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Trail Arm Backswing
The trail arm has the responsibility of setting the club during the backswing so that it is ready for the movements of transition and the downswing. Often, if the arm looks out of position, it is because the body has not done enough and relied on too much movement of the arm. Learn the common pitfalls and checkpoints for properly training this position in this video.
The trail arm has the responsibility of setting the club during the backswing so that it is ready for the movements of transition and the downswing. Often, if the arm looks out of position, it is because the body has not done enough and relied on too much movement of the arm. Learn the common pitfalls and checkpoints for properly training this position in this video.
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Video Transcript
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This drill is right arm backswing. So in this drill we're just going to
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practice
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kind of pre-setting where the right arm is going to be at the top but kind of
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down and set up and then figure out a way to get it there. Okay so essentially
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what we're going to do is we're going to take our good setup position and then
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you're going to take your right arm and bring it in towards your side kind of
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like so and do the little claw where the hand points away from you like so. Now
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what we're going to do from here is we're going to make our good pivot so that
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this arm is kind of still in that reference compared to my body. It can
10
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move a little bit this way but it's not allowed to move a whole lot this way.
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Okay so it can kind of windshield wiper a little bit. It can set a little bit
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more but we're not allowed to let it go back here. Okay so from here we're
13
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going
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to make that backswing pivot and then we're going to take our left arm and we
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're
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going to bring it so that they kind of meet. So I'll do it facing this way. So
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you're going to take your setup position. Right arm is in this good little claw
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in towards my side, palm facing away, thumb roughly up or pointed even out that
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direction. Then I'm going to make my backswing pivot and then I'm going to
20
00:01:11.060 --> 00:01:15.860
bring my left arm across my body. Now they'll adjust a little bit but bringing
21
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this left arm to that right arm is going to help you feel like you're in a good
22
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position for what we want to do in getting into this delivery position in
23
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the downswing. What most of you or what a lot of you may do is not use this
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upper
25
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body to turn and basically just bringing the arm here and now if my hands can't
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even reach or when I go this arm will be way back here and again they're not
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going to be able to reach unless I rotate my arm this way. Now I said we're
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allowed
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to wiggle this way in what's called external rotation but I don't want you
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doing a whole lot of internal rotation unless you absolutely have to. So this
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is
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a great way to feel some of this proper backswing position. So if you think
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your
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backswing is part of the reason you're having trouble with your downswing then
35
00:02:02.500 --> 00:02:05.660
give it a little bit of attention.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.980
This drill is right arm backswing. So in this drill we're just going to
2
00:00:04.980 --> 00:00:05.340
practice
3
00:00:05.340 --> 00:00:09.620
kind of pre-setting where the right arm is going to be at the top but kind of
4
00:00:09.620 --> 00:00:13.620
down and set up and then figure out a way to get it there. Okay so essentially
5
00:00:13.620 --> 00:00:17.380
what we're going to do is we're going to take our good setup position and then
6
00:00:17.380 --> 00:00:21.060
you're going to take your right arm and bring it in towards your side kind of
7
00:00:21.060 --> 00:00:25.940
like so and do the little claw where the hand points away from you like so. Now
8
00:00:25.940 --> 00:00:29.780
what we're going to do from here is we're going to make our good pivot so that
9
00:00:29.780 --> 00:00:34.700
this arm is kind of still in that reference compared to my body. It can
10
00:00:34.700 --> 00:00:38.900
move a little bit this way but it's not allowed to move a whole lot this way.
