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Isolate Your Arm Transition for Better Swing Control
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how the lead arm should move across your chest during transition
- Feel the proper wrist positioning for effective arm movement
- Practice the coordinated action of both arms to achieve a smoother transition
In this drill, you'll learn how to focus on the movement of your arms during the transition phase of your swing. Isolating this motion helps improve your overall control and consistency in striking the ball.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.400
this video is transition of just the arms now during transition we're gonna
2
00:00:05.400 --> 00:00:09.840
have a number of pieces moving and kind of getting ready for the release but if
3
00:00:09.840 --> 00:00:13.440
we want to we can isolate it just what the arms are doing in practice them in
4
00:00:13.440 --> 00:00:18.120
isolation so here's what we're gonna do we'll start with the lean arm during
5
00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:23.240
transition which is going to be basically when my body starts changing
6
00:00:23.240 --> 00:00:27.240
direction from the backswing to getting into delivery position we're gonna call
7
00:00:27.240 --> 00:00:32.120
that transition so basically from right about there to right about there the
8
00:00:32.120 --> 00:00:35.240
very important move and there's a number of different pieces let's focus on
9
00:00:35.240 --> 00:00:35.480
just
10
00:00:35.480 --> 00:00:40.200
the arms for this video so during that transition movement the lead of wrist is
11
00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:46.280
going to pronate just slightly like so the lead arm is going to work slightly
12
00:00:46.280 --> 00:00:50.760
across my chest and that's actually the major movement of this lead side is it
13
00:00:50.760 --> 00:00:50.760
's
14
00:00:50.760 --> 00:00:56.440
basically gonna rotate across just like so the trail arm is gonna be somewhere
15
00:00:56.440 --> 00:01:00.640
around here if you remember from the top of the backswing from here this elbow
16
00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:05.860
is gonna start working across my body just like so as it's working kind of
17
00:01:05.860 --> 00:01:10.760
down towards my belly button so it's going into external rotation kind of
18
00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:16.000
like so and the wrist is going to work its way it's it it's already in a fair
19
00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:18.440
amount of extension at the top of the swing but it's gonna work into more
20
00:01:18.440 --> 00:01:23.680
extension as it goes into transition so if I put those two together it's gonna
21
00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:27.920
end up looking we'll do just the arm so here I am at the top of the swing and
22
00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:32.160
then there I am in transition and you'll see that that pretty much gets me into
23
00:01:32.160 --> 00:01:37.920
this delivery position so if I was to then add and kind of unify it with the
24
00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:42.640
body what'll end up happening is from the top of the swing as my body starts to
25
00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:47.720
rotate that trail arm works in front wrist goes into extension lead arm works
26
00:01:47.720 --> 00:01:52.440
across and rotate slightly our goal is to turn that into kind of one little
27
00:01:52.440 --> 00:01:56.120
movement just like if I was throwing a wall there's kind of this one movement
28
00:01:56.120 --> 00:02:01.000
before I release kind of that little lag movement now if we take a look from
29
00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:01.160
the
30
00:02:01.160 --> 00:02:06.280
down the line view when I do that movement kind of up in here you'll see
31
00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:10.120
that the club is going to flatten a fair amount like if I don't use my body at
32
00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:14.680
all and I just do the arm movements you'll see that it gets the almost parallel
33
00:02:14.680 --> 00:02:18.690
to the ground and for some guys like a Sergio Garcia it would actually get
34
00:02:18.690 --> 00:02:19.240
below
35
00:02:19.240 --> 00:02:23.160
parallel now it's not going to look quite that drastic when you're actually
36
00:02:23.160 --> 00:02:26.720
taking a swing because what will happen is at the same time that the arms are
37
00:02:26.720 --> 00:02:31.360
doing this the body is already started to rotate and shift weight and so it's
38
00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:34.480
just going to look like it slightly drops but that drop is going to be
39
00:02:34.480 --> 00:02:38.520
really important for getting the shaft plane slightly flatter than the hand
40
00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:41.960
plane which is one of those kind of big keys that we're trying to get in
41
00:02:41.960 --> 00:02:45.840
transition so that gives you a way that you can practice this when you're just
42
00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:50.280
sitting and watching TV or anytime you're in an elevator and you're working on
43
00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:54.680
