DEAD Drill Step 1 - The Backswing
DEAD Drill Step 1 - The Backswing

Here's the first step in building your perfect golf swing using the DEAD Drill. It's criti ...

DEAD Drill Step 2 - The Transition
DEAD Drill Step 2 - The Transition

The DEAD Drill transition is DEAD simple. One move to have a powerful and dynamic transiti ...

DEAD Drill Step 3 - The Post-Up
DEAD Drill Step 3 - The Post-Up

The Post Up move is where all the magic happens in the golf downswing. If you've never rel ...

Flip vs. Release in Golf
Flip vs. Release in Golf

What is the difference between a proper golf club release and a flip in the golf swing? To ...

How to Get Perfect Shaft Lean at Impact
How to Get Perfect Shaft Lean at Impact

You want to hit those boring, hissing shots that scream off the face like a rocket? This g ...

Golf Impact Position Face On
Golf Impact Position Face On

After all your hard work on the backswing, it's time for the big payoff! Getting into the ...

Golf Impact Position Down the Line
Golf Impact Position Down the Line

As I discussed in the video on Impact Alignments Face On, impact is everything in RST. All ...

Cure Chicken Wing in the Golf Swing
Cure Chicken Wing in the Golf Swing

You now have a 3-step drill to help you cure your chicken wing golf swing once and for all ...

Left Elbow Position at Impact
Left Elbow Position at Impact

Find out a simple trick to hit straighter shots while also virtually eliminating your chan ...

3 Steps to better impact position in golf
3 Steps to better impact position in golf

Golf is a sport that can leave you frustrated round after round, but WHY? What exactly are ...

Golf Impact - Part 2 of 7
Golf Impact - Part 2 of 7

In part 2 of this new 7 part video series, I'll discuss one of the most important parts th ...

Perfect your golf impact - 1 of 4
Perfect your golf impact - 1 of 4

Compressing the golf ball like a tour pro can be very hard to do. In this new video series ...

Perfect your golf impact - 2 of 4
Perfect your golf impact - 2 of 4

Effortless power in the golf swing is a difficult concept for many amateur golfers. In vid ...

Perfect your golf impact - 3 of 4
Perfect your golf impact - 3 of 4

Learn how to add more speed to your golf swing by leveraging the ground like a tour pro.

Perfect your golf impact - 4 of 4
Perfect your golf impact - 4 of 4

Lag in the golf swing is key for clubhead speed. In this video, I'll show you how to add m ...

Perfecting your golf impact - Bonus
Perfecting your golf impact - Bonus

Perfecting your golf impact video series. Special bonus video that will help you correct s ...

Overview of the Push Release
Overview of the Push Release

An overview to the push release for those who want to use the right side to help power the ...

Fix Your Swing Sway w/ the Wall Drill
Fix Your Swing Sway w/ the Wall Drill

Fix your golf swing sway with this awesome and simple drill! Swaying off the ball in the b ...

Intro to Weight Shift in the Golf Swing
Intro to Weight Shift in the Golf Swing

Weight shift in the golf swing is the FIRST thing you must master before worrying about an ...

Weight Shift in the Golf Swing - Pt. 1
Weight Shift in the Golf Swing - Pt. 1

Using our Science and Motion (SAM) Balance Lab, we can pin point weight shift and weight d ...

Weight Shift Part 2 - Right Hip Line
Weight Shift Part 2 - Right Hip Line

In this second video on understanding weight shift in the golf swing, I discuss specifical ...

Weight Shift Part 3 - To the Left
Weight Shift Part 3 - To the Left

The culmination in the three part series on correct weight shift in the golf swing gets us ...

Step 1 - Weight Shift
Step 1 - Weight Shift

Step 1 of the RST 5 Step System - Mastering Weight Shift

Step 1 - Weight Shift - Drill Only
Step 1 - Weight Shift - Drill Only

Step 1 - Weight shift drills

Weight Shift Sweep Drills
Weight Shift Sweep Drills

The best golf swing drill for weight shift right before you play or when you're just on th ...

5 Minute Golf Setup w/ Weight Shift
5 Minute Golf Setup w/ Weight Shift

Once you've mastered the setup, you can add weight shift to your program to begin developi ...

Fixing Your Weight Transfer in the Golf Swing
Fixing Your Weight Transfer in the Golf Swing

In this video, I will show you 2 of the most common faults in downswing transition by not ...

Learn Perfect Weight Shift in Your Socks
Learn Perfect Weight Shift in Your Socks

Struggling with your weight shift? I'm going to show you how to diagnose your mistakes by ...

How Attack Angle Affects Compression
How Attack Angle Affects Compression

Ever notice how the PGA Tour pros take razor thin divots? That's exactly what you want. Th ...

Taking a Divot in Front of the Ball
Taking a Divot in Front of the Ball

Taking a proper divot is something that is critical to crisp and consistent iron play, but ...

Angle of Attack
Angle of Attack

Taking deep divots? Are you supposed to? What do the pros do? This video tells you how ste ...

Swing Faults When Your Stance is Too Wide
Swing Faults When Your Stance is Too Wide

One of the most common problems with the setup, here's what happens when your stance is to ...

Fix Your Release - Trail Shoulder Back
Fix Your Release - Trail Shoulder Back

This golf instruction video is for those who struggle to stop spinning their shoulders ope ...

