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Improve Your Trail Arm Release with the Supported Wipe Drill

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Understand the role of your trail arm in a proper release.
  • Practice the supported wipe to create a more effective arm extension.
  • Develop the feel for maintaining better forearm position during your swing.

In this drill, you'll learn how to enhance your trail arm's motion for a better release. This technique will help you achieve a more consistent swing path and improve your overall ball striking.

Video Transcript
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This drill is the supported wipe so the the wipe is one of the key components

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to a good release and for a lot of offers they'll struggle with what the

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00:00:09.660 --> 00:00:14.340
trail arm is doing. Now in reality both arms are contributing to this wipe and

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00:00:14.340 --> 00:00:17.700
getting the club to work more across your body instead of straight out in

5
00:00:17.700 --> 00:00:21.620
front of it. That's important for getting a consistent flat spot and

6
00:00:21.620 --> 00:00:24.540
getting those arms to really extend on the way through and getting good side

7
00:00:24.540 --> 00:00:28.660
bent. So for the supported wipe we're gonna focus on the forearm position and

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00:00:28.660 --> 00:00:32.820
then almost combine a little bit of the finger release. So what you're gonna do

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is you're gonna take your left hand and place it underneath your right elbow

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and

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then what you're going to do is you're going to bring that elbow across so I'll

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start with the palm or the forearm facing up. So I'm gonna bring that arm

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across

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and then when I get to kind of the end of my range of motion keeping that elbow

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pointed down I'm going to extend it and I'm going to rotate my palm so it's

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facing towards the target. Similar to what I would be doing in that finger

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release.

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So hand underneath the elbow keep that elbow pointed down and it turns into

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one movement kind of like so working more across my body. Now you can you can

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try and do this as part of the single arm releases where you put that arm here.

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It will make it a little bit more challenging. So as you saw it will make

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it a little bit more challenging because this shoulder tends to get in the way

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and block a little bit but I'm basically working across just like so and then

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add the left arm and make sure I'm in a good position but that works on the

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wipe of that trail arm. Now as I demonstrated there in that single arm

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release drill this wipe there's the end of my release. So what'll happen it

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works

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across my body it extends and then this arm kind of extends out. So in one

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movement kind of just drifts across and does this. What I tend to see

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especially

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when doing the single arm releases is that a lot of golfers will release the

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club more with the shoulder so that elbow would be pointing up kind of like

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so like that. So we're gonna bring it across just like this and that is the end

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of the release. Now if you have been following this program the end of the

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release is the follow-through position which is when the club is shaft parallel

36
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there. So while I'm doing it across the body if I were to put the timing of

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impact it would basically be there's impact and then there's the end of my

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release. So it would look there's impact I'm still doing that white movement

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there's the end of that release. So it would be there's impact just like

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that's there's impact and then it continues going across as I go into that

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release. So one last time if I add the body rotation there's impact and then it

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continues working across as I get into that release. Now typically when doing

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the supported wipe I'll train it mostly from the trail arm because that's

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usually

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the one it's very weak for the left arm to feel like it does this but if you

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wanted to do them both it would be more of a keep that elbow pointed down and

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rotate that left arm across like so but again I tend to find it's more that

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right hand that you have to be careful with. The important thing with

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understanding the left hand is again that's the end of the release so I'm

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making impact right about there and then I would continue turning and it would

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look more like that at the end of the left arm component of the supported

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wipe. Now from the down the line it will look like this so the arm is working

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kind

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of across my body as it's rotating. So I'm kind of here I am in that good

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delivery

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position that's that start of the wipe and then this is just going to basically

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drag across that way and then it's going to rotate and extend as I would be

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going normal during that last stage of the release. So it looks like this not

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like

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that. Now putting it together in a 9 to 3 I'll basically go to waist height and

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then wipe as I pivot with my body and it works across like that you can work it

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00:04:04.020 --> 00:04:07.660
into full swings but it's very important for getting that solid contact with

63
00:04:07.660 --> 00:04:08.160
be your irons.

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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 Trail Arm Release with the Supported Wipe Drill

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Understand the role of your trail arm in a proper release.
  • Practice the supported wipe to create a more effective arm extension.
  • Develop the feel for maintaining better forearm position during your swing.

In this drill, you'll learn how to enhance your trail arm's motion for a better release. This technique will help you achieve a more consistent swing path and improve your overall ball striking.

Video Transcript
WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.660
This drill is the supported wipe so the the wipe is one of the key components

2
00:00:05.660 --> 00:00:09.660
to a good release and for a lot of offers they'll struggle with what the

3
00:00:09.660 --> 00:00:14.340
trail arm is doing. Now in reality both arms are contributing to this wipe and

4
00:00:14.340 --> 00:00:17.700
getting the club to work more across your body instead of straight out in

5
00:00:17.700 --> 00:00:21.620
front of it. That's important for getting a consistent flat spot and

6
00:00:21.620 --> 00:00:24.540
getting those arms to really extend on the way through and getting good side

7
00:00:24.540 --> 00:00:28.660
bent. So for the supported wipe we're gonna focus on the forearm position and

8
00:00:28.660 --> 00:00:32.820
then almost combine a little bit of the finger release. So what you're gonna do

9
00:00:32.820 --> 00:00:36.010
is you're gonna take your left hand and place it underneath your right elbow

10
00:00:36.010 --> 00:00:36.220
and

11
00:00:36.220 --> 00:00:41.380
then what you're going to do is you're going to bring that elbow across so I'll

12
00:00:41.380 --> 00:00:46.540
start with the palm or the forearm facing up. So I'm gonna bring that arm

13
00:00:46.540 --> 00:00:46.860
across

14
00:00:46.860 --> 00:00:51.060
and then when I get to kind of the end of my range of motion keeping that elbow

15
00:00:51.060 --> 00:00:55.700
pointed down I'm going to extend it and I'm going to rotate my palm so it's

16
00:00:55.700 --> 00:00:58.880
facing towards the target. Similar to what I would be doing in that finger

17
00:00:58.880 --> 00:00:59.100
release.