11
00:00:38.900 --> 00:00:44.020
Okay so it can kind of windshield wiper a little bit. It can set a little bit
12
00:00:44.020 --> 00:00:50.660
more but we're not allowed to let it go back here. Okay so from here we're
13
00:00:50.660 --> 00:00:50.660
going
14
00:00:50.660 --> 00:00:54.190
to make that backswing pivot and then we're going to take our left arm and we
15
00:00:54.190 --> 00:00:54.260
're
16
00:00:54.260 --> 00:00:58.540
going to bring it so that they kind of meet. So I'll do it facing this way. So
17
00:00:58.540 --> 00:01:02.380
you're going to take your setup position. Right arm is in this good little claw
18
00:01:02.380 --> 00:01:07.380
in towards my side, palm facing away, thumb roughly up or pointed even out that
19
00:01:07.380 --> 00:01:11.060
direction. Then I'm going to make my backswing pivot and then I'm going to
20
00:01:11.060 --> 00:01:15.860
bring my left arm across my body. Now they'll adjust a little bit but bringing
21
00:01:15.860 --> 00:01:19.940
this left arm to that right arm is going to help you feel like you're in a good
22
00:01:19.940 --> 00:01:24.220
position for what we want to do in getting into this delivery position in
23
00:01:24.220 --> 00:01:29.630
the downswing. What most of you or what a lot of you may do is not use this
24
00:01:29.630 --> 00:01:30.060
upper
25
00:01:30.060 --> 00:01:34.100
body to turn and basically just bringing the arm here and now if my hands can't
26
00:01:34.100 --> 00:01:40.700
even reach or when I go this arm will be way back here and again they're not
27
00:01:40.700 --> 00:01:44.500
going to be able to reach unless I rotate my arm this way. Now I said we're
28
00:01:44.500 --> 00:01:44.740
allowed
29
00:01:44.740 --> 00:01:49.860
to wiggle this way in what's called external rotation but I don't want you
30
00:01:49.860 --> 00:01:54.660
doing a whole lot of internal rotation unless you absolutely have to. So this
31
00:01:54.660 --> 00:01:54.740
is
32
00:01:54.740 --> 00:01:59.540
a great way to feel some of this proper backswing position. So if you think
33
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your
34
00:01:59.660 --> 00:02:02.500
backswing is part of the reason you're having trouble with your downswing then
35
00:02:02.500 --> 00:02:05.660
give it a little bit of attention.
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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.
Trail Arm Backswing
The trail arm has the responsibility of setting the club during the backswing so that it is ready for the movements of transition and the downswing. Often, if the arm looks out of position, it is because the body has not done enough and relied on too much movement of the arm. Learn the common pitfalls and checkpoints for properly training this position in this video.
The trail arm has the responsibility of setting the club during the backswing so that it is ready for the movements of transition and the downswing. Often, if the arm looks out of position, it is because the body has not done enough and relied on too much movement of the arm. Learn the common pitfalls and checkpoints for properly training this position in this video.
Hide
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.980
This drill is right arm backswing. So in this drill we're just going to
2
00:00:04.980 --> 00:00:05.340
practice
3
00:00:05.340 --> 00:00:09.620
kind of pre-setting where the right arm is going to be at the top but kind of
4
00:00:09.620 --> 00:00:13.620
down and set up and then figure out a way to get it there. Okay so essentially
5
00:00:13.620 --> 00:00:17.380
what we're going to do is we're going to take our good setup position and then
6
00:00:17.380 --> 00:00:21.060
you're going to take your right arm and bring it in towards your side kind of
7
00:00:21.060 --> 00:00:25.940
like so and do the little claw where the hand points away from you like so. Now
8
00:00:25.940 --> 00:00:29.780
what we're going to do from here is we're going to make our good pivot so that
9
00:00:29.780 --> 00:00:34.700
this arm is kind of still in that reference compared to my body. It can
10
00:00:34.700 --> 00:00:38.900
move a little bit this way but it's not allowed to move a whole lot this way.
11
00:00:38.900 --> 00:00:44.020
Okay so it can kind of windshield wiper a little bit. It can set a little bit
12
00:00:44.020 --> 00:00:50.660
more but we're not allowed to let it go back here. Okay so from here we're
13
00:00:50.660 --> 00:00:50.660
going
14
00:00:50.660 --> 00:00:54.190
to make that backswing pivot and then we're going to take our left arm and we
15
00:00:54.190 --> 00:00:54.260
're
16
00:00:54.260 --> 00:00:58.540
going to bring it so that they kind of meet. So I'll do it facing this way. So
17
00:00:58.540 --> 00:01:02.380
you're going to take your setup position. Right arm is in this good little claw
18
00:01:02.380 --> 00:01:07.380
in towards my side, palm facing away, thumb roughly up or pointed even out that
