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Trail Leg Push Drill
One of the reasons that hockey players end up being successful golfers, is that they know how to push the ground away from them to create movement. Use a medicine ball or furniture mover to do an open chain type of lower body movement where the trail leg pushes on an angle of away from the target and behind you (about 30-45 degrees). Then, while keeping the foot on the ground, if you feel the same push, then you will create rotation without early extending (standing up).
One of the reasons that hockey players end up being successful golfers, is that they know how to push the ground away from them to create movement. Use a medicine ball or furniture mover to do an open chain type of lower body movement where the trail leg pushes on an angle of away from the target and behind you (about 30-45 degrees). Then, while keeping the foot on the ground, if you feel the same push, then you will create rotation without early extending (standing up).
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Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.120
This is the trail leg push drill to help understand how the trail leg or the
2
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:09.180
right leg for right-handers pushes through the ground to help with the lateral
3
00:00:09.180 --> 00:00:09.400
hip
4
00:00:09.400 --> 00:00:13.720
bump during transition. So if you remember from the concept video during
5
00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:18.600
transition we are going to shift our weight from close to the right foot into
6
00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:22.600
the left foot. The main thing is by impact we want to make sure that we've
7
00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:27.800
got most of our weight into the left leg. So pushing through that right leg can
8
00:00:27.800 --> 00:00:34.680
help create both speed and this proper what we call axis tilt. So one of the
9
00:00:34.680 --> 00:00:39.680
hard things about the golf swing is because we are planted to the ground we
10
00:00:39.680 --> 00:00:44.840
don't get a lot of movement through the feet or I should say a lot of amateurs
11
00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:49.320
don't get a lot of movement through the feet. So sometimes it's easier to feel
12
00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:52.640
what the legs should do when they get disconnected from the ground. So I've
13
00:00:52.640 --> 00:00:56.600
got a couple objects here that we're going to use to help feel what the leg
14
00:00:56.600 --> 00:01:03.080
does. But essentially if I'm going to do it towards you when I push through
15
00:01:03.080 --> 00:01:03.280
this
16
00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:08.600
leg this foot if it was not connected to the ground is going to rotate slightly
17
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outwards and back behind me like so. That's part of the reason why skaters or
18
00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:17.720
hockey players end up being pretty good golfers is because they're used to
19
00:01:17.720 --> 00:01:17.960
doing
20
00:01:17.960 --> 00:01:22.640
this movement in order to propel themselves. So you can take either a frisbee
21
00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:26.760
or one of these furniture movers that you can get at Home Depot or if you want
22
00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:31.240
the fancy version the valve slides and you can place it under your foot and you
23
00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:39.440
can practice sliding it back away sort of out to the side back about 30 degrees
24
00:01:39.440 --> 00:01:44.300
and letting that foot rotate out so it'll be kind of like this. Okay so I've
25
00:01:44.300 --> 00:01:44.440
got
26
00:01:44.440 --> 00:01:48.160
my golf bag there to stop it just in case it goes too far but it would be
27
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if I angled like so it would be a push like that. Now if you don't have or if
28
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you want to get a little bit more resistance you can use a medicine ball
29
00:01:59.920 --> 00:02:02.680
because it'll take a little bit more force for me to slide this out of the
30
00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:05.800
way. If you're going to use the medicine moment I'm going to put my leg kind of
31
00:02:05.800 --> 00:02:11.830
on the inside edge just like so and then I'm going to push away just like so.