18
00:00:59.100 --> 00:01:04.020
So hand underneath the elbow keep that elbow pointed down and it turns into

19
00:01:04.020 --> 00:01:11.420
one movement kind of like so working more across my body. Now you can you can

20
00:01:11.420 --> 00:01:15.660
try and do this as part of the single arm releases where you put that arm here.

21
00:01:15.660 --> 00:01:23.300
It will make it a little bit more challenging. So as you saw it will make

22
00:01:23.300 --> 00:01:26.340
it a little bit more challenging because this shoulder tends to get in the way

23
00:01:26.340 --> 00:01:31.980
and block a little bit but I'm basically working across just like so and then

24
00:01:31.980 --> 00:01:35.700
add the left arm and make sure I'm in a good position but that works on the

25
00:01:35.700 --> 00:01:39.740
wipe of that trail arm. Now as I demonstrated there in that single arm

26
00:01:39.740 --> 00:01:44.820
release drill this wipe there's the end of my release. So what'll happen it

27
00:01:44.820 --> 00:01:44.980
works

28
00:01:44.980 --> 00:01:49.220
across my body it extends and then this arm kind of extends out. So in one

29
00:01:49.220 --> 00:01:53.330
movement kind of just drifts across and does this. What I tend to see

30
00:01:53.330 --> 00:01:53.820
especially

31
00:01:53.820 --> 00:01:57.220
when doing the single arm releases is that a lot of golfers will release the

32
00:01:57.220 --> 00:02:01.620
club more with the shoulder so that elbow would be pointing up kind of like

33
00:02:01.620 --> 00:02:08.780
so like that. So we're gonna bring it across just like this and that is the end

34
00:02:08.780 --> 00:02:11.860
of the release. Now if you have been following this program the end of the

35
00:02:11.860 --> 00:02:15.700
release is the follow-through position which is when the club is shaft parallel

36
00:02:15.700 --> 00:02:21.220
there. So while I'm doing it across the body if I were to put the timing of

37
00:02:21.220 --> 00:02:25.020
impact it would basically be there's impact and then there's the end of my

38
00:02:25.020 --> 00:02:31.020
release. So it would look there's impact I'm still doing that white movement

39
00:02:31.020 --> 00:02:36.060
there's the end of that release. So it would be there's impact just like

40
00:02:36.060 --> 00:02:41.940
that's there's impact and then it continues going across as I go into that

41
00:02:41.940 --> 00:02:48.620
release. So one last time if I add the body rotation there's impact and then it

42
00:02:48.620 --> 00:02:52.780
continues working across as I get into that release. Now typically when doing

43
00:02:52.780 --> 00:02:57.020
the supported wipe I'll train it mostly from the trail arm because that's

44
00:02:57.020 --> 00:02:57.460
usually

45
00:02:57.460 --> 00:03:00.660
the one it's very weak for the left arm to feel like it does this but if you

46
00:03:00.660 --> 00:03:04.940
wanted to do them both it would be more of a keep that elbow pointed down and

47
00:03:04.940 --> 00:03:09.420
rotate that left arm across like so but again I tend to find it's more that

48
00:03:09.420 --> 00:03:13.500
right hand that you have to be careful with. The important thing with

49
00:03:13.500 --> 00:03:17.340
understanding the left hand is again that's the end of the release so I'm

50
00:03:17.340 --> 00:03:21.540
making impact right about there and then I would continue turning and it would

51
00:03:21.540 --> 00:03:24.860
look more like that at the end of the left arm component of the supported

52
00:03:24.860 --> 00:03:29.180
wipe. Now from the down the line it will look like this so the arm is working

53
00:03:29.180 --> 00:03:29.580
kind

54
00:03:29.580 --> 00:03:35.020
of across my body as it's rotating. So I'm kind of here I am in that good

55
00:03:35.020 --> 00:03:35.420
delivery

56
00:03:35.420 --> 00:03:39.380
position that's that start of the wipe and then this is just going to basically

57
00:03:39.380 --> 00:03:44.500
drag across that way and then it's going to rotate and extend as I would be

58
00:03:44.500 --> 00:03:51.090
going normal during that last stage of the release. So it looks like this not

59
00:03:51.090 --> 00:03:52.100
like

60
00:03:52.100 --> 00:03:57.940
that. Now putting it together in a 9 to 3 I'll basically go to waist height and

61
00:03:57.940 --> 00:04:04.020
then wipe as I pivot with my body and it works across like that you can work it

62
00:04:04.020 --> 00:04:07.660
into full swings but it's very important for getting that solid contact with

63
00:04:07.660 --> 00:04:08.160
be your irons.

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