The GOAT Release

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This is how I believe the GOATs release the golf club to create so much speed with so little effort.


In golf, you have one job to do, And that is, To get the club head from this side of the ball to that side of the ball as quickly as humanly possible.

And everything else will largely take care of itself.

And what you do to get the club to go from here to here is release it.

Now that release, that term release has been misunderstood by so many for so long.

There's so many different ways of thinking about releasing the club, and there are many different ways that tour pros actually do release the club.

What I'm going to focus on today is what I believe the greats did in their golf swing.

And what is the simplest, fastest way, most efficient way to get the club head from this side to that side, which I talked about in the introduction video about this idea of an endless conveyor belt.

Now there's lots of different ways that you can move this golf club from here to here.

But the biggest thing is I want you to understand what is the fastest way, because the fastest way is what you're looking for.

A lot of times, golfers think that what they're really trying to do with their hands is to square the club face.

And of course that is happening, but really what squares the club face is the release.

And the release is something that you have to understand what it is.

You're really trying to do, to understand both how it produces speed and how it squares the face.

So the first thing we're going to talk about is what are the options we have to get the club from here to here?

Well, we could turn our hips.

Let's just imagine if the club was stuck to our belly buckle or our belt buckle.

However fast I turn my hips, that'll move the club.

It's only going to be able to move so fast.

If I move my shoulders, I can still only get this club from this side of the ball to that side of the ball so fast.

Or I can move my wrists.

And obviously, it should come as no surprise that the wrists are going to be able to move the club.

So much faster than anything you can do with your body.

So what we've got to really start to understand is what is the ideal way, the most efficient, fastest way to swing this club head from here to here?

Obviously it's using our wrists, but what would that look like exactly?

Well, I think David had it right when he was slaying Goliath with a string on the end of a stone.

This motion is the most efficient way that you're going to be able to get this golf club to move really fast.

Let me show you.

If you were pretending that you had a rock on the end of a string, you would just move your wrist in this motion and you would get that rock moving really quickly.

And then you'd be able to sling it in.

The same is true of the golf swing.

But what happens in the golf swing, like I talked about in the Axiom video, is that most people move this way, which if I was looking at a clock in front of me, 12 o'clock, three o'clock, six o'clock, that would be a counterclockwise rotation or pronation of the wrist.

What you actually want is the opposite.

You want clockwise rotation for a right-handed golfer.

It's counterclockwise for a left-handed golfer.

And that feeling is the same as if I was slinging a stone on the end of a string.

Now watch my hand.

Now, how much faster could I get the club to go than this?

You know, if I try and turn everything with it, It's never going to go as fast as me.

Getting this slinging motion of getting my wrist to rotate in what is obviously a clockwise fashion.

And getting that club to sling at the bottom.

That's what we want to feel.

And this is what that endless conveyor belt feel is like.

You can imagine your hand, if the club was coming down here, it's traveling down the conveyor belt, down the conveyor belt.

But as it gets close to the ball, we want this wrist to act like the radius, like you saw on the end of my chainsaw, and then get that club to snap so that it's forced to accelerate.

And I'm gripping the club in the middle of the grip.

I'm going to explain why in just a moment.

I want you to pay attention to the butt of the club.

Notice how quickly it's moving and how quickly the club is brushing against the grass.

Now, physical effort wise, I feel nothing.

My body's not doing anything, but I'm moving this club head very quickly.

You can hear it clipping the grass and I'm just using my wrist and I'm rotating it in this way, just like David was slinging that stone on the end of a string.

That is the fastest way to get the club from this side of the ball to that side of the ball.

We just continue this motion, just like you learned in the axiom video, and that will get the club moving very, very quickly.

Now, the trick to this is how do we get all of this stuff to work together to really produce endless, That endless conveyor belt feel, where the club feels like it's going kind of slow and then it snaps at the bottom.

The trick to this is understanding where the fulcrum is in the golf swing.

What I mean by that is where is the club balanced at in terms of with your hands?

Now, obviously the fulcrum, the true focal point would be way down here, but we don't grip the club way down here.

It's not going to give us much leverage, right?

We want to apply force against the shaft to be able to accelerate it.

And that is dictated by where we feel the fulcrum is on the club.

In a lead height, lead side dominant pattern, as you've seen in old videos, I talked about this pinky being so important.

The pinky is where the club is moving around, where that club head is rotating from or pivoting from.

You want to have that pinky as high up the shaft as you can, because then that gets a lot of leverage and it allows the club to snap.

In a trail side dominant pattern, It's very different because we want to be able to apply force against the shaft with this trail hand and get it to swing around in this circle.

very, very quickly to get that snap at the end of the conveyor belt.

To do that, it comes down to this guy.

So what we're going to look at next is how to grip the club, Where to feel pressure and why?

So that you understand how to start getting this club to snap and getting the butt of the club.

As you can see here, I'm exaggerating this, but watch the butt of the club.

The ideal way to get that club to move fast would be for this to move backwards.

That's kind of a strange concept and a strange feeling.

And many of you may think, oh, it's a flip.

Trust me, it's not.

But once you get this club head to move back or the butt of the club to move back, that's making this move further forward and faster in that direction.

And that's all done by understanding the pressure point on this middle finger.

So to start out, Take a golf club and I want you to hold it with just your trail hand and just the middle finger on your trail hand.

And I'm going to move my thumb out of the way so you can see this, but you can see where the pressure of the shaft is sitting on the, in between my first and second knuckle on my middle finger.

And I'm holding it up with the pressure of the pad of my right hand underneath my thumb for right now.

This is where you're going to focus your golf swing on, is this pressure point right here.

Now, if I put my thumb back in line, this helps me.

It'll sit right over that same pressure point.

Notice that so that my thumb, the joint of my thumb is sitting right over that pressure point.

And then my middle finger is, if I took it, or excuse my index finger is here just for balance and stability.

Cause the club would feel very funky.

If I just held it with my thumb and middle finger, I'd have zero control.

So this finger starts to crook around the edge to give me that sense of stability and control.

So now holding the club with just my middle finger, that pressure point, and my thumb.

And you'll note that my knuckle of my middle finger is sitting to the side of the shaft, from my perspective, the left-hand side of the shaft.

So that gets it more in the pressure point of, in between those two first joints.

And this is exactly where you see Tiger Woods putting tape on his finger all the time, is on that same exact same spot.

I'm going to explain why as we go through.

So now, what I want you to do is to go to the top of the swing, and I'm going to have you feel something.

All right.

So we're going to the top of the swing again, just my thumb, my index finger for balance and stability.

But all the pressure I'm feeling is in that primary pressure point of that middle finger.

And the thumb, you see my thumb and finger have to be pinched together.

Otherwise, the club would just fall right into my mitt, and I would immediately lose that pressure point.

So I want to get that thumb and finger, forefinger, pinched together, so that the middle finger, I can hold the pressure against that pressure point.

Now, from here, the club feels balanced, but a little bit unwieldy.

Feels like it's a little hard to control.

My middle finger's not strong enough to do it by itself.

So that's where the ring finger comes in.

Now, I can wrap those two fingers around the club, and now I have complete control over this golf club.

But my pressure point, my primary focus is still that middle finger.

From here, this is what's doing all of the work in the swing in a trailside dominant pattern, as I'm going to walk you through to get this proper release.

So you can see the club at the top.

It sits on this pressure point on my index finger, but it's just lightly resting there.

My middle finger is doing all of the work, and that's what's going to allow me to shallow out the club in just a minute.

But this is the key, is this is, you have to feel this in your fingers, in this middle finger.

And I'll take my thumb, so it's sitting just like that.

And as I hold the club up off the ground, it feels heavy, and I feel it sitting more to the side of my finger.

Once I put my ring finger back on, it gives it a little bit more balance, and it sits more on the, this part of my finger instead of this side.

But this is where you want to feel.

All of the sense of the sweet spot of that club face is right there, in that middle finger, throughout the entire swing.

So now that we have the pressure point that we're going to focus on, what you're going to feel, I want you to go back to that twirling motion that I was making earlier, the axiom move, where you're kind of just moving it in the circle.

And you'll see that my wrist is kind of slow to start down, but then it snaps at the bottom.

Try to watch just my wrist.

You see how quickly it snaps?

That is what the release should feel like.

That's what you should feel like when your hand reaches the end of that endless conveyor belt, and then it snaps back around.

And from this angle, you'll see the same thing.

It's just rotating.

But all I'm focusing on is this pressure point on the middle finger and the ring finger as well, a little bit to help stabilize it.

But this is the feeling of the release is getting it to do this.

You can feel that because you can only use these two fingers right now, and really just the middle finger, just that one pressure point more than anything else, That you can't really do a lot to add pressure from your shoulder because that's going to change the swing completely.

So, let's say for right now.

We went to the top of the swing and I just started pushing with my shoulder.

That's going to cause me to lose the feeling of that pressure point.

What you're wanting to feel is how would you sling that club into the ball?

And this is why I was saying earlier that your job in the golf swing is really to speed the club up.

It's not necessarily to try and square the face.

If you try and square it, you're actually going to slow this release down because if you're feeling this, in order to get the wrist to snap at the bottom like this, I don't really have any control over that club face.

I mean, I can take control over it, but it's going to slow it down.

What I want is speed.

And if I get out of the way and I let it snap, watch what happens to the club faces that's doing this every time.

It's ending up dead square every single time without me trying, because of the nature of this rotational movement.

And what's really happening here is that your wrist is supinating.

And then at some point, now I'm going to exaggerate all of these things.

So you have to kind of get a big feel for what this is.

Supinating this right wrist.

At some point, I can't supinate anymore, especially once I have the lead hand back on there.

So I go into deviation and then I can't deviate anymore.

And I go into rotation, supination, deviation, rotation, supination, deviation, rotation.

That's the release in that order.

Now, if you watch, you're going to see that same thing.

I'm going to supinate, deviate, rotate, and that's the whole release.

And that's the feeling I'm wanting you to get.

To get that club to snap through is going through supination, deviation, and rotation.

That is the fastest way to get the club from Point A to Point B, and the most effortless way to do that.

If you start trying to add body power to it, watch what will happen.

And of course, the whole goal is to get that club to reach close to maximum speed right at the ball.

Or, you know, especially with the driver, you want it to be, you know, you want that club to be straight back in line with the arm as best you can.

You don't want to really want a lot of shaft lean.

That's really for irons to strike down and get control and bring the ball flight down.

But in general, your vision should be, how would I get maximum speed right here at the bottom?

That's what you're trying to feel.

So once you kind of get the feeling of this motion where you're letting the club sling through and your wrist is supinating, deviating, and rotating in this kind of nice fluid feel, now I want you to start to try and turn your shoulders.

Where did the release happen?

It's happening more and more out here.

If I try and turn my hips, it becomes harder and harder to time this and it doesn't really add any power.

What you should be focusing on is how do you get your wrist to do that as quickly as possible.

That's what you're trying to feel.

So you'll realize that when you start trying to push your hands through, all you do is move the end of that conveyor belt further down the line.

And what you want is that conveyor belt to be right here over the ball, so the club snaps right over the ball.

And the more you move your hands forward, the more you should feel it slows it down.

So what you're trying to feel is right at the ball, that motion.

And that is going to both square the face up for you automatically.

And it's going to give you the most speed.

So now one of the reasons that you probably feel that this is unnatural is that it seems like a more roundabout way to get the club back to the ball.

What most golfers want to do instinctively is the opposite.

They want to pronate, which is just taking your trail arm and internally rotating it versus externally rotating.

This is supination and this is pronation.

If you try and pronate very quickly, what is that going to do to the club shaft?

Well, of course, it's going to steepen it, But this feels right because it not only feels powerful, because it's using muscles in the front to out in your chest, which are powerful muscles.

So it feels right to do this.

It feels like you're going to generate power versus doing this.

This doesn't really make a lot of sense at first.

So what we want to do is pronate and then we go in this way.

And guess what happens to our elbow?

We can't get into GDP.

So we just end up swinging across the ball and over the top.

Getting into the goat delivery position requires supination of this trail arm.

And this is where things start to get really interesting, because once you understand that, if I just do the slightest amount of supination, look where my elbow pit is.

It's in perfect spot, exactly like the goats.

My forearm's facing away from me and my palm is facing away from me.

That's all happening through supination of this trail arm.

A lot of times golfers get fixated on what Hogan talked about, supinating the lead arm.

Now what's going to happen if I aggressively supinate this lead arm?

It's going to pull me straight out of GDP.

So Hogan is doing that right at impact, but certainly not early in the swing.

Hogan shallowed it out just like you see in all the greats.

And this is one of the things that you're going to finally start to understand how to do this in your own swing.

If you've studied the swing much, you'll notice at the very top of the swing, really great ball strikers have the club going this way to start down.

