Check Swing Progressions
Improve Lag in Your Swing with Check Swing Progressions
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how to engage your core for better control of the club
- Practice the check swing to prevent premature arm movement
- Understand how to assess your grip position for effective body use
In this drill, you'll learn how to create lag in your golf swing by utilizing check swings inspired by other sports. This technique helps you develop better body movement, enhancing your overall swing mechanics.
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.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.320
This drill is called check swing progressions, and this is to help you feel how
2
00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:04.760
the body
3
00:00:04.760 --> 00:00:07.360
creates lag in the golf swing.
4
00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:11.730
So we have a couple drills on how the body creates lag, but this is a good one
5
00:00:11.730 --> 00:00:12.360
because
6
00:00:12.360 --> 00:00:15.160
it draws from what we do in other sports.
7
00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:20.100
So in baseball, they're able to do a check swing, which essentially is when you
8
00:00:20.100 --> 00:00:20.480
go to
9
00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:24.210
the top of the batting position, here comes the pitch, they start their body
10
00:00:24.210 --> 00:00:25.000
going towards
11
00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:28.000
the target and then they resist going with their arms and they kind of finish
12
00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:28.560
like so.
13
00:00:28.560 --> 00:00:33.100
Well, that's essentially what we're doing when we do the pump drill is
14
00:00:33.100 --> 00:00:34.120
practicing this
15
00:00:34.120 --> 00:00:37.660
little body movement before the arms go, so you should be able to stop it just
16
00:00:37.660 --> 00:00:38.080
as if you
17
00:00:38.080 --> 00:00:39.840
were doing a check swing.
18
00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:43.130
Now the reason that it's harder to do in the golf swing is because you're
19
00:00:43.130 --> 00:00:43.400
pretty much
20
00:00:43.400 --> 00:00:47.670
on top of the club, and the club weighs very little, so you don't need to use a
21
00:00:47.670 --> 00:00:48.240
whole lot
22
00:00:48.240 --> 00:00:51.160
of muscular effort in order to control it.
23
00:00:51.160 --> 00:00:54.960
When the club is way out here, that mass being so far away from me causes me to
24
00:00:54.960 --> 00:00:55.400
use some
25
00:00:55.400 --> 00:00:57.800
of the bigger muscles in my core in my back.
26
00:00:57.800 --> 00:01:01.970
So by doing these check swings up here, you can get the feeling of your body
27
00:01:01.970 --> 00:01:02.800
turning and
28
00:01:02.800 --> 00:01:09.000
bringing the club through without releasing the arms like so.
29
00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:12.540
One way that you can check it is when you go to your finish position, you can
30
00:01:12.540 --> 00:01:12.960
look at
31
00:01:12.960 --> 00:01:14.560
where the grip is pointed.
32
00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:18.440
The grip, if I were to choke up on the shaft, would be way away from me.
33
00:01:18.440 --> 00:01:22.220
If I was to flip my hands, it would hit me in the side, so that's a really easy
34
00:01:22.220 --> 00:01:22.560
way to
35
00:01:22.560 --> 00:01:26.520
check to see if you're using mostly body or if you're using arms.
36
00:01:26.520 --> 00:01:29.980
Then what you can do is we start up here, and you can lower it and get started
37
00:01:29.980 --> 00:01:30.440
getting
38
00:01:30.440 --> 00:01:36.200
closer to the golf ball, dropping it down about a foot or so, six inches each
39
00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:36.720
side each
40
00:01:36.720 --> 00:01:40.010
time until you get to the golf ball, and then you can go ahead and hit your
41
00:01:40.010 --> 00:01:50.300
shot like so.
42
00:01:50.300 --> 00:01:56.940
So just like that, what you can do is start up here and then gradually decrease
43
00:01:56.940 --> 00:01:57.660
the amount
44
00:01:57.660 --> 00:02:01.310
of steps so that each time you get closer and closer to the golf ball and it
45
00:02:01.310 --> 00:02:01.820
takes fewer
46
00:02:01.820 --> 00:02:05.760
and fewer steps and that will help the brain learn how just bending from the
47
00:02:05.760 --> 00:02:06.380
hips isn't
48
00:02:06.380 --> 00:02:10.000
going to change what muscles you want to do or what muscles you want to use.