Moving the Fulcrum & Hitting Shots off the Toe
Moving the Fulcrum & Hitting Shots off the Toe

It's one of my most important golf instruction videos ever, this will completely transform ...

How to Cure the Shanks in 3 Steps
How to Cure the Shanks in 3 Steps

The golf shank is the ugliest, nastiest, rottenest, and most frightening shot in golf. If ...

Getting Stuck on the Downswing
Getting Stuck on the Downswing

Tiger Woods used to always complain about getting "stuck" in the downswing; a position tha ...

Blocked Golf Shots | Fwd Shaft Lean
Blocked Golf Shots | Fwd Shaft Lean

If you want to compress the ball for explosive distance, then you need to be working on st ...

How to Fix the Two Way Miss in Golf
How to Fix the Two Way Miss in Golf

Struggle with the dreaded two-way miss in golf? One shot goes right and the next goes left ...

2 Finger Release Drill
2 Finger Release Drill

This awesome drill forces you to release the golf club like a tour pro! You're going to lo ...

Stop Coming Over the Top in the Golf Swing and Slicing
Stop Coming Over the Top in the Golf Swing and Slicing

You're well aware that slicing destroys your distance and your scorecard. What you may not ...

Stop Slicing and Start Releasing the Golf Club
Stop Slicing and Start Releasing the Golf Club

In this video, I’ll show you how to release your club to stop slicing and get better com ...

Square the Clubface Early
Square the Clubface Early

Learning how to properly square the club face at impact is something that most amateur gol ...

Hitting a Fade
Hitting a Fade

Learning how to hit a fade is all about learning to control the release of the golf club. ...

How to Stop Hooking the Golf Ball
How to Stop Hooking the Golf Ball

How to stop hooking the golf ball once and for all! If you struggle with hitting hook shot ...

Hitting a Draw
Hitting a Draw

Once you've mastered the RST swing method, you realize that, due to the simplicity of the ...

How to Hit the 3 Yard Draw
How to Hit the 3 Yard Draw

Learn how to hit the delicate little three yard draw and why you're struggling with gettin ...

Cure Reverse Pivot w/ the Necktie Drill
Cure Reverse Pivot w/ the Necktie Drill

Axis tilt is a necessary fundamental of the golf swing that many golfers ignore or fail to ...

How to Fix Golf Reverse Pivot
How to Fix Golf Reverse Pivot

A reverse pivot golf swing can cause a whole lot of bad shots, from hitting it thin to hit ...

Fix Your Swing Sway w/ the Wall Drill
Fix Your Swing Sway w/ the Wall Drill

Fix your golf swing sway with this awesome and simple drill! Swaying off the ball in the b ...

Fix Reverse Pivot - Trail Side Dominant Setup
Fix Reverse Pivot - Trail Side Dominant Setup

This golf setup check is critical to getting rid of a reverse pivot and over the top downs ...

5 Minutes to Master Rotation
5 Minutes to Master Rotation

This video holds the 5 step pathway to mastering rotation in the golf swing. At the end of ...

Keep the Right Arm Straight to Turn
Keep the Right Arm Straight to Turn

One of the most common faults that destroys a powerful turn in the golf swing is how the r ...

How to Fix a Flat Shoulder Turn
How to Fix a Flat Shoulder Turn

Fix a flat shoulder turn in your golf backswing with this simple and easy to do drill.

Simple Fix to Make a Full Shoulder Turn
Simple Fix to Make a Full Shoulder Turn

Struggle with making a full turn, even though your fit and flexible? Lacking the distance ...

Using the Core
Using the Core

Using a side by side face on view of Tiger Woods with a driver and a recent swing of mine ...

The Bucket Drill - Golf Shoulder Turn
The Bucket Drill - Golf Shoulder Turn

The Bucket Drill is one that provides a very simple and clear picture on how to rotate cor ...

Intro to Core Rotation in Golf Swing
Intro to Core Rotation in Golf Swing

The rotating core is the "engine" of the golf swing and the primary mover of the entire sw ...

Step 2 - Core Rotation
Step 2 - Core Rotation

Step 2- Adding body rotation

Step 2 - Core Rotation - Drill Only
Step 2 - Core Rotation - Drill Only

The drill only for Step 2 - Body Rotation

Clamshell Drill - How to Cure Early Extension
Clamshell Drill - How to Cure Early Extension

The Clamshell Drill is the key to the golf swing, no seriously! If you want to see how the ...

Eliminate Early Extension in Golf Swing
Eliminate Early Extension in Golf Swing

The REAL causes of early extension in the golf swing and the only TRUE way to fix it.

Closed Hip Slide
Closed Hip Slide

A closed hip slide is detrimental to your golf swing when learning how to shift your weigh ...

Live Lesson - How to Stop Losing Tush Line & Boost Consistency
Live Lesson - How to Stop Losing Tush Line & Boost Consistency

Struggling with a 2 way miss and lack of consistency? Watch this Live Lesson to learn a si ...

Losing the Tush Line
Losing the Tush Line

One of the most common questions I get regularly is how to stop losing the tush line, or s ...

Squat to Square in the Golf Downswing
Squat to Square in the Golf Downswing

If you watch golf on TV, it seems that you can't turn your hips fast enough or far enough ...