It seems kind of strange because the ball's over here.

Why would you take the club this way to get back over this way?

It's a roundabout way to get there because we're trying to create this endless conveyor belt feel in 3D, which I'll talk about in a moment.

From here, if I go to the top and I start pronating, the shaft immediately gets too steep and I start coming over the top.

If I start supinating, which I'll explain why you want to feel this in a minute, This gets the club to shallow out because all I'm doing is using my middle finger to swing the golf club.

That's truly what it feels like and that's what I want you to focus on.

That's why we talked about the grip at the beginning.

So from here, If I was only to swing down with my middle finger and keep the pressure point in this exact same spot throughout the entire swing, as I go to the top, if I start going this way, I lose that pressure point.

I want the club to sit into that cradle of my fingers and I want to supinate it so that it brings me straight into GDP.

So once I'm here, All I've got to do is let that hand motion continue the supination, deviation.

And then it'll feel like my palm is coming in this way.

And then it's going to snap over and release once it gets to the end of the conveyor belt.

So let's see that again.

So I go to the top, I'm holding it just with my middle finger and then as I start to supinate just a little bit, as the club comes down, this is getting me into GDP.

And from here, all I have to do is this.

And this is the tricky part for most golfers, because what they want to do is this, because again, these are using much more powerful muscles, but that's not, you wouldn't sling a stone off a string like this.

You would do it like this.

And that's the whole trick to it.

The whole trick to getting into GDP and releasing the club correctly is doing the exact opposite of what you think you should, because it's completely counterintuitive to swing the club this way.

We want to swing the club this way.

This is what makes golf so hard.

So once you get this feeling of getting that little bit of supination, you'll see how that shallows out the club.

The club's actually going back towards the mountains back behind me.

I'm not trying to get it immediately to the ball.

That's all pronation.

That's a death move.

It costs you a ton of power.

You'll never be able to square the face consistently.

So if I go this way, now I'm in GDP.

And all I got to do is just let that palm feel like it's going to face the sky for me because it's facing out away from me.

And as it continues to go through, my release is this way, not this way.

And as soon as you feel that for the first time, the light bulb is going to click.

You're like, oh, that's how the club's brushing the grass.

Notice how I just kind of skimmed the grass versus making it dig in there really hard.

It's because I'm going this way with my wrist.

So now start figuring out how to put this into your golf swing as a whole.

If we get into GDP, since this is the last thing that we really can kind of check before we really unleash everything, we want to be able to make sure we can get in this position consistently.

And the trick to that is starting here.

So if I just start with my trail hand in GDP, my arms internally, or excuse me, my elbows pointing out away from me, my arms into my side, and my wrist is supinated there.

If I just went back to the top, keeping this exactly where it is, and this will probably feel different because most golfers want to get their arm this way.

But if you start in GDP, because you know, you've got to get here.

Well, how would you go back from here to easily get back into that position?

That's what I'm trying to feel is going here.

And that lets me know what I should be doing in the backswing because I know I have to get here.

And I know I've got to get this club moving away from me to start this release.

Then all I need to feel is GDP to the top.

And then I can go down to address and know this is how my arm has to work throughout the whole swing.

So it's no longer some, you know, Confusing thing about even why I set up everything that I'm doing at setup is to make it easier to get into GDP down here.

So when I'm setting up with my arm, I don't set up with my arm like this.

I set up with it like this because I want that elbow pit to be able to get right here because that's, what's going to allow me to release the club in a feeling that is more under.

I think of it as an underhand toss versus an overhand throw.

This to me is an underhand motion.

That is what I think of as the golf swing.

As I mentioned, This motion of this clockwise rotation and supination, and getting the arm into this kind of weak, passive position, this doesn't feel very strong.

But again, What you're trying to do is get this club head to rotate in the quickest way possible, to move the quickest way possible.

And what you're really trying to feel for that is that you need to stay back.

If I go this way, as you saw in lessons, I've used the tempo king with most golfers release the club really late way out here.

Why is that?

Well, one, They're trying to force the club through with their body and their arms instead of letting the club release.

And it needs to start releasing from way back here.

Like this is the throwing from the top motion.

I'm trying to get this club out away from me as soon as I can, because I want that club to release maximum at maximum speed down here, not way out here does me no good.

To feel that what you're trying to really do is stay back, not turn through.

And that's what most golfers do.

So when you get the feeling again, you've got to get the idea of this conveyor belt working down this way.

And then there's the pulley or the roller at the end of the conveyor belts right here.

And you want your hand to feel like it snaps that club head like this.

And that's why the fulcrum is so important, Because that's the feeling that you want to feel, that the club is pivoting around.

Is this middle joint on your right hand.

So when we go back to that twirl drill, and we do it with both hands, what you're going to have to feel in order to get this maximum speed and staying back, because if I go forward, all I do is I make that I move the bottom of that conveyor belt forward, I want it to be way back here.

So I've got to stay back in order to get that club to release properly.

So now to get at the feeling of that fulcrum with your middle finger of your right hand, your left hand or lead hand has to be what's going to feel like completely passive in this motion, because if you try and tighten up at all, You're going to lose that whipping motion that we had earlier, when we were just feeling just our finger, you can feel the club snaps through really quickly.

And this is really the trick.

When golfers look at my swing, they're like, there's no way you're swinging that fast.

And then I slow it down and show them the swing speed right on like, Oh, okay.

It is really that fast, but it looks slow because my body's moving slow.

All I'm trying to do is get speed from my fingers, my hands and my wrists.

That's all I care about.

The rest of me can move really slow.

As long as I get this snap to happen right here at the bottom, that's all I care about.

So to get my lead hand involved with this motion, it has to be dead.

It has to be super, super passive because if it's not, it's going to slow this down.

So I get my lead hand on here and it's very quiet.

All I feel is my middle finger and the rest of my fingers on the club are very, very light, but I'm holding it relatively firmly with my middle finger.

And now let's see if we can get that same motion.

You'll feel as I go stay back, that gets that conveyor belt further out, gets that pulley to release it.

And my wrist is very soft.

You can see my left wrist, just has to be responding to what this middle finger is doing.

And what this middle finger is doing is acting again as the fulcrum.

So what I'm trying to do is actually get the club head to pivot around my middle finger, which allows me as I'm throwing it and adding force to the shaft, as it's going this way, pivoting around that middle finger, that gets the handle of the club moving backwards.

Now, technically it's not doing that.

It feels that I'm not actually getting my hands to do this.

I wish I could, but it's just not going to happen, but that would give me the most speed is being able to apply force this way and this way.

But of course, as we shift our pressure forward and we're moving this way, I'm still going to have all the shaft lean I need at impact, but I'm trying to get my hands to snap as quickly as possible from up the line.

It's a little easier to see this.

So I shift forward.

My hand is still, I feel like I'm working the club down this way.

And as it goes this way, my left wrist, I'm trying to get this left wrist to be able to break down as fast as humanly possible, just like what you saw with Bobby Jones' swing.

Bobby Jones' swings look super effortless because he's just snapping the heck out of those wrists at the bottom.

And what it feels like is it's pivoting around this middle finger.

That's why this middle finger is so important.

And as we get to talking about this in the whole swing in just a minute, it'll make even more sense.

But I want you to practice that twirling motion, This axiom motion with both hands on there and feel that your left wrist has got to be soft and it will rotate and release quicker.

Now, what are the things that you're going to see?

It's like, wait a second.

I know that my left wrist is supposed to be flat at impact.

I struggle with scooping, et cetera.

You struggle with scooping because you're pronating.

You start taking your hand and you're going this way with it early.

That's going to break this thing down.

I'm supinating.

What does that do to my left wrist?

I'm exaggerating this again, of course, but it bows it.

If I go this way with my right hand, look at my left wrist.

It's both bowed and deviated.

That's the most stable position for your wrist to be in an impact.

But I don't try to do it with my left wrist.

I'm doing it with my right with, really with my right middle finger and throwing the sweet spot of the club head.

As I throw it back this way, it deviates my wrist, gets it flat.

It's in a perfectly stable position.

And then I get that puppy to release as fast as possible.

The whole time, this left wrist isn't doing anything active.

I'm not trying to bow my wrist.

I'm not trying to supinate my wrist.

I'm trying to supinate my right wrist, my trail hand, in order to get that club to release very quickly.

Now, Once you have the basic feeling of this axiom motion of getting that right wrist to rotate in the opposite way, you think it should, it's rotating the club head away from the ball, but that's what allows the club head to sling into it.

Then what we want to do is practice this from GDP with both hands.

So now, again, all your focus is really on that pressure point on that middle finger.

I'll explain why in a moment as we get further into this.

I'm helping support it with my ring finger.

My index finger is providing some stability and my thumb's keeping the club from falling into my mitt at the top of the swing.

Left hand is just there for stability, okay?

So now, from GDP, take a little swing back and then release it.

And what you'll find is you want this trail shoulder to work down, never out toward the ball.

That's going to change the bottom of your conveyor belt.

That's going to cause the club to release late.

What I want to feel is I imagine the end of my conveyor belt's right here.

So the club's working, the butt of the club's working down that conveyor belt, And then I want it to snap back up and feel as if it's working back up the other side of the conveyor belt as fast as possible.

Again, it's a visual, it's a feel.

The club head's not actually doing this.

It's not how our bodies work.

But the feeling, once you get the wrist to snap, is exactly that.

You can see I'm, again, exaggerating this, but the club head, I'm feeling that the butt of the club is working back away from the target, pivoting around my middle finger of my trail hand.

From GDP, you can start to feel this.

So just get your arm perfectly in this position.

It's going to be close to your body, connected, the elbow pits out, the palm is out.

And now go back to the, just go back a little bit.

And then instead of trying to go this way, like most golfers do, start trying to supinate, deviate, and rotate.

Feel this motion.

But you really can't, I don't want you to try and think through supinate, deviate, rotate.

This is a natural feeling, just as if you were twirling that club.

You can't really do this enough to get the feeling of, Like, I just literally hold it with my middle finger and get that club to just snap at the bottom as quickly as possible.

So now, as I'm doing this from GDP, take it back a little bit and then release.

And I keep getting that feeling of the club going this way.

And of course, that's an exaggeration.

I would never be able to get here because as I'm in this position, my hands are going to also rotate.

And that's why this trail shoulder staying back is so important.

Because if I turn it through, look what happens to the club face.

It will stay open.

But if I stay back, the club has to turn over.

I can't keep going like this.

It doesn't make any sense.

My wrists have to rotate.

So when you're looking at it from this perspective, I'm going here, there, keep that trail shoulder back, get the club working this way clockwise for a right-handed golfer, and start to get the feeling of how you'd get your wrist to snap.

So again, I'm against exaggerating, supinating, deviating, rotating, lead wrist breaking down, club feeling like it's pivoting around my fulcrum of my middle finger.

That is the whole release.

Now, One thing that may not be clear to you at this stage is, why do we want the club to move away from the ball in order to get it to speed up?

Again, understand that once you start out here and you take the club back with your wrist, look how much wrist angle I've put in my swing.

That's a lot.

The clubs move from here to here just with my wrists.

And now the whole downswing of getting all of this to unleash and get back out in front of me happens in less than a quarter of a second.

You need time.

Time is what we're trying to buy here.

And if you start turning your shoulders fast, you don't have enough time to get that club back out to get the club in line with your left arm.

It's never going to make a straight line.

It's going to be like this, face is going to be open, or what have you.

So what you're really trying to do is buy time for that club head to reach maximum speed.

That is the goal.

We're trying to produce the most amount of speed with our wrist humanly possible.

And to do that, we need to both start releasing it at the top, but we also need to stay back.

And that's why you'll see most tour players, especially with a driver where they're not trying to hit down on the ball, as they come down, their heads will actually move this way quite a bit.

If we look at Bubba Watson on the screen here, you'll see that exact motion as he comes down into impact.

I've got him flipped around as a righty here.

Note how much his head moves back.

And this allows the club more time to release.

If I turn my shoulders, I'm taking all that time away.

And now the club doesn't have as much time to accelerate.

We want maximum speed with minimum effort.

And to do that, this trail shoulder has got to stay back.

The other thing that keeping this trail shoulder staying back does, as I've talked about in other videos, is it helps square the path for longer.

So watch my club.

If I take my right shoulder and I go down and move my head back away from the ball, look at how square I can keep that club if I wanted to until it rotates and releases to the path.

So this makes my path very easy to get the ball to start online and fly very straight.

And all I got to do is just let my hands release.

I'm not trying to square the face.

I'm just letting it go.

Remember, to release it means to let go.

So stop trying to square the face with your shoulders and your arms and your hands.

As you're going this way and you keep this trail shoulder back, the club face is going to square.