32
00:02:11.830 --> 00:02:12.360
Now
33
00:02:12.360 --> 00:02:18.760
that looks very goofy as far as it would relate to the golf swing going like so
34
00:02:18.760 --> 00:02:23.800
but if I do that same movement and my foot doesn't move it will actually propel
35
00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:29.840
my hip into a rotation this way. Does that make sense? It will push the lateral
36
00:02:29.840 --> 00:02:33.800
movement will push my hip to the side and the opening up of the foot will help
37
00:02:33.800 --> 00:02:38.360
push my hips this way. So this is a great drill for you if you're struggling
38
00:02:38.360 --> 00:02:38.520
with
39
00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:42.960
getting enough of the lateral movement of the lower body in transition. This
40
00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:43.200
drill
41
00:02:43.200 --> 00:02:46.680
will help you kind of fine-tune what the trail leg is doing during that
42
00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:49.080
movement.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.120
This is the trail leg push drill to help understand how the trail leg or the
2
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:09.180
right leg for right-handers pushes through the ground to help with the lateral
3
00:00:09.180 --> 00:00:09.400
hip
4
00:00:09.400 --> 00:00:13.720
bump during transition. So if you remember from the concept video during
5
00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:18.600
transition we are going to shift our weight from close to the right foot into
6
00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:22.600
the left foot. The main thing is by impact we want to make sure that we've
7
00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:27.800
got most of our weight into the left leg. So pushing through that right leg can
8
00:00:27.800 --> 00:00:34.680
help create both speed and this proper what we call axis tilt. So one of the
9
00:00:34.680 --> 00:00:39.680
hard things about the golf swing is because we are planted to the ground we
10
00:00:39.680 --> 00:00:44.840
don't get a lot of movement through the feet or I should say a lot of amateurs
11
00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:49.320
don't get a lot of movement through the feet. So sometimes it's easier to feel
12
00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:52.640
what the legs should do when they get disconnected from the ground. So I've
13
00:00:52.640 --> 00:00:56.600
got a couple objects here that we're going to use to help feel what the leg
14
00:00:56.600 --> 00:01:03.080
does. But essentially if I'm going to do it towards you when I push through
15
00:01:03.080 --> 00:01:03.280
this
16
00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:08.600
leg this foot if it was not connected to the ground is going to rotate slightly
17
00:01:08.600 --> 00:01:13.840
outwards and back behind me like so. That's part of the reason why skaters or
18
00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:17.720
hockey players end up being pretty good golfers is because they're used to
19
00:01:17.720 --> 00:01:17.960
doing
20
00:01:17.960 --> 00:01:22.640
this movement in order to propel themselves. So you can take either a frisbee
21
00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:26.760
or one of these furniture movers that you can get at Home Depot or if you want
22
00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:31.240
the fancy version the valve slides and you can place it under your foot and you
23
00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:39.440
can practice sliding it back away sort of out to the side back about 30 degrees
24
00:01:39.440 --> 00:01:44.300
and letting that foot rotate out so it'll be kind of like this. Okay so I've
25
00:01:44.300 --> 00:01:44.440
got
26
00:01:44.440 --> 00:01:48.160
my golf bag there to stop it just in case it goes too far but it would be
27
00:01:48.160 --> 00:01:55.360
if I angled like so it would be a push like that. Now if you don't have or if
28
00:01:55.360 --> 00:01:59.920
you want to get a little bit more resistance you can use a medicine ball
29
00:01:59.920 --> 00:02:02.680
because it'll take a little bit more force for me to slide this out of the
30
00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:05.800
way. If you're going to use the medicine moment I'm going to put my leg kind of
31
00:02:05.800 --> 00:02:11.830
on the inside edge just like so and then I'm going to push away just like so.
32
00:02:11.830 --> 00:02:12.360
Now
33
00:02:12.360 --> 00:02:18.760
that looks very goofy as far as it would relate to the golf swing going like so
34
00:02:18.760 --> 00:02:23.800
but if I do that same movement and my foot doesn't move it will actually propel
35
00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:29.840
my hip into a rotation this way. Does that make sense? It will push the lateral
36
00:02:29.840 --> 00:02:33.800
movement will push my hip to the side and the opening up of the foot will help
37
00:02:33.800 --> 00:02:38.360
push my hips this way. So this is a great drill for you if you're struggling
38
00:02:38.360 --> 00:02:38.520
with
39
00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:42.960
getting enough of the lateral movement of the lower body in transition. This
40
00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:43.200
drill
41
00:02:43.200 --> 00:02:46.680
will help you kind of fine-tune what the trail leg is doing during that
42
00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:49.080
movement.