Squeeze the Cheeks for Consistency
Squeeze the Cheeks for Consistency

The glute muscles (your butt cheeks) are some of the most important muscles in the golf sw ...

Role of the Right Foot in Downswing
Role of the Right Foot in Downswing

Footwork is a bit of a misnomer in the golf swing but you hear it every week on TV. What i ...

Fix Your Over the Top Swing by Fixing Your Hand Path
Fix Your Over the Top Swing by Fixing Your Hand Path

Learn how to fix your over the top golf swing by simply being able to read a clock. If you ...

Stop Coming Over the Top in the Golf Swing and Slicing
Stop Coming Over the Top in the Golf Swing and Slicing

You're well aware that slicing destroys your distance and your scorecard. What you may not ...

How to Shallow Your Golf Swing Fast and Easy - Live Lesson
How to Shallow Your Golf Swing Fast and Easy - Live Lesson

Do you struggle with shallowing the club in the downswing and keep hitting a pull cut or e ...

How to Shallow Your Hands During Transition
How to Shallow Your Hands During Transition

Do your hands go straight out toward the golf ball and don't shallow out during the transi ...

Over the Top Stick Drill
Over the Top Stick Drill

Are you tired of yelling “Fore!” when you hit big, nasty slices off the tee? If so, he ...

Drill to Learn Inside Path to Golf Ball
Drill to Learn Inside Path to Golf Ball

Tired of the over the top slice? This drill and training aid will teach you how to approac ...

How to Fix Your Over the Top Move - Live Lesson
How to Fix Your Over the Top Move - Live Lesson

Do you have a steep, over the top golf swing? No matter what you try and do, you can't sto ...

9 to 3 Lag Building Drills
9 to 3 Lag Building Drills

Learn how to build lag in your golf swing with these 9 to 3 lag building drills. You'll le ...

AXIOM Lag in the Golf Swing
AXIOM Lag in the Golf Swing

Producing incredible lag has never been this easy - or fast

Increase Lag - Impact Cube Drill
Increase Lag - Impact Cube Drill

This awesome drill will teach you to not cast the club and maintain lag into impact.

Speed vs. Power in the Golf Swing
Speed vs. Power in the Golf Swing

Speed vs. Power - Which is it that you want in the golf swing? Many golfers think they nee ...

Reshaping Your Golf Swing for Lag
Reshaping Your Golf Swing for Lag

It's no secret that you want more lag in your swing. In this incredible video, I give you ...

RST Student Success - Building More Lag
RST Student Success - Building More Lag

RST student uses a simple 3 step process to shallow his golf swing and build in a ton of l ...

Intro to Fix Losing Lag and Weak Release
Intro to Fix Losing Lag and Weak Release

Find out how to work through this section on how to cure your golf casting / loss of lag o ...

Sklz Gold Flex Lag Trainer
Sklz Gold Flex Lag Trainer

This KILLER training aid will help you master a smooth, one-piece takeaway and help you bu ...

Rickie Fowler - How to preserve Lag
Rickie Fowler - How to preserve Lag

Lag is the most efficient way to increase clubhead speed. In this video, RST Instructor Ch ...

Lag and Speed Drills
Lag and Speed Drills

To get more distance in golf, you've got to get maximum speed from your arms and not let y ...

Key to Creating Lag
Key to Creating Lag

The secret key to creating lag has been an elusive thing for most amateur golfers. In this ...

Downcock Pump Lag Drill
Downcock Pump Lag Drill

Every golfer wants to know how to create more lag in their swing to hit the ball further. ...

Golf Grip's Effect on Lag
Golf Grip's Effect on Lag

As you've no doubt seen, my golf students have been picking up some serious distance throu ...

Become a Golf Swing Lag Monster: Shocking Success Story
Become a Golf Swing Lag Monster: Shocking Success Story

In this video, I’ll show you how RST student David became a "lag monster" with RST swing ...

4 Step Golf Swing Lag Builder
4 Step Golf Swing Lag Builder

The 4 steps to building INSANE lag in your golf swing - and you can do it TODAY!

Golf Left Thumb: Fix Pain, Soreness, Casting
Golf Left Thumb: Fix Pain, Soreness, Casting

Casting the club in the downswing is a sure way to destroy club head speed. Check out this ...

Right Arm in Downswing: Stop Casting
Right Arm in Downswing: Stop Casting

In this video, you’ll find out: 1) How Tiger Woods builds lag for power, 2) What to feel ...

Sequencing the Downswing - Dump Truck and Drag Racer
Sequencing the Downswing - Dump Truck and Drag Racer

Sequencing the downswing is the HARDEST overall part of the golf swing - and also the MOST ...

The Post Up Move - How to Use Lead Leg for Power and Maintain Posture
The Post Up Move - How to Use Lead Leg for Power and Maintain Posture

Have you ever wondered how the pros use their legs for power in the golf swing? This video ...

My Golf Power Secret
My Golf Power Secret

How do the pros hit the ball so darn far? I tell all inside with this power secret!

Using your wrists for speed in golf swing - 5 of 7
Using your wrists for speed in golf swing - 5 of 7

Your body uses tension as its primary mechanism to sequence the golf swing. In general, th ...

Vertical Ground Force and Double Peaks
Vertical Ground Force and Double Peaks

Should you be trying to increase vertical ground force in your swing and if so, how should ...