It doesn't have a choice.

Your job is just to release it as fast as you can.

And this is what every great ball striker has ever said.

When they get hot and they're swinging really well, they said, the harder I released it, the straighter it went.

When you get out of the way, stop trying to control that club face and start releasing it and releasing it the correct way, it's going to square up for you automatically.

So now that you have the idea of this endless conveyor belt, That the club is working down this belt and then it's going to reach the end of the belt and it's going to snap.

And anything you try and do to accelerate that club in a straight line, it's just going to slow it down.

We now need to take this concept and make it 3D because that idea of a conveyor belt, it's kind of two dimensions.

But what we really want to do is leverage.

Not only this idea of how the wrist can snap once they reach the end of the conveyor belt, and that's going to happen again.

If your shoulder's not moving through and you're just staying back, in fact, like I showed with tour players, heads are actually moving further back away to get that hand.

My hand can't go anywhere because my shoulder's basically acting like an anchor.

So now the wrists have to snap very fast.

If you keep turning through, you just start creating this straight line force and there's just no speed there.

So we now want to make this 3D though.

We want to get the maximum speed, not just the end of the conveyor belt, but centrifugal force from a throwout motion as the club is working out away from our body as well.

And the way to think about this is that as I'm going back, what I really want to do, A lot of times, golfers aren't really sure what they're really trying to do in their whole golf swing.

So they kind of go to the top and they turn, twist their spines up really tight, and then they turn their shoulders coming down.

That's the last thing on earth you want to do in the golf swing.

If you want to have an efficient release, if you want to look like you're swinging very slow and hit the ball really hard, what you want to feel is that your shoulders aren't doing anything.

In fact, I'm trying to get my whole body to be quiet and just listen, really just listen to my middle finger.

So what I'm going back, what I'm trying to do is get this club to go back to where it sits nicely in that middle finger.

And then I'm starting to throw it this direction back here.

So now I'm kind of taking my conveyor belt and I've shifted it so that it's kind of pointing at the ball this way.

And I'm throwing the club head out away from me.

Notice that my trail shoulder is staying back and I'm just using my hand.

If I use my shoulder, the release happens out here.

If I keep my shoulder back and I just focus on the pressure point, and I have to be patient here.

At the very top of the swing, as I mentioned, you'll see a lot of tour players who are really great ball strikers, their club head will start to work this way as they start down.

You've got to be patient to feel that.

If you just force it and push it this way, you're going to lose this pressure point.

It's going to shift a little bit in your finger, it's not going to feel the same, And you're going to lose this ability to sling the club into the back of the ball and especially slinging it into the back of the ball from back here, which feels amazing because as I'm staying back and getting my right arm to work back, notice that my shoulder feels like it's dead.

It's just staying here.

This allows me to throw the club out that way.

And that makes that snap happen.

And not only faster, it's happening in three dimensions.

It's not just a straight line path.

I'm doing it from back here.

And that forces that club to move around that conveyor belt even faster.

And so now the conveyor belt has a convex shape to it, a compound curve.

It's not just a straight line conveyor belt like Amazon is using.

It's curved on a compound arc.

My hands working this way, throwing the club this way, and that gets me maximum speed with minimal effort.

All I have to do is feel that I'm throwing it from back here.

This is the key.

So now this is where I really want you to start paying attention to what you feel in that first joint, the space from the first and second knuckle in your middle finger.

As you're going back, it's important to feel this the whole time.

So this is what you're focusing on as you go back.

And as I feel it sitting into the top, I can push with my thumb and break it down.

I can push too soon too hard with this first joint and break it down.

It's fine if you want to throw it that way, but it's easiest if you feel it just with your middle finger, let the club fall back and sit into there even more so that from there you can sling it.

That's all you're trying to do is feel the club head slinging into the back of the ball with that middle finger.

And again, the ring 1000 finger is helping out.

Sometimes you'll 1001 see tiger with tape on that ring finger 1002 as well, But that's the feeling of 1003 getting that club to sling into the 1004 endless conveyor belt from a deep 1005 perspective.

So when I take the club 1006 back, as I talked about in the last 1007 video, the throw the club head, where I 1008 kind of want you to practice with a 1009 staggered stance, this helps you get that 1010 feeling of throwing the club out this 1011 way.

A lot of times golfers are fixated 1012 on turning way out here, finishing their 1013 follow through.

I couldn't care less 1014 about that.

My golf swing is done right 1015 there.

And the fact that I get pulled 1016 around to there is purely because of the 1017 force of the club is yanking me around.

1018 But if I could stop right after I hit the 1019 ball, I would.

I'm not trying to turn 1020 around to get to a full follow through.

1021 I'm never, ever trying to do that.

I'm 1022 trying to stay back here, throw it.

And 1023 then if the club pulls me around there, 1024 it pulls me around there.

But that's not 1025 what I'm trying to feel is, you know, a 1026 lot of old school way of thinking about 1027 the golf swing is, oh, get up onto your 1028 lead leg and all these things.

Stay back 1029 and fling that puppy into the back of the 1030 ball.

As you're working on developing the 1031 feel and sensitivity of this middle 1032 finger, this pressure point in the middle 1033 finger, a good visual is to imagine you 1034 had something really heavy, like a 1035 hammer.

Now, This will feel really heavy 1036 just by holding it with just your middle 1037 finger and the ring finger for support.

1038 So this will help you get the idea of how 1039 to start down.

If you had a really heavy 1040 object like a hammer, you wouldn't just 1041 immediately try and go full force right 1042 from the top.

If you were trying to swing 1043 that hammer down into the ball, it'd be 1044 too heavy.

So you would kind of wait.

1045 You'd start it a little bit gradually.

1046 You can't just rush this thing down.

1047 You'll throw off the entire sequence.

1048 What you're trying to feel is how the 1049 club sits in the cradle of the finger so 1050 that the fingers can sling it in there 1051 with your wrist.

But if you start trying 1052 to force it down really hard, you lose 1053 this pressure point completely.

So 1054 imagine you had a really heavy hammer or 1055 like an axe, the same motion.

If I had an 1056 axe and I was chopping a piece of wood, I 1057 wouldn't just go as hard as I could with 1058 my hands at the beginning.

I'd allow 1059 myself to kind of use my body to help get 1060 this thing going.

And then there would be 1061 a little bit of throwing from the top.

1062 I'm not just going to try and down cock 1063 my wrist and then snap it at the bottom.

1064 You'll see there's a little bit of 1065 throwing, but it's gradual to start.

And 1066 then right at the bottom, 1067 that's when I sling that thing in there.

1068 And the axe is acting on the same 1069 principle that once your wrists stop 1070 moving, it's like they're reaching the 1071 end of the conveyor belt.

And that's when 1072 snaps the head down into the ball 1073 or that, you know, a piece of axe, an axe 1074 into a piece of wood.

In the golf swing, 1075 it's the same thing.

This is where you're 1076 going to have.

That look of good rhythm 1077 and tempo is because you're only trying 1078 to wait until you've got the club head.

1079 Falling back into the cradle of these 1080 fingers so that they can sling the head 1081 back into the ball.

If you try and force 1082 it, you lose that.

So be patient at the 1083 top.

Now, this is still happening super, 1084 super fast.

And that's one thing I want 1085 to make clear is that when you're 1086 practicing this, in general, the way I 1087 think about it these days with this trail 1088 side pattern, is I never do slow motion 1089 work of any kind because it throws off 1090 the entire sequence.

Everything has to 1091 happen fast, or you'll start to use 1092 muscles and tense them up.

That you 1093 actually have to have relaxed in order to 1094 be able to sling the club back into the 1095 ball.

So like if I go to the top really 1096 slow to hold my club up here, I've got to 1097 activate my shoulders.

Well, My shoulders 1098 have to be relaxed in the real swing in 1099 order for them to drop the club down.

To 1100 get into GDP.

So what I really encourage 1101 you to do is go back and start swinging 1102 it very quickly, but understand right at 1103 the top, you've got to be patient just 1104 for the split second for the club to do 1105 this.

It's almost like I'm rolling my 1106 finger.

I'm trying to really get that 1107 club to sit right back into that middle 1108 finger and then it's going to start to 1109 supinate just a little.

I'm exaggerating 1110 all of these things.

It's super subtle.

1111 But as I'm doing that, That's allowing me 1112 to start to release the club in this 1113 underhand fashion, and that's where 1114 you're going to get the most speed.

For 1115 the last part of this video, I want you 1116 to go to a very quiet place, or at least 1117 put headphones on.

And I want to share 1118 with you some secrets of the golf swing 1119 that are going to help you understand 1120 effortless power.

If you want to 1121 understand why my swing looks so slow and 1122 yet produces so much speed, listen up 1123 because I'm going to share with you how 1124 to understand the swing and how to look 1125 at it.

1126 So the first, we're going to walk through 1127 this piece by piece.

So obviously this is 1128 a six iron I'm hitting.

I hit a standard 1129 six iron about 205 yards at sea level.

1130 I'm at altitude here.

This ball is 1131 probably going about 245 yards, 1132 but you'll get the same idea.

I want you 1133 to first watch the ball.

That's it.

Just 1134 watch the ball come off the face and 1135 listen to the strike.

1136 So I like to hit the ball very, very 1137 clean.

I don't like taking divots at all 1138 if I can avoid it.

So you can see the 1139 club when it interacts with the turf.

Now 1140 this is artificial turf, of course, but 1141 watch how there's just a little bit of 1142 dust that comes up, but I'm not striking 1143 the turf very hard at all.

It's very 1144 barely disturbed.

I'm trying to pick the 1145 ball relatively very, very clean.

1146 And that's what creates the sound that 1147 you hear of that strike.

You can hear how 1148 the club 1149 gives a nice little crack to the ball and 1150 then the ball rockets off the face.

But 1151 it doesn't look like I'm swinging very 1152 fast.

You'll note that my balance is very 1153 relaxed.

I don't look like I'm struggling 1154 for my balance.

The reason for that is, 1155 is I'm not turning my body.

I'm not 1156 trying to move my body to try and create 1157 speed and power.

I'm simply throwing with 1158 my fingers and my body is just 1159 stabilizing and supporting the club from 1160 there.

That's it.

So let's now begin to 1161 look at this a little bit more in depth.

1162 So let's first focus on my hands.

Now I 1163 want you to try and just focus on my 1164 right hand throughout the entire swing.

1165 Okay.

Watch it going back and through.

1166 It's kind of hard to see, isn't it?

Watch 1167 it again.

Watch just my right hand.

1168 You really can't pick it up again until 1169 the follow through, right?

From the, you 1170 can see it going back.

You can see it at 1171 the top of the swing and then it kind of 1172 disappears.

It's because my hands are 1173 moving very fast, but my hands are moving 1174 fast because I'm throwing the club head, 1175 the sweet spot of the club head at the 1176 ball very quickly.

And the club head is 1177 helping pull my hands through.

I'm not 1178 trying to move my hands.

And the reason 1179 you can know this, watch my shoulders 1180 now.

So let's just watch the shoulders.

1181 Do my shoulders look like I'm turning 1182 them like Bryson DeChambeau.

Like I'm 1183 trying to turn my shoulders as fast as I 1184 can.

1185 Doesn't look like that at all.

And that's 1186 why my balance looks so good that some of 1187 you remarked on YouTube video.

And I 1188 posted this is that I'm not fighting my 1189 balance because I'm not trying to move my 1190 body.

My body's very quiet.

My, you can 1191 see my shoulders are very quiet, but 1192 again, when you watch my hands, my hands 1193 are moving very, very quickly.

1194 That's the trick to this is that my body 1195 is slow because the only thing that has 1196 to move fast is the club head.

1197 The club head's got to move fast.

The 1198 hands do not have, or excuse me, the body 1199 does not have to move fast at all if the 1200 hands are moving fast around the body.

1201 And that's what you can see as you watch 1202 my follow through.

1203 I really threw the club head at the ball.

1204 And then as far as I was concerned, my 1205 swing is done, but you'll see that I get 1206 pulled around and to a follow through.

1207 That's why my hands look like they're 1208 kind of wrapped, Going and wrapping 1209 around my head a little bit right there, 1210 because the momentum of the club is 1211 pulling them there.

That's it.

I'm not 1212 trying to get to a fall through at all.

I 1213 have zero control over my follow through, 1214 where it looks like, what it looks like, 1215 where are the clubs going, any of that 1216 stuff.

I'm simply throwing the club and 1217 that's it.

So now let's watch my lower 1218 body.

Let's watch my hips and core.

1219 Does it look like I'm turning my core 1220 very fast?

It's moving quickly, but does 1221 it look like I'm putting a lot of 1222 muscular effort into it?

Nope.

In fact, 1223 what I'm trying to do is actually putting 1224 moves in here to disable my body.