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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 Leg Push Drill
One of the reasons that hockey players end up being successful golfers, is that they know how to push the ground away from them to create movement. Use a medicine ball or furniture mover to do an open chain type of lower body movement where the trail leg pushes on an angle of away from the target and behind you (about 30-45 degrees). Then, while keeping the foot on the ground, if you feel the same push, then you will create rotation without early extending (standing up).
One of the reasons that hockey players end up being successful golfers, is that they know how to push the ground away from them to create movement. Use a medicine ball or furniture mover to do an open chain type of lower body movement where the trail leg pushes on an angle of away from the target and behind you (about 30-45 degrees). Then, while keeping the foot on the ground, if you feel the same push, then you will create rotation without early extending (standing up).
Hide
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.120
This is the trail leg push drill to help understand how the trail leg or the
2
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:09.180
right leg for right-handers pushes through the ground to help with the lateral
3
00:00:09.180 --> 00:00:09.400
hip
4
00:00:09.400 --> 00:00:13.720
bump during transition. So if you remember from the concept video during
5
00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:18.600
transition we are going to shift our weight from close to the right foot into
6
00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:22.600
the left foot. The main thing is by impact we want to make sure that we've
7
00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:27.800
got most of our weight into the left leg. So pushing through that right leg can
8
00:00:27.800 --> 00:00:34.680
help create both speed and this proper what we call axis tilt. So one of the
9
00:00:34.680 --> 00:00:39.680
hard things about the golf swing is because we are planted to the ground we
10
00:00:39.680 --> 00:00:44.840
don't get a lot of movement through the feet or I should say a lot of amateurs
11
00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:49.320
don't get a lot of movement through the feet. So sometimes it's easier to feel
12
00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:52.640
what the legs should do when they get disconnected from the ground. So I've
13
00:00:52.640 --> 00:00:56.600
got a couple objects here that we're going to use to help feel what the leg
14
00:00:56.600 --> 00:01:03.080
does. But essentially if I'm going to do it towards you when I push through
15
00:01:03.080 --> 00:01:03.280
this
16
00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:08.600
leg this foot if it was not connected to the ground is going to rotate slightly
17
00:01:08.600 --> 00:01:13.840
outwards and back behind me like so. That's part of the reason why skaters or
18
00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:17.720
hockey players end up being pretty good golfers is because they're used to
19
00:01:17.720 --> 00:01:17.960
doing
20
00:01:17.960 --> 00:01:22.640
this movement in order to propel themselves. So you can take either a frisbee
21
00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:26.760
or one of these furniture movers that you can get at Home Depot or if you want
22
00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:31.240
the fancy version the valve slides and you can place it under your foot and you
23
00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:39.440
can practice sliding it back away sort of out to the side back about 30 degrees
24
00:01:39.440 --> 00:01:44.300
and letting that foot rotate out so it'll be kind of like this. Okay so I've
25
00:01:44.300 --> 00:01:44.440
got
26
00:01:44.440 --> 00:01:48.160
my golf bag there to stop it just in case it goes too far but it would be
27
00:01:48.160 --> 00:01:55.360
if I angled like so it would be a push like that. Now if you don't have or if
28
00:01:55.360 --> 00:01:59.920
you want to get a little bit more resistance you can use a medicine ball
29
00:01:59.920 --> 00:02:02.680
because it'll take a little bit more force for me to slide this out of the
30
00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:05.800
way. If you're going to use the medicine moment I'm going to put my leg kind of
31
00:02:05.800 --> 00:02:11.830
on the inside edge just like so and then I'm going to push away just like so.
