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Train Your Pendulum Feel for Better Putting Control
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how to maintain a flat putter face throughout your stroke
- Feel the proper pendulum motion without wrist movement
- Practice a quick and effective drill to integrate into your daily routine
In this video, you'll learn a simple drill using a yoga block or light weight to develop a consistent pendulum motion in your putting stroke. This essential skill can help improve your accuracy and distance control on the greens.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.780
This drill is training your pendulum feel.
2
00:00:03.780 --> 00:00:07.880
So I've got a yoga block, but I like something that has a little bit more
3
00:00:07.880 --> 00:00:08.260
weight.
4
00:00:08.260 --> 00:00:11.860
So like a five pound dumbbell works really well.
5
00:00:11.860 --> 00:00:15.620
But in worst case scenario, you can use something light.
6
00:00:15.620 --> 00:00:19.780
I like it to be about four inches wide, but it doesn't really matter.
7
00:00:19.780 --> 00:00:25.060
I've done this with golf balls, medicine balls, anything really.
8
00:00:25.060 --> 00:00:28.620
So basically what you're going to do is you're going to get your palms facing
9
00:00:28.620 --> 00:00:29.900
each other,
10
00:00:29.900 --> 00:00:34.040
and keep your arms at your sides, and then I'm going to bend from my hips.
11
00:00:34.040 --> 00:00:40.610
And now I'm going to try and feel that there's no wrist movement going either
12
00:00:40.610 --> 00:00:41.500
direction,
13
00:00:41.500 --> 00:00:43.260
no forearm, shoulder movement.
14
00:00:43.260 --> 00:00:53.290
So the putter or sorry, the yoga block stays flat along the plane, just kind of
15
00:00:53.290 --> 00:00:57.140
like that.
16
00:00:57.140 --> 00:01:01.470
This is a great little thing to do, just periodically either when you're
17
00:01:01.470 --> 00:01:02.300
brushing your teeth in
18
00:01:02.300 --> 00:01:07.030
the morning or at night, or in between sets, I use it when I'm designing
19
00:01:07.030 --> 00:01:08.620
exercise programs.
20
00:01:08.620 --> 00:01:13.060
So you could use something like a golf ball, but basically something where you
21
00:01:13.060 --> 00:01:13.560
can get
22
00:01:13.560 --> 00:01:17.970
your palms pretty flat and you're not really gripping with your fingers and
23
00:01:17.970 --> 00:01:19.820
with your hands.
24
00:01:19.820 --> 00:01:23.620
Then you can take that to basically this prayer position.
25
00:01:23.620 --> 00:01:27.560
You just need to have enough control of the putter face that it's not going to
26
00:01:27.560 --> 00:01:28.300
like flop
27
00:01:28.300 --> 00:01:30.220
around.
28
00:01:30.220 --> 00:01:33.540
So I'm purposefully not going to take my normal grip.
29
00:01:33.540 --> 00:01:40.180
I'm just going to find a way for my palms to basically be in that position, so
30
00:01:40.180 --> 00:01:40.900
facing
31
00:01:40.900 --> 00:01:44.820
each other but having enough control of the putter head.
32
00:01:44.820 --> 00:01:52.530
And then I'm going to try and stroke a bite just with that pendulum feel that I
33
00:01:52.530 --> 00:01:53.220
was getting
34
00:01:53.220 --> 00:01:55.740
from that yoga block.
35
00:01:55.740 --> 00:02:01.040
So I'm basically holding it there if I have enough pressure and I keep it
36
00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:02.140
pretty square
37
00:02:02.140 --> 00:02:09.230
in between my index fingers like that, I can actually hit putts without taking
38
00:02:09.230 --> 00:02:09.980
your normal
39
00:02:09.980 --> 00:02:10.980
grip.
40
00:02:10.980 --> 00:02:16.610
So this is the challenging version where I have to apply a little bit of
41
00:02:16.610 --> 00:02:17.780
pressure.
42
00:02:17.780 --> 00:02:23.180
The easier version, so the challenging version, there's no contact.
43
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The easier version is they kind of wrap a little bit but they still match each
44
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other.
45
00:02:28.580 --> 00:02:33.490
Then after I've done that, I can try and recreate the feel either with the yoga
46
00:02:33.490 --> 00:02:33.980
block
47
00:02:33.980 --> 00:02:37.060
or with the grip with my hands split.