One of 1225 the things you'll note, watch my right 1226 leg as I go back.

My right leg is going 1227 to straighten.

This actually takes power 1228 out of my right leg, Because I'm trying 1229 to avoid pushing off of that right hip to 1230 drive that right shoulder through the 1231 ball.

I'm trying to keep the right 1232 shoulder back.

And if I push hard off my 1233 right leg, That's going to turn 1234 everything through and that's going to 1235 slow my release down and make it happen 1236 too late.

I'm trying to release the club 1237 back here behind me by the camera in 1238 order to get it to fully release at the 1239 ball.

And so my legs, I actually try to 1240 disable them.

That's why I straighten my 1241 right leg in this movement pattern, which 1242 is different than in a lead side pattern 1243 where I'm trying to create rotational 1244 speed.

So you'll see my body in the 1245 follow through.

My old swings looks very 1246 different than this where my body is 1247 super quiet.

Let's watch my feet.

Now, if 1248 you watch my feet, watch my right foot.

1249 See how quiet it is.

It's just getting 1250 pulled up.

It's obvious that I'm not 1251 driving hard off my right foot at all.

1252 It's getting pulled up by the club head.

1253 The momentum of the club head swinging 1254 around me as I throw it is what's 1255 controlling all of my body movement.

It's 1256 what's pulling me around to my left side.

1257 Obviously, I'm driving a little bit off 1258 the right, but not nearly as much as it 1259 might think to generate the speed that I 1260 do.

I'm truly just trying to throw the 1261 club head at the ball.

And that's what 1262 you're trying to feel with this release.

1263 And that's what gives you effortless 1264 speed.

That's why my swing looks slow.

1265 But again, if you try to watch my hands, 1266 you can't, they just disappear from the 1267 top of the swing until you catch them up 1268 on the follow through again, because 1269 they're moving very, very quickly, but it 1270 doesn't look forceful.

And that's the 1271 part that people don't understand.

They 1272 think of the golf swing as something that 1273 you're trying to generate power.

I'm only 1274 trying to generate speed.

That's all I 1275 care about.

I want quickness.

I want my 1276 club head and my hands to release as fast 1277 as humanly possible.

Now, one other thing 1278 I'll draw your attention to watching my 1279 follow through here, 1280 note how the right there, that motion 1281 there.

1282 Watch again.

So after my follow through, 1283 and I kind of do this, 1284 that's the club falling back into my 1285 middle finger.

I've ingrained this motion 1286 so much, I don't think about this.

But as 1287 I get into that kind of little relaxed, I 1288 don't know what you would call that.

1289 Maybe you guys have a good name for it.

1290 The post follow through, 1291 uh, the pose looking at the ball flight 1292 that the club's falling back into my 1293 middle finger.

It's just sitting there.

1294 I'm trying to sense that right pressure 1295 point on my middle finger the whole time, 1296 throughout the entire swing.

And that's 1297 exactly what you're seeing in this 1298 release is that once I get here, I feel 1299 it right there at the top, my left hand 1300 completely dead, 1301 completely dead.

Now, of course, as you 1302 get used to this follow through or this 1303 release pattern, you can start using the 1304 left arm.

You can start adding more force 1305 here and there doing all sorts of things.

1306 You can speed up your rotation.

I'm 1307 trying to give you the big picture, The 1308 broad strokes of getting the feeling of 1309 this more or less throwing underhand 1310 release and getting that left wrist to 1311 break down.

That's what I'm trying to get 1312 you to feel.

And so the whole time I'm 1313 focusing solely on that middle finger.

1314 And then instinctively, when I get into 1315 this post follow through, 1316 the club falls back into that middle 1317 finger and my left wrist again, it's not 1318 doing anything.

If I do anything with it, 1319 I slow it down or I shut the face down.

1320 This is all done with the right middle 1321 finger.

1322 So hopefully this helps you understand 1323 where speed comes from.

It's I'm throwing 1324 the club, the club's helping accelerate 1325 my hands.

And then they work 1326 synergistically is the faster I throw the 1327 club head, the faster my hands go, the 1328 faster I can get my hands to go, the 1329 faster I can throw the club head and so 1330 on.

But my body doesn't have to move 1331 fast.

It does not have to be aggressive 1332 to hit the ball a proper distance with 1333 the club.

You can swing what looks very 1334 slow and have a very balanced follow 1335 through, a very relaxed body, a very easy 1336 going swing and pure the ball on every 1337 shot.

And that is part of the key too.

As 1338 you start using this trail hand release 1339 pattern, it should make it easy to square 1340 the face because you're trying to do the 1341 opposite.

Most people are trying to 1342 pronate to square the face, and it 1343 actually just causes the opposite 1344 problem.

As you're supinating and getting 1345 this kind of like windmill effect, where 1346 the club's twirling around and rotating 1347 under to square the face, as I 1348 demonstrated earlier, that squares the 1349 face very easily.

It makes it easy to hit 1350 it in the center of the face.

And that's 1351 another reason why I hit the ball as far 1352 as I do, Is I'm hitting the ball right in 1353 the center of the face, with a very 1354 square path and a very square face.

And 1355 you can see the ball flight.

It doesn't 1356 move.

I don't put curvature on the ball.

1357 If I do, I hate it.

I generally don't 1358 like doing it.

This is my standard shot.

1359 Everything I try to hit is exactly the 1360 same.

And the reason I just started 1361 playing again, as you guys saw, I'm back 1362 to a plus three already.

And I'm certain 1363 that's going to trend quite a bit lower 1364 this summer.

And part of the reason for 1365 that is I don't have to practice nine 1366 different shots.

I don't try to hit the 1367 nine ball pattern that Tiger does.

I hit 1368 one shot because I don't have nine times 1369 as much time to practice.

I don't have 1370 that much time.

I don't want to have to 1371 practice a high cut and a low cut and 1372 know the difference in yardages.

That's 1373 really what it comes down to.

I'm trying 1374 to hit the ball the exact same distance 1375 the same every single time.

So I'm in the 1376 same trajectory, same spin rate, same 1377 flight pattern.

I'm trying to hit it dead 1378 straight every time, which is really easy 1379 to do releasing it like this as you get 1380 the feel for it.

When you stop trying to 1381 pronate your wrist to square the face, or 1382 stop trying to square the face, period, 1383 just get it in the ballpark at the top 1384 and then do the you know, the clockwise 1385 axiom motion that you learned here, the 1386 clubface squares up.

So I don't have to 1387 try and square the face.

And that's why I 1388 don't.

Another reason I don't try and 1389 shape thoughts apart from not having the 1390 time to practice is that.

This just feels 1391 really easy to hit the ball straight 1392 every time.

Because I'm not trying to do 1393 anything other than just release it the 1394 exact same way.

So I don't have to 1395 practice a bunch of different shots.

If I 1396 have to curve it, I will.

But my goal 1397 with this six iron is to hit it 205 1398 yards, exactly the same every single 1399 time, with the exact same ball flight.

1400 The less my body moves, the more quiet 1401 and stable it is.

The easier it is for me 1402 to hit it the same trajectory, 1403 the same spin rate, 1404 the same ball flight, all of those 1405 things.

So that's what I want to help you 1406 understand is that when you're releasing 1407 properly, it doesn't need to be some 1408 aggressive body.

1409 I'm a fan of Bryson, but I don't ever 1410 want to swing like that.

1411 I got a bad body.

So I want to swing as 1412 effortlessly as humanly possible.

And the 1413 most effortless way to do that is to get 1414 your wrist release as fast as possible.

