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.
Fix Early Extension with the Head-on-the-Wall Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how to keep your head in position during the downswing
- Feel the correct spatial awareness between your upper body and the wall
- Practice flattening your club path while maintaining posture for better contact
In this video, you'll learn the head-on-the-wall drill to improve your transition from backswing to downswing. This drill helps maintain your posture and prevent early extension, leading to more consistent ball striking.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
This drill is the head-on-the-wall for transition drill, and this is to help
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:04.400
with
3
00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:10.020
early extension or with the lateral movement and not losing your posture as
4
00:00:10.020 --> 00:00:13.840
you shift from the backswing to the downswing. So you're going to get into your
5
00:00:13.840 --> 00:00:18.960
set-up posture with the crown of your head just up against the golf or up
6
00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:22.480
against the wall. So not your forehead, but the crown of the head so that you'd
7
00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:22.600
be
8
00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:25.600
looking down at the golf ball. You're going to go to the top of your backswing
9
00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:29.960
and you're going to focus on the spatial awareness between your upper
10
00:00:29.960 --> 00:00:34.570
body and the wall. What you'll see is if you shift into your left heel, your
11
00:00:34.570 --> 00:00:34.760
upper
12
00:00:34.760 --> 00:00:39.640
body or your head is basically going to slide slightly down the wall as I do
13
00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:39.920
that
14
00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:47.080
Jackson 5 move. If I were to early extend and let my lower body or my upper
15
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.200
body go forward or my upper body go backward, you can see how I'm now standing
16
00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:57.960
up and matching the basically the wall. What's really critical in this is when
17
00:00:57.960 --> 00:01:02.920
your upper body stays down, you're going to have to flatten the club with your
18
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:05.920
arm movement that we've worked about or that we've talked about in the
19
00:01:05.920 --> 00:01:12.080
transitions set-ups for what the arms do. Because if you imagine this wall
20
00:01:12.080 --> 00:01:16.360
right here, right, so I got this wall up against my head, you can see the space
21
00:01:16.360 --> 00:01:22.280
here. If I was to go here and I was to stand up, now you can see that my hands
22
00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:25.800
would roughly be pointing at the golf ball or if I had a golf club it would
23
00:01:25.800 --> 00:01:30.000
be pointing at the golf ball. So what often happens is if you've been early
24
00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:34.360
extending and now you're working on staying down, this hand, this arm path
25
00:01:34.360 --> 00:01:38.080
will get the club very, very steep. So what you have to work on is that
26
00:01:38.080 --> 00:01:43.280
flattening delivery move with the head staying up against the wall, still
27
00:01:43.280 --> 00:01:43.600
getting
28
00:01:43.600 --> 00:01:46.320
the butt of the club to point up against the golf ball. Now it can either
29
00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:46.800
happen
30
00:01:46.800 --> 00:01:50.720
from the arms working in front or more on the side but arms do have to shallow
31
00:01:50.720 --> 00:01:55.640
it out if you're going to maintain your posture during the downswing. So use
32
00:01:55.640 --> 00:01:55.760
the
33
00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:59.320
wall for feedback to make sure that your transition is not getting you out of
34
00:01:59.320 --> 00:02:02.480
position for release.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
This drill is the head-on-the-wall for transition drill, and this is to help
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:04.400
with
3
00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:10.020
early extension or with the lateral movement and not losing your posture as
4
00:00:10.020 --> 00:00:13.840
you shift from the backswing to the downswing. So you're going to get into your
5
00:00:13.840 --> 00:00:18.960
set-up posture with the crown of your head just up against the golf or up
6
00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:22.480
against the wall. So not your forehead, but the crown of the head so that you'd
7
00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:22.600
be
8
00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:25.600
looking down at the golf ball. You're going to go to the top of your backswing
9
00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:29.960
and you're going to focus on the spatial awareness between your upper
10