transition this is a great way to kind of reinforce the pattern of just what
44
00:02:54.680 --> 00:02:58.240
the arms are going to do so that then when you're on your on the range put your
45
00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:01.760
attention on what the body needs to do
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.400
this video is transition of just the arms now during transition we're gonna
2
00:00:05.400 --> 00:00:09.840
have a number of pieces moving and kind of getting ready for the release but if
3
00:00:09.840 --> 00:00:13.440
we want to we can isolate it just what the arms are doing in practice them in
4
00:00:13.440 --> 00:00:18.120
isolation so here's what we're gonna do we'll start with the lean arm during
5
00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:23.240
transition which is going to be basically when my body starts changing
6
00:00:23.240 --> 00:00:27.240
direction from the backswing to getting into delivery position we're gonna call
7
00:00:27.240 --> 00:00:32.120
that transition so basically from right about there to right about there the
8
00:00:32.120 --> 00:00:35.240
very important move and there's a number of different pieces let's focus on
9
00:00:35.240 --> 00:00:35.480
just
10
00:00:35.480 --> 00:00:40.200
the arms for this video so during that transition movement the lead of wrist is
11
00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:46.280
going to pronate just slightly like so the lead arm is going to work slightly
12
00:00:46.280 --> 00:00:50.760
across my chest and that's actually the major movement of this lead side is it
13
00:00:50.760 --> 00:00:50.760
's
14
00:00:50.760 --> 00:00:56.440
basically gonna rotate across just like so the trail arm is gonna be somewhere
15
00:00:56.440 --> 00:01:00.640
around here if you remember from the top of the backswing from here this elbow
16
00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:05.860
is gonna start working across my body just like so as it's working kind of
17
00:01:05.860 --> 00:01:10.760
down towards my belly button so it's going into external rotation kind of
18
00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:16.000
like so and the wrist is going to work its way it's it it's already in a fair
19
00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:18.440
amount of extension at the top of the swing but it's gonna work into more
20
00:01:18.440 --> 00:01:23.680
extension as it goes into transition so if I put those two together it's gonna
21
00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:27.920
end up looking we'll do just the arm so here I am at the top of the swing and
22
00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:32.160
then there I am in transition and you'll see that that pretty much gets me into
23
00:01:32.160 --> 00:01:37.920
this delivery position so if I was to then add and kind of unify it with the
24
00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:42.640
body what'll end up happening is from the top of the swing as my body starts to
25
00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:47.720
rotate that trail arm works in front wrist goes into extension lead arm works
26
00:01:47.720 --> 00:01:52.440
across and rotate slightly our goal is to turn that into kind of one little
27
00:01:52.440 --> 00:01:56.120
movement just like if I was throwing a wall there's kind of this one movement
28
00:01:56.120 --> 00:02:01.000
before I release kind of that little lag movement now if we take a look from
29
00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:01.160
the
30
00:02:01.160 --> 00:02:06.280
down the line view when I do that movement kind of up in here you'll see
31
00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:10.120
that the club is going to flatten a fair amount like if I don't use my body at
32
00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:14.680
all and I just do the arm movements you'll see that it gets the almost parallel
33
00:02:14.680 --> 00:02:18.690
to the ground and for some guys like a Sergio Garcia it would actually get
34
00:02:18.690 --> 00:02:19.240
below
35
00:02:19.240 --> 00:02:23.160
parallel now it's not going to look quite that drastic when you're actually
36
00:02:23.160 --> 00:02:26.720
taking a swing because what will happen is at the same time that the arms are
37
00:02:26.720 --> 00:02:31.360
doing this the body is already started to rotate and shift weight and so it's
38
00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:34.480
just going to look like it slightly drops but that drop is going to be
39
00:02:34.480 --> 00:02:38.520
really important for getting the shaft plane slightly flatter than the hand
40
00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:41.960
plane which is one of those kind of big keys that we're trying to get in
41
00:02:41.960 --> 00:02:45.840
transition so that gives you a way that you can practice this when you're just
42
00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:50.280
sitting and watching TV or anytime you're in an elevator and you're working on
43
00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:54.680
transition this is a great way to kind of reinforce the pattern of just what
44
00:02:54.680 --> 00:02:58.240
the arms are going to do so that then when you're on your on the range put your
45
00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:01.760
attention on what the body needs to do
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.