49
00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:12.270
You're just going to do a check swing the way that you would in baseball and
50
00:02:12.270 --> 00:02:12.660
the ball
51
00:02:12.660 --> 00:02:13.340
is going to get in the way.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.320
This drill is called check swing progressions, and this is to help you feel how
2
00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:04.760
the body
3
00:00:04.760 --> 00:00:07.360
creates lag in the golf swing.
4
00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:11.730
So we have a couple drills on how the body creates lag, but this is a good one
5
00:00:11.730 --> 00:00:12.360
because
6
00:00:12.360 --> 00:00:15.160
it draws from what we do in other sports.
7
00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:20.100
So in baseball, they're able to do a check swing, which essentially is when you
8
00:00:20.100 --> 00:00:20.480
go to
9
00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:24.210
the top of the batting position, here comes the pitch, they start their body
10
00:00:24.210 --> 00:00:25.000
going towards
11
00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:28.000
the target and then they resist going with their arms and they kind of finish
12
00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:28.560
like so.
13
00:00:28.560 --> 00:00:33.100
Well, that's essentially what we're doing when we do the pump drill is
14
00:00:33.100 --> 00:00:34.120
practicing this
15
00:00:34.120 --> 00:00:37.660
little body movement before the arms go, so you should be able to stop it just
16
00:00:37.660 --> 00:00:38.080
as if you
17
00:00:38.080 --> 00:00:39.840
were doing a check swing.
18
00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:43.130
Now the reason that it's harder to do in the golf swing is because you're
19
00:00:43.130 --> 00:00:43.400
pretty much
20
00:00:43.400 --> 00:00:47.670
on top of the club, and the club weighs very little, so you don't need to use a
21
00:00:47.670 --> 00:00:48.240
whole lot
22
00:00:48.240 --> 00:00:51.160
of muscular effort in order to control it.
23
00:00:51.160 --> 00:00:54.960
When the club is way out here, that mass being so far away from me causes me to
24
00:00:54.960 --> 00:00:55.400
use some
25
00:00:55.400 --> 00:00:57.800
of the bigger muscles in my core in my back.
26
00:00:57.800 --> 00:01:01.970
So by doing these check swings up here, you can get the feeling of your body
27
00:01:01.970 --> 00:01:02.800
turning and
28
00:01:02.800 --> 00:01:09.000
bringing the club through without releasing the arms like so.
29
00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:12.540
One way that you can check it is when you go to your finish position, you can
30
00:01:12.540 --> 00:01:12.960
look at
31
00:01:12.960 --> 00:01:14.560
where the grip is pointed.
32
00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:18.440
The grip, if I were to choke up on the shaft, would be way away from me.
33
00:01:18.440 --> 00:01:22.220
If I was to flip my hands, it would hit me in the side, so that's a really easy
34
00:01:22.220 --> 00:01:22.560
way to
35
00:01:22.560 --> 00:01:26.520
check to see if you're using mostly body or if you're using arms.
36
00:01:26.520 --> 00:01:29.980
Then what you can do is we start up here, and you can lower it and get started
37
00:01:29.980 --> 00:01:30.440
getting
38
00:01:30.440 --> 00:01:36.200
closer to the golf ball, dropping it down about a foot or so, six inches each
39
00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:36.720
side each
40
00:01:36.720 --> 00:01:40.010
time until you get to the golf ball, and then you can go ahead and hit your
41
00:01:40.010 --> 00:01:50.300
shot like so.
42
00:01:50.300 --> 00:01:56.940
So just like that, what you can do is start up here and then gradually decrease
43
00:01:56.940 --> 00:01:57.660
the amount
44
00:01:57.660 --> 00:02:01.310
of steps so that each time you get closer and closer to the golf ball and it
45
00:02:01.310 --> 00:02:01.820
takes fewer
46
00:02:01.820 --> 00:02:05.760
and fewer steps and that will help the brain learn how just bending from the
47
00:02:05.760 --> 00:02:06.380
hips isn't
48
00:02:06.380 --> 00:02:10.000
going to change what muscles you want to do or what muscles you want to use.
49
00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:12.270
You're just going to do a check swing the way that you would in baseball and
50
00:02:12.270 --> 00:02:12.660
the ball
51
00:02:12.660 --> 00:02:13.340
is going to get in the way.
