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The Wall Drill - Downswing Path Check Point
To begin the wall drill, set up to a golf ball so that there is a minimal amount of space between the toe of the club and a wall. The wall drill is helpful for understanding the severity of the arm flattening movements if you are used to having a vertical arm motion. When you get into your delivery position, rotate your body toward the target without letting the club move out toward the wall. This will help you see the space you want the club in, and how that compares to what it will feel like when you use your body for power in the full swing.
To begin the wall drill, set up to a golf ball so that there is a minimal amount of space between the toe of the club and a wall. The wall drill is helpful for understanding the severity of the arm flattening movements if you are used to having a vertical arm motion. When you get into your delivery position, rotate your body toward the target without letting the club move out toward the wall. This will help you see the space you want the club in, and how that compares to what it will feel like when you use your body for power in the full swing.
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Video Transcript
WEBVTT
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This drill is the wall drill and it's a great drill for working on path and it
2
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:05.120
's
3
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:08.920
a great drill for helping you understand the arms during transition. So
4
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basically
5
00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:12.480
what I have here is I've got a shank guard that's acting as my wall but at
6
00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:17.480
home you can do this kind of up against a wall with nothing valuable on it. You
7
00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:17.520
're
8
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you're going to be doing position training you're not really going to be
9
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hitting balls while you can if you have something like this that you can take
10
00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:28.980
to the range. Basically what we're going to do here is you're going to get set
11
00:00:28.980 --> 00:00:29.040
up
12
00:00:29.040 --> 00:00:32.600
so a golf ball that's very close to this wall and then we're going to bring the
13
00:00:32.600 --> 00:00:37.120
club to where it would be approximately delivery position where when the club
14
00:00:37.120 --> 00:00:41.180
is about parallel to the ground and we're going to try to keep it parallel to
15
00:00:41.180 --> 00:00:41.280
the
16
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wall as well. So if it were going to go out here the club would physically make
17
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contact. So if I set up here if the club came out here the club would
18
00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:49.720
physically
19
00:00:49.720 --> 00:00:53.800
make contact with the wall. If it just came out a little bit spatially I could
20
00:00:53.800 --> 00:00:57.920
see that it was getting closer. What happens is when you're working on these
21
00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:02.560
arm movements very often you can do them in the practice swings you can do them
22
00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:06.240
at slow speeds kind of like so and then you go to create speed and the body
23
00:01:06.240 --> 00:01:06.680
spins
24
00:01:06.680 --> 00:01:10.960
and now that same good arm feeling doesn't have the same path that I've been
25
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practicing and getting used to where my arms actually have to be will help you
26
00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:19.920
overcome that. So you're going to set up to the ball you're going to go to
27
00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:20.120
about
28
00:01:20.120 --> 00:01:23.320
waist height in the backswing and then you're going to try to turn your body as
29
00:01:23.320 --> 00:01:28.000
much as you can towards the target while keeping the club from going out that
30
00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:33.160
way and what you'll start to feel is it will feel like it's way behind you but
31
00:01:33.160 --> 00:01:36.760
the spatial awareness will help you understand that it's actually not it's
32
00:01:36.760 --> 00:01:40.960
actually going in a good position. If you wanted to you could turn this into a
33
00:01:40.960 --> 00:01:44.440
little bit of a hitting drill and you could go to this waist height you could
34
00:01:44.440 --> 00:01:49.360
turn and get into where we are in a pretty good delivery position feeling
35
00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:54.560
like my body is rotated as much as I can and then simply extend. Now there's a
36
00:01:54.560 --> 00:01:57.800
very good chance that this will not work right and you'll hit the wall so I
37
00:01:57.800 --> 00:02:01.200
recommend doing it with something that's not very valuable like a sofa cushion
38
00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:06.080
you know something that won't be damaged if you were to actually hit it but it
39
00:02:06.080 --> 00:02:12.080
gets you used to then that feeling of those arms weight behind you while the
40
00:02:12.080 --> 00:02:16.600
body is still turned and then you can take swings kind of recreating that
41
00:02:16.600 --> 00:02:20.680
feeling and if you do it correctly you'll have a feeling of a little bit more
42