Throw the Club Head at the Golf Ball
Throw the Club Head at the Golf Ball

Unlock the leverage, speed and power of your golf swing by understanding the physics behin ...

Throw for More Natural Golf Swing
Throw for More Natural Golf Swing

Do you want a more natural golf swing with much more speed? Then you need to focus on how ...

Using the Wrists in the Golf Swing
Using the Wrists in the Golf Swing

The wrists play a very dynamic role in your golf swing. In this video, I'll cover the term ...

The Tour Pro Downswing Sequence Drill
The Tour Pro Downswing Sequence Drill

If you are looking for a golf swing drill that can INSTANTLY improve your ball striking po ...

Trail Arm Release - Throw the Ball Drill Pt 1
Trail Arm Release - Throw the Ball Drill Pt 1

This is THE key drill for really understanding how the downswing sequencing works. This 20 ...

Trail Arm Release - Throw the Ball Drill Pt 2
Trail Arm Release - Throw the Ball Drill Pt 2

Are you ready to maximize your club head speed at impact? If so, you need this missing pie ...

Tim Burke - Kinetic Chain
Tim Burke - Kinetic Chain

Tim Burke wins his 2nd World Long Drive Championship. In this video, I'll show you the key ...

Golf Takeaway | Overview
Golf Takeaway | Overview

An overview of the RST takeaway by RST Founder, Chuck Quinton. This video walks you throug ...

AXIOM Refine Your Takeaway
AXIOM Refine Your Takeaway

Simplify your takeaway with a simple 2" movement that moves the club 6 feet!

Learn a Perfect Golf Takeaway with Just a 2 Inch Movement!
Learn a Perfect Golf Takeaway with Just a 2 Inch Movement!

Learn how to pull in this video: Pushing vs Pulling in the Golf Swing Learn the simplest ...

Fix Inside Takeaway - 4 Square Drill
Fix Inside Takeaway - 4 Square Drill

You probably overuse your hands during the first half of the backswing, like most golfers, ...

Understanding Shoulder Blade Glide
Understanding Shoulder Blade Glide

If you have questions about exactly what the shoulder blade glide is or what it should fee ...

Golf Takeaway, 5 Minutes to the Perfect Golf Takeaway
Golf Takeaway, 5 Minutes to the Perfect Golf Takeaway

This 30 minute long golf instruction video is key to setting you on the right path for the ...

Right Wrist in the Takeaway
Right Wrist in the Takeaway

The role of right wrist in the takeaway is often misunderstood and has been the source of ...

Fix Inside Takeaway - Pushing with the Lead Side
Fix Inside Takeaway - Pushing with the Lead Side

An extremely common swing fault, so common that many golf instructors actually teach the s ...

Role of the Right Arm - Takeaway
Role of the Right Arm - Takeaway

Collapsing the right arm early is something that at least 90% of amateur golfers struggle ...

Pull for a perfect takeaway - 6 of 7
Pull for a perfect takeaway - 6 of 7

So many golfers try to perfect the takeaway in the swing and they constantly fight an uphi ...

Thorbjorn Olesen - Perfect your takeaway
Thorbjorn Olesen - Perfect your takeaway

See 2 key moves that Thorbjorn Olesen uses to build a picture perfect takeaway position ev ...

One Simple Key to Fix Your Takeaway
One Simple Key to Fix Your Takeaway

In this video, I’ll show you the one swing change that’ll fix your takeaway once and f ...

Posture's Effect on the Takeaway
Posture's Effect on the Takeaway

Posture at address is something that Tiger Woods always does right and it's something that ...

How to Fix an Inside Takeaway
How to Fix an Inside Takeaway

This one simple trick will fix an inside takeaway instantly, I guarantee it!

Fix Inside Takeaway - Shake Hands Drill
Fix Inside Takeaway - Shake Hands Drill

This is the best golf swing drill to teach you exactly how your hands should work during t ...

Golf Swing Takeaway & Drills
Golf Swing Takeaway & Drills

The golf takeaway has been described by golf instructors countless ways, so many ways that ...

Fix Inside Takeaway - Belly Button Drill
Fix Inside Takeaway - Belly Button Drill

This simple takeaway drill will give you that one piece takeaway you've been looking for o ...

Fix Inside Takeaway - Forward Press
Fix Inside Takeaway - Forward Press

If you've ever wondered whether or not you should have a forward press at setup, this golf ...

Wrist Cock vs. Wrist Hinge in the Golf Swing
Wrist Cock vs. Wrist Hinge in the Golf Swing

Do you know the difference between wrist cock and wrist hinge in the golf swing? The diffe ...

AXIOM Body Backswing
AXIOM Body Backswing

Eliminate your reverse pivot, handsy inside takeaway, your head swaying off the ball and y ...

AXIOM Refine Your Backswing
AXIOM Refine Your Backswing

Dial in your arms during the backswing to start easily shaping the ball, changing trajecto ...

Body Rotation in Golf Backswing - Chair Drill
Body Rotation in Golf Backswing - Chair Drill

If you want to power up your swing in golf, body rotation in the backswing is crucial. Unf ...

Left Shoulder Push in Backswing
Left Shoulder Push in Backswing

This "Left Shoulder Push in the Backswing" video is for you ONLY if you already pull perfe ...

