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Keep Your Trail Elbow in Front for Better Swing Path
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the correct position for your right elbow during the backswing
- Feel how keeping your elbow in front helps maintain a better swing path
- Use mirrors or video to visually check your elbow position for improved consistency
In this drill, you'll learn how to position your trail elbow in front of your right pec during the backswing. This adjustment is crucial for maintaining a consistent swing path and improving your transition.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
This drill is right elbow in front of right pack.
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:07.500
So during the backswing we talk about what the arms need to do and what the
3
00:00:07.500 --> 00:00:07.880
body needs
4
00:00:07.880 --> 00:00:08.880
to do.
5
00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:11.790
And one of the simple ways to look at what the right arm needs to do is it
6
00:00:11.790 --> 00:00:12.360
basically
7
00:00:12.360 --> 00:00:16.440
is going to elevate slightly and it's going to externally rotate.
8
00:00:16.440 --> 00:00:20.600
So we have a few different ways that we can kind of practice this general
9
00:00:20.600 --> 00:00:21.280
movement.
10
00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:25.740
But one simple checkpoint that you can use if you're using a mirror at home or
11
00:00:25.740 --> 00:00:26.120
if you're
12
00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:31.320
videotaping your swing is if I was to do that standing up in front of you or
13
00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:32.080
standing facing
14
00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:35.620
you just like so and I was to make that movement what you would see is from
15
00:00:35.620 --> 00:00:36.520
that camera angle
16
00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:40.680
this elbow would be more or less in front of this right pack just slightly not
17
00:00:40.680 --> 00:00:41.320
completely
18
00:00:41.320 --> 00:00:43.640
in front of it but it would be kind of touching it.
19
00:00:43.640 --> 00:00:48.120
As opposed to if I was to let this arm go around me kind of like so obviously
20
00:00:48.120 --> 00:00:48.600
there's
21
00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:53.920
a big distance between this line of my right pack and my right elbow.
22
00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:58.050
So what you can do is you can check from the down the line camera or using a
23
00:00:58.050 --> 00:00:58.520
mirror and
24
00:00:58.520 --> 00:01:02.660
you can make sure that your body is controlling a lot of the depth and the
25
00:01:02.660 --> 00:01:03.560
right elbow stays
26
00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:06.400
more or less in front of that right pack.
27
00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:10.760
The problem is if the arm gets too much behind you like so then transition is
28
00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:11.920
typically going
29
00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:16.080
to encourage that movement and it's going to get steep with the arm path which
30
00:01:16.080 --> 00:01:16.560
is going
31
00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:20.320
to require one of the major compensations.
32
00:01:20.320 --> 00:01:24.880
So you can use a video or you can use the mirror and basically work on that
33
00:01:24.880 --> 00:01:26.080
elbow staying a
34
00:01:26.080 --> 00:01:30.160
little bit more in front of that pack that will make the movements that we're
35
00:01:30.160 --> 00:01:30.160
trying
36
00:01:30.160 --> 00:01:33.440
to do during a transition a little bit easier.
37
00:01:33.440 --> 00:01:39.610
Now this may feel like your arms are going much more vertically than you're
38
00:01:39.610 --> 00:01:40.280
used to because
39
00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:46.220
a lot of the depth is controlled by the body turning so the body turning on its
40
00:01:46.220 --> 00:01:47.360
good path
41
00:01:47.360 --> 00:01:51.590
helps control the depth and then the arm lift kind of helps control this height
42
00:01:51.590 --> 00:01:51.880
.
43
00:01:51.880 --> 00:01:56.010
If you're used to not turning your body and just kind of pulling with your arms
44
00:01:56.010 --> 00:01:56.140
behind
45
00:01:56.140 --> 00:02:00.840
you then this is going to feel very steep and out in front of you.
46
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.220
But use video, use mirror so that you can reaffirm what you're actually doing
47
00:02:05.220 --> 00:02:05.680
is the
48
00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:10.040
right thing that you should be doing and it'll make the transition ultimately
49
00:02:10.040 --> 00:02:10.640
the whole
50
00:02:10.640 --> 00:02:14.960
downswing a lot easier if you get into a more solid backswing position.