1415 And I hope this video helps you 1416 understand that.

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Paul
I would love to also see that final sequence of swings from the face on instead of behind to watch Chuck's head and see how it moves in that beautifully smooth release.
June 23, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Thanks for the suggestion Paul. We have FO coming soon for the 8 Iron shot at different speeds.
June 23, 2025
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Kendall
Could you explain why the hands are higher in gdp vs setup? My hands seem to be in the same position in GDP/release and setup vs Chucks which are much higher and further away from him. Probably explains why my angle of attack is so steep, especially my longer irons. I’ve been focusing on contracting like in the goat code and supinating but my hands always seem to end up in the same spot when compairing GDP and setup…
June 3, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Kendall. There is shaft droop and you are adding deviation to the wrists in the downswing. As the lead hip clear to make room for the release you start posting up. You are moving up which triggers the club to go down which naturally makes the hands a bit higher.
June 3, 2025
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Scott
I'm totally confused! How can you do this release move with the club twirling in the fingers while also doing what you tell us to to in the "GOAT Power Sequence" video, where you say to maintain the GOAT arm while rotating the body with the elbow pit and chest moving in sequence? In this release video you say DONT rotate but stay back else it will screw up the timing of the release?
April 20, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Scott. Take a look at the 12:00 timestamp in the Power Video. You have to release. The videos show larger scale examples for the feel/visuals but the supination and snap still must happen.
April 20, 2025
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Scott
So there is no "snap" in putting and chipping, obviously. Is there in pitching and wedges? At what point in a swing is the "snap" necessary? All full shots?
April 20, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Snap is for full shots. Putting/Chipping/Wedge play you aren't looking for power but more control. Little release but more about stability for flight/accuracy.
April 20, 2025
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Kendall
Chuck, Are you slinging the club with the core or the arms?
April 11, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
The core is the engine and the snap in the wrist.
April 11, 2025
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Scott
I am confused… In the video called the "Goat Power Sequence" you talk about how it is imperative for the Goat arm with the right elbow pit facing out to sync up with the rotation of the core through the strike so that there is face stability...but here you are talking about club pivoting in the trail hand so that the wrists snap and how, to do this effectively, the body/core have to "stay quiet" or else the speed of the snap will be hindered. Can you please clarify this for me? It appears to me as if you are discussing to totally different release techniques.
February 2, 2025
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Chuck
I am not saying that they have to stay quiet. They just need to be braced for the wrist to release but that happens late in the swing, but they have to be active before that in order to provide the initial hand speed.
February 2, 2025
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Scott
I understand the supination and rotation pieces, but not the deviation when you are talking about the right wrist action. Could you please explain what you mean by "deviation"?
January 31, 2025
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Chuck
Ulnar deviation where the wrist extends downward toward the owner bone
February 1, 2025
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Scott
When I try to pivot the club as you are doing it the top of handle bangs into my right forearm when it kicks backward...is there a fix for this? What am I doing wrong?
January 31, 2025
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Chuck
that's a flip, you are way overdoing the release and too overactive with your hands, which means your body isn't moving correctly
January 31, 2025
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Ryan
Should it feel more like a last-second scoop and not your right hand rotating over your left hand at impact?
January 17, 2025
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Chuck
I would never use the word scoop but if you take a look at the J release video, it will help you better understand how the wrist is releasing
January 17, 2025
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Ryan
Is the trail wrist deviating or rotating when the club strikes the ball?
January 17, 2025
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Chuck
Yes, but this all happens very quickly and not something you want to consciously try and do nor control
January 18, 2025
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Ryan
I was asking which one, deviation or rotation. Or it the transition from deviation to rotation?Just curious which motion is happening when the ball is struck.
January 18, 2025
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Chuck
You can’t isolate just one movement as again it is happening much too fast but the sequence is there is supination initially, and then it quickly snaps into deviation and pronation, and that is happening through the strike
January 18, 2025
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John
Chuck, this video by far has had the biggest impact on me. Watching your swing at the end really is helping me put this all together. I just got home from the range (it’s 25° out in Ma) and I was just creaming the ball. The less I “tried” to hit the ball the faster the release goes. At first I thought: whoa what just happened there? Once I felt it, it TOTALLY clicked!!! I had a golf epiphany. Using my posterior muscles to get into my posture completely freed up all the tension. I need to video this swing and send it for a review but it feels so smooth and I’m so on balance as the speed literally feels like it builds so gradually and my glutes and hamstrings feel powerful. Just getting way more out of it than I’m feel like I’m putting in. As long as I keep the right shoulder back on the way down I feel like I can’t miss the center. The season can’t get here fast enough. The membership to your site has been the best money I’ve ever spent (36years) in golf hands down. Beyond that I feel compelled to buy you a drink! Cannot thank you enough and keep up the fantastic work! I’m a huge fan!!!
January 15, 2025
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Chuck
YES!!! The effort to payoff level is like 10:1. It's why Tiger always made it look so easy. Coil around that trail hip and let it rip.
January 16, 2025
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Piet
I still experience some problem with the proper snap release. As I understand it correctly in order to get a snap release the R-hand makes that specif move at transition. In order not to release to early the L shoulder should be for some time in protraction with the L humerus separated from the thorax. During "post" the left shoulder retracts and the snap occurs. Right? At times I experience a snap hook. At least the snap works well; albeit too early. Is this caused by an early move of my R shoulder instead of holding it back?
November 19, 2024
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Chuck
I'm working on this as my next video to really make it clear as it's really just the core doing all the work. No arms, no shoulders, no hands. They all snap when the core moves correctly and it feels amazing! Focus on your core movements like in the GOAT Drill and keep the arms out of it
November 19, 2024
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charles
I’m turning and shifting weight and hitting fat 70%. What a drill to release after impact? My trail hand is too active I guess?
September 13, 2024
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Chuck
Hi Charles, I would highly highly recommend you start working through the new TW goat code to understand what causes these faults rather than trying to fix something happening at full speed. The new program is specifically designed to teach you how to understand how to fix these issues on the spot.
September 13, 2024
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charles
I’ve been through it many times but still hit it fat
September 13, 2024
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Chuck
The series is brand new and just released last week
September 13, 2024
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Joshua
I went to the range at hit 200 balls, feeling I was hitting it with my right hand. I used TW set up and grip. I hit it really solidly, but with a over-draw/hook. I hadn't seen this video at that point. If I released the club more under my hands, it felt like a flip but it kept it straighter, is that how it should feel. The distances were still good and the apex was till under 90ft with all clubs so I couldn't have been adding loft.
September 12, 2024
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Chuck
Yep, I highly recommend you start working through the TW GOAT Code drills to get a feel for this.
September 12, 2024
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charles
I set up at the impact position drill and still hit it fat and I’m on my lead leg?
August 30, 2024
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Chuck
Got a video? Typically that's because you're firing the arm and not engaging the core
August 30, 2024
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charles
Do u mean not turning the hips?
August 30, 2024
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Chuck
You actually don't really "turn" your hips, although that's a common way of expressing it. You turn your core and your hips turn as a result of it
August 30, 2024
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charles
I see. When set up in impact drill with hands on lead thigh I still hit it fat.
August 30, 2024
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Chuck
Ya, then it's most likely what I said before.
August 30, 2024
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Mark
Can you point me exactly to the goat code TW tab? Is that one video under TW goat code or the goat code ‘ simplicity of tigers swing ‘? There seems to be so many videos
August 29, 2024
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Chuck
Sorry, yes it's the TW GOAT Code, those are all brand new videos that we released this week
August 29, 2024
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Mark
Sorry . Typo . Chuck , not Hick. And question marks at end were emojis thanking you !
August 29, 2024
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Mark
Thanks. Hick . Will do . Just to say that watching that swing of yours over and over again last night really paid off!! I drove the ball longer and straighter than ever today and my playing partners said it looked effortless !!????????
August 29, 2024
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Chuck
Awesome Mark! I used to have the same experience when I lived in Florida. I taught a tour pro at Isleworth and used to practice over there with him. Every time Tiger was on the range I'd hit balls by him and go out and hit the ball so well just by trying to be as smooth as he looked!
August 29, 2024
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Mark
Your swing at 40 mins is poetry in motion. Give anything to do this and been playing 48 years! And play off scratch! Still have nowhere near enough this balance and rhythm . When I just try and move hands fast my body lgs behind and my hands flip over shut. How do you sync up body to keep face passive ?
August 29, 2024
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Chuck
Thanks Mark, the key to syncing up the arms and body is the core. The core is literally what connects the lower and upper halves of the body to make them move in sync. There are 4 new core videos that are in the GOAT Code TW tab, check them out and it will help you feel how to finally coordinate the body to all move as one.
August 29, 2024
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Mark
There's 16 videos on this! which ones specifically please?
August 29, 2024
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Chuck
The ones titled core activation, but keep in mind this series is designed to be gone through in the order they are listed for the best results.
August 29, 2024
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Scott
So when you say the pressure needs to shift forward, this needs to happen while your upper center of mass stay back?
July 20, 2024
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Chuck
Your sternum and head will typically shift forward a little bit during the transition in most all players swings, but this move happens very very quickly, and you will want to feel more so that you are staying back because the ground pressure pushing back on your right leg will help move the whole body forward. You shouldn’t have to try and do that.
July 20, 2024
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charles
Chuck…I’ve worked a lot on the GOAT wrist release drills and I’m having a continuous struggle squaring the club at IMPACT.. I get maybe three solid hits per round and even that varies day to day.. HELP
June 9, 2024
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Chuck
Need a lot more info than that to help, could be 50 different things. Sounds like you need to get a swing review so we can see what's really happening
June 10, 2024
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Vincent
Chuck, the clearest most articulate description of the right arm/hand and particularly the fulcrum middle finger (who was ever told this?)! Can't wait to start working on this with real balls. Will report back. It just feels amazing hitting whiffle balls in the yard.
June 6, 2024
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Chuck
Thanks Vincent! Let me know how it goes!
June 6, 2024
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Peter
Hi Chuck - one Q: Do you have a feeling of deliberately (forcefully?) using your right hand wrist through impact, OR are you just letting your the hands 'go' with a loose grip during your unwinding? Thanks! Best Peter
June 3, 2024
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Chuck
I've experimented with both and both work depending on how you move your body. There's not necessarily a wrong or right way as you can hit great shots either way. If your body movement is good, I feel the move is more passive. If your body isn't moving too well, the right hand will be more active but this can lead to inconsistency.
June 3, 2024
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Mark
This question is interesting to me because I have the same thoughts. Your "passive" explanation is clear which seems to work for me, but to me, it is in conflict with "throwing" the club at the ball unless the instruction is throw from the top and let the club passively release. Thoughts?
July 5, 2024
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Chuck
The throw is with the wrists, not the arm, that's where most get confused.
July 5, 2024
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Peter
Thanks! Best regards Peter
June 3, 2024
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Ryan
Seems like we'd want a weaker lead hand grip then if we want it more passive right? I can see how having a strong lead hand grip would impede getting that snap at the bottom
May 30, 2024
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Chuck
No. While some do like Rahm, many don't like Tiger. Having a stronger left hand grip makes it easier to square the face requiring less hand rotation
May 30, 2024
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Steve
So I’ve been seriously a Guinea pig for this GOAT series as I’ve really followed along since the beginning… As I go back through my notes I’m finding that a lot changed Along the way as you dove deeper… I have finally realized that after years of lead side practice, reps, drills, courses and then Axiom power program and now Goat code… I have worked myself in to one hell of a hybrid swing… Right side, Axiom power and Goat code, resonate and feel natural… But I’ve got a lot of lead side ingrained. I seem to have lost what the lead wrist should do as at impact it wants to cup a bit instead of bow. I am trying to only focus on trail hand for everything, but I think it’s fighting the left, resulting in no release… Unless I only focus on the endless conveyor release, then it’s a lot better… Is there something we should be doing with the left? Or is my body just confused? I had instant success with Axiom power program but lost release with the goat code… The Axiom power program is said to be the same as the GOAT code. But I do find a difference in the material as you said to essentially take the right arm to full rotation and to tuck it into the side and allow it to naturally release, but the Goat series is saying to allow the right elbow to go out a bit and focus on the fingers to throw, then actively release like the endless conveyor belt… Should we be feeling the right and the left to release? They truly are fighting each other, like the left is holding off the right…
May 28, 2024
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Chuck
You're talking about two different things. I was discussing how a flying right elbow can be ok at the top as it pertains to a throw, but it still has to get back in the same position on the way down.
May 28, 2024
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Steve
Ya, I get that… But it really does seem like 2 completely different messages. I have spent a crazy amount of time going back through all of the Goat code material, as well as Axiom power program, I went through lead side videos to compare and see if I was wrong and I should be lead side… I found a lot of material that actually overlaps and I realized that Goat is possibly a hybrid of Lead side and trail side… Correct me if I’m wrong… I wish that wasn’t your main take away from that message! I’m just super frustrated as initially this translated well, but now that I’m back playing my swing is getting worse every time out or at the range… When I compare my swing videos I find all the faults… they are multiplying… When I compare my swing to last years it’s nowhere close! I’ve lost my transition, I’m casting and I just do t have a feel! I really should have waited to dine into the Goat code once it was finished and polished! Don’t get me wrong… I believe in it, I comprehend it and it resonates! I’m genuinely excited for what it is! But I’m frustrated it hasn’t translated and I’ve lost some good work I put in over the years… Is it possible that this stuff translates differently for yourself or low handicap then us 10 hdcp guys? I had just gotten a lot of good aspects to stick the last 2 years but had room for improvement! Now I’m caught in no man’s land… I think I know the answer… either dive fully in, commit and get reviews… Or struggle? I just feel that like with Dead drill and Axiom, there should be the same sort of support for us guinea pigs that are proving Goat Code?