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.
Check Swing Progressions
Improve Lag in Your Swing with Check Swing Progressions
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel how to engage your core for better control of the club
- Practice the check swing to prevent premature arm movement
- Understand how to assess your grip position for effective body use
In this drill, you'll learn how to create lag in your golf swing by utilizing check swings inspired by other sports. This technique helps you develop better body movement, enhancing your overall swing mechanics.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.320
This drill is called check swing progressions, and this is to help you feel how
2
00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:04.760
the body
3
00:00:04.760 --> 00:00:07.360
creates lag in the golf swing.
4
00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:11.730
So we have a couple drills on how the body creates lag, but this is a good one
5
00:00:11.730 --> 00:00:12.360
because
6
00:00:12.360 --> 00:00:15.160
it draws from what we do in other sports.
7
00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:20.100
So in baseball, they're able to do a check swing, which essentially is when you
8
00:00:20.100 --> 00:00:20.480
go to
9
00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:24.210
the top of the batting position, here comes the pitch, they start their body
10
00:00:24.210 --> 00:00:25.000
going towards
11
00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:28.000
the target and then they resist going with their arms and they kind of finish
12
00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:28.560
like so.
13
00:00:28.560 --> 00:00:33.100
Well, that's essentially what we're doing when we do the pump drill is
14
00:00:33.100 --> 00:00:34.120
practicing this
15
00:00:34.120 --> 00:00:37.660
little body movement before the arms go, so you should be able to stop it just
16
00:00:37.660 --> 00:00:38.080
as if you
17
00:00:38.080 --> 00:00:39.840
were doing a check swing.
18
00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:43.130
Now the reason that it's harder to do in the golf swing is because you're
19
00:00:43.130 --> 00:00:43.400
pretty much
20
00:00:43.400 --> 00:00:47.670
on top of the club, and the club weighs very little, so you don't need to use a
21
00:00:47.670 --> 00:00:48.240
whole lot
22
00:00:48.240 --> 00:00:51.160
of muscular effort in order to control it.
23
00:00:51.160 --> 00:00:54.960
When the club is way out here, that mass being so far away from me causes me to
24
00:00:54.960 --> 00:00:55.400
use some
25
00:00:55.400 --> 00:00:57.800
of the bigger muscles in my core in my back.
26
00:00:57.800 --> 00:01:01.970
So by doing these check swings up here, you can get the feeling of your body
27
00:01:01.970 --> 00:01:02.800
turning and
28
00:01:02.800 --> 00:01:09.000
bringing the club through without releasing the arms like so.
29
00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:12.540
One way that you can check it is when you go to your finish position, you can
30
00:01:12.540 --> 00:01:12.960
look at
31
00:01:12.960 --> 00:01:14.560
where the grip is pointed.
32
00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:18.440
The grip, if I were to choke up on the shaft, would be way away from me.
33
00:01:18.440 --> 00:01:22.220
If I was to flip my hands, it would hit me in the side, so that's a really easy
34
00:01:22.220 --> 00:01:22.560
way to
35
00:01:22.560 --> 00:01:26.520
check to see if you're using mostly body or if you're using arms.
36
00:01:26.520 --> 00:01:29.980
Then what you can do is we start up here, and you can lower it and get started
37
00:01:29.980 --> 00:01:30.440
getting
38
00:01:30.440 --> 00:01:36.200
closer to the golf ball, dropping it down about a foot or so, six inches each
39
00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:36.720
side each
40
00:01:36.720 --> 00:01:40.010
time until you get to the golf ball, and then you can go ahead and hit your
41
00:01:40.010 --> 00:01:50.300
shot like so.
42
00:01:50.300 --> 00:01:56.940
So just like that, what you can do is start up here and then gradually decrease
43
00:01:56.940 --> 00:01:57.660
the amount
44
00:01:57.660 --> 00:02:01.310
of steps so that each time you get closer and closer to the golf ball and it
45
00:02:01.310 --> 00:02:01.820
takes fewer
46
00:02:01.820 --> 00:02:05.760
and fewer steps and that will help the brain learn how just bending from the
47
00:02:05.760 --> 00:02:06.380
hips isn't
48
00:02:06.380 --> 00:02:10.000
going to change what muscles you want to do or what muscles you want to use.