Isolate Your Arm Transition for Better Swing Control
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how the lead arm should move across your chest during transition
- Feel the proper wrist positioning for effective arm movement
- Practice the coordinated action of both arms to achieve a smoother transition
In this drill, you'll learn how to focus on the movement of your arms during the transition phase of your swing. Isolating this motion helps improve your overall control and consistency in striking the ball.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.400
this video is transition of just the arms now during transition we're gonna
2
00:00:05.400 --> 00:00:09.840
have a number of pieces moving and kind of getting ready for the release but if
3
00:00:09.840 --> 00:00:13.440
we want to we can isolate it just what the arms are doing in practice them in
4
00:00:13.440 --> 00:00:18.120
isolation so here's what we're gonna do we'll start with the lean arm during
5
00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:23.240
transition which is going to be basically when my body starts changing
6
00:00:23.240 --> 00:00:27.240
direction from the backswing to getting into delivery position we're gonna call
7
00:00:27.240 --> 00:00:32.120
that transition so basically from right about there to right about there the
8
00:00:32.120 --> 00:00:35.240
very important move and there's a number of different pieces let's focus on
9
00:00:35.240 --> 00:00:35.480
just
10
00:00:35.480 --> 00:00:40.200
the arms for this video so during that transition movement the lead of wrist is
11
00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:46.280
going to pronate just slightly like so the lead arm is going to work slightly
12
00:00:46.280 --> 00:00:50.760
across my chest and that's actually the major movement of this lead side is it
13
00:00:50.760 --> 00:00:50.760
's
14
00:00:50.760 --> 00:00:56.440
basically gonna rotate across just like so the trail arm is gonna be somewhere
15
00:00:56.440 --> 00:01:00.640
around here if you remember from the top of the backswing from here this elbow
16
00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:05.860
is gonna start working across my body just like so as it's working kind of
17
00:01:05.860 --> 00:01:10.760
down towards my belly button so it's going into external rotation kind of
18
00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:16.000
like so and the wrist is going to work its way it's it it's already in a fair
19
00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:18.440
amount of extension at the top of the swing but it's gonna work into more
20
00:01:18.440 --> 00:01:23.680
extension as it goes into transition so if I put those two together it's gonna
21
00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:27.920
end up looking we'll do just the arm so here I am at the top of the swing and
22
00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:32.160
then there I am in transition and you'll see that that pretty much gets me into
23
00:01:32.160 --> 00:01:37.920
this delivery position so if I was to then add and kind of unify it with the
24
00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:42.640
body what'll end up happening is from the top of the swing as my body starts to
25
00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:47.720
rotate that trail arm works in front wrist goes into extension lead arm works
26
00:01:47.720 --> 00:01:52.440
across and rotate slightly our goal is to turn that into kind of one little
27
00:01:52.440 --> 00:01:56.120
movement just like if I was throwing a wall there's kind of this one movement
28
00:01:56.120 --> 00:02:01.000
before I release kind of that little lag movement now if we take a look from
29
00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:01.160
the
30
00:02:01.160 --> 00:02:06.280
down the line view when I do that movement kind of up in here you'll see
31
00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:10.120
that the club is going to flatten a fair amount like if I don't use my body at
32
00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:14.680
all and I just do the arm movements you'll see that it gets the almost parallel
33
00:02:14.680 --> 00:02:18.690
to the ground and for some guys like a Sergio Garcia it would actually get
34
00:02:18.690 --> 00:02:19.240
below
35
00:02:19.240 --> 00:02:23.160
parallel now it's not going to look quite that drastic when you're actually
36
00:02:23.160 --> 00:02:26.720
taking a swing because what will happen is at the same time that the arms are
37
00:02:26.720 --> 00:02:31.360
doing this the body is already started to rotate and shift weight and so it's
38
00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:34.480
just going to look like it slightly drops but that drop is going to be
39
00:02:34.480 --> 00:02:38.520
really important for getting the shaft plane slightly flatter than the hand
40
00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:41.960
plane which is one of those kind of big keys that we're trying to get in
41
00:02:41.960 --> 00:02:45.840
transition so that gives you a way that you can practice this when you're just
42
00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:50.280
sitting and watching TV or anytime you're in an elevator and you're working on
43
00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:54.680
transition this is a great way to kind of reinforce the pattern of just what