5 Minutes to the Perfect Golf Backswing
5 Minutes to the Perfect Golf Backswing

Once you've mastered the takeaway using our "5 Minutes to the Perfect Takeaway" video, you ...

My Golf Backswing Secrets
My Golf Backswing Secrets

My keys to success for a perfect golf backswing - how to make the backswing simple and rep ...

How Much Shoulder Elevation
How Much Shoulder Elevation

It's time to help you decide how to power your golf swing. And it all starts with how you ...

Right Elbow Pit in Golf Backswing
Right Elbow Pit in Golf Backswing

Do you struggle, like most golfers, with a flying right elbow at the top of the backswing? ...

Understanding Arm Elevation
Understanding Arm Elevation

In this video, Ill show you what arm elevation is, why you need it, and exactly how much y ...

Fix Overswing/Across the Line - Flying Right Elbow
Fix Overswing/Across the Line - Flying Right Elbow

If you want to cure your overswing/across-the-line swing, you first need to diagnose the c ...

Live Lesson - How to Fix Your Arms by Fixing Your Legs in the Backswing
Live Lesson - How to Fix Your Arms by Fixing Your Legs in the Backswing

Do you struggle with your arms getting too deep or too disconnected during the backswing? ...

Right Arm Backswing Drill
Right Arm Backswing Drill

This is an excellent drill to train your mind to use your torso rotation to move the club ...

Should You Restrict Your Hip Turn in the Backswing?
Should You Restrict Your Hip Turn in the Backswing?

For years, you've been taught to restrict the hips in the backswing. Is that what's best f ...

Simplify Your Backswing with Shallow Arms
Simplify Your Backswing with Shallow Arms

Make this one simple change to reduce tension in your backswing to start hitting more EFFO ...

Stop Overswinging | Get Your Backswing Under Control
Stop Overswinging | Get Your Backswing Under Control

A powerful, compact backswing is essential for creating good contact with the ball. If ...

Fix Hip Overturning in Your Backswing
Fix Hip Overturning in Your Backswing

If you're letting your hips over rotate in the backswing, you're costing yourself a ton of ...

Fix Loose Lower Body w/ Laser Beam Knee Drills
Fix Loose Lower Body w/ Laser Beam Knee Drills

Lower body stability is key for power and accuracy in the golf swing. This drill will help ...

Torso, Hips Over Rotating in Backswing
Torso, Hips Over Rotating in Backswing

How much shoulder turn is too much and how much is not enough? Depends on how it's measure ...

DEAD Drill Step 1 - The Backswing
DEAD Drill Step 1 - The Backswing

Here's the first step in building your perfect golf swing using the DEAD Drill. It's criti ...

Golf Backswing, Completing the Golf Backswing
Golf Backswing, Completing the Golf Backswing

Once you've mastered the setup, weight transfer and takeaway, it's time to progress to the ...

Winter Golf Training Program - Backswing
Winter Golf Training Program - Backswing

Snow on the ground? Too cold out? No problem! NOW is the BEST time to work on your golf sw ...

Upper vs. Lower Body Rotation in Backswing
Upper vs. Lower Body Rotation in Backswing

Confused about how your upper body rotates in the backswing compared to your lower body? T ...

How to Keep Your Left Arm Straight in the Backswing
How to Keep Your Left Arm Straight in the Backswing

The secret to why you can't keep your left arm straight at the top of the golf backswing.

How to Avoid a Cupped Left Wrist at the Top
How to Avoid a Cupped Left Wrist at the Top

Learn the cause of a cupped left wrist at the top of your golf backswing and how to fix it ...

How to Fix Trail Leg Straightening in Backswing
How to Fix Trail Leg Straightening in Backswing

Is your trail leg straightening in the backswing? Do you know what kind of issues this sim ...

Do You Start Backswing w/ Hips or Shoulders?
Do You Start Backswing w/ Hips or Shoulders?

To start the golf swing with the upper or lower body, that is the question! I think Shakes ...

Checkpoints - 5 Minutes Backswing
Checkpoints - 5 Minutes Backswing

If you who have already watched the complete 5 Minutes to the Perfect Backswing video, thi ...

5 Minutes to a Perfect Backswing Pitfalls
5 Minutes to a Perfect Backswing Pitfalls

In this premium video, I am going to cover some of the common mistakes that RST students m ...

3 Functions of Right Arm in Backswing
3 Functions of Right Arm in Backswing

In this video, I'll show you the 3 functions of the right arm in creating the perfect back ...

Henrik Stenson's Backswing Moves
Henrik Stenson's Backswing Moves

See how Henrik Stenson's idiosyncrasies work in his powerful golf swing. Check out these ...

Jason Day - Perfect Backswing
Jason Day - Perfect Backswing

Swing plane is a very common term used in golf and has become a primary focus point for a ...

What is a Perfect Golf Swing Plane?
What is a Perfect Golf Swing Plane?

Swing plane is NOT something you work on by swinging in a big PVC hoop or swinging around ...

How to Fix Swing Plane & Path
How to Fix Swing Plane & Path

If you want to truly, once and for all, fix your golf swing plane and path, you must heed ...

Creating a Swing Plane
Creating a Swing Plane

So many golfers struggle with their ball striking because they misunderstand the concept B ...

Fix Swing Plane - Lead Arm Two Club Drill
Fix Swing Plane - Lead Arm Two Club Drill

Here's a simple golf swing plane drill to get your swing back on track fast with a trainin ...