49
00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:12.270
You're just going to do a check swing the way that you would in baseball and
50
00:02:12.270 --> 00:02:12.660
the ball
51
00:02:12.660 --> 00:02:13.340
is going to get in the way.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.320
This drill is called check swing progressions, and this is to help you feel how
2
00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:04.760
the body
3
00:00:04.760 --> 00:00:07.360
creates lag in the golf swing.
4
00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:11.730
So we have a couple drills on how the body creates lag, but this is a good one
5
00:00:11.730 --> 00:00:12.360
because
6
00:00:12.360 --> 00:00:15.160
it draws from what we do in other sports.
7
00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:20.100
So in baseball, they're able to do a check swing, which essentially is when you
8
00:00:20.100 --> 00:00:20.480
go to
9
00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:24.210
the top of the batting position, here comes the pitch, they start their body
10
00:00:24.210 --> 00:00:25.000
going towards
11
00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:28.000
the target and then they resist going with their arms and they kind of finish
12
00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:28.560
like so.
13
00:00:28.560 --> 00:00:33.100
Well, that's essentially what we're doing when we do the pump drill is
14
00:00:33.100 --> 00:00:34.120
practicing this
15
00:00:34.120 --> 00:00:37.660
little body movement before the arms go, so you should be able to stop it just
16
00:00:37.660 --> 00:00:38.080
as if you
17
00:00:38.080 --> 00:00:39.840
were doing a check swing.
18
00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:43.130
Now the reason that it's harder to do in the golf swing is because you're
19
00:00:43.130 --> 00:00:43.400
pretty much
20
00:00:43.400 --> 00:00:47.670
on top of the club, and the club weighs very little, so you don't need to use a
21
00:00:47.670 --> 00:00:48.240
whole lot
22
00:00:48.240 --> 00:00:51.160
of muscular effort in order to control it.
23
00:00:51.160 --> 00:00:54.960
When the club is way out here, that mass being so far away from me causes me to
24
00:00:54.960 --> 00:00:55.400
use some
25
00:00:55.400 --> 00:00:57.800
of the bigger muscles in my core in my back.
26
00:00:57.800 --> 00:01:01.970
So by doing these check swings up here, you can get the feeling of your body
27
00:01:01.970 --> 00:01:02.800
turning and
28
00:01:02.800 --> 00:01:09.000
bringing the club through without releasing the arms like so.
29
00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:12.540
One way that you can check it is when you go to your finish position, you can
30
00:01:12.540 --> 00:01:12.960
look at
31
00:01:12.960 --> 00:01:14.560
where the grip is pointed.
32
00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:18.440
The grip, if I were to choke up on the shaft, would be way away from me.
33
00:01:18.440 --> 00:01:22.220
If I was to flip my hands, it would hit me in the side, so that's a really easy
34
00:01:22.220 --> 00:01:22.560
way to
35
00:01:22.560 --> 00:01:26.520
check to see if you're using mostly body or if you're using arms.
36
00:01:26.520 --> 00:01:29.980
Then what you can do is we start up here, and you can lower it and get started
37
00:01:29.980 --> 00:01:30.440
getting
38
00:01:30.440 --> 00:01:36.200
closer to the golf ball, dropping it down about a foot or so, six inches each
39
00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:36.720
side each
40
00:01:36.720 --> 00:01:40.010
time until you get to the golf ball, and then you can go ahead and hit your
41
00:01:40.010 --> 00:01:50.300
shot like so.
42
00:01:50.300 --> 00:01:56.940
So just like that, what you can do is start up here and then gradually decrease
43
00:01:56.940 --> 00:01:57.660
the amount
44
00:01:57.660 --> 00:02:01.310
of steps so that each time you get closer and closer to the golf ball and it
45
00:02:01.310 --> 00:02:01.820
takes fewer
46
00:02:01.820 --> 00:02:05.760
and fewer steps and that will help the brain learn how just bending from the
47
00:02:05.760 --> 00:02:06.380
hips isn't
48
00:02:06.380 --> 00:02:10.000
going to change what muscles you want to do or what muscles you want to use.
49
00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:12.270
You're just going to do a check swing the way that you would in baseball and
50
00:02:12.270 --> 00:02:12.660
the ball
51
00:02:12.660 --> 00:02:13.340
is going to get in the way.
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