00:02:20.680 --> 00:02:26.280
gentle or subtle strike or shallow contact as opposed to if I'm used to
43
00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:29.760
being very vertical with my arms I start working on this but then during the
44
00:02:29.760 --> 00:02:34.040
practice swing I get out here that will tend to give a little bit more jarring
45
00:02:34.040 --> 00:02:38.680
feeling and impact. So it's a great way to work on your path help you work on
46
00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:38.800
the
47
00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:43.880
arm position and integrate it with the body rotation.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.120
This drill is the wall drill and it's a great drill for working on path and it
2
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:05.120
's
3
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:08.920
a great drill for helping you understand the arms during transition. So
4
00:00:08.920 --> 00:00:09.320
basically
5
00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:12.480
what I have here is I've got a shank guard that's acting as my wall but at
6
00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:17.480
home you can do this kind of up against a wall with nothing valuable on it. You
7
00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:17.520
're
8
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:20.400
you're going to be doing position training you're not really going to be
9
00:00:20.400 --> 00:00:24.440
hitting balls while you can if you have something like this that you can take
10
00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:28.980
to the range. Basically what we're going to do here is you're going to get set
11
00:00:28.980 --> 00:00:29.040
up
12
00:00:29.040 --> 00:00:32.600
so a golf ball that's very close to this wall and then we're going to bring the
13
00:00:32.600 --> 00:00:37.120
club to where it would be approximately delivery position where when the club
14
00:00:37.120 --> 00:00:41.180
is about parallel to the ground and we're going to try to keep it parallel to
15
00:00:41.180 --> 00:00:41.280
the
16
00:00:41.280 --> 00:00:46.240
wall as well. So if it were going to go out here the club would physically make
17
00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:49.280
contact. So if I set up here if the club came out here the club would
18
00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:49.720
physically
19
00:00:49.720 --> 00:00:53.800
make contact with the wall. If it just came out a little bit spatially I could
20
00:00:53.800 --> 00:00:57.920
see that it was getting closer. What happens is when you're working on these
21
00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:02.560
arm movements very often you can do them in the practice swings you can do them
22
00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:06.240
at slow speeds kind of like so and then you go to create speed and the body
23
00:01:06.240 --> 00:01:06.680
spins
24
00:01:06.680 --> 00:01:10.960
and now that same good arm feeling doesn't have the same path that I've been
25
00:01:10.960 --> 00:01:16.400
practicing and getting used to where my arms actually have to be will help you
26
00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:19.920
overcome that. So you're going to set up to the ball you're going to go to
27
00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:20.120
about
28
00:01:20.120 --> 00:01:23.320
waist height in the backswing and then you're going to try to turn your body as
29
00:01:23.320 --> 00:01:28.000
much as you can towards the target while keeping the club from going out that
30
00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:33.160
way and what you'll start to feel is it will feel like it's way behind you but
31
00:01:33.160 --> 00:01:36.760
the spatial awareness will help you understand that it's actually not it's
32
00:01:36.760 --> 00:01:40.960
actually going in a good position. If you wanted to you could turn this into a
33
00:01:40.960 --> 00:01:44.440
little bit of a hitting drill and you could go to this waist height you could
34
00:01:44.440 --> 00:01:49.360
turn and get into where we are in a pretty good delivery position feeling
35
00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:54.560
like my body is rotated as much as I can and then simply extend. Now there's a
36
00:01:54.560 --> 00:01:57.800
very good chance that this will not work right and you'll hit the wall so I
37
00:01:57.800 --> 00:02:01.200
recommend doing it with something that's not very valuable like a sofa cushion
38
00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:06.080
you know something that won't be damaged if you were to actually hit it but it
39
00:02:06.080 --> 00:02:12.080
gets you used to then that feeling of those arms weight behind you while the
40
00:02:12.080 --> 00:02:16.600
body is still turned and then you can take swings kind of recreating that
41
00:02:16.600 --> 00:02:20.680
feeling and if you do it correctly you'll have a feeling of a little bit more
42
00:02:20.680 --> 00:02:26.280
gentle or subtle strike or shallow contact as opposed to if I'm used to
43
00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:29.760
being very vertical with my arms I start working on this but then during the
44
00:02:29.760 --> 00:02:34.040
practice swing I get out here that will tend to give a little bit more jarring
45
00:02:34.040 --> 00:02:38.680
feeling and impact. So it's a great way to work on your path help you work on
46
00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:38.800
the
47
00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:43.880
arm position and integrate it with the body rotation.
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.
