03:17.770
core, but you're not going to let that left shoulder pull out of the way or
69
00:03:17.770 --> 00:03:18.360
retract on
70
00:03:18.360 --> 00:03:23.350
the body unless you're specifically trying to get steep, which there are some
71
00:03:23.350 --> 00:03:23.640
shots where
72
00:03:23.640 --> 00:03:25.940
that could be helpful, but there are better ways.
73
00:03:25.940 --> 00:03:29.430
So it's better to train this disconnection between the chest and the shoulder
74
00:03:29.430 --> 00:03:29.840
as your
75
00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:32.160
baseline for your stock pivot.
76
00:03:32.160 --> 00:03:36.040
So this is moving the shoulder blades.
77
00:03:36.040 --> 00:03:41.620
And then this is my body turning and my shoulder blades moving the opposite
78
00:03:41.620 --> 00:03:42.520
direction.
79
00:03:42.520 --> 00:03:45.040
So this is shoulder blades without spine.
80
00:03:45.040 --> 00:03:49.120
And then this would be moving my body and my shoulder is going in the opposite
81
00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:49.840
direction.
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.
Understanding Shoulder vs Core Rotation for Better Ball Striking
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify how shoulder positioning affects your swing path.
- Understand the importance of disassociating your shoulders from your core.
- Learn techniques to maintain proper shoulder alignment at impact.
Learn the crucial differences between using your shoulders and your core for generating power in your swing. This understanding will help you improve your swing path and impact position.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.000
This concept of video is spinning the shoulders versus spinning the core.
2
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:11.800
So when we're trying to use our body for power, there's a tendency to kind of
3
00:00:11.800 --> 00:00:12.280
get caught up
4
00:00:12.280 --> 00:00:13.280
in some terminology.
5
00:00:13.280 --> 00:00:17.930
What I mean by that is oftentimes golfers will say, "Hey, I'm doing X with my
6
00:00:17.930 --> 00:00:18.680
shoulders
7
00:00:18.680 --> 00:00:22.720
and you might not translate it correctly to your body."
8
00:00:22.720 --> 00:00:27.080
So in this video, we're going to dissect or discuss the shoulders and the
9
00:00:27.080 --> 00:00:28.640
shoulder blades
10
00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:30.880
versus the body.
11
00:00:30.880 --> 00:00:35.180
So one thing that you'll want to avoid, especially if you tend to get steeper
12
00:00:35.180 --> 00:00:36.200
over the top with
13
00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:41.370
your body, is having your shoulders or your shoulder blades get really open
14
00:00:41.370 --> 00:00:42.120
like this
15
00:00:42.120 --> 00:00:43.560
down at impact.
16
00:00:43.560 --> 00:00:50.480
So what you'll see is at impact, even though golfers get their chest and their
17
00:00:50.480 --> 00:00:51.520
body open,
18
00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:55.400
their shoulders will tend to be closer to parallel.
19
00:00:55.400 --> 00:01:00.750
Your shoulders or shoulder blades will tend to be closer to the start line, or
20
00:01:00.750 --> 00:01:01.320
they'll
21
00:01:01.320 --> 00:01:04.800
have a big impact on the path of the club.
22
00:01:04.800 --> 00:01:10.970
So in order to turn your spine, turn your chest, but not turn your shoulders,
23
00:01:10.970 --> 00:01:11.680
you have
24
00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:15.040
to build a little disassociation with your shoulder blades.
25
00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:20.220
So one way that I'll do it is I will grab onto a golfer's left hand so you can
26
00:01:20.220 --> 00:01:20.720
hold
27
00:01:20.720 --> 00:01:26.660
onto a golf cart or something like that, or a wall or sofa if you're at home,
28
00:01:26.660 --> 00:01:27.080
and then
29
00:01:27.080 --> 00:01:28.960
I'll have them lean away.
30
00:01:28.960 --> 00:01:33.080
And what you'll see, if I turn face this way, we'll be able to get from this
31
00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:34.680
face on camera.
32
00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:40.150
If I pull this way, you'll see that that left shoulder gets pulled away from my
33
00:01:40.150 --> 00:01:40.480
body
34
00:01:40.480 --> 00:01:42.160
a little bit just like this.
35
00:01:42.160 --> 00:01:46.960
Well, when I pull my shoulder away from my body like this, if it was across my
36
00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:47.360
body, it
37
00:01:47.360 --> 00:01:50.000
would look more like this.
38
00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:55.110
And that's going to allow me to turn my hips and turn my spine, but not get my
39
00:01:55.110 --> 00:01:56.000
shoulders
40
00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:57.320
to open.
41
00:01:57.320 --> 00:02:01.650
Many golfers who get really steep and over the top get to the top of the swing
42
00:02:01.650 --> 00:02:02.160
and then
43
00:02:02.160 --> 00:02:07.840
that left shoulder actually pulls back and their shoulders end up pointing way
44
00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:08.320
left or
45
00:02:08.320 --> 00:02:10.360
getting steep very early.
46
00:02:10.360 --> 00:02:14.090
And so when they get those shoulders pulling left like this, they'll tend to
47
00:02:14.090 --> 00:02:14.720
have to stand
48
00:02:14.720 --> 00:02:19.050
up to shallow and they'll tend to have to throw or scoop the wrist in order to
49
00:02:19.050 --> 00:02:19.560
shallow
50
00:02:19.560 --> 00:02:20.560
kind of like that.
51
00:02:20.560 --> 00:02:25.600
It produces weak toe shots that usually have a fade or a pull.