19
00:01:07.380 --> 00:01:11.060
direction. Then I'm going to make my backswing pivot and then I'm going to
20
00:01:11.060 --> 00:01:15.860
bring my left arm across my body. Now they'll adjust a little bit but bringing
21
00:01:15.860 --> 00:01:19.940
this left arm to that right arm is going to help you feel like you're in a good
22
00:01:19.940 --> 00:01:24.220
position for what we want to do in getting into this delivery position in
23
00:01:24.220 --> 00:01:29.630
the downswing. What most of you or what a lot of you may do is not use this
24
00:01:29.630 --> 00:01:30.060
upper
25
00:01:30.060 --> 00:01:34.100
body to turn and basically just bringing the arm here and now if my hands can't
26
00:01:34.100 --> 00:01:40.700
even reach or when I go this arm will be way back here and again they're not
27
00:01:40.700 --> 00:01:44.500
going to be able to reach unless I rotate my arm this way. Now I said we're
28
00:01:44.500 --> 00:01:44.740
allowed
29
00:01:44.740 --> 00:01:49.860
to wiggle this way in what's called external rotation but I don't want you
30
00:01:49.860 --> 00:01:54.660
doing a whole lot of internal rotation unless you absolutely have to. So this
31
00:01:54.660 --> 00:01:54.740
is
32
00:01:54.740 --> 00:01:59.540
a great way to feel some of this proper backswing position. So if you think
33
00:01:59.540 --> 00:01:59.660
your
34
00:01:59.660 --> 00:02:02.500
backswing is part of the reason you're having trouble with your downswing then
35
00:02:02.500 --> 00:02:05.660
give it a little bit of attention.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.980
This drill is right arm backswing. So in this drill we're just going to
2
00:00:04.980 --> 00:00:05.340
practice
3
00:00:05.340 --> 00:00:09.620
kind of pre-setting where the right arm is going to be at the top but kind of
4
00:00:09.620 --> 00:00:13.620
down and set up and then figure out a way to get it there. Okay so essentially
5
00:00:13.620 --> 00:00:17.380
what we're going to do is we're going to take our good setup position and then
6
00:00:17.380 --> 00:00:21.060
you're going to take your right arm and bring it in towards your side kind of
7
00:00:21.060 --> 00:00:25.940
like so and do the little claw where the hand points away from you like so. Now
8
00:00:25.940 --> 00:00:29.780
what we're going to do from here is we're going to make our good pivot so that
9
00:00:29.780 --> 00:00:34.700
this arm is kind of still in that reference compared to my body. It can
10
00:00:34.700 --> 00:00:38.900
move a little bit this way but it's not allowed to move a whole lot this way.
11
00:00:38.900 --> 00:00:44.020
Okay so it can kind of windshield wiper a little bit. It can set a little bit
12
00:00:44.020 --> 00:00:50.660
more but we're not allowed to let it go back here. Okay so from here we're
13
00:00:50.660 --> 00:00:50.660
going
14
00:00:50.660 --> 00:00:54.190
to make that backswing pivot and then we're going to take our left arm and we
15
00:00:54.190 --> 00:00:54.260
're
16
00:00:54.260 --> 00:00:58.540
going to bring it so that they kind of meet. So I'll do it facing this way. So
17
00:00:58.540 --> 00:01:02.380
you're going to take your setup position. Right arm is in this good little claw
18
00:01:02.380 --> 00:01:07.380
in towards my side, palm facing away, thumb roughly up or pointed even out that
19
00:01:07.380 --> 00:01:11.060
direction. Then I'm going to make my backswing pivot and then I'm going to
20
00:01:11.060 --> 00:01:15.860
bring my left arm across my body. Now they'll adjust a little bit but bringing
21
00:01:15.860 --> 00:01:19.940
this left arm to that right arm is going to help you feel like you're in a good
22
00:01:19.940 --> 00:01:24.220
position for what we want to do in getting into this delivery position in
23
00:01:24.220 --> 00:01:29.630
the downswing. What most of you or what a lot of you may do is not use this
24
00:01:29.630 --> 00:01:30.060
upper
25
00:01:30.060 --> 00:01:34.100
body to turn and basically just bringing the arm here and now if my hands can't
26
00:01:34.100 --> 00:01:40.700
even reach or when I go this arm will be way back here and again they're not
27
00:01:40.700 --> 00:01:44.500
going to be able to reach unless I rotate my arm this way. Now I said we're
28
00:01:44.500 --> 00:01:44.740
allowed
29
00:01:44.740 --> 00:01:49.860
to wiggle this way in what's called external rotation but I don't want you
30
00:01:49.860 --> 00:01:54.660
doing a whole lot of internal rotation unless you absolutely have to. So this
31
00:01:54.660 --> 00:01:54.740
is
32
00:01:54.740 --> 00:01:59.540
a great way to feel some of this proper backswing position. So if you think
33
00:01:59.540 --> 00:01:59.660
your
34
00:01:59.660 --> 00:02:02.500
backswing is part of the reason you're having trouble with your downswing then
35
00:02:02.500 --> 00:02:05.660
give it a little bit of attention.
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