48
00:02:37.060 --> 00:02:40.770
So that's the other reason I like something like a yoga block because here my
49
00:02:40.770 --> 00:02:41.300
palms are
50
00:02:41.300 --> 00:02:42.300
parallel.
51
00:02:42.300 --> 00:02:48.660
Now I'm going to try and get that same feeling of the pendulum where my body
52
00:02:48.660 --> 00:02:50.220
rotating having
53
00:02:50.220 --> 00:02:54.320
no wrist action but my hands are on in an asymmetric fashion because that's
54
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more or less what's
55
00:02:55.220 --> 00:03:00.260
happening when I'm stroking a putt with a normal grip.
56
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My hands are on in an asymmetric fashion and I still have to control and
57
00:03:04.600 --> 00:03:05.700
prevent that right
58
00:03:05.700 --> 00:03:10.350
hand from pushing or that left hand from pulling too much or any of the wrist
59
00:03:10.350 --> 00:03:11.100
actions that
60
00:03:11.100 --> 00:03:12.940
would cause me to lose face control.
61
00:03:12.940 --> 00:03:16.840
So if you're struggling with feeling a little wristy, this is a great way for
62
00:03:16.840 --> 00:03:17.500
you to feel
63
00:03:17.500 --> 00:03:20.870
what it's like to do a little bit more body centric pendulum type putting
64
00:03:20.870 --> 00:03:21.340
stroke.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.780
This drill is training your pendulum feel.
2
00:00:03.780 --> 00:00:07.880
So I've got a yoga block, but I like something that has a little bit more
3
00:00:07.880 --> 00:00:08.260
weight.
4
00:00:08.260 --> 00:00:11.860
So like a five pound dumbbell works really well.
5
00:00:11.860 --> 00:00:15.620
But in worst case scenario, you can use something light.
6
00:00:15.620 --> 00:00:19.780
I like it to be about four inches wide, but it doesn't really matter.
7
00:00:19.780 --> 00:00:25.060
I've done this with golf balls, medicine balls, anything really.
8
00:00:25.060 --> 00:00:28.620
So basically what you're going to do is you're going to get your palms facing
9
00:00:28.620 --> 00:00:29.900
each other,
10
00:00:29.900 --> 00:00:34.040
and keep your arms at your sides, and then I'm going to bend from my hips.
11
00:00:34.040 --> 00:00:40.610
And now I'm going to try and feel that there's no wrist movement going either
12
00:00:40.610 --> 00:00:41.500
direction,
13
00:00:41.500 --> 00:00:43.260
no forearm, shoulder movement.
14
00:00:43.260 --> 00:00:53.290
So the putter or sorry, the yoga block stays flat along the plane, just kind of
15
00:00:53.290 --> 00:00:57.140
like that.
16
00:00:57.140 --> 00:01:01.470
This is a great little thing to do, just periodically either when you're
17
00:01:01.470 --> 00:01:02.300
brushing your teeth in
18
00:01:02.300 --> 00:01:07.030
the morning or at night, or in between sets, I use it when I'm designing
19
00:01:07.030 --> 00:01:08.620
exercise programs.
20
00:01:08.620 --> 00:01:13.060
So you could use something like a golf ball, but basically something where you
21
00:01:13.060 --> 00:01:13.560
can get
22
00:01:13.560 --> 00:01:17.970
your palms pretty flat and you're not really gripping with your fingers and
23
00:01:17.970 --> 00:01:19.820
with your hands.
24
00:01:19.820 --> 00:01:23.620
Then you can take that to basically this prayer position.
25
00:01:23.620 --> 00:01:27.560
You just need to have enough control of the putter face that it's not going to
26
00:01:27.560 --> 00:01:28.300
like flop
27
00:01:28.300 --> 00:01:30.220
around.
28
00:01:30.220 --> 00:01:33.540
So I'm purposefully not going to take my normal grip.
29
00:01:33.540 --> 00:01:40.180
I'm just going to find a way for my palms to basically be in that position, so
30
00:01:40.180 --> 00:01:40.900
facing
31
00:01:40.900 --> 00:01:44.820
each other but having enough control of the putter head.
32
00:01:44.820 --> 00:01:52.530
And then I'm going to try and stroke a bite just with that pendulum feel that I
33
00:01:52.530 --> 00:01:53.220
was getting
34
00:01:53.220 --> 00:01:55.740
from that yoga block.
