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Stay Behind the Ball for Better Driver Contact
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how to maintain upper body tilt for a better swing path
- Practice sweeping the ball to avoid hitting down on it
- Identify the importance of axis tilt for improved driver performance
In this drill, you'll learn how to tee up a 7-iron to develop the proper sensation of staying behind the ball during your driver swing. This key adjustment will help improve your sweeping motion for more consistent contact and distance.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
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This drill is teed up seven irons for your driver, so again trying to get this
2
00:00:06.520 --> 00:00:11.840
more sweeping motion. One of the big problems that I tend to see with a lot of
3
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:15.480
players who struggle with the driver is that they tend to get their upper body
4
00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:21.320
much too much on top of the golf ball. So this is a great drill to help you get
5
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:27.280
a sensation of what you must do in order to stay back. So all you're going to
6
00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:27.400
do
7
00:00:27.400 --> 00:00:32.160
is you're going to tee up a seven iron, but you're going to tee it up so that
8
00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:32.520
the
9
00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:36.940
the tee is tall enough that you could completely swing underneath it. More or
10
00:00:36.940 --> 00:00:40.880
less like so. It's hard to do on these mats. It's much easier to do outside on
11
00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:47.440
the grass. So you've got it teed up just like so. Now what you'll see and what
12
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:52.520
you'll try to do is you're going to try and sweep the ball by staying a little
13
00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:58.520
bit more back or getting some of this axis tilt. So if I have this axis tilt
14
00:00:58.520 --> 00:01:04.180
you'll see that as I go to release I very much easily just kind of brush or
15
00:01:04.180 --> 00:01:09.700
sweep and make contact with the golf ball. If I was to get a little bit more on
16
00:01:09.700 --> 00:01:17.640
top of the golf ball and do that same motion, so if I was to get on top of the
17
00:01:17.640 --> 00:01:21.800
golf ball like I was doing with an iron and if the club was traveling down it
18
00:01:21.800 --> 00:01:27.720
would basically go right underneath it and I would duff the shot. So
19
00:01:27.720 --> 00:01:28.760
essentially
20
00:01:28.760 --> 00:01:31.240
what you're going to try to do and I'll demonstrate on this one because this is
21
00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:36.360
actually facing the net. You'll be able to stay back a little bit more and if
22
00:01:36.360 --> 00:01:36.600
you
23
00:01:36.600 --> 00:01:42.920
do it right you can hit the golf shot without actually losing the tee. Now this
24
00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:46.800
is to give you this sensation of your upper body being much more behind the
25
00:01:46.800 --> 00:01:50.320
golf ball or kind of even with the right side of your body and this will help
26
00:01:50.320 --> 00:01:50.520
with
27
00:01:50.520 --> 00:01:54.760
your axis tilt which is one of the big factors for having more consistency
28
00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:58.840
with the longer clubs like the driver and three would.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.520
This drill is teed up seven irons for your driver, so again trying to get this
2
00:00:06.520 --> 00:00:11.840
more sweeping motion. One of the big problems that I tend to see with a lot of
3
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:15.480
players who struggle with the driver is that they tend to get their upper body
4
00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:21.320
much too much on top of the golf ball. So this is a great drill to help you get
5
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:27.280
a sensation of what you must do in order to stay back. So all you're going to
6
00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:27.400
do
7
00:00:27.400 --> 00:00:32.160
is you're going to tee up a seven iron, but you're going to tee it up so that
8
00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:32.520
the
9
00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:36.940
the tee is tall enough that you could completely swing underneath it. More or
10
00:00:36.940 --> 00:00:40.880
less like so. It's hard to do on these mats. It's much easier to do outside on
11
00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:47.440
the grass. So you've got it teed up just like so. Now what you'll see and what
12
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:52.520
you'll try to do is you're going to try and sweep the ball by staying a little
13
00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:58.520
bit more back or getting some of this axis tilt. So if I have this axis tilt
14
00:00:58.520 --> 00:01:04.180
you'll see that as I go to release I very much easily just kind of brush or
15
00:01:04.180 --> 00:01:09.700
sweep and make contact with the golf ball. If I was to get a little bit more on
16
00:01:09.700 --> 00:01:17.640
top of the golf ball and do that same motion, so if I was to get on top of the
17
00:01:17.640 --> 00:01:21.800
golf ball like I was doing with an iron and if the club was traveling down it
18
00:01:21.800 --> 00:01:27.720
would basically go right underneath it and I would duff the shot. So
19
00:01:27.720 --> 00:01:28.760
essentially
20
00:01:28.760 --> 00:01:31.240
what you're going to try to do and I'll demonstrate on this one because this is
21
00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:36.360
actually facing the net. You'll be able to stay back a little bit more and if
22
00:01:36.360 --> 00:01:36.600
you
23
00:01:36.600 --> 00:01:42.920
do it right you can hit the golf shot without actually losing the tee. Now this
24
00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:46.800
is to give you this sensation of your upper body being much more behind the
25
00:01:46.800 --> 00:01:50.320
golf ball or kind of even with the right side of your body and this will help
26
00:01:50.320 --> 00:01:50.520
with
27
00:01:50.520 --> 00:01:54.760
your axis tilt which is one of the big factors for having more consistency
28
00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:58.840
with the longer clubs like the driver and three would.
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.