How Knee Flex Determines Swing Plane
How Knee Flex Determines Swing Plane

Do you struggle with swinging too far from the inside? Part of the problem could actually ...

Trace the Plane Line
Trace the Plane Line

Do you tend to get "stuck" in the downswing? Do you hit blocks and quick hooks? Do you wan ...

Golf Grip's Effect on Swing Plane
Golf Grip's Effect on Swing Plane

Having a proper grip is crucial for club face control and lag in the golf swing. In this v ...

Stop Coming Under the Plane in Golf
Stop Coming Under the Plane in Golf

Coming into impact under plane kills your consistency, often resulting in blocked shots, t ...

AXIOM Body Tour Impact
AXIOM Body Tour Impact

Learn the secret of how the pros are so consistent with this tour impact position.

AXIOM Body Downswing
AXIOM Body Downswing

Learn how to cure your flip, stop hitting fat and thin shots and how to get into the perfe ...

AXIOM Release Left vs. Right
AXIOM Release Left vs. Right

Discover the release that is best for you and your swing that will give you the fastest re ...

AXIOM Release Overview
AXIOM Release Overview

Finally, understand what it means and feels like to fully release the club

AXIOM Compression Drill
AXIOM Compression Drill

THE drill that will give you the consistency you desire with effortless distance you didn' ...

AXIOM Unleash Your Inner Speed Demon!
AXIOM Unleash Your Inner Speed Demon!

Learn how three tiny changes can unleash 30+ more yards on your drives when you need it.

Golf Swing Sequence - How the Lower Body Works
Golf Swing Sequence - How the Lower Body Works

Struggle with coming over the top or don't know how to use your lower body in the golf swi ...

The Magic Box - How to Check Your Lower Body in the Transition
The Magic Box - How to Check Your Lower Body in the Transition

The "Magic Box" is a term created by Chuck Quinton to help golfers learn the proper transi ...

Start Downswing Before Completing Backswing
Start Downswing Before Completing Backswing

You need to start your downswing before completing your backswing. This pro-style transiti ...

Golf Swing Transition Drill
Golf Swing Transition Drill

Most instructors consider the transition in the golf swing the most difficult, if not impo ...

Which Muscles to Feel During Golf Swing Transition
Which Muscles to Feel During Golf Swing Transition

Learn exactly which muscles you should feel and in what sequence during the golf swing tra ...

You Hit the Golf Ball with Your LEGS!!
You Hit the Golf Ball with Your LEGS!!

You hit the ball with your legs, specifically your lead leg, not your hands in RST. Learn ...

Golf Downswing, Rotary Golf Downswing Overview
Golf Downswing, Rotary Golf Downswing Overview

Mastering the setup, weight transfer and takeaway are critical to a great golf swing. But ...

Right Arm Only Downswing Drill
Right Arm Only Downswing Drill

Once you've worked with the Throw the Ball Drill, you'll want to begin mastering this much ...

Drill for Golf Downswing Sequencing
Drill for Golf Downswing Sequencing

In this video, I'll show you where you're losing power and a simple drill that'll get it b ...

5 Minutes to the Perfect Golf Downswing
5 Minutes to the Perfect Golf Downswing

All the work you've done on your RST golf swing to this point has culminated in this next ...

Golf Swing Follow Through
Golf Swing Follow Through

The follow through is a result of all things you have done in your golf swing up until thi ...

Adam Scott Driver Swing Follow Through
Adam Scott Driver Swing Follow Through

In this Adam Scott follow through video, you'll find out: 1) How Adam Scott finishes his p ...

What You Should Think Over the Golf Ball
What You Should Think Over the Golf Ball

I get asked all the time what I'm thinking over the ball. This video finally answers it - ...

Taking Your Golf Swing Drills to the Course
Taking Your Golf Swing Drills to the Course

How to take what you're doing with your golf swing drills in front of the mirror to the go ...

3 Cable-Machine Core Exercises To Add To Your Routine
3 Cable-Machine Core Exercises To Add To Your Routine

We all know how important the core is to your golf swing. But which ones are the best for ...

Lydia Ko - 3 steps to better impact

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Lydia Ko is the youngest person in the history of golf to winner a major championship. In this video, I'll highlight 3 features of her swing that makes her a great ball striker round after round.

  • Shift your weight and then rotate your body to load up. 
  • Externally rotate your lead leg to start the downswing. 
  • Head down, heel down, release. 