35
00:01:55.740 --> 00:02:01.040
So I'm basically holding it there if I have enough pressure and I keep it
36
00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:02.140
pretty square
37
00:02:02.140 --> 00:02:09.230
in between my index fingers like that, I can actually hit putts without taking
38
00:02:09.230 --> 00:02:09.980
your normal
39
00:02:09.980 --> 00:02:10.980
grip.
40
00:02:10.980 --> 00:02:16.610
So this is the challenging version where I have to apply a little bit of
41
00:02:16.610 --> 00:02:17.780
pressure.
42
00:02:17.780 --> 00:02:23.180
The easier version, so the challenging version, there's no contact.
43
00:02:23.180 --> 00:02:27.900
The easier version is they kind of wrap a little bit but they still match each
44
00:02:27.900 --> 00:02:28.580
other.
45
00:02:28.580 --> 00:02:33.490
Then after I've done that, I can try and recreate the feel either with the yoga
46
00:02:33.490 --> 00:02:33.980
block
47
00:02:33.980 --> 00:02:37.060
or with the grip with my hands split.
48
00:02:37.060 --> 00:02:40.770
So that's the other reason I like something like a yoga block because here my
49
00:02:40.770 --> 00:02:41.300
palms are
50
00:02:41.300 --> 00:02:42.300
parallel.
51
00:02:42.300 --> 00:02:48.660
Now I'm going to try and get that same feeling of the pendulum where my body
52
00:02:48.660 --> 00:02:50.220
rotating having
53
00:02:50.220 --> 00:02:54.320
no wrist action but my hands are on in an asymmetric fashion because that's
54
00:02:54.320 --> 00:02:55.220
more or less what's
55
00:02:55.220 --> 00:03:00.260
happening when I'm stroking a putt with a normal grip.
56
00:03:00.260 --> 00:03:04.600
My hands are on in an asymmetric fashion and I still have to control and
57
00:03:04.600 --> 00:03:05.700
prevent that right
58
00:03:05.700 --> 00:03:10.350
hand from pushing or that left hand from pulling too much or any of the wrist
59
00:03:10.350 --> 00:03:11.100
actions that
60
00:03:11.100 --> 00:03:12.940
would cause me to lose face control.
61
00:03:12.940 --> 00:03:16.840
So if you're struggling with feeling a little wristy, this is a great way for
62
00:03:16.840 --> 00:03:17.500
you to feel
63
00:03:17.500 --> 00:03:20.870
what it's like to do a little bit more body centric pendulum type putting
64
00:03:20.870 --> 00:03:21.340
stroke.
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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.
Train Your Pendulum Feel for Better Putting Control
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how to maintain a flat putter face throughout your stroke
- Feel the proper pendulum motion without wrist movement
- Practice a quick and effective drill to integrate into your daily routine
In this video, you'll learn a simple drill using a yoga block or light weight to develop a consistent pendulum motion in your putting stroke. This essential skill can help improve your accuracy and distance control on the greens.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.780
This drill is training your pendulum feel.
2
00:00:03.780 --> 00:00:07.880
So I've got a yoga block, but I like something that has a little bit more
3
00:00:07.880 --> 00:00:08.260
weight.
4
00:00:08.260 --> 00:00:11.860
So like a five pound dumbbell works really well.
5
00:00:11.860 --> 00:00:15.620
But in worst case scenario, you can use something light.
6
00:00:15.620 --> 00:00:19.780
I like it to be about four inches wide, but it doesn't really matter.
7
00:00:19.780 --> 00:00:25.060
I've done this with golf balls, medicine balls, anything really.
8
00:00:25.060 --> 00:00:28.620
So basically what you're going to do is you're going to get your palms facing
9
00:00:28.620 --> 00:00:29.900
each other,
10
00:00:29.900 --> 00:00:34.040
and keep your arms at your sides, and then I'm going to bend from my hips.
11
00:00:34.040 --> 00:00:40.610
And now I'm going to try and feel that there's no wrist movement going either
12
00:00:40.610 --> 00:00:41.500
direction,
13
00:00:41.500 --> 00:00:43.260
no forearm, shoulder movement.
14
00:00:43.260 --> 00:00:53.290
So the putter or sorry, the yoga block stays flat along the plane, just kind of
15
00:00:53.290 --> 00:00:57.140
like that.
16
00:00:57.140 --> 00:01:01.470
This is a great little thing to do, just periodically either when you're
17
00:01:01.470 --> 00:01:02.300
brushing your teeth in
18
00:01:02.300 --> 00:01:07.030
the morning or at night, or in between sets, I use it when I'm designing
19
00:01:07.030 --> 00:01:08.620
exercise programs.