May 28, 2024
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Chuck
The obvious answer to me is to get a review! why struggle? You're simply just not realizing what you're doing which happens to even the greatest players in the world. Without seeing what you're doing, I'm simply guessing and it sounds like you are too confused at this point for me to venture a guess because you don't realize what's actually happening and I can assure you, it's something quite simple that you just need to have your eyes opened to.
May 29, 2024
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Steve
Hey Chuck, thank you for the reply! Ya, I definitely confused the hell out of myself by trying to blend old with new and I see that now! ! I spent a lot of time with it last night, When I do the reps without hitting a ball and only focus on the throwing, everything happens automatically and naturally! I move correctly, I release, I have speed! I just need to translate it to hitting balls! Perhaps too much muscle memory in there when I’m over the ball? Like I said, everything you’ve put out with Goat code makes so much sense, I truly resonate with it! I just have to spend some time with it! The new “J” video makes a lot of sense as well! I am curious how that looks with HACKMOTION? Could you do a short video with your HACKMOTION data so we could compare? Once I spend a little more time with this and see where it takes me, I will reach out! I was wondering if you might do a Bootcamp for this? I think so many of us would love it and benefit! Could answer a lot of the same questions and address a lot of the same issues at the same time! Build a Goat code community! Thank you again! I apologize for the frustration! You are pouring so much time into this and it truly is amazing! Thank you for your hard work and patience!
May 29, 2024
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Chuck
HI Steve, I'm in the process of doing another hackmotion video as they are launching a new version. I have a LOT on my plate, trying to get to all the request as best I can.
May 30, 2024
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Steve
Thanks so much! I completely understand! Golf season is finally here in Canada… I had pulled hamstring issues so couldn’t practice or play to start the year… So I realize I’m anxious! I apologize for that! Like I mentioned, I’ve followed and tried to incorporate everything from the Goat code as you’ve gone along, definitely overloaded myself and got away from the earlier stuff of making the swing super simple! I really believe in this and wanna see it come together! I do also know that you are trying to teach it and there’s no better feedback than from your students! Everyone learns different, especially if we aren’t + handicaps “yet” Thank you again! Keep up the amazing work!!!
May 30, 2024
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Kade
Hey there! Finding great success and consistency with this pattern, but it’s causing some tennis elbow especially through the muscles and tendons connected through the middle/ring fingers. My wife is a PT so it’s a professional diagnosis. What am I doing too much of here? Lead side causes back pain, trail side causes tennis elbow… I’m an aging mess! Thank you!
May 25, 2024
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Chuck
Too aggressive use of the right arm. the speed is in the wrist, use the right leg to help drive the body through to avoid "running out of right arm"
May 25, 2024
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Kade
Thanks, Chuck! I think I understand… a little push from the right foot and flick the wrist? To avoid back injuries, I’m trying not to push too fast off the right leg, but I’m not getting much club head speed dropping into gdp and flicking the wrist… probably why I’m bringing in more right arm? Am I on the right track with right side everything? Trying to avoid more issues.
May 25, 2024
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Chuck
Yep, you nailed it. The back issues can be avoided as long as your upper body is more relaxed and being driven by the right leg. When you start to try and power the arms aggressively the shoulders get involved and the upper body starts want to rotate and this puts more stress on the spine.
May 25, 2024
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Kade
Awesome! Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I think I was starting to feel more of a tennis type of forehand “roll/cup” and that’s where I was having more strain on my middle finger/forearm and feeling like I had to strangle the grip with one finger to not lose the club, instead of uncocking the wrist and allowing the hands to “supinate, deviate, rotate”. Appreciate all you do!
May 25, 2024
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Frank
To get the conveyor belt feeling I feel like I pull down into gdp with my left pinky and then use the right finger to get the release. This feeling helps me to get into gdp and then snap with the right middle finger throw. If I throw from top I release too early. Am I missing something?
May 24, 2024
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Bryan
You're not clearing your hips enough by driving off the back foot. You shouldn't have to feel that you are pulling down with the left unless your hips aren't moving correctly.
May 24, 2024
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RJ
Hey Chuck. Around the 40 min mark you say you’re not trying to turn your body and it’s just stabilizing. Are you feeling that in the downswing or does that apply to the backswing as well?
May 22, 2024
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Chuck
I was referring to the downswing here
May 23, 2024
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Robert
Backswing and downswing speeds seem constant and about equal right up to where the whip takes over just before impact. Is that correct? I find that I hit the ball well with a matched back and down speed. I need to add that whip and natural release to get c tge speed higher at the ball, and only at the ball, right?
May 21, 2024
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Chuck
Absolutely. It needs to be fast going back and down, which will make it feel like a constant rate.
May 21, 2024
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Robert
Chuck Doesn't the takeaway become naturally more vertical or steep so that this rotary motion of the right hand and pressure of tge middle finger get to a starting point at the top and then the supination goes out and down on the downswing?
May 21, 2024
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Chuck
It could but I don't want to lift the arms in any way to steepen the swing, it's more by the setting of the wrists that creates the vertical movement.
May 21, 2024
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ANDREAS
I accidentally did this swing 5 months ago played amazing golf for 3 weeks and then I lost it. And then I found you on YouTube so hear I am. Today I went on the range hit two large buckets and I can say that I’m 75% back on that same effortless feeling. A lot of the shots though kept fading and from P-4i I was getting the same distance. That was frustrating. But since it was the first day I can’t complain. No divots. Middle of the face. Solid contact. It seemed that I was out to in a little judging by the bruising of the grass. Any tips?
May 20, 2024
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Chuck
Sounds like you are rotating your body too much or sliding out in front. Your body needs to be relatively quiet in order to not over power the release of the wrists.
May 21, 2024
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ANDREAS
Thank you. I kind of felt that I was pushing my shoulders forward and turning my body manually instead of letting the club’s velocity do it for me.
May 21, 2024
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Chuck
Yep, that is the likely culprit.
May 21, 2024
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Blake
Hey Chuck, love your content. I am having trouble reconciling the ideas of throwing from the top and maintaining pressure on the middle finger throughout the swing. When I focus on throwing from the top, I find that at the top of my backswing the pressure briefly switches to the pad of my index finger which is helping to sling the club back down. The pressure then returns to the middle fingieron during the downswing. When I focus on maintaining pressure, I tend to let the club shallow out more as that helps it stay against my middle finger. However, when I do the latter, I find that I’m not able to throw as hard from the top and have a hard time squaring up the club face at impact (typically resulting in a slice). Which motion do you suggest I focus on and is there something I’m missing that helps accomplish both? Appreciate any other insights you might have.
May 17, 2024
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Hi Blake, you will feel that first finger pressure point as well, the trick is just to make sure you are not pushing the club up and out (like an over the top move) which is what many golfers want to do when they use this point too soon. But if you feel the club falling into those points instead of you pushing them up you're good to go.
May 20, 2024
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Paul
Hey Chuck, I like your AI assistant. Pretty slick. I've been working on the middle finger feel. I can squeeze the grip with this finger and with the assist of the others in my rt (trail) hand I can swing as fast as i want, with my right arm only, and still be in full control. To me it feels like pressure on that first joint. When I add the lead arm, I just let it go for the ride and allow all control and holding being done by my right hand. This took a bit of effort as the lead hand wanted to take over. I started to feel a blister forming on the middle finger first joint. I guess I need some tape there. Question, is this all I should be focusing on throughout the swing (middle finger pressure)? To me the throw is natural.
May 15, 2024
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Chuck
The two middle fingers is where the bulk of the focus and feel comes from with the middle being the primary. If you're developing a blister there you're on the right track as that happens generally with the proper throw and release of the club as the grip wants to slide down the fingers a bit due to the centrifugal force.
May 15, 2024
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Paul
Chuck I got to tell you this is the most exciting change to my swing in 25 yrs. This allows me to use the power source I feel most comfortable with. Why was this so allusive? Why was even the thought of right hand dominant swing so taboo? I hit unreal shots now and my playing partners just say wow. TY. Tenacity pays off.
May 15, 2024
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Chuck
That's a great question because the more I study the GOATs the more I see them using their right hand more than the left, yet all of them warned of using it much at all! Maybe they were just trying to throw everyone off the scent lol
May 16, 2024
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Paul
It could go back to what you said before. They just do it and may not even be aware of it. I remember an interviewer told Rory that his hip speed was super fast. Rory just looked at him, dumbfounded. Clearly, he never thought about that or cared. I can even see that now with my swing. The right hand throw is becoming engrained. I don't even need to think about it. Thanks again Chuck.
May 16, 2024
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Chuck
You're welcome! That is definitely true for all the tour pros I worked with, they don't have a clue what they're really doing.
May 16, 2024
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David
Chuck, I wanted to ask a favor for an additional video using the hat camera. Similar to how you showed how the club sits in the right middle finger and you included the top down video perspective. I would very much appreciate seeing both hands on the club from the same top down view through the hitting area and the release so we can see exactly how the GOATs hands work from the GDP position through impact and of course post impact so we can see how the right trail side wrist moves through those positions. This would also show how the right palm rotates through impact which is the whole point. I hope this can be added to a future video. This would be extremely helpful to see and know that we are practicing the correct moves through the hitting area. Once mastered at slow speed we can pick up the throwing pace and ensure it is being done correctly. Thank you in advance! Sincerely, a mere amateur trying to get better but wanting to be absolutely sure I am practicing the correct hand movements!
May 14, 2024
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Chuck
Hi David, I'm working on a video diving into the grip, hips and release as we speak and have plans to do this very thing
May 14, 2024
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David
Chuck, I am never surprised that you are already 3 steps ahead of us ready to deliver more AWESOME content! This GOAT series is PURE GOLD!!! I can't thank you enough! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
May 14, 2024
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Chuck
You're very welcome, if you liked the release video, this one is even better
May 14, 2024
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Steve
When will this video be released?
May 28, 2024
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Chuck
I'm working on it!
May 28, 2024
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Steve
Sorry, lol… really looking forward to the missing piece! Cheers!
May 28, 2024
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Chris
Throwing the club with a slightly closed club face? Doing the tiger 2000 takeaway and backswing , it is slightly closed vs open. My launch monitor suggests I hit it straighter when I throw the club trying to maintain the same slightly closed face angle for the downswing , just wanting to confirm this is good thinking ? Cheers !
May 13, 2024
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Chuck
Not sure what you're referring to here, can you give some more detail?
May 13, 2024
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Chris
I think I have been throwing with a slightly open club face causing a push. When I throw with a feeling of slightly closed club face I seem to hit it straighter and get into a better impact position. I was wanting to check that this seems correct from your perspective?
May 13, 2024
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Chuck
I would check your grip
May 14, 2024
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Lorenzo
Hi Chuck, I assume that for pitching you need to have a different release because you need accuracy. Have you planned to discuss pitching and if not, which changes do you suggest using the GOAT theory when pitching in comparison to a full swing?
May 11, 2024
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Chuck
Completely different animals in most every way
May 13, 2024
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Lorenzo
Yes, that's what I thought too, but have you planned to discuss pitching as well?
May 13, 2024
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Chuck
there are dozens of short game videos already on the site
May 13, 2024
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Paul
Hi Chuck, Since the goat swing uses the wrists as the power source, how do you gain additional distance? In other words, how do you effectively and safely throw harder. I can get 102 mph driver speed, but how to I get faster?
May 10, 2024
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Chuck
If you're swinging at only 102 you're not using your body correctly. The body has to support the throw. You're likely getting in front of the ball as well, delaying the release.
May 10, 2024
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Paul
You may say only 102, but thats 10 mph faster than before. I’m happy with that but always looking for more. Thanks!
May 10, 2024
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Chuck
Ha! Didn't mean it like that! But ya, you should be able to get to 110+ with very basic movements, but the next video is going to cover all this.
May 10, 2024
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Paul
Chuck I was just at the range and I kept reducing my effort to the point I could get great distance and accuracy by effortlessly snapping the club thru. It felt just like a fast flick of the wrist. Is that what you feel?
May 10, 2024
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Chuck
Yep, pretty much!
May 10, 2024
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Steve
Hey Chuck, just a quick one here. I’ve been having lots of success as this is getting better and better each time out… I truly stopped releasing the club head through GOAT CODE training… However, this is brining it back! My question is, The video prior to this got me feeling great, load the 3 fingers, throw hard at the ball with those fingers… Now this release is helping me release again. However, I am fining that I can’t seem to marry the two together… Too many swing thoughts! I have been trying to feel the 3 right fingers or just the middle finger from start of swing to top and then feel the throw and then think release at impact… Is this correct? Or can I simplify? I’m close, seeing some great results, but feel I’m missing something to marry the 2 together. Thanks so much as always! Steve
May 10, 2024
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Chuck
You are overthinking all this, there's no time for that kind of thinking.
May 10, 2024
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Steve
Well yes, that’s definitely the issue lol… But honestly, if I don’t actively think to release the hands, I hold off and have excellent hand position at impact (HACKMOTION data) but no power and a weird, high follow through! Is the idea not to feel the right fingers from start of swing to the top, then throw with them at the ball and the feel the release? Like I totally lost the release I had when lead side swinging… I love trail side, it makes so much more sense but I need to actively think to do it at this point…. I’m super close, I’ll get it! Just trying to save myself unnecessary aggravation in the meantime…
May 10, 2024
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Chuck
The body video I'm working on should help, if not, you need to get a second set of eyes on it
May 10, 2024
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Steve
I just feel that you are close, you’ve got many of us close! After spending years learning lead side on RST and doing 1000’s of reps, then Axiom and bootcamps I have as close but always felt It wasn’t natural… When I bought the Axiom Power program, that really clicked and made me realize I am trail side dominant… So with the Goat Code being geared that way it resonates with me… But old habits die hard and I should do reps to ingrain these movements! Like I mentioned I’ve been along for the entire Goat Code ride and put a lot of work in but then having to make changes as it comes together. Like I said, I feel you are really close to having this completely come together! Like you mentioned, filtering and revamping the site will be a huge help to limit some conflicting thoughts and ideas along the way… I was just hoping you could clarify if it is two feels or one? I feel like many of us struggle with the same thing… Thanks!