The Wall Drill - Downswing Path Check Point
To begin the wall drill, set up to a golf ball so that there is a minimal amount of space between the toe of the club and a wall. The wall drill is helpful for understanding the severity of the arm flattening movements if you are used to having a vertical arm motion. When you get into your delivery position, rotate your body toward the target without letting the club move out toward the wall. This will help you see the space you want the club in, and how that compares to what it will feel like when you use your body for power in the full swing.
To begin the wall drill, set up to a golf ball so that there is a minimal amount of space between the toe of the club and a wall. The wall drill is helpful for understanding the severity of the arm flattening movements if you are used to having a vertical arm motion. When you get into your delivery position, rotate your body toward the target without letting the club move out toward the wall. This will help you see the space you want the club in, and how that compares to what it will feel like when you use your body for power in the full swing.
Hide
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.120
This drill is the wall drill and it's a great drill for working on path and it
2
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:05.120
's
3
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:08.920
a great drill for helping you understand the arms during transition. So
4
00:00:08.920 --> 00:00:09.320
basically
5
00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:12.480
what I have here is I've got a shank guard that's acting as my wall but at
6
00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:17.480
home you can do this kind of up against a wall with nothing valuable on it. You
7
00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:17.520
're
8
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:20.400
you're going to be doing position training you're not really going to be
9
00:00:20.400 --> 00:00:24.440
hitting balls while you can if you have something like this that you can take
10
00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:28.980
to the range. Basically what we're going to do here is you're going to get set
11
00:00:28.980 --> 00:00:29.040
up
12
00:00:29.040 --> 00:00:32.600
so a golf ball that's very close to this wall and then we're going to bring the
13
00:00:32.600 --> 00:00:37.120
club to where it would be approximately delivery position where when the club
14
00:00:37.120 --> 00:00:41.180
is about parallel to the ground and we're going to try to keep it parallel to
15
00:00:41.180 --> 00:00:41.280
the
16
00:00:41.280 --> 00:00:46.240
wall as well. So if it were going to go out here the club would physically make
17
00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:49.280
contact. So if I set up here if the club came out here the club would
18
00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:49.720
physically
19
00:00:49.720 --> 00:00:53.800
make contact with the wall. If it just came out a little bit spatially I could
20
00:00:53.800 --> 00:00:57.920
see that it was getting closer. What happens is when you're working on these
21
00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:02.560
arm movements very often you can do them in the practice swings you can do them
22
00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:06.240
at slow speeds kind of like so and then you go to create speed and the body
23
00:01:06.240 --> 00:01:06.680
spins
24
00:01:06.680 --> 00:01:10.960
and now that same good arm feeling doesn't have the same path that I've been
25
00:01:10.960 --> 00:01:16.400
practicing and getting used to where my arms actually have to be will help you
26
00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:19.920
overcome that. So you're going to set up to the ball you're going to go to
27
00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:20.120
about
28
00:01:20.120 --> 00:01:23.320
waist height in the backswing and then you're going to try to turn your body as
29
00:01:23.320 --> 00:01:28.000
much as you can towards the target while keeping the club from going out that
30
00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:33.160
way and what you'll start to feel is it will feel like it's way behind you but
31
00:01:33.160 --> 00:01:36.760
the spatial awareness will help you understand that it's actually not it's
32
00:01:36.760 --> 00:01:40.960
actually going in a good position. If you wanted to you could turn this into a
33
00:01:40.960 --> 00:01:44.440
little bit of a hitting drill and you could go to this waist height you could
34
00:01:44.440 --> 00:01:49.360
turn and get into where we are in a pretty good delivery position feeling
35
00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:54.560
like my body is rotated as much as I can and then simply extend. Now there's a
36
00:01:54.560 --> 00:01:57.800
very good chance that this will not work right and you'll hit the wall so I
37
00:01:57.800 --> 00:02:01.200
recommend doing it with something that's not very valuable like a sofa cushion
38
00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:06.080
you know something that won't be damaged if you were to actually hit it but it
39
00:02:06.080 --> 00:02:12.080
gets you used to then that feeling of those arms weight behind you while the
40
00:02:12.080 --> 00:02:16.600
body is still turned and then you can take swings kind of recreating that
41
00:02:16.600 --> 00:02:20.680
feeling and if you do it correctly you'll have a feeling of a little bit more
42
00:02:20.680 --> 00:02:26.280
gentle or subtle strike or shallow contact as opposed to if I'm used to