20
00:01:08.620 --> 00:01:13.060
So you could use something like a golf ball, but basically something where you
21
00:01:13.060 --> 00:01:13.560
can get
22
00:01:13.560 --> 00:01:17.970
your palms pretty flat and you're not really gripping with your fingers and
23
00:01:17.970 --> 00:01:19.820
with your hands.
24
00:01:19.820 --> 00:01:23.620
Then you can take that to basically this prayer position.
25
00:01:23.620 --> 00:01:27.560
You just need to have enough control of the putter face that it's not going to
26
00:01:27.560 --> 00:01:28.300
like flop
27
00:01:28.300 --> 00:01:30.220
around.
28
00:01:30.220 --> 00:01:33.540
So I'm purposefully not going to take my normal grip.
29
00:01:33.540 --> 00:01:40.180
I'm just going to find a way for my palms to basically be in that position, so
30
00:01:40.180 --> 00:01:40.900
facing
31
00:01:40.900 --> 00:01:44.820
each other but having enough control of the putter head.
32
00:01:44.820 --> 00:01:52.530
And then I'm going to try and stroke a bite just with that pendulum feel that I
33
00:01:52.530 --> 00:01:53.220
was getting
34
00:01:53.220 --> 00:01:55.740
from that yoga block.
35
00:01:55.740 --> 00:02:01.040
So I'm basically holding it there if I have enough pressure and I keep it
36
00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:02.140
pretty square
37
00:02:02.140 --> 00:02:09.230
in between my index fingers like that, I can actually hit putts without taking
38
00:02:09.230 --> 00:02:09.980
your normal
39
00:02:09.980 --> 00:02:10.980
grip.
40
00:02:10.980 --> 00:02:16.610
So this is the challenging version where I have to apply a little bit of
41
00:02:16.610 --> 00:02:17.780
pressure.
42
00:02:17.780 --> 00:02:23.180
The easier version, so the challenging version, there's no contact.
43
00:02:23.180 --> 00:02:27.900
The easier version is they kind of wrap a little bit but they still match each
44
00:02:27.900 --> 00:02:28.580
other.
45
00:02:28.580 --> 00:02:33.490
Then after I've done that, I can try and recreate the feel either with the yoga
46
00:02:33.490 --> 00:02:33.980
block
47
00:02:33.980 --> 00:02:37.060
or with the grip with my hands split.
48
00:02:37.060 --> 00:02:40.770
So that's the other reason I like something like a yoga block because here my
49
00:02:40.770 --> 00:02:41.300
palms are
50
00:02:41.300 --> 00:02:42.300
parallel.
51
00:02:42.300 --> 00:02:48.660
Now I'm going to try and get that same feeling of the pendulum where my body
52
00:02:48.660 --> 00:02:50.220
rotating having
53
00:02:50.220 --> 00:02:54.320
no wrist action but my hands are on in an asymmetric fashion because that's
54
00:02:54.320 --> 00:02:55.220
more or less what's
55
00:02:55.220 --> 00:03:00.260
happening when I'm stroking a putt with a normal grip.
56
00:03:00.260 --> 00:03:04.600
My hands are on in an asymmetric fashion and I still have to control and
57
00:03:04.600 --> 00:03:05.700
prevent that right
58
00:03:05.700 --> 00:03:10.350
hand from pushing or that left hand from pulling too much or any of the wrist
59
00:03:10.350 --> 00:03:11.100
actions that
60
00:03:11.100 --> 00:03:12.940
would cause me to lose face control.
61
00:03:12.940 --> 00:03:16.840
So if you're struggling with feeling a little wristy, this is a great way for
62
00:03:16.840 --> 00:03:17.500
you to feel
63
00:03:17.500 --> 00:03:20.870
what it's like to do a little bit more body centric pendulum type putting
64
00:03:20.870 --> 00:03:21.340
stroke.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.780
This drill is training your pendulum feel.
2
00:00:03.780 --> 00:00:07.880
So I've got a yoga block, but I like something that has a little bit more
3
00:00:07.880 --> 00:00:08.260
weight.
4
00:00:08.260 --> 00:00:11.860
So like a five pound dumbbell works really well.
5
00:00:11.860 --> 00:00:15.620
But in worst case scenario, you can use something light.
6
00:00:15.620 --> 00:00:19.780
I like it to be about four inches wide, but it doesn't really matter.
7
00:00:19.780 --> 00:00:25.060
I've done this with golf balls, medicine balls, anything really.