May 10, 2024
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Chuck
Let me get this next video together because it is a very important missing piece to understand what it feels like to properly throw. If your body doesn’t move correctly, which is 99% of all golfers I see then it’s impossible to make this simple but once your body moves correctly, which, like everything else is completely counterintuitive, then the throw becomes one very very basic motion
May 10, 2024
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Steve
Sounds good Sir! Thank you again for your tireless grind to nailing this! I am seeing some great changes already, only been able to kids start getting out here in Northern Canada for a few weeks… But it is in there for sure! Played last night and had 6 great drives all between 250 and 270, ALL CARRY! I’m confident that once this is polished and I put the work in I will see some incredible results! Thank you Chuck!
May 10, 2024
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Chuck
Awesome man! You're welcome!
May 10, 2024
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Steve
Understood!
May 10, 2024
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Kade
Chuck, between this and the throw the club head drill... staying on plane, squaring the club face and quieting the body makes striking the ball in the middle of the face automatic... EVERY time! Thank you again for your constant stacking of good nuggets to make it better out there. Now, to be even more greedy, can this be incorporated with the AXIOM Power Program? Would this require too much timing? Asking for a friend. Just kidding. I haven't experimented because I'm scared to introduce something new and ruin this new consistency, but would love to add a few (dozen) yards to my driver . Would I start with the sidearm throw to get my elbow to pocket / into GDP then add the GOAT release? Start the hand and wrist throw to get the club moving then throw the arm for some more? Both seem to be the same movements / underhand feel and right side focused, but I know I'll end up adding shoulder and arm in at some point to add speed... under of course... not over! Thanks again for all you do!
May 9, 2024
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Chuck
Hi Kade, the APP and GOAT Code are really one in the same. The GOAT Code is just a more flushed out, detailed version of the APP. So yes, they will mix just fine and dandy.
May 10, 2024
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Kade
Thank you so much!
May 10, 2024
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Mark
Love The Goat Swing Why would the ball go Left on my swing? Not tucking shoulder in ? Pro tracking right shoulder? no keeping head behind ball? M Santoni
May 9, 2024
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Chuck
Could be all of those things and more. Most likely no axis tilt, bad grip, turning shoulders are the most common culprits
May 10, 2024
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Will
My driver swing has been around 105 and I’ve had a hard time increasing it…luckily my smash factor has always been high…so Ive maximized my swing as much as possible… It’s a weird concept that less arm swing and more snap of the wrists promotes higher swing speeds? I think my understanding or concept of what generates speed in the golf swing has been gravely wrong. Can’t wait to try this out…seems like I find gold nuggets of info the more times I watch this lesson.
May 9, 2024
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Chuck
For most people it is wrong. They try and overuse their bodies and then end up using them incorrectly. You can clearly see it when you see a pro look like they're not swinging that hard compared to the avg amateur and yet the swing speeds are far apart. The next video is diving deeper into all of them
May 9, 2024
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Will
I’m a believer Chuck. This is the only instruction I’ve ever paid for. I’m all-in on your teaching philosophy.
May 9, 2024
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george
I appreciate their could be a thousand answers to this question without looking at a swing, but trust you have seen so many that you can provide a “95%” of the time this is caused by…. working down to GDP and trying to achieve the snap, are weak slaps or start right fall right push fades more generally caused by adding shoulder turn? Pushing from right side? Supinating left wrist? I love the motion and feel, makes total sense, but have difficulty timing squaring the face.
May 9, 2024
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Chuck
Almost always caused by trying to rotate the body rather than allowing the club to release.
May 9, 2024
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Mike
When this came out I had just seen a video on how slingers generated more power than a warbow. I had just had 2surgeries and would have to wait to practice this but ohh I can whip my wrists around. Not turning your shoulders open really makes sense now.
May 7, 2024
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Frank
Great, great great instruction! Best ever. Now I need some exercises for strength/flexibility for right wrist. It’s a whole new feeling and usage and I’m getting some soreness in right wrist. Nothing serious yet but I’d like to prepare my wrist for this new use!
May 7, 2024
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James
Chuck, after reviewing the GOAT Release video a couple of times, I went to the range and course to try the use of my wrists for more speed. After too many years of trying desperately to hear the click at impact, today was one of my best ball contact days ever. You were so right saying for us to concentrate on the speed and the rest will fall into place. The more I sped up my swing the straighter the ball direction and the extra distance was outstanding! I can't wait to play tomorrow. Thank you for this GOAT Release video and helping us find the correct middle finger position for the proper release after all these years. Your concise explanation and demonstration was the most informative and helpful instruction for me to target and correct a problem I've had for years. I tell everyone that listens how great Rotary Swing is. Thank you Chuck for all your efforts and persistence to help us improve our game. The evolution of the instruction detail you have given us over the past 3-4 years is very much appreciated! Thank you!
May 6, 2024
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Chuck
That's awesome man! Let me know how it goes on the course and you're very welcome!
May 6, 2024
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Will
Yo Chuck, I have shot 3 rounds in a row (4 out of my last 5) in the 70` s by utilizing this counter intuitive approach...after experiencing this feeling now....I wondr why my old move ever felt correct? I literally went from a 20 plus handicap to what i think is going to equate to single digits and i think scratch is obtainable even. I bought some swing reviews t0 help me really hone my golf swing an daction. Do you review those? It would be amazing to get feedback from you! Im even confident enugh that im signing up for tournaments,, Thx bro!
May 6, 2024
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Chuck
That's a huge jump! That's so awesome man! I only do the reviews that are purchased directly with me, Craig and Anthony do all the default reviews.
May 6, 2024
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Earl
This is by far your best instruction in this series. The GOAT theory release material was very confusing when I tried to relate it to the GOAT code release videos. Is the GOAT theory section still relevant? I hit about three buckets today at the range. My issue now is hitting the fairway woods of the deck. I tend to top it, or if I make contact, it results in a very low ball flight. Do you have any suggestions? I also cannot control the ball's height with my short irons. The ball flight is very high, but I am still getting good distance, sometimes up to 20 yards more. You insight is appreciatedl
May 4, 2024
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Hi Earl, I don't know what was confusing, but ya, it's all still relevant. If you're topping it, there's something major going on that you're doing that you're not realizing like standing up, flipping it, etc. and I highly recommend you get a swing review. Since you said you're ball flight is very high, it's likely you are doing both.
May 5, 2024
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Craig
Hi Chuck...Just looked at a sequence of pictures of Jake Knapp's swing and he is doing the GDP big time. https://www.golfdigest.com/story/jake-knapps-backswing-delivers-effortless-power-swing-sequence?utm_medium=email&utm_source=050424&utm_campaign=hitlist&utm_content=DM51873&uuid=437a00c921ae42cebbe379c71ede865c
May 4, 2024
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Chuck
Yep, he's a great example of a "thrower"
May 5, 2024
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Derrick
Hi Chuck - I am now seeing about a 20 yards increase in distant now. I use to be lead arm dominant but had to switch to trail arm due to soreness and pain in my lead arm. In addition I'm really right-handed but play left handed. I really thought it was going to be problem going trail arm dominant and it wasn't. Thanks again for the video!!
May 3, 2024
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Chuck
You're welcome!
May 5, 2024
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jay
Chuck, this is maybe my favorite video yet - makes so much sense. Great visuals - particularly on the decelerating of the body and right shoulder - my nemesis. accelerate. I am a short backswing guy - had always tended to get my hands too deep and flying elbow at the top. This makes so much conceptual sense to me. Two questions - (1) some of the earlier videos talk about throwing at the top while this video seems to focus more at throwing at the bottom of the conveyor belt - how do these two concepts work together? Is it the initial throw is subtle and loads the finger and then you really throw at the bottom? (2) Have a real hard time doing this with one hand. May be due in large part that I am a high capper and had trouble getting into GDP and so the muscle memory isn't there. Or is this also why I need to grip much much tighter on the middle finger to gain that control? Thank you
May 3, 2024
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Chuck
Hi Jay, you have to feel that you are throwing at the top in order to get the club to release in time and correctly at the bottom. Just because you start throwing from the top doesn't mean the club instantly releases - it doesnt.
May 5, 2024
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Earl
I have the same question about throwing from the top. You stated elsewhere to throw as fast as possible from the top. Has this changed? Please explain. Also, you say elsewhere that the left wrist needs a slight bowing, and in this video, you state you don't think about bowing the wrist.
May 4, 2024
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Chuck
Not sure what you're asking or where the confusion lies here.
May 5, 2024
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Stuart
Great video. Really effective feel. Particularly liked the end of the video as a handy repetitive visual. Immediate impact on creating consistent contact and effortless speed. I found it more challenging to stay patient with longer clubs. I am assuming you’d recommend the same technique for woods and driver?
May 2, 2024
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Chuck
Yes, one swing for every club
May 5, 2024
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Sean
Hi Chuck, after working on this at home a couple of days ago after watching the video (hitting off a mat into a net), I took this to the range yesterday to try it out. I do believe I was getting more clubhead speed and distance as compared to the lead side dominant swing I have trying to develop for the last several years. However, most shots that went fairly straight (with a high trajectory) landed ~25 yards left of my alignment/target. Also had a few fly nearly 100 yards left, yikes. Thoughts?
May 2, 2024
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Chuck
Sounds like you’re not shallowing out at all which means you’re trying to turn your shoulders to get back to the ball or have an extremely shut club face but my first guess is that you’re very steep coming down
May 2, 2024
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Chris
Great video and feels faster which is good but am I the only one seeing some shanks and heel shots. Is this because I'm subconsciously still not trusting to properly release?
May 2, 2024
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Chuck
It’s more likely your arm doesn’t have any room because your hips are not getting out of the way and you are standing up and losing your posture. It could be also that your arms are getting too deep and you’re swinging too far from the inside.
May 2, 2024
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Craig
Hi Chuck...Great stuff and I am gaining yards on all my clubs. The last part of the video was all down the line shots. Any way we can see from the front to see the wrist action? I'm a visual learner and that would help.
May 1, 2024
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Chuck
I will work that into the next video
May 2, 2024
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Dennis
Chuck- thanks so much for all your thought, work and analysis! With this video, combined w/ the GDP VIDEO, I think you truly just handed us the "keys to the castle"! I Have been practicing the last few days and have felt the ball rocketing off the sweetspot as I put less and less effort into it!
May 1, 2024
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Chuck
Yes!!! Thank you so much for the feedback!
May 2, 2024
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Richard
Chuck I know this deals with the full swings but how does this grip work in the short game say 30-40 yards in?
May 1, 2024
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Richard
I meant to add the grip and the release for short pitches. I ask because I had S1-l5 fusion end of February . I have been released for short game work but not full swings. I feel like this is just what I need when I get back out there end of May and cant wait.
May 1, 2024
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Chuck
This release is truly for speed which is obviously not the goal in the short game but that doesn’t mean that you can’t use it. One of the biggest things that you can glean for this is feel and sensitivity in touch in your dominant hand for controlling the club face in the short game and with that you can definitely practice it.
May 2, 2024
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Steve
THE MISSING PIECE! Awesome stuff here Chuck! As you know, I have followed the Goat Code from the start, I have had some epiphanies, light bulb moments, growth, setbacks and failures… However, one thing throughout the entire journey is that all of this resonated with me and made so much sense! I really realized that I have been fighting trail side dominance while trying to be lead side dominant. So I did find myself crossed up, fighting old and new feels etc. All of that being said, I just felt there was a piece missing for it to click with me! Well, I believe this was it! I’ve gotta say, you’ve hit it out of the park here! Everyone is always saying that this or that video is the best you’ve released… I’d put this one right up there and would say the entire Goat Code series as a whole is truly revolutionary in terms of teaching a simple, safe and effective swing! Tiger’s early 2000’s swing! So did it work for me? Well, I took this to the course and had immediate success with this very feel!!! FINALLY ONE FEEL, no other thoughts… Just this feel in the middle finger! I was hitting it straighter than ever and even hit 10 shots on the one par 3, hitting the green, in range with every shot! I did see a drop in distance, but have no doubt that it will come as this gets more ingrained and more natural! Seriously excited! A face on video like the last 10 minutes of this video would be awesome along with some trail hand HackMotion data! Truly grateful for your time, dedication and hard work!!! Many thanks and applauds! Your swing truly looks so damn close to Tiger’s early 2000’s swing it’s crazy!!! Cheers, Steve
May 1, 2024
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Chuck
Thank you Steve that’s awesome to hear! In the next video I will put in a face on video
May 2, 2024
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Steve
Awesome, if you could detail weight shift, when and how to feel, what initiates it in the face in that would be great! Also, since you get so many questions about driver vs iron setup and swing, maybe you could show both? Just a thought! Thanks again!
May 2, 2024
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Jeff
I watched this video early yesterday morning and went to the course a couple of hours early (for my afternoon tee time) so I could practice this move. I had the basic move down before I went to the tee. I have to say that I was amazed at the results. My tee shots were straight and much longer than usual. My approach shots were spot on with my short irons (sometimes a bit too long). I was amazed at how straight my 5 & 6 irons were. The guys in our foursome were telling me how smooth my swing was on particular shots and also said that it was the best they had seen me play in a long time. I did have 2 shots off the tee with the driver which leaked (faded) any got me close to being OB and one pushed shot on a par three with a 7i, which I think was caused by my right shoulder.??? This has got me excited. I would have posted a really good score if it hadn't been for my putting, which I'll be devoting more practice time in that area. Thanks again for all you do for the golfing community.
May 1, 2024
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Chuck
Awesome! Yep driving around instead of under with the trail shoulder will keep the face from fully releasing
May 1, 2024
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Chris
This could be the one ! looking forward to more testing , great video !
May 1, 2024
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Chuck
Thanks hope it helps!
May 1, 2024
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Dr Michael