00:00:29.960 --> 00:00:34.570
body and the wall. What you'll see is if you shift into your left heel, your
11
00:00:34.570 --> 00:00:34.760
upper
12
00:00:34.760 --> 00:00:39.640
body or your head is basically going to slide slightly down the wall as I do
13
00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:39.920
that
14
00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:47.080
Jackson 5 move. If I were to early extend and let my lower body or my upper
15
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.200
body go forward or my upper body go backward, you can see how I'm now standing
16
00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:57.960
up and matching the basically the wall. What's really critical in this is when
17
00:00:57.960 --> 00:01:02.920
your upper body stays down, you're going to have to flatten the club with your
18
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:05.920
arm movement that we've worked about or that we've talked about in the
19
00:01:05.920 --> 00:01:12.080
transitions set-ups for what the arms do. Because if you imagine this wall
20
00:01:12.080 --> 00:01:16.360
right here, right, so I got this wall up against my head, you can see the space
21
00:01:16.360 --> 00:01:22.280
here. If I was to go here and I was to stand up, now you can see that my hands
22
00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:25.800
would roughly be pointing at the golf ball or if I had a golf club it would
23
00:01:25.800 --> 00:01:30.000
be pointing at the golf ball. So what often happens is if you've been early
24
00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:34.360
extending and now you're working on staying down, this hand, this arm path
25
00:01:34.360 --> 00:01:38.080
will get the club very, very steep. So what you have to work on is that
26
00:01:38.080 --> 00:01:43.280
flattening delivery move with the head staying up against the wall, still
27
00:01:43.280 --> 00:01:43.600
getting
28
00:01:43.600 --> 00:01:46.320
the butt of the club to point up against the golf ball. Now it can either
29
00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:46.800
happen
30
00:01:46.800 --> 00:01:50.720
from the arms working in front or more on the side but arms do have to shallow
31
00:01:50.720 --> 00:01:55.640
it out if you're going to maintain your posture during the downswing. So use
32
00:01:55.640 --> 00:01:55.760
the
33
00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:59.320
wall for feedback to make sure that your transition is not getting you out of
34
00:01:59.320 --> 00:02:02.480
position for release.
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.
Fix Early Extension with the Head-on-the-Wall Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Understand how to keep your head in position during the downswing
- Feel the correct spatial awareness between your upper body and the wall
- Practice flattening your club path while maintaining posture for better contact
In this video, you'll learn the head-on-the-wall drill to improve your transition from backswing to downswing. This drill helps maintain your posture and prevent early extension, leading to more consistent ball striking.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
This drill is the head-on-the-wall for transition drill, and this is to help
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:04.400
with
3
00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:10.020
early extension or with the lateral movement and not losing your posture as
4
00:00:10.020 --> 00:00:13.840
you shift from the backswing to the downswing. So you're going to get into your
5
00:00:13.840 --> 00:00:18.960
set-up posture with the crown of your head just up against the golf or up
6
00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:22.480
against the wall. So not your forehead, but the crown of the head so that you'd
7
00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:22.600
be
8
00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:25.600
looking down at the golf ball. You're going to go to the top of your backswing
9
00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:29.960
and you're going to focus on the spatial awareness between your upper
10
00:00:29.960 --> 00:00:34.570
body and the wall. What you'll see is if you shift into your left heel, your
11
00:00:34.570 --> 00:00:34.760
upper
12
00:00:34.760 --> 00:00:39.640
body or your head is basically going to slide slightly down the wall as I do
13
00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:39.920
that
14
00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:47.080
Jackson 5 move. If I were to early extend and let my lower body or my upper
15
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.200
body go forward or my upper body go backward, you can see how I'm now standing
16
00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:57.960
up and matching the basically the wall. What's really critical in this is when
17
00:00:57.960 --> 00:01:02.920
your upper body stays down, you're going to have to flatten the club with your
18
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:05.920
arm movement that we've worked about or that we've talked about in the
19
00:01:05.920 --> 00:01:12.080