51
00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:18.360
However, I usually try to build the downswing first so that you know at least
52
00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:18.880
what your
53
00:02:18.880 --> 00:02:23.040
brain wants to do and what you're trying to do with this club before you worry
54
00:02:23.040 --> 00:02:23.440
about
55
00:02:23.440 --> 00:02:25.640
some of these details during the backswing.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
This drill is right elbow in front of right pack.
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:07.500
So during the backswing we talk about what the arms need to do and what the
3
00:00:07.500 --> 00:00:07.880
body needs
4
00:00:07.880 --> 00:00:08.880
to do.
5
00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:11.790
And one of the simple ways to look at what the right arm needs to do is it
6
00:00:11.790 --> 00:00:12.360
basically
7
00:00:12.360 --> 00:00:16.440
is going to elevate slightly and it's going to externally rotate.
8
00:00:16.440 --> 00:00:20.600
So we have a few different ways that we can kind of practice this general
9
00:00:20.600 --> 00:00:21.280
movement.
10
00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:25.740
But one simple checkpoint that you can use if you're using a mirror at home or
11
00:00:25.740 --> 00:00:26.120
if you're
12
00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:31.320
videotaping your swing is if I was to do that standing up in front of you or
13
00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:32.080
standing facing
14
00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:35.620
you just like so and I was to make that movement what you would see is from
15
00:00:35.620 --> 00:00:36.520
that camera angle
16
00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:40.680
this elbow would be more or less in front of this right pack just slightly not
17
00:00:40.680 --> 00:00:41.320
completely
18
00:00:41.320 --> 00:00:43.640
in front of it but it would be kind of touching it.
19
00:00:43.640 --> 00:00:48.120
As opposed to if I was to let this arm go around me kind of like so obviously
20
00:00:48.120 --> 00:00:48.600
there's
21
00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:53.920
a big distance between this line of my right pack and my right elbow.
22
00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:58.050
So what you can do is you can check from the down the line camera or using a
23
00:00:58.050 --> 00:00:58.520
mirror and
24
00:00:58.520 --> 00:01:02.660
you can make sure that your body is controlling a lot of the depth and the
25
00:01:02.660 --> 00:01:03.560
right elbow stays
26
00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:06.400
more or less in front of that right pack.
27
00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:10.760
The problem is if the arm gets too much behind you like so then transition is
28
00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:11.920
typically going
29
00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:16.080
to encourage that movement and it's going to get steep with the arm path which
30
00:01:16.080 --> 00:01:16.560
is going
31
00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:20.320
to require one of the major compensations.
32
00:01:20.320 --> 00:01:24.880
So you can use a video or you can use the mirror and basically work on that
33
00:01:24.880 --> 00:01:26.080
elbow staying a
34
00:01:26.080 --> 00:01:30.160
little bit more in front of that pack that will make the movements that we're
35
00:01:30.160 --> 00:01:30.160
trying
36
00:01:30.160 --> 00:01:33.440
to do during a transition a little bit easier.
37
00:01:33.440 --> 00:01:39.610
Now this may feel like your arms are going much more vertically than you're
38
00:01:39.610 --> 00:01:40.280
used to because
39
00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:46.220
a lot of the depth is controlled by the body turning so the body turning on its
40
00:01:46.220 --> 00:01:47.360
good path
41
00:01:47.360 --> 00:01:51.590
helps control the depth and then the arm lift kind of helps control this height
42
00:01:51.590 --> 00:01:51.880
.
43
00:01:51.880 --> 00:01:56.010
If you're used to not turning your body and just kind of pulling with your arms
44
00:01:56.010 --> 00:01:56.140
behind
45
00:01:56.140 --> 00:02:00.840
you then this is going to feel very steep and out in front of you.
46
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.220
But use video, use mirror so that you can reaffirm what you're actually doing
47
00:02:05.220 --> 00:02:05.680
is the
48
00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:10.040
right thing that you should be doing and it'll make the transition ultimately
49
00:02:10.040 --> 00:02:10.640
the whole
50
00:02:10.640 --> 00:02:14.960
downswing a lot easier if you get into a more solid backswing position.
51
00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:18.360
However, I usually try to build the downswing first so that you know at least
52
00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:18.880
what your
53
00:02:18.880 --> 00:02:23.040
brain wants to do and what you're trying to do with this club before you worry
54
00:02:23.040 --> 00:02:23.440
about
55
00:02:23.440 --> 00:02:25.640
some of these details during the backswing.