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Mark
Is it ok to perform step 2 by starting the downswing by rotating the left hip to a squatting position where the weight is on the left heel and the left leg is in neutral joint alignment (to thereby advance the left hip towards the target (a couple of inches) with the left arm being pulled to a parallel to the ground position. Won't this hip action necessarily serve to "externally rotate the lead leg."
August 4, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Mark. Typically, players that try to start rotating the hip to a squatting position will not shift their weight efficiently. You are starting the swing from mid-body and not the ground-up. The weight is pulled by lead hip adduction and the hip moves more as a function of pulling the lead oblique. Don't over think the knee. It is a very small motion followed by weight pull and hip rotation. Also, you can tend to get into a hip slide if the lead leg doesn't externally rotate.
August 4, 2017
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Lance
So while practicing today I started wondering about my head position at impact and realized that when my shoulders are too active, my head ends up in front of the ball. When this is the case the ball goes left with either a pull or hook shape. It varies from shot to shot but is more prevalent with the mid-long irons. So if I keep my trail heel and head down behind the ball, will that combo help keep the shoulder's from ripping open? It seems that this is the move I have been searching for to brake and release without the right side dominance. Are there any good videos or drills that explain and engrain this movement?
November 3, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Lance. I can't think of a particular video other than the Face On Impact Alignments or Rotary Golf Downswing Overview. But, yes controlling the trail foot and head will help the shoulders. If the weight hangs back you could still get some shoulder spin. But, it is important to reach the positions you describe to shy away from the excessive spin.
November 4, 2016
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Lance
So does the weight shift movement on the downswing only move the head position back to where it was at setup?
November 4, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Lance. It will move it back to the original position and varying to maybe an inch ahead. But, no more than that or slightly none at all.
November 4, 2016
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Kevin
Looks like she looks to the right when the club is lowering. Where is she looking?
September 19, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Kevin. I don't think it is a particular spot. Just a reaction to try and keep the head behind the ball.
September 21, 2015
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Kevin
September 19, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Kevin. I responded above.
September 21, 2015
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Steve
Great lesson. Chris. Hits on all points. is there a video of external rotation of lead leg. I know what I think it is (which may be wrong). Do you have a video explaining?
September 16, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Steve -- Glad you enjoyed it. Check out this recent blog and video done by Chuck on external rotation....https://www.rotaryswing.com/golf-lessons-blog/want-to-learn-an-incredibly-easy-way-to-start-using-your-legs-for-power-in-the-golf-swing/
September 16, 2015
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John (Jack)
Awesome, Chris! Lots of info there but you did an excellent job explaining and then reinforcing the three key points. As always, the challenge is to make it happen as you outline. Thanks for the clarity.
September 15, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Jack -- Glad you liked it. People always wonder why I talk so fast hahaha...I have a lot to say hahaha. It's hard to keep those videos short.
September 16, 2015
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Tom
Chris - Excellent job. This video is very helpful in checking my positions while practicing. Thanks, Tom N.
September 15, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
My pleasure as always Tom.
September 16, 2015
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Stuart
How do I get the self analysis tools that are used for video analysis? I use my iPhone 6 or iPad to take my videos. Thanks
September 15, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Stuart, upload your swing from your device to your rst account and then access the self analysis feature from a desktop computer. It is not mobile friendly at this point because it is flash based.
September 16, 2015
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Stuart
Thanks Chris
September 16, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
My pleasure.
September 16, 2015
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jeff
I guess I'm confused. There has been A LOT of discussion on RST about squating (The Tiger Squat and Snead Squat) and keeping the distance between the knees open and not allowing the right knee to come forward. She sure seems to be allowing her right knee to come forward PRIOR to impact. I know this isn't the focus of the review but I would like to know if what her move is is ok or if it is not what you prefer for an ideal RST swing. There were several videos about being able to hold a ball between your knees and using the rotary connect training aid to keep the width between the knees as you come into impact. Could you tell me what you are wanting regarding knee separation coming down? I have no problem letting the right knee come forward but have worked against allowing that to happen because I understood that was not idea. Thx.
September 15, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Jeff, bottom line, we do NOT want her right knee action at all. That can be dangerous over time and can also cause a massive amount of swing faults. If you properly sit into the lead side and transfer your weight properly and then clear the lead hip with the lead obliques, trail heel down, the trail leg will do what it is supposed to do into the hitting area.
September 15, 2015
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Richard
Lydia Ko has added/adopted David Leadbetter's A swing. The swing used in this analysis is quite different than the swing she used to win her first major.
September 15, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Richard, I only touched base on the body movements like rotation and load, transition and the release. I did not want to go into the plane of the swing or the shift in plane of the swing for various reasons. The movements that she makes with her body even in her new swing are very similar I can assure you.
September 15, 2015
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joseph
Question about externally rotating the left knee/leg to start the downswing ... Aren't we supposed to start with a lateral shift? I tried rotating the knee ... it brought me right to hip spinning. Thanks.
September 15, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Joseph, the external rotation of the lead hip will allow the hips to make a lateral shift into the lead side. Generally speaking, at full speed, there is a good bit of help from the trail side to help get the weight moving over to the lead side. If you are running into hip spinning issues, make sure you get enough of the weight transferred to the lead side and control the hip rotate with the lead obliques and with the trail heel staying down on the ground.
September 15, 2015
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Ray
Here also the devil is in the details. Two aha's for me: lead arm horizontal during forward weight shift, and allowing your torso to slide forward a bit. Thanks much!
September 15, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Ray, glad you found some of the information useful.
September 15, 2015
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Christopher
Yes, this was also an "aha" moment for me. Question to clarify: Are you saying that if you find your arms below parallel at this point in the swing, it's likely an indication you're pulling with your arms?
September 15, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
