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Maintain Spine Angle with the Windmill Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Visualize your swing path by using your arms to create a windmill motion
- Maintain your spine angle effectively while transitioning from backswing to follow-through
- Develop a better understanding of body pivoting to improve overall swing mechanics
Learn the Windmill Drill to visualize your swing and maintain your spine angle throughout the motion. This exercise is particularly helpful for beginners looking to improve their body pivot during the swing.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
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This drill is called windmills and it's a great drill for visual golfers who
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want
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need to kind of imagine how things are going to look before they're able to do
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the movement.
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So, what you're going to do for this is you're going to push your arms all the
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way out to
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your sides like so, okay?
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In your golf posture, if you were to then make the correct movements where it
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appears
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that you're keeping your spine angle, your arms will point roughly at the golf
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ball.
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So, in my backswing, with my arms staying out towards my side, it's going to
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point down
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towards the golf ball.
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I'll even put a golf ball there to make it easier for you to imagine.
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So, I get in my normal setup position and then I'm going to make this so that
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it's pointing
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out towards the golf ball and then as I come through it's pointing out towards
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the golf
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ball.
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What I want to make sure is that we're not a ferris wheel, right?
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And we're not a helicopter.
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00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:58.240
We're somewhere in between kind of an angled windmill, okay?
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This is really good for beginners to practice because they'll help you learn
25
00:01:01.000 --> 00:01:01.520
how to pivot
26
00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:05.920
your body back and forth without losing your so-called spine angle.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.830
This drill is called windmills and it's a great drill for visual golfers who
2
00:00:04.830 --> 00:00:05.200
want
3
00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:09.450
need to kind of imagine how things are going to look before they're able to do
4
00:00:09.450 --> 00:00:10.280
the movement.
5
00:00:10.280 --> 00:00:14.270
So, what you're going to do for this is you're going to push your arms all the
6
00:00:14.270 --> 00:00:14.520
way out to
7
00:00:14.520 --> 00:00:16.920
your sides like so, okay?
8
00:00:16.920 --> 00:00:21.750
In your golf posture, if you were to then make the correct movements where it
9
00:00:21.750 --> 00:00:22.320
appears
10
00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:26.210
that you're keeping your spine angle, your arms will point roughly at the golf
11
00:00:26.210 --> 00:00:26.720
ball.
12
00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:30.420
So, in my backswing, with my arms staying out towards my side, it's going to
13
00:00:30.420 --> 00:00:31.080
point down
14
00:00:31.080 --> 00:00:32.040
towards the golf ball.
15
00:00:32.040 --> 00:00:35.880
I'll even put a golf ball there to make it easier for you to imagine.
16
00:00:35.880 --> 00:00:39.990
So, I get in my normal setup position and then I'm going to make this so that
17
00:00:39.990 --> 00:00:40.680
it's pointing
18
00:00:40.680 --> 00:00:44.190
out towards the golf ball and then as I come through it's pointing out towards
19
00:00:44.190 --> 00:00:44.640
the golf
20
00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:45.960
ball.
21
00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:50.280
What I want to make sure is that we're not a ferris wheel, right?
22
00:00:50.280 --> 00:00:51.520
And we're not a helicopter.
23
00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:58.240
We're somewhere in between kind of an angled windmill, okay?
24
00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:01.000
This is really good for beginners to practice because they'll help you learn
25
00:01:01.000 --> 00:01:01.520
how to pivot
26
00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:05.920
your body back and forth without losing your so-called spine angle.
Have questions?
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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.
Maintain Spine Angle with the Windmill Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Visualize your swing path by using your arms to create a windmill motion
- Maintain your spine angle effectively while transitioning from backswing to follow-through
- Develop a better understanding of body pivoting to improve overall swing mechanics
Learn the Windmill Drill to visualize your swing and maintain your spine angle throughout the motion. This exercise is particularly helpful for beginners looking to improve their body pivot during the swing.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.830
This drill is called windmills and it's a great drill for visual golfers who
2
00:00:04.830 --> 00:00:05.200
want
3
00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:09.450
need to kind of imagine how things are going to look before they're able to do
4
00:00:09.450 --> 00:00:10.280
the movement.