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.
Keep Your Trail Elbow in Front for Better Swing Path
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the correct position for your right elbow during the backswing
- Feel how keeping your elbow in front helps maintain a better swing path
- Use mirrors or video to visually check your elbow position for improved consistency
In this drill, you'll learn how to position your trail elbow in front of your right pec during the backswing. This adjustment is crucial for maintaining a consistent swing path and improving your transition.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
This drill is right elbow in front of right pack.
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:07.500
So during the backswing we talk about what the arms need to do and what the
3
00:00:07.500 --> 00:00:07.880
body needs
4
00:00:07.880 --> 00:00:08.880
to do.
5
00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:11.790
And one of the simple ways to look at what the right arm needs to do is it
6
00:00:11.790 --> 00:00:12.360
basically
7
00:00:12.360 --> 00:00:16.440
is going to elevate slightly and it's going to externally rotate.
8
00:00:16.440 --> 00:00:20.600
So we have a few different ways that we can kind of practice this general
9
00:00:20.600 --> 00:00:21.280
movement.
10
00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:25.740
But one simple checkpoint that you can use if you're using a mirror at home or
11
00:00:25.740 --> 00:00:26.120
if you're
12
00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:31.320
videotaping your swing is if I was to do that standing up in front of you or
13
00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:32.080
standing facing
14
00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:35.620
you just like so and I was to make that movement what you would see is from
15
00:00:35.620 --> 00:00:36.520
that camera angle
16
00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:40.680
this elbow would be more or less in front of this right pack just slightly not
17
00:00:40.680 --> 00:00:41.320
completely
18
00:00:41.320 --> 00:00:43.640
in front of it but it would be kind of touching it.
19
00:00:43.640 --> 00:00:48.120
As opposed to if I was to let this arm go around me kind of like so obviously
20
00:00:48.120 --> 00:00:48.600
there's
21
00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:53.920
a big distance between this line of my right pack and my right elbow.
22
00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:58.050
So what you can do is you can check from the down the line camera or using a
23
00:00:58.050 --> 00:00:58.520
mirror and
24
00:00:58.520 --> 00:01:02.660
you can make sure that your body is controlling a lot of the depth and the
25
00:01:02.660 --> 00:01:03.560
right elbow stays
26
00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:06.400
more or less in front of that right pack.
27
00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:10.760
The problem is if the arm gets too much behind you like so then transition is
28
00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:11.920
typically going
29
00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:16.080
to encourage that movement and it's going to get steep with the arm path which
30
00:01:16.080 --> 00:01:16.560
is going
31
00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:20.320
to require one of the major compensations.
32
00:01:20.320 --> 00:01:24.880
So you can use a video or you can use the mirror and basically work on that
33
00:01:24.880 --> 00:01:26.080
elbow staying a
34
00:01:26.080 --> 00:01:30.160
little bit more in front of that pack that will make the movements that we're
35
00:01:30.160 --> 00:01:30.160
trying
36
00:01:30.160 --> 00:01:33.440
to do during a transition a little bit easier.
37
00:01:33.440 --> 00:01:39.610
Now this may feel like your arms are going much more vertically than you're
38
00:01:39.610 --> 00:01:40.280
used to because
39
00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:46.220
a lot of the depth is controlled by the body turning so the body turning on its
40
00:01:46.220 --> 00:01:47.360
good path
41
00:01:47.360 --> 00:01:51.590
helps control the depth and then the arm lift kind of helps control this height
42
00:01:51.590 --> 00:01:51.880
.
43
00:01:51.880 --> 00:01:56.010
If you're used to not turning your body and just kind of pulling with your arms
44
00:01:56.010 --> 00:01:56.140
behind
45
00:01:56.140 --> 00:02:00.840
you then this is going to feel very steep and out in front of you.
46
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.220
But use video, use mirror so that you can reaffirm what you're actually doing
47
00:02:05.220 --> 00:02:05.680
is the
48
00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:10.040
right thing that you should be doing and it'll make the transition ultimately
49
00:02:10.040 --> 00:02:10.640
the whole
50
00:02:10.640 --> 00:02:14.960
downswing a lot easier if you get into a more solid backswing position.