43
00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:29.760
being very vertical with my arms I start working on this but then during the
44
00:02:29.760 --> 00:02:34.040
practice swing I get out here that will tend to give a little bit more jarring
45
00:02:34.040 --> 00:02:38.680
feeling and impact. So it's a great way to work on your path help you work on
46
00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:38.800
the
47
00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:43.880
arm position and integrate it with the body rotation.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.120
This drill is the wall drill and it's a great drill for working on path and it
2
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:05.120
's
3
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:08.920
a great drill for helping you understand the arms during transition. So
4
00:00:08.920 --> 00:00:09.320
basically
5
00:00:09.320 --> 00:00:12.480
what I have here is I've got a shank guard that's acting as my wall but at
6
00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:17.480
home you can do this kind of up against a wall with nothing valuable on it. You
7
00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:17.520
're
8
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:20.400
you're going to be doing position training you're not really going to be
9
00:00:20.400 --> 00:00:24.440
hitting balls while you can if you have something like this that you can take
10
00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:28.980
to the range. Basically what we're going to do here is you're going to get set
11
00:00:28.980 --> 00:00:29.040
up
12
00:00:29.040 --> 00:00:32.600
so a golf ball that's very close to this wall and then we're going to bring the
13
00:00:32.600 --> 00:00:37.120
club to where it would be approximately delivery position where when the club
14
00:00:37.120 --> 00:00:41.180
is about parallel to the ground and we're going to try to keep it parallel to
15
00:00:41.180 --> 00:00:41.280
the
16
00:00:41.280 --> 00:00:46.240
wall as well. So if it were going to go out here the club would physically make
17
00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:49.280
contact. So if I set up here if the club came out here the club would
18
00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:49.720
physically
19
00:00:49.720 --> 00:00:53.800
make contact with the wall. If it just came out a little bit spatially I could
20
00:00:53.800 --> 00:00:57.920
see that it was getting closer. What happens is when you're working on these
21
00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:02.560
arm movements very often you can do them in the practice swings you can do them
22
00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:06.240
at slow speeds kind of like so and then you go to create speed and the body
23
00:01:06.240 --> 00:01:06.680
spins
24
00:01:06.680 --> 00:01:10.960
and now that same good arm feeling doesn't have the same path that I've been
25
00:01:10.960 --> 00:01:16.400
practicing and getting used to where my arms actually have to be will help you
26
00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:19.920
overcome that. So you're going to set up to the ball you're going to go to
27
00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:20.120
about
28
00:01:20.120 --> 00:01:23.320
waist height in the backswing and then you're going to try to turn your body as
29
00:01:23.320 --> 00:01:28.000
much as you can towards the target while keeping the club from going out that
30
00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:33.160
way and what you'll start to feel is it will feel like it's way behind you but
31
00:01:33.160 --> 00:01:36.760
the spatial awareness will help you understand that it's actually not it's
32
00:01:36.760 --> 00:01:40.960
actually going in a good position. If you wanted to you could turn this into a
33
00:01:40.960 --> 00:01:44.440
little bit of a hitting drill and you could go to this waist height you could
34
00:01:44.440 --> 00:01:49.360
turn and get into where we are in a pretty good delivery position feeling
35
00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:54.560
like my body is rotated as much as I can and then simply extend. Now there's a
36
00:01:54.560 --> 00:01:57.800
very good chance that this will not work right and you'll hit the wall so I
37
00:01:57.800 --> 00:02:01.200
recommend doing it with something that's not very valuable like a sofa cushion
38
00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:06.080
you know something that won't be damaged if you were to actually hit it but it
39
00:02:06.080 --> 00:02:12.080
gets you used to then that feeling of those arms weight behind you while the
40
00:02:12.080 --> 00:02:16.600
body is still turned and then you can take swings kind of recreating that
41
00:02:16.600 --> 00:02:20.680
feeling and if you do it correctly you'll have a feeling of a little bit more
42
00:02:20.680 --> 00:02:26.280
gentle or subtle strike or shallow contact as opposed to if I'm used to
43
00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:29.760
being very vertical with my arms I start working on this but then during the
44
00:02:29.760 --> 00:02:34.040
practice swing I get out here that will tend to give a little bit more jarring
45
00:02:34.040 --> 00:02:38.680
feeling and impact. So it's a great way to work on your path help you work on
46
00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:38.800
the
47
00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:43.880
arm position and integrate it with the body rotation.
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