5
00:00:10.280 --> 00:00:14.270
So, what you're going to do for this is you're going to push your arms all the
6
00:00:14.270 --> 00:00:14.520
way out to
7
00:00:14.520 --> 00:00:16.920
your sides like so, okay?
8
00:00:16.920 --> 00:00:21.750
In your golf posture, if you were to then make the correct movements where it
9
00:00:21.750 --> 00:00:22.320
appears
10
00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:26.210
that you're keeping your spine angle, your arms will point roughly at the golf
11
00:00:26.210 --> 00:00:26.720
ball.
12
00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:30.420
So, in my backswing, with my arms staying out towards my side, it's going to
13
00:00:30.420 --> 00:00:31.080
point down
14
00:00:31.080 --> 00:00:32.040
towards the golf ball.
15
00:00:32.040 --> 00:00:35.880
I'll even put a golf ball there to make it easier for you to imagine.
16
00:00:35.880 --> 00:00:39.990
So, I get in my normal setup position and then I'm going to make this so that
17
00:00:39.990 --> 00:00:40.680
it's pointing
18
00:00:40.680 --> 00:00:44.190
out towards the golf ball and then as I come through it's pointing out towards
19
00:00:44.190 --> 00:00:44.640
the golf
20
00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:45.960
ball.
21
00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:50.280
What I want to make sure is that we're not a ferris wheel, right?
22
00:00:50.280 --> 00:00:51.520
And we're not a helicopter.
23
00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:58.240
We're somewhere in between kind of an angled windmill, okay?
24
00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:01.000
This is really good for beginners to practice because they'll help you learn
25
00:01:01.000 --> 00:01:01.520
how to pivot
26
00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:05.920
your body back and forth without losing your so-called spine angle.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.830
This drill is called windmills and it's a great drill for visual golfers who
2
00:00:04.830 --> 00:00:05.200
want
3
00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:09.450
need to kind of imagine how things are going to look before they're able to do
4
00:00:09.450 --> 00:00:10.280
the movement.
5
00:00:10.280 --> 00:00:14.270
So, what you're going to do for this is you're going to push your arms all the
6
00:00:14.270 --> 00:00:14.520
way out to
7
00:00:14.520 --> 00:00:16.920
your sides like so, okay?
8
00:00:16.920 --> 00:00:21.750
In your golf posture, if you were to then make the correct movements where it
9
00:00:21.750 --> 00:00:22.320
appears
10
00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:26.210
that you're keeping your spine angle, your arms will point roughly at the golf
11
00:00:26.210 --> 00:00:26.720
ball.
12
00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:30.420
So, in my backswing, with my arms staying out towards my side, it's going to
13
00:00:30.420 --> 00:00:31.080
point down
14
00:00:31.080 --> 00:00:32.040
towards the golf ball.
15
00:00:32.040 --> 00:00:35.880
I'll even put a golf ball there to make it easier for you to imagine.
16
00:00:35.880 --> 00:00:39.990
So, I get in my normal setup position and then I'm going to make this so that
17
00:00:39.990 --> 00:00:40.680
it's pointing
18
00:00:40.680 --> 00:00:44.190
out towards the golf ball and then as I come through it's pointing out towards
19
00:00:44.190 --> 00:00:44.640
the golf
20
00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:45.960
ball.
21
00:00:45.960 --> 00:00:50.280
What I want to make sure is that we're not a ferris wheel, right?
22
00:00:50.280 --> 00:00:51.520
And we're not a helicopter.
23
00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:58.240
We're somewhere in between kind of an angled windmill, okay?
24
00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:01.000
This is really good for beginners to practice because they'll help you learn
25
00:01:01.000 --> 00:01:01.520
how to pivot
26
00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:05.920
your body back and forth without losing your so-called spine angle.
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