44
00:02:54.680 --> 00:02:58.240
the arms are going to do so that then when you're on your on the range put your
45
00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:01.760
attention on what the body needs to do
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.400
this video is transition of just the arms now during transition we're gonna
2
00:00:05.400 --> 00:00:09.840
have a number of pieces moving and kind of getting ready for the release but if
3
00:00:09.840 --> 00:00:13.440
we want to we can isolate it just what the arms are doing in practice them in
4
00:00:13.440 --> 00:00:18.120
isolation so here's what we're gonna do we'll start with the lean arm during
5
00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:23.240
transition which is going to be basically when my body starts changing
6
00:00:23.240 --> 00:00:27.240
direction from the backswing to getting into delivery position we're gonna call
7
00:00:27.240 --> 00:00:32.120
that transition so basically from right about there to right about there the
8
00:00:32.120 --> 00:00:35.240
very important move and there's a number of different pieces let's focus on
9
00:00:35.240 --> 00:00:35.480
just
10
00:00:35.480 --> 00:00:40.200
the arms for this video so during that transition movement the lead of wrist is
11
00:00:40.200 --> 00:00:46.280
going to pronate just slightly like so the lead arm is going to work slightly
12
00:00:46.280 --> 00:00:50.760
across my chest and that's actually the major movement of this lead side is it
13
00:00:50.760 --> 00:00:50.760
's
14
00:00:50.760 --> 00:00:56.440
basically gonna rotate across just like so the trail arm is gonna be somewhere
15
00:00:56.440 --> 00:01:00.640
around here if you remember from the top of the backswing from here this elbow
16
00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:05.860
is gonna start working across my body just like so as it's working kind of
17
00:01:05.860 --> 00:01:10.760
down towards my belly button so it's going into external rotation kind of
18
00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:16.000
like so and the wrist is going to work its way it's it it's already in a fair
19
00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:18.440
amount of extension at the top of the swing but it's gonna work into more
20
00:01:18.440 --> 00:01:23.680
extension as it goes into transition so if I put those two together it's gonna
21
00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:27.920
end up looking we'll do just the arm so here I am at the top of the swing and
22
00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:32.160
then there I am in transition and you'll see that that pretty much gets me into
23
00:01:32.160 --> 00:01:37.920
this delivery position so if I was to then add and kind of unify it with the
24
00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:42.640
body what'll end up happening is from the top of the swing as my body starts to
25
00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:47.720
rotate that trail arm works in front wrist goes into extension lead arm works
26
00:01:47.720 --> 00:01:52.440
across and rotate slightly our goal is to turn that into kind of one little
27
00:01:52.440 --> 00:01:56.120
movement just like if I was throwing a wall there's kind of this one movement
28
00:01:56.120 --> 00:02:01.000
before I release kind of that little lag movement now if we take a look from
29
00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:01.160
the
30
00:02:01.160 --> 00:02:06.280
down the line view when I do that movement kind of up in here you'll see
31
00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:10.120
that the club is going to flatten a fair amount like if I don't use my body at
32
00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:14.680
all and I just do the arm movements you'll see that it gets the almost parallel
33
00:02:14.680 --> 00:02:18.690
to the ground and for some guys like a Sergio Garcia it would actually get
34
00:02:18.690 --> 00:02:19.240
below
35
00:02:19.240 --> 00:02:23.160
parallel now it's not going to look quite that drastic when you're actually
36
00:02:23.160 --> 00:02:26.720
taking a swing because what will happen is at the same time that the arms are
37
00:02:26.720 --> 00:02:31.360
doing this the body is already started to rotate and shift weight and so it's
38
00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:34.480
just going to look like it slightly drops but that drop is going to be
39
00:02:34.480 --> 00:02:38.520
really important for getting the shaft plane slightly flatter than the hand
40
00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:41.960
plane which is one of those kind of big keys that we're trying to get in
41
00:02:41.960 --> 00:02:45.840
transition so that gives you a way that you can practice this when you're just
42
00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:50.280
sitting and watching TV or anytime you're in an elevator and you're working on
43
00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:54.680
transition this is a great way to kind of reinforce the pattern of just what
44
00:02:54.680 --> 00:02:58.240
the arms are going to do so that then when you're on your on the range put your
45
00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:01.760
attention on what the body needs to do
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