Thrower's Catch - Trail Hand Lag Drill
The throwers catch is a move that I use to describe the right arm closing into the body during transition. The golf swing has a very similar timing to throwing as well as a similar sequence of movements. In throwing, there is a natural tendency to let the trail wrist extend as you step into the throw. Practice doing the throwers catch in golf posture and get the feeling of the left shoulder lag at the same time. This is a dynamic way to train the chunking of the sequencing during transition that creates effortless power. I have had a few students practice this movement and say that they started to get compliments on their swing right away. This movement gives the appearance of good tempo and smooth power.
The throwers catch is a move that I use to describe the right arm closing into the body during transition. The golf swing has a very similar timing to throwing as well as a similar sequence of movements. In throwing, there is a natural tendency to let the trail wrist extend as you step into the throw. Practice doing the throwers catch in golf posture and get the feeling of the left shoulder lag at the same time. This is a dynamic way to train the chunking of the sequencing during transition that creates effortless power. I have had a few students practice this movement and say that they started to get compliments on their swing right away. This movement gives the appearance of good tempo and smooth power.
Video Transcript
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Okay this drill is called the throwers catch and this is to work on the
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timing of when the right arm extends. One of the patterns that we see with
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longer hitters is that they wait as long as they can for that right arm to
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extend where shorter hitters tend to extend that right arm straight from the
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top of the swing and really it's the right arm and the right wrist kind of
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going like this. So the throwers catch is as you start down in transition of
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feeling that elbow actually increasing the amount of bend and that wrist
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increasing the amount or the closeness of it there. So if I turn here this
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extension causes that to get closer and this elbow gets that closer. It's kind
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of
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like pulling your arms in the way a figure skater would do before in order to
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spin fast. So from the top of the swing they're gonna do this little throwers
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catch of get everything in close. Try to get as close to the golf ball as you
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can
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before you let that arm extend. So the reason it's called the throwers catch is
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when you're throwing a ball as you take that step this arm is going to kind of
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fall into that loaded position like so where it's in close before I turn and
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extend exactly the same way that it's going to fall into this loaded position
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when I shift my weight. Golfers who don't hit the ball very far from the top of
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the swing that right arm starts to extend and it's like the figure skater
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putting
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their arms out to slow down it acts as a parachute and slows the club down
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before it gets the golf ball. So work on the throwers catch to help maximize
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your
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power in addition to the other leg drills.
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The throwers catch is a move that I use to describe the right arm closing into the body during transition. The golf swing has a very similar timing to throwing as well as a similar sequence of movements. In throwing, there is a natural tendency to let the trail wrist extend as you step into the throw. Practice doing the throwers catch in golf posture and get the feeling of the left shoulder lag at the same time. This is a dynamic way to train the chunking of the sequencing during transition that creates effortless power. I have had a few students practice this movement and say that they started to get compliments on their swing right away. This movement gives the appearance of good tempo and smooth power.
The throwers catch is a move that I use to describe the right arm closing into the body during transition. The golf swing has a very similar timing to throwing as well as a similar sequence of movements. In throwing, there is a natural tendency to let the trail wrist extend as you step into the throw. Practice doing the throwers catch in golf posture and get the feeling of the left shoulder lag at the same time. This is a dynamic way to train the chunking of the sequencing during transition that creates effortless power. I have had a few students practice this movement and say that they started to get compliments on their swing right away. This movement gives the appearance of good tempo and smooth power.
Video Transcript
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
Okay this drill is called the throwers catch and this is to work on the
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:08.240
timing of when the right arm extends. One of the patterns that we see with
3
00:00:08.240 --> 00:00:13.080
longer hitters is that they wait as long as they can for that right arm to
4
00:00:13.080 --> 00:00:17.400
extend where shorter hitters tend to extend that right arm straight from the
5
00:00:17.400 --> 00:00:21.200
top of the swing and really it's the right arm and the right wrist kind of
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00:00:21.200 --> 00:00:25.720
going like this. So the throwers catch is as you start down in transition of
7
00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:31.000
feeling that elbow actually increasing the amount of bend and that wrist
8
00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:35.860
increasing the amount or the closeness of it there. So if I turn here this
9
00:00:35.860 --> 00:00:40.280
extension causes that to get closer and this elbow gets that closer. It's kind
10
00:00:40.280 --> 00:00:40.360
of
11
00:00:40.360 --> 00:00:44.440
like pulling your arms in the way a figure skater would do before in order to
12
00:00:44.440 --> 00:00:48.760
spin fast. So from the top of the swing they're gonna do this little throwers
13
00:00:48.760 --> 00:00:52.440
catch of get everything in close. Try to get as close to the golf ball as you
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00:00:52.440 --> 00:00:52.680
can
15
00:00:52.680 --> 00:00:57.760
before you let that arm extend. So the reason it's called the throwers catch is
16
00:00:57.760 --> 00:01:03.640
when you're throwing a ball as you take that step this arm is going to kind of
17
00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:08.680
fall into that loaded position like so where it's in close before I turn and
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00:01:08.680 --> 00:01:13.720
extend exactly the same way that it's going to fall into this loaded position
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00:01:13.720 --> 00:01:19.600
when I shift my weight. Golfers who don't hit the ball very far from the top of
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00:01:19.600 --> 00:01:23.260
the swing that right arm starts to extend and it's like the figure skater
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00:01:23.260 --> 00:01:23.640
putting
22
00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:28.240
their arms out to slow down it acts as a parachute and slows the club down
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00:01:28.240 --> 00:01:32.080
before it gets the golf ball. So work on the throwers catch to help maximize
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00:01:32.080 --> 00:01:32.280
your
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00:01:32.280 --> 00:01:36.360
power in addition to the other leg drills.
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