51
00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:18.360
However, I usually try to build the downswing first so that you know at least
52
00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:18.880
what your
53
00:02:18.880 --> 00:02:23.040
brain wants to do and what you're trying to do with this club before you worry
54
00:02:23.040 --> 00:02:23.440
about
55
00:02:23.440 --> 00:02:25.640
some of these details during the backswing.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
This drill is right elbow in front of right pack.
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:07.500
So during the backswing we talk about what the arms need to do and what the
3
00:00:07.500 --> 00:00:07.880
body needs
4
00:00:07.880 --> 00:00:08.880
to do.
5
00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:11.790
And one of the simple ways to look at what the right arm needs to do is it
6
00:00:11.790 --> 00:00:12.360
basically
7
00:00:12.360 --> 00:00:16.440
is going to elevate slightly and it's going to externally rotate.
8
00:00:16.440 --> 00:00:20.600
So we have a few different ways that we can kind of practice this general
9
00:00:20.600 --> 00:00:21.280
movement.
10
00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:25.740
But one simple checkpoint that you can use if you're using a mirror at home or
11
00:00:25.740 --> 00:00:26.120
if you're
12
00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:31.320
videotaping your swing is if I was to do that standing up in front of you or
13
00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:32.080
standing facing
14
00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:35.620
you just like so and I was to make that movement what you would see is from
15
00:00:35.620 --> 00:00:36.520
that camera angle
16
00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:40.680
this elbow would be more or less in front of this right pack just slightly not
17
00:00:40.680 --> 00:00:41.320
completely
18
00:00:41.320 --> 00:00:43.640
in front of it but it would be kind of touching it.
19
00:00:43.640 --> 00:00:48.120
As opposed to if I was to let this arm go around me kind of like so obviously
20
00:00:48.120 --> 00:00:48.600
there's
21
00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:53.920
a big distance between this line of my right pack and my right elbow.
22
00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:58.050
So what you can do is you can check from the down the line camera or using a
23
00:00:58.050 --> 00:00:58.520
mirror and
24
00:00:58.520 --> 00:01:02.660
you can make sure that your body is controlling a lot of the depth and the
25
00:01:02.660 --> 00:01:03.560
right elbow stays
26
00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:06.400
more or less in front of that right pack.
27
00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:10.760
The problem is if the arm gets too much behind you like so then transition is
28
00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:11.920
typically going
29
00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:16.080
to encourage that movement and it's going to get steep with the arm path which
30
00:01:16.080 --> 00:01:16.560
is going
31
00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:20.320
to require one of the major compensations.
32
00:01:20.320 --> 00:01:24.880
So you can use a video or you can use the mirror and basically work on that
33
00:01:24.880 --> 00:01:26.080
elbow staying a
34
00:01:26.080 --> 00:01:30.160
little bit more in front of that pack that will make the movements that we're
35
00:01:30.160 --> 00:01:30.160
trying
36
00:01:30.160 --> 00:01:33.440
to do during a transition a little bit easier.
37
00:01:33.440 --> 00:01:39.610
Now this may feel like your arms are going much more vertically than you're
38
00:01:39.610 --> 00:01:40.280
used to because
39
00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:46.220
a lot of the depth is controlled by the body turning so the body turning on its
40
00:01:46.220 --> 00:01:47.360
good path
41
00:01:47.360 --> 00:01:51.590
helps control the depth and then the arm lift kind of helps control this height
42
00:01:51.590 --> 00:01:51.880
.
43
00:01:51.880 --> 00:01:56.010
If you're used to not turning your body and just kind of pulling with your arms
44
00:01:56.010 --> 00:01:56.140
behind
45
00:01:56.140 --> 00:02:00.840
you then this is going to feel very steep and out in front of you.
46
00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.220
But use video, use mirror so that you can reaffirm what you're actually doing
47
00:02:05.220 --> 00:02:05.680
is the
48
00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:10.040
right thing that you should be doing and it'll make the transition ultimately
49
00:02:10.040 --> 00:02:10.640
the whole
50
00:02:10.640 --> 00:02:14.960
downswing a lot easier if you get into a more solid backswing position.
51
00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:18.360
However, I usually try to build the downswing first so that you know at least
52
00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:18.880
what your
53
00:02:18.880 --> 00:02:23.040
brain wants to do and what you're trying to do with this club before you worry
54
00:02:23.040 --> 00:02:23.440
about
55
00:02:23.440 --> 00:02:25.640
some of these details during the backswing.
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