52
00:02:25.600 --> 00:02:29.580
So when you're working on your pivot and you're going through some of these
53
00:02:29.580 --> 00:02:31.320
sequencing drills,
54
00:02:31.320 --> 00:02:35.770
see if you can disconnect your shoulder blades by going like this without
55
00:02:35.770 --> 00:02:37.040
moving your chest.
56
00:02:37.040 --> 00:02:39.680
So you'd face them here and just try to move your shoulders.
57
00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:43.640
And then you'd try to turn your belly button or your core.
58
00:02:43.640 --> 00:02:47.520
So now I'm going to try to move this part of my body without letting my
59
00:02:47.520 --> 00:02:48.680
shoulders move.
60
00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:54.260
So this one here is going to be the one that I want where I'm turning my hips,
61
00:02:54.260 --> 00:02:55.200
I'm turning
62
00:02:55.200 --> 00:02:59.720
my spine, but my shoulder actually turned in the opposite direction.
63
00:02:59.720 --> 00:03:03.180
Sounds a little tricky, but what it ends up feeling like is it feels like I'm
64
00:03:03.180 --> 00:03:03.840
just building
65
00:03:03.840 --> 00:03:10.200
up some tension that I can then unload when I start getting into the release.
66
00:03:10.200 --> 00:03:13.560
So early in that downswing, you're going to turn your hips, you're going to
67
00:03:13.560 --> 00:03:14.040
turn your
68
00:03:14.040 --> 00:03:17.770
core, but you're not going to let that left shoulder pull out of the way or
69
00:03:17.770 --> 00:03:18.360
retract on
70
00:03:18.360 --> 00:03:23.350
the body unless you're specifically trying to get steep, which there are some
71
00:03:23.350 --> 00:03:23.640
shots where
72
00:03:23.640 --> 00:03:25.940
that could be helpful, but there are better ways.
73
00:03:25.940 --> 00:03:29.430
So it's better to train this disconnection between the chest and the shoulder
74
00:03:29.430 --> 00:03:29.840
as your
75
00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:32.160
baseline for your stock pivot.
76
00:03:32.160 --> 00:03:36.040
So this is moving the shoulder blades.
77
00:03:36.040 --> 00:03:41.620
And then this is my body turning and my shoulder blades moving the opposite
78
00:03:41.620 --> 00:03:42.520
direction.
79
00:03:42.520 --> 00:03:45.040
So this is shoulder blades without spine.
80
00:03:45.040 --> 00:03:49.120
And then this would be moving my body and my shoulder is going in the opposite
81
00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:49.840
direction.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.000
This concept of video is spinning the shoulders versus spinning the core.
2
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:11.800
So when we're trying to use our body for power, there's a tendency to kind of
3
00:00:11.800 --> 00:00:12.280
get caught up
4
00:00:12.280 --> 00:00:13.280
in some terminology.
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What I mean by that is oftentimes golfers will say, "Hey, I'm doing X with my
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shoulders
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and you might not translate it correctly to your body."
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So in this video, we're going to dissect or discuss the shoulders and the
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shoulder blades
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versus the body.
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So one thing that you'll want to avoid, especially if you tend to get steeper
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over the top with
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your body, is having your shoulders or your shoulder blades get really open
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like this
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down at impact.
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So what you'll see is at impact, even though golfers get their chest and their
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body open,
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their shoulders will tend to be closer to parallel.
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Your shoulders or shoulder blades will tend to be closer to the start line, or
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they'll
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have a big impact on the path of the club.
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So in order to turn your spine, turn your chest, but not turn your shoulders,
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you have
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to build a little disassociation with your shoulder blades.
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So one way that I'll do it is I will grab onto a golfer's left hand so you can
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hold
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onto a golf cart or something like that, or a wall or sofa if you're at home,
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and then
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I'll have them lean away.
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And what you'll see, if I turn face this way, we'll be able to get from this
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face on camera.
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If I pull this way, you'll see that that left shoulder gets pulled away from my
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body
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a little bit just like this.
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Well, when I pull my shoulder away from my body like this, if it was across my
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body, it
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would look more like this.
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And that's going to allow me to turn my hips and turn my spine, but not get my
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shoulders
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to open.
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Many golfers who get really steep and over the top get to the top of the swing
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and then
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that left shoulder actually pulls back and their shoulders end up pointing way
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left or
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getting steep very early.
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And so when they get those shoulders pulling left like this, they'll tend to
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have to stand
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up to shallow and they'll tend to have to throw or scoop the wrist in order to
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shallow
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kind of like that.
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It produces weak toe shots that usually have a fade or a pull.
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So when you're working on your pivot and you're going through some of these
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sequencing drills,
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see if you can disconnect your shoulder blades by going like this without
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moving your chest.
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So you'd face them here and just try to move your shoulders.
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And then you'd try to turn your belly button or your core.
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So now I'm going to try to move this part of my body without letting my
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shoulders move.
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So this one here is going to be the one that I want where I'm turning my hips,
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I'm turning
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my spine, but my shoulder actually turned in the opposite direction.
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Sounds a little tricky, but what it ends up feeling like is it feels like I'm
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just building
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up some tension that I can then unload when I start getting into the release.
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So early in that downswing, you're going to turn your hips, you're going to
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turn your
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core, but you're not going to let that left shoulder pull out of the way or
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retract on
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the body unless you're specifically trying to get steep, which there are some
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shots where
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that could be helpful, but there are better ways.
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So it's better to train this disconnection between the chest and the shoulder
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as your
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baseline for your stock pivot.
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So this is moving the shoulder blades.
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And then this is my body turning and my shoulder blades moving the opposite
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direction.
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So this is shoulder blades without spine.
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And then this would be moving my body and my shoulder is going in the opposite
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direction.
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