That is more likely the case but could also be directly attributed to how much rotation and elevation you have in the backswing and also how loaded up your shoulder girdles are.
September 15, 2015
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Grant
HI Chris, great videos, all the time. Thanks. Would you please explain more about the shoulder girdles. Thanks
September 16, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Grant - Thanks much! Check out the golf setup posture video and then also check out golf body rotation video. Let me know if that helps and I can actually add a video to the list for production discussing this very topic.
September 16, 2015
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Alan
Hi Chris. I would echo Evan's and Robert's observations that she has a very closed club face that doesn't look very RST. I'd be interested in a video that explains the relative merits of a closed / open clubface, cupped / bowed wrist position on the backswing.
September 15, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Alan -- I didn't mention anything on the clubface in this video because it was not a focus point. Have you seen the using the wrists effectively and efficiently video? I can certainly take your request and try to work on putting more info together for the near future.
September 15, 2015
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Ken
Chris, very informative video. I could take just this one as my off-season range practice, it is so full of great instruction and video analysis. It's a bit of a shame, really (in my opinion, although immediate results seem contradictory), you can see the influences of Leadbetter's "A-Swing" on Lydia's form - early wrist set, not a really wide motion on the backswing, loop at the top - but we'll see how that holds up for her. She seems talented enough to incorporate any "system" into her game and win with it (youth is wasted on the young!). I wish her the best of success. She could rock the LPGA for many years to come if she wants.
September 14, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Ken, glad you enjoyed the video. She is going to be a great player regardless of the style of swing she goes with. She has a great amount of patience and a great understanding of what it takes to win. She will need to sort somethings out in the future that could possibly cause some injury.
September 15, 2015
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Evan
It looks like on the way back her club face is closed. And on another subject what is and where Can I find info of a reverse K . I think I know just not 100%sure.
September 14, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Her club is a bit closed but that was not a focus point of this review. Just some body movements that relate to the way we teach. Are you speaking of info on axis tilt?
September 15, 2015
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Evan
I guess is that where I would find it?
September 15, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Setup section or use the search tool in to the right of the video player just above. Just type axis tilt and all the videos that are on that topic will populate for you.
September 15, 2015
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jeffrey
The last point you make in the second step where the upper body moves forward allowing good compression of the ball.....i have noticed, for me, that i accomplish this by feeling that my right shoulder stays in the lateral position that it has gained in the backswing, which in fact is closer to the hole than at address. Holding the right shoulder at this location at the start of the downswing automatically assures that the upper body makes a dynamic lateral move towards the target.
September 14, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Jeffrey, that is a very good understanding for sure and it allows the upper body to be pulled into the hitting area for the release with proper impact positions and sets you up for a very speedy release.
September 15, 2015
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robert
Hi Chris, as usual great analysis, BUT I think you missed the 2 most obvious features of her swing 1) look how closed the face is at waist hi in bk swg 2) how the dwnswg plane is well UNDER the bkswg plane.When I skim read Leadbetter's book I said " holy crap this is Furyk lite". I read he was trying to get her to hit rt to lft, she can't miss with this swing BUT I don't think its RST!!! Now I can understand why Furyk is such a good ball striker!!! Thanks for the observations.
September 14, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Robert, thanks and glad you enjoyed it. When doing the tour videos, we have to take things lightly and relate certain parts of the players swing to what we instruct. I make it a point to not say anything negative about the players and just show the areas that are key so that you students can learn how to put certain parts into your swing for good results.
September 15, 2015
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WILLIAM
Back in May, Chuck included in his remarks about the "Use Your Wrists for Speed" video some negative comments about David Leadbetter's new A Swing. If you showed a more recent video of Lydia Ko's swing, you would see that she has incorporated many of the elements of the A Swing into her own swing.
September 14, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey William -- I only touched base on the body movements like rotation and load, transition and the release. I did not want to go into the plane of the swing or the shift in plane of the swing for various reasons. The movements that she makes with her body even in her new swing are very similar I can assure you.
September 15, 2015
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Richard
Google Leadbetters A Swing All Stars and you will see Lydia featured.
September 15, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
I am not going to comment much on the a swing as it has a ton of holes in it that can lack efficiency AND safety.
September 15, 2015
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Anthony
Chris, enjoyed the video, after step TWO when the lead arm is parallel to the ground is it the post up move and the turning of the lead oblique that brings the club down in front of her trail thigh and then in step THREE it's the trail foot down and steady head position that slows the body down so she can release the club, is the the right sequence. It is amazing how long her head stays back and down in the follow through. Thanks
September 14, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Anthony, glad you enjoyed the video. It is hard to think about the full swing in these 3 pieces but yes, you have it correct. Take your time and work on it piece by piece and then tie it all together. She, like most pros, will keep the head and trail leg very quiet while releasing and extending the arms through the hitting area. Fun to watch.
September 14, 2015
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Anthony
Thanks Chris, in watching the video again it almost looks like when she keeps her head stable and behind the ball and her trail foot on the ground her body boes out towards the target and resembles an archer's bow drawn back to shoot an arrow. When she releases the club her arms act like the arrow firing from the bow. Is this a good image or feel to have. Thanks
September 15, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
No problem and that is definitely an interesting way to look at it and I like it. That may have given me a good idea for a video
September 15, 2015
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Thomas
When the right heel comes up like Lydia usually the tush comes off the line. It looks like that might be the case here but the tush lines was not shown on the downswing. Since I have this problem I'm always looking for it in others.
September 14, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
She keeps the hips back pretty well in transition and into the hitting area. If they do come forward much it all, it is certainly hard to see.
September 14, 2015
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Donald
Looks like her tush line is good just through impact, then she comes off it slightly.
September 14, 2015

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