transitions set-ups for what the arms do. Because if you imagine this wall
20
00:01:12.080 --> 00:01:16.360
right here, right, so I got this wall up against my head, you can see the space
21
00:01:16.360 --> 00:01:22.280
here. If I was to go here and I was to stand up, now you can see that my hands
22
00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:25.800
would roughly be pointing at the golf ball or if I had a golf club it would
23
00:01:25.800 --> 00:01:30.000
be pointing at the golf ball. So what often happens is if you've been early
24
00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:34.360
extending and now you're working on staying down, this hand, this arm path
25
00:01:34.360 --> 00:01:38.080
will get the club very, very steep. So what you have to work on is that
26
00:01:38.080 --> 00:01:43.280
flattening delivery move with the head staying up against the wall, still
27
00:01:43.280 --> 00:01:43.600
getting
28
00:01:43.600 --> 00:01:46.320
the butt of the club to point up against the golf ball. Now it can either
29
00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:46.800
happen
30
00:01:46.800 --> 00:01:50.720
from the arms working in front or more on the side but arms do have to shallow
31
00:01:50.720 --> 00:01:55.640
it out if you're going to maintain your posture during the downswing. So use
32
00:01:55.640 --> 00:01:55.760
the
33
00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:59.320
wall for feedback to make sure that your transition is not getting you out of
34
00:01:59.320 --> 00:02:02.480
position for release.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.200
This drill is the head-on-the-wall for transition drill, and this is to help
2
00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:04.400
with
3
00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:10.020
early extension or with the lateral movement and not losing your posture as
4
00:00:10.020 --> 00:00:13.840
you shift from the backswing to the downswing. So you're going to get into your
5
00:00:13.840 --> 00:00:18.960
set-up posture with the crown of your head just up against the golf or up
6
00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:22.480
against the wall. So not your forehead, but the crown of the head so that you'd
7
00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:22.600
be
8
00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:25.600
looking down at the golf ball. You're going to go to the top of your backswing
9
00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:29.960
and you're going to focus on the spatial awareness between your upper
10
00:00:29.960 --> 00:00:34.570
body and the wall. What you'll see is if you shift into your left heel, your
11
00:00:34.570 --> 00:00:34.760
upper
12
00:00:34.760 --> 00:00:39.640
body or your head is basically going to slide slightly down the wall as I do
13
00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:39.920
that
14
00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:47.080
Jackson 5 move. If I were to early extend and let my lower body or my upper
15
00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.200
body go forward or my upper body go backward, you can see how I'm now standing
16
00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:57.960
up and matching the basically the wall. What's really critical in this is when
17
00:00:57.960 --> 00:01:02.920
your upper body stays down, you're going to have to flatten the club with your
18
00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:05.920
arm movement that we've worked about or that we've talked about in the
19
00:01:05.920 --> 00:01:12.080
transitions set-ups for what the arms do. Because if you imagine this wall
20
00:01:12.080 --> 00:01:16.360
right here, right, so I got this wall up against my head, you can see the space
21
00:01:16.360 --> 00:01:22.280
here. If I was to go here and I was to stand up, now you can see that my hands
22
00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:25.800
would roughly be pointing at the golf ball or if I had a golf club it would
23
00:01:25.800 --> 00:01:30.000
be pointing at the golf ball. So what often happens is if you've been early
24
00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:34.360
extending and now you're working on staying down, this hand, this arm path
25
00:01:34.360 --> 00:01:38.080
will get the club very, very steep. So what you have to work on is that
26
00:01:38.080 --> 00:01:43.280
flattening delivery move with the head staying up against the wall, still
27
00:01:43.280 --> 00:01:43.600
getting
28
00:01:43.600 --> 00:01:46.320
the butt of the club to point up against the golf ball. Now it can either
29
00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:46.800
happen
30
00:01:46.800 --> 00:01:50.720
from the arms working in front or more on the side but arms do have to shallow
31
00:01:50.720 --> 00:01:55.640
it out if you're going to maintain your posture during the downswing. So use
32
00:01:55.640 --> 00:01:55.760
the
33
00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:59.320
wall for feedback to make sure that your transition is not getting you out of
34
00:01:59.320 --> 00:02:02.480
position for release.
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