8
00:00:25.060 --> 00:00:28.620
So basically what you're going to do is you're going to get your palms facing
9
00:00:28.620 --> 00:00:29.900
each other,
10
00:00:29.900 --> 00:00:34.040
and keep your arms at your sides, and then I'm going to bend from my hips.
11
00:00:34.040 --> 00:00:40.610
And now I'm going to try and feel that there's no wrist movement going either
12
00:00:40.610 --> 00:00:41.500
direction,
13
00:00:41.500 --> 00:00:43.260
no forearm, shoulder movement.
14
00:00:43.260 --> 00:00:53.290
So the putter or sorry, the yoga block stays flat along the plane, just kind of
15
00:00:53.290 --> 00:00:57.140
like that.
16
00:00:57.140 --> 00:01:01.470
This is a great little thing to do, just periodically either when you're
17
00:01:01.470 --> 00:01:02.300
brushing your teeth in
18
00:01:02.300 --> 00:01:07.030
the morning or at night, or in between sets, I use it when I'm designing
19
00:01:07.030 --> 00:01:08.620
exercise programs.
20
00:01:08.620 --> 00:01:13.060
So you could use something like a golf ball, but basically something where you
21
00:01:13.060 --> 00:01:13.560
can get
22
00:01:13.560 --> 00:01:17.970
your palms pretty flat and you're not really gripping with your fingers and
23
00:01:17.970 --> 00:01:19.820
with your hands.
24
00:01:19.820 --> 00:01:23.620
Then you can take that to basically this prayer position.
25
00:01:23.620 --> 00:01:27.560
You just need to have enough control of the putter face that it's not going to
26
00:01:27.560 --> 00:01:28.300
like flop
27
00:01:28.300 --> 00:01:30.220
around.
28
00:01:30.220 --> 00:01:33.540
So I'm purposefully not going to take my normal grip.
29
00:01:33.540 --> 00:01:40.180
I'm just going to find a way for my palms to basically be in that position, so
30
00:01:40.180 --> 00:01:40.900
facing
31
00:01:40.900 --> 00:01:44.820
each other but having enough control of the putter head.
32
00:01:44.820 --> 00:01:52.530
And then I'm going to try and stroke a bite just with that pendulum feel that I
33
00:01:52.530 --> 00:01:53.220
was getting
34
00:01:53.220 --> 00:01:55.740
from that yoga block.
35
00:01:55.740 --> 00:02:01.040
So I'm basically holding it there if I have enough pressure and I keep it
36
00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:02.140
pretty square
37
00:02:02.140 --> 00:02:09.230
in between my index fingers like that, I can actually hit putts without taking
38
00:02:09.230 --> 00:02:09.980
your normal
39
00:02:09.980 --> 00:02:10.980
grip.
40
00:02:10.980 --> 00:02:16.610
So this is the challenging version where I have to apply a little bit of
41
00:02:16.610 --> 00:02:17.780
pressure.
42
00:02:17.780 --> 00:02:23.180
The easier version, so the challenging version, there's no contact.
43
00:02:23.180 --> 00:02:27.900
The easier version is they kind of wrap a little bit but they still match each
44
00:02:27.900 --> 00:02:28.580
other.
45
00:02:28.580 --> 00:02:33.490
Then after I've done that, I can try and recreate the feel either with the yoga
46
00:02:33.490 --> 00:02:33.980
block
47
00:02:33.980 --> 00:02:37.060
or with the grip with my hands split.
48
00:02:37.060 --> 00:02:40.770
So that's the other reason I like something like a yoga block because here my
49
00:02:40.770 --> 00:02:41.300
palms are
50
00:02:41.300 --> 00:02:42.300
parallel.
51
00:02:42.300 --> 00:02:48.660
Now I'm going to try and get that same feeling of the pendulum where my body
52
00:02:48.660 --> 00:02:50.220
rotating having
53
00:02:50.220 --> 00:02:54.320
no wrist action but my hands are on in an asymmetric fashion because that's
54
00:02:54.320 --> 00:02:55.220
more or less what's
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happening when I'm stroking a putt with a normal grip.
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My hands are on in an asymmetric fashion and I still have to control and
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prevent that right
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hand from pushing or that left hand from pulling too much or any of the wrist
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actions that
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would cause me to lose face control.
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So if you're struggling with feeling a little wristy, this is a great way for
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you to feel
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what it's like to do a little bit more body centric pendulum type putting
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stroke.
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