Stay Behind the Ball for Better Driver Contact
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how to maintain upper body tilt for a better swing path
- Practice sweeping the ball to avoid hitting down on it
- Identify the importance of axis tilt for improved driver performance
In this drill, you'll learn how to tee up a 7-iron to develop the proper sensation of staying behind the ball during your driver swing. This key adjustment will help improve your sweeping motion for more consistent contact and distance.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.520
This drill is teed up seven irons for your driver, so again trying to get this
2
00:00:06.520 --> 00:00:11.840
more sweeping motion. One of the big problems that I tend to see with a lot of
3
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:15.480
players who struggle with the driver is that they tend to get their upper body
4
00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:21.320
much too much on top of the golf ball. So this is a great drill to help you get
5
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:27.280
a sensation of what you must do in order to stay back. So all you're going to
6
00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:27.400
do
7
00:00:27.400 --> 00:00:32.160
is you're going to tee up a seven iron, but you're going to tee it up so that
8
00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:32.520
the
9
00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:36.940
the tee is tall enough that you could completely swing underneath it. More or
10
00:00:36.940 --> 00:00:40.880
less like so. It's hard to do on these mats. It's much easier to do outside on
11
00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:47.440
the grass. So you've got it teed up just like so. Now what you'll see and what
12
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:52.520
you'll try to do is you're going to try and sweep the ball by staying a little
13
00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:58.520
bit more back or getting some of this axis tilt. So if I have this axis tilt
14
00:00:58.520 --> 00:01:04.180
you'll see that as I go to release I very much easily just kind of brush or
15
00:01:04.180 --> 00:01:09.700
sweep and make contact with the golf ball. If I was to get a little bit more on
16
00:01:09.700 --> 00:01:17.640
top of the golf ball and do that same motion, so if I was to get on top of the
17
00:01:17.640 --> 00:01:21.800
golf ball like I was doing with an iron and if the club was traveling down it
18
00:01:21.800 --> 00:01:27.720
would basically go right underneath it and I would duff the shot. So
19
00:01:27.720 --> 00:01:28.760
essentially
20
00:01:28.760 --> 00:01:31.240
what you're going to try to do and I'll demonstrate on this one because this is
21
00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:36.360
actually facing the net. You'll be able to stay back a little bit more and if
22
00:01:36.360 --> 00:01:36.600
you
23
00:01:36.600 --> 00:01:42.920
do it right you can hit the golf shot without actually losing the tee. Now this
24
00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:46.800
is to give you this sensation of your upper body being much more behind the
25
00:01:46.800 --> 00:01:50.320
golf ball or kind of even with the right side of your body and this will help
26
00:01:50.320 --> 00:01:50.520
with
27
00:01:50.520 --> 00:01:54.760
your axis tilt which is one of the big factors for having more consistency
28
00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:58.840
with the longer clubs like the driver and three would.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.520
This drill is teed up seven irons for your driver, so again trying to get this
2
00:00:06.520 --> 00:00:11.840
more sweeping motion. One of the big problems that I tend to see with a lot of
3
00:00:11.840 --> 00:00:15.480
players who struggle with the driver is that they tend to get their upper body
4
00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:21.320
much too much on top of the golf ball. So this is a great drill to help you get
5
00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:27.280
a sensation of what you must do in order to stay back. So all you're going to
6
00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:27.400
do
7
00:00:27.400 --> 00:00:32.160
is you're going to tee up a seven iron, but you're going to tee it up so that
8
00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:32.520
the
9
00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:36.940
the tee is tall enough that you could completely swing underneath it. More or
10
00:00:36.940 --> 00:00:40.880
less like so. It's hard to do on these mats. It's much easier to do outside on
11
00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:47.440
the grass. So you've got it teed up just like so. Now what you'll see and what
12
00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:52.520
you'll try to do is you're going to try and sweep the ball by staying a little
13
00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:58.520
bit more back or getting some of this axis tilt. So if I have this axis tilt
14
00:00:58.520 --> 00:01:04.180
you'll see that as I go to release I very much easily just kind of brush or
15
00:01:04.180 --> 00:01:09.700
sweep and make contact with the golf ball. If I was to get a little bit more on
16
00:01:09.700 --> 00:01:17.640
top of the golf ball and do that same motion, so if I was to get on top of the
17
00:01:17.640 --> 00:01:21.800
golf ball like I was doing with an iron and if the club was traveling down it
18
00:01:21.800 --> 00:01:27.720
would basically go right underneath it and I would duff the shot. So
19
00:01:27.720 --> 00:01:28.760
essentially
20
00:01:28.760 --> 00:01:31.240
what you're going to try to do and I'll demonstrate on this one because this is
21
00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:36.360
actually facing the net. You'll be able to stay back a little bit more and if
22
00:01:36.360 --> 00:01:36.600
you
23
00:01:36.600 --> 00:01:42.920
do it right you can hit the golf shot without actually losing the tee. Now this
24
00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:46.800
is to give you this sensation of your upper body being much more behind the
25
00:01:46.800 --> 00:01:50.320
golf ball or kind of even with the right side of your body and this will help
26
00:01:50.320 --> 00:01:50.520
with
27
00:01:50.520 --> 00:01:54.760
your axis tilt which is one of the big factors for having more consistency
28
00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:58.840
with the longer clubs like the driver and three would.
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