32
00:02:11.830 --> 00:02:12.360
Now
33
00:02:12.360 --> 00:02:18.760
that looks very goofy as far as it would relate to the golf swing going like so
34
00:02:18.760 --> 00:02:23.800
but if I do that same movement and my foot doesn't move it will actually propel
35
00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:29.840
my hip into a rotation this way. Does that make sense? It will push the lateral
36
00:02:29.840 --> 00:02:33.800
movement will push my hip to the side and the opening up of the foot will help
37
00:02:33.800 --> 00:02:38.360
push my hips this way. So this is a great drill for you if you're struggling
38
00:02:38.360 --> 00:02:38.520
with
39
00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:42.960
getting enough of the lateral movement of the lower body in transition. This
40
00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:43.200
drill
41
00:02:43.200 --> 00:02:46.680
will help you kind of fine-tune what the trail leg is doing during that
42
00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:49.080
movement.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.120
This is the trail leg push drill to help understand how the trail leg or the
2
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:09.180
right leg for right-handers pushes through the ground to help with the lateral
3
00:00:09.180 --> 00:00:09.400
hip
4
00:00:09.400 --> 00:00:13.720
bump during transition. So if you remember from the concept video during
5
00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:18.600
transition we are going to shift our weight from close to the right foot into
6
00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:22.600
the left foot. The main thing is by impact we want to make sure that we've
7
00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:27.800
got most of our weight into the left leg. So pushing through that right leg can
8
00:00:27.800 --> 00:00:34.680
help create both speed and this proper what we call axis tilt. So one of the
9
00:00:34.680 --> 00:00:39.680
hard things about the golf swing is because we are planted to the ground we
10
00:00:39.680 --> 00:00:44.840
don't get a lot of movement through the feet or I should say a lot of amateurs
11
00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:49.320
don't get a lot of movement through the feet. So sometimes it's easier to feel
12
00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:52.640
what the legs should do when they get disconnected from the ground. So I've
13
00:00:52.640 --> 00:00:56.600
got a couple objects here that we're going to use to help feel what the leg
14
00:00:56.600 --> 00:01:03.080
does. But essentially if I'm going to do it towards you when I push through
15
00:01:03.080 --> 00:01:03.280
this
16
00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:08.600
leg this foot if it was not connected to the ground is going to rotate slightly
17
00:01:08.600 --> 00:01:13.840
outwards and back behind me like so. That's part of the reason why skaters or
18
00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:17.720
hockey players end up being pretty good golfers is because they're used to
19
00:01:17.720 --> 00:01:17.960
doing
20
00:01:17.960 --> 00:01:22.640
this movement in order to propel themselves. So you can take either a frisbee
21
00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:26.760
or one of these furniture movers that you can get at Home Depot or if you want
22
00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:31.240
the fancy version the valve slides and you can place it under your foot and you
23
00:01:31.240 --> 00:01:39.440
can practice sliding it back away sort of out to the side back about 30 degrees
24
00:01:39.440 --> 00:01:44.300
and letting that foot rotate out so it'll be kind of like this. Okay so I've
25
00:01:44.300 --> 00:01:44.440
got
26
00:01:44.440 --> 00:01:48.160
my golf bag there to stop it just in case it goes too far but it would be
27
00:01:48.160 --> 00:01:55.360
if I angled like so it would be a push like that. Now if you don't have or if
28
00:01:55.360 --> 00:01:59.920
you want to get a little bit more resistance you can use a medicine ball
29
00:01:59.920 --> 00:02:02.680
because it'll take a little bit more force for me to slide this out of the
30
00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:05.800
way. If you're going to use the medicine moment I'm going to put my leg kind of
31
00:02:05.800 --> 00:02:11.830
on the inside edge just like so and then I'm going to push away just like so.
32
00:02:11.830 --> 00:02:12.360
Now
33
00:02:12.360 --> 00:02:18.760
that looks very goofy as far as it would relate to the golf swing going like so
34
00:02:18.760 --> 00:02:23.800
but if I do that same movement and my foot doesn't move it will actually propel
35
00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:29.840
my hip into a rotation this way. Does that make sense? It will push the lateral
36
00:02:29.840 --> 00:02:33.800
movement will push my hip to the side and the opening up of the foot will help
37
00:02:33.800 --> 00:02:38.360
push my hips this way. So this is a great drill for you if you're struggling
38
00:02:38.360 --> 00:02:38.520
with
39
00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:42.960
getting enough of the lateral movement of the lower body in transition. This
40
00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:43.200
drill
41
00:02:43.200 --> 00:02:46.680
will help you kind of fine-tune what the trail leg is doing during that
42
00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:49.080
movement.
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