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In this concept video,

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we're gonna take a look at feeling narrow versus feeling wide in the backswing.

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Um, so golfers understand that we wanna get width,

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but oftentimes when I help them actually get width,

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sometimes it feels narrow.

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So we're gonna talk through that phenomena and help you figure out what are you

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gonna feel?

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Is it gonna feel narrow or is it gonna feel wide for you at the top of the

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swing? Um, so the challenge becomes the shoulder blade.

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So within the,

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in the golf swing is more controlled by keeping the arm straight,

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not really by like bending forward or rounding my spine and reaching away.

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Yes, I can get my hand wider there, but it's also very disconnected.

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I'm not in a position to transfer anything from my upper body or my core into my

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arm. So when we're looking at getting wide,

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the shoulder blade will be back and a little bit more connected,

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and the arm or the elbow will be straight.

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So this is wider than that.

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Even though this might feel like it's further away, um, you can see that the,

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the arm is back, is bent. And what'll usually happen is, uh,

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when you do that pattern in the back swing, it'll have a look kind of like this,

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where compared to my shoulder, it feels like my hand's far away.

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So if I pull my shoulder back and straighten the arm,

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this actually feels tighter because the shoulder and the arm is actually a

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little bit closer to my body. Um, even though the arm is straight and on video,

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it's going to look wider. So that's the,

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the crux of it is you gotta use some video to look at your swing at the top of

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the swing. If,

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if you have that shoulder back and you have pretty good hip turn and

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flexibility,

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you'll be able to see the shoulder blade appearing on this side of your head as

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you approach to the top of the swing.

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If on the other hand you see that shoulder blade kind of stall here,

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then what'll happen is the arm will be bent and this is going to, uh,

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be very narrow. Now,

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oftentimes this will feel wide 'cause my shoulder is pushing that way.

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And then what'll happen is when you start trying to feel that shoulder blade

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back, this will feel narrower because this space has closed up.

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So don't be afraid to feel narrow,

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but monitor width as far as kind of that trail arm straightness up at the top of

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the swing. If you get that arm straighter, it won't be totally straight.

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It'll bend probably close to 90 degrees,

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but if that shoulder blade has pulled back appropriately, um,

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that increases kind of the rotational movement of the shoulder in that sling.

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Um, and it loads up a much more powerful and, uh,

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connected position at the top of the swing.

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So don't be afraid if you feel more compact,

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even if it looks wider when you're making a better back swing.

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So I've got a bunch of different videos as far as ways to kind of feel and

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experiment with it, whether it's triangle or trail arm in front of Peck. Um,

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but for this little demo, we're just gonna, uh,

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kind of go through those two common positions.

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So if I go up to the top of the swing and I lose that shoulder blade and pull

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up, this still feels like I'm pushing out,

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but I'm pushing out from my shoulder blade next.

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If I go up to the top and I pull this shoulder blade back,

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but I feel like I'm pushing out from my elbow,

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that almost feels like it's closer, but just a little bit more tense.

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So on this one I'm gonna go with that kind of tense feel rather than the feeling

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of width. Well,

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a little thin there. Um, and what you'll,

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one of my favorite phrases is, do you see how that feels? Um, but what you'll,

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what you'll see and what I'm experiencing is that the arm and the body will tend

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to be a little bit more synced up. Um, and it'll,

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it'll move in a more connected way.

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And my overall low point and consistency is gonna go way up from having that

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more, that more solid radius control.

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So if you are struggling with, um,

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trying to find a feeling at the top of this wing, uh,

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don't be afraid to feel narrow,

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but know that the shoulder blade is the key to whether you're gonna feel narrow,

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compact, or wide. Um, the other end of the,

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the spectrum is where the elbow is. That one can also relate to feeling, uh,

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narrow connected or wide, uh,

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but it'll usually be the shoulder blade that really drives that feeling for a

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lot of golfers.