Another Great GOAT code video Chuck! These release videos and the power in your swing remind me of an article long ago in 92/93 of a golf digest with Boom Boom on the cover. As a matter a fact it’s still at my folks house on a shelf lol. I was always amazed at how these guys were able to generate so much power swinging so easy. I remember reading the article and they had a frame by frame of couples with a driver down the line and face on. They article mentioned how Couples released the club and hit the “hell” out of it with his right hand. The release has always been most intriguing since there were so many ways to release the club. This is by far the best and most efficient. It’s amazing when you look at couples Tiger Jones and Vijay like you mentioned in older release videos also how the right hand almost comes completely off the club in the proper release. Question - with a Stronger or slightly stronger grip be easier to release the club more easily. I know in your older first videos on the grip you mentioned how that could lead to some other issues in the swing. Keep the GOAT going! Awesome videos !
May 1, 2024
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Thanks! Ya freddy throws the heck out of the club for sure. The stronger grip will give you more leverage on the sure I play with a relatively neutral grip where the these point to the right side of my head and right shoulder, but stronger can work just as well
May 1, 2024
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Reed
I have watched all of your GOAT series videos. I loved everyone of them, but this is the one that finally clicked in my mind. I started putting tape on the right middle and ring finger. I still struggle staying behind the ball (stop turning the shoulders too fast). I'm a 15 handicap and shot 85 today with 2 lost balls due to pull hooks (when I didn't stay back). When I stayed behind the ball and didn't turn my shoulders, I was pounding the ball. Thank you for putting out multiple "feel" videos. All the previous ones made sense, but I could never get the "feel" until this one.
April 30, 2024
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Chuck
Awesome! Handicap will be falling soon!
May 1, 2024
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Matthew
Really good stuff Chuck - I love how much more athletic it feels. Quick question - I do find that using this technique results in feeling I'm 'staying back more' as you mention in the video. I also notice on the sim that it results in a lower attack angle (0 to -2) vs the -3 to -4+ that many claim is optimal for ground contact/compression etc. Is this also your experience and is it something to be concerned with? Thanks much and keep up the good work!
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Chuck
No, that has not been my experience but the reason that you are coming into shallow is most likely not getting pressure shifted back to the lead side enough. You’re looking for a balance here between staying back enough to get the club released but also getting the pressure shifted enough to have proper shaft lean
May 1, 2024
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Matthew
Thanks Chuck - I really appreciate the timely response.
May 1, 2024
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Chuck
You’re very welcome!
May 1, 2024
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charles
Great video. Feels comfortable swing with trail arm but having trouble squaring club face with both hands? Cheers
April 30, 2024
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Chuck
It could be that you are pulling hard with the lead arm if the face is staying open
May 1, 2024
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Carver
Chuck, I have really added speed and snap to the swing with this. However, I am hitting the ball higher on the face resulting in higher flight. I can get it down by releasing like the 9 to 3 but I lose speed and do not want to do that. Can you steer me in a direction or two? This is fantastic stuff. Thanks.
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Chuck
Hey bud!! if you’re hitting it higher on the face, there are a couple possible culprits. The first one is that your head is moving in front of the ball, and then you are too upright with your spine at impact leading to a steeper angle of attack, the second one is that you are thrusting the trail arm to aggressively, and that will also steep in the angle of attack and cause strikes high on the face the more that you create a more underhand with the trail shoulder, going down, the club, will approach the ball on a more shallow angle of attack leading to contact lower on the face where it should be
May 1, 2024
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Carver
Thoughtful and insightful response. As usual. Ty
May 1, 2024
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Chuck
I just read it and realized it’s almost unintelligible lol damn talk to text. Let me know if it doesn’t make sense.
May 1, 2024
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Carver
It makes complete sense. I was at the course when I read your reply and put more reps in with that input. It does make a difference and I could see it on the ball marks on my club face as well as ball flight. I can see why you need to start the release early with the driver so the club face squares and not open. What a difference this all makes!
May 1, 2024
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Chuck
I wish i had figured this out 20 years ago which is about how long you've been a member! Thanks for all the support all these years! Means a lot.
May 2, 2024
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Carver
Yes. Been with you and RST for 20 years. My son attended a dinner at the Masters and Justin Leonard spoke. He said he got tired of golf, burned out, and headed to the broadcast booth. He got the urge to play again, quit broadcasting and started practicing again after being away several years. He said he practices 3-8 hours a day including the gym. He also said he is a different golfer now with new thoughts and he will be a different golfer a year from now. He mentally feels he continues to evolve and learn new things. Sound like someone we know? Over two decades I have seen you evolve and develop new ideas. Honestly, some better than others but always well thought out. Personally, I think the GOAT theory is your best work yet.
May 2, 2024
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Chuck
Thanks Carver! Yep, if we're not learning new things then we're not growing.
May 5, 2024
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Paul
Chuck, I played the last couple of days and I missed so many greens long. On target but long. I also hit longer drives than I ever have on my home course. I have gained at least 20 yds on all my shots. Amazing. To me the feels i have are; the backswing feels shallow as I get my rt hand in a palm up position and arm externally rotated. From there I skip the stone while keeping pressure on my rt Index finger. Really odd to hit at least one amazing shot per hole. Now I need to adjust my clubbing to stop overshooting the greens. Thats not a issue I thought I would be dealing with. Thank you for solving the puzzle. Chuck has a not so secret secret!
April 30, 2024
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Chuck
That’s a good problem to have! This is why I have focused on ballstriking my whole life and not putting. This is the FUN stuff! Hitting an amazing shot on every whole is what i live for
April 30, 2024
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Bob
Wow! This looks so amazing and effortless. From a timing and sequencing standpoint, when would you say you start to initiate the supination of the right wrist? I can’t wait to get out and try this!
April 30, 2024
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Chuck
It starts immediately off the ball and gradually increases. You dont need much to start at all but i find it easiest to start with it and keep going with that same movement gradually
April 30, 2024
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Ben
Wow Chuck, I finally understand what the swing is about & how the pros make it look so easy. I’ve been fanatical about golf for 30 years & managed to get down to a 3 handicap but my lack of distance, pull hooks & heel strikes have stopped me getting any lower. This has literally fixed all this in 1 go. I watched the video twice & without even going down the range I’ve been able to take it out onto the course. It’s also stopped me thinking about backswing positions making the swing so much freer & enjoyable.
April 30, 2024
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Chuck
That’s awesome!! Taking it straight to the course is the goal so it’s great to see someone attempt it and be able to do it.
April 30, 2024
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M. (Certified RST Instructor)
Good morning Chuck, brilliant information in this video, all 40 minutes! In this whole GOAT serie I found very helpfull information to shape my understanding of what the swing needs to be. One thing you talked about in this video I already found out myself during the last time and that was that when I start my swing from GDP position it is so much easier to get in the right position at end of backswing, so I use this often during practice. Where I hope you will guide us next is, how golfers that are left arm/hand dominant but play righthanded can feel their release but from the lead arm/hand perspective. I notice that, when I make a release lead arm only I can make the same high speed release with the same clockwise motion. In fact lead arm release feels more solide then rear arm release for me. When I use both hands I notice that, for me, it feels like both hands make the same release motion, where lead hand /wrist makes oposite movement in relation to rear hand/wrist in the release. My feel is that I my lead last three fingers pressure points (also important in Homer Kelley's book) are more dominant then the two middle finger pressure points in the rear hand. So I guess my question is: is it a good thing if , for a lead arm dominant golfer, in the release both hands work together and not have the release only from the rear hand and the lead hand is totally passive? Friendly greetings, Marcel
April 30, 2024
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Chuck
Hi Marcel, what you are describing is essentially the DEAD Drill. The right hand was always involved in the lead side pattern, just not nearly as dominant as what I'm describing here. So, if you go back and look at those videos it will be what you are looking for.
April 30, 2024
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andree
Thanks for the in-depth, leave no stone unturned explanation. With such a quiet body and no-effort approach, do you feel this swing offers enough support to keep the club head speed up on a 4-iron that needs to get to a ball that sits down in juicy grass? If not, how would you approach that situation? This looks great for tee shots and clean lies, but I don't know if there is much oomph behind the ball once the clubhead experiences resistance. I think I also prefer a pretty minimal divot, but still. Am I wrong in thinking like this? Is the generated speed enough "support" to keep the clubhead moving through trickier lies? Or do you simply adjust your swing a bit in "special situations"? I know that when I stand over a thick or juicy lie I sometimes "sense in my hands", before swinging, what it will feel like when the clubhead moves through it, and it affects my execution of the swing, for the worse. I think this is a great complement to the Axiom Power Program
April 30, 2024
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Chuck
Hi Andree, I would simply either swing harder or add more body into it - specifically right shoulder to be able to drive the right hand through and hold on to the club more firmly if needed.
April 30, 2024
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Anthony
Love the video. I'm curious though, at 40 minutes into the video, you are hitting your 6 iron. Are you hitting a cut shot? I noticed that the swing path going left. I have noticed Tiger in the past, taking aggressive practice swings to the left and I'm pretty sure he hits a cut. Your thoughts please. Thanks
April 30, 2024
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Chuck
No, I'm hitting it dead straight as you can see the ball flight and my path is not left, I'm setup to the left. Look at my feet.
April 30, 2024
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Joe
At 32:45, you accidentally hit the hammer on the nail. “…In fact I’m trying to get my whole body to be quiet and just listen…really just listen to my middle finger”
April 29, 2024
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Jeff
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Will
Chuck…is it safe to say that supinating your right wrist feels like the wildest thing to do in a golf swing ever? No wonder so many people struggle with the swing. It feels so counterintuitive, yet, it’s so simple to get into gdp by doing it. It was always a mystery how pros got their elbows tucked in like that, but by focusing on the middle finger with grip, supinating the right wrist, and by keeping your right shoulder “back”, it seems like you can get into gdp pretty effortlessly. This has to be how pros do it…. It feels pretty wild letting the wright wrist “flatten” out like that, but the proof is in the pudding!
April 29, 2024
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Chuck
Well it sure as hell took me a long time to figure out lol so ya Id say it’s pretty wild! The axiom got me really close to tying it all together and this buttons it up I think.
April 29, 2024
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Will
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John
Very interesting video. If possible, could you share your HackMotion data for reference to improving?
April 29, 2024
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David
Chuck, the LIGHT BULB (for me) just went ON! Way to connect the dots! I can't wait to try this underhand RELEASE pattern as it allows for that continuous motion of both hands right through the ball. I can't wait to report the results! Incredible detail presented in extremely simple to understand terms along with the demonstrations to teach the correct path and pattern to achieving Effortless Speed!
April 29, 2024
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Chuck
That was the goal! Glad you saw how this ties it all together
April 29, 2024
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Ken
What's the Hackmotion data (flexion/extension) look like with this approach? My slow-motion videos make it look like a pretty bad flip (the right wrist is doing the right thing and the speed is definitely there).
April 29, 2024
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Chuck
Identical to before but with more rotation compared to what i had posted in the last video
April 29, 2024
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Juan Jose
Hi Chuck! Great video; I think this will help me a lot. In the GOAT grip video, you mentioned that the left arm and hand should do the heavy lifting of the club during the backswing. However, in this video, you said that the hand should feel dead. Should we lift with the left arm and deactivate it at the top of the backswing, then start using the right hand? For me, it makes more sense to grip tighter with the right hand from the beginning and swing the club back using the momentum of the weight shift to my right leg. On another note, where can we see a slow-motion video of your new swing from a face-on view?
April 29, 2024
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Chuck
Most all the GOATs talked exclusively about taking it back with the left. I dont think i ever have seen anyone talking about taking it back with the right. However I personally feel all right the further I go down this path. It could just be because of how messed up my left is. I can swing the same way either way but at the moment i feel nothing but right and my left is barely there. I will try and get a good face on soon and post here
April 29, 2024
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Richard
Chuck great video! I am starting to link this into my old brain. One thing who pick up the balls you hit over the cliff.
April 29, 2024
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Chuck
Me, my wife and my dog. Part of our morning hike
April 29, 2024
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Gregory
Hi Chuck Great videos and concepts! Question about the grip. I thought the right hand thumb sits slightly to the left side of the grip, rather that on top of the grip as you demonstrate? All the grip training aids put the right thumb on the side of the grip. Please clarify. Thanks Greg
April 29, 2024
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Chuck
It does sit to the side
April 29, 2024
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Will
Realize after watching this that I wasn’t quite supinating the club enough. Even without this, using the release from the top concept, I zhot my best round ever (3over). I honestly think that after I implement this last piece, I can shoot par or better consistently. The feel vs real thing is…well…real! This helped me realize why my shot seemed a bit steep at times and why my miss was slightly right. I can’t wait to incorporate this into my swing. The Goat Code works! I’ve improved my scores by 10+ strokes and they keep getting better. Thanks Chuck!
April 29, 2024
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Chuck
10 strokes is amazing man! Keep it up!
April 29, 2024
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Michael
Hi Chuck, love your videos and this one is really seems like the money video that connects the GOAT Code videos to the original Tiger 2000 trail arm release videos. One question about this one in particular - for the “pulley” on the endless conveyor belt, do you think of that pulley as right over the ball, or ahead (target side) of it for irons? Should the pulley always be in the same spot in relation to your own body (e.g., in front of your lead thigh), and that dictates its relationship to the ball, or should you actually alter the position of the pulley for each shot? Thanks!
April 29, 2024
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Chuck
Hey Michael, great question and you're over the target. For iron shots you'll tend to move the "pulley" forward a bit more as you're going to have more shaft lean. With the driver, directly over or even behind will get the most speed and best launch angle. From there, you can alter it for different shot shapes and trajectories.
April 29, 2024
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Matt
Hi Chuck- Are you able to give a high level with this thought on the pulley to incorporate in the shot shape? I think I would grasp the trajectory part but the shot shape is something i'm curious about with this type of release pattern. Matt
April 29, 2024
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Chuck
Think of shifting the path of the conveyor belt to be more to the right or left and the angle the pulley would be once the path has shifted
April 29, 2024
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Matt
Thanks Chuck that makes a little sense. I think a good future video would be incorporating these goat code videos and just some quick walk throughs of the specialty shots. Just a suggestion to tie in for the players looking to get more creative on it.
April 30, 2024
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Chuck
The GOAT AI has been updated with these two videos on the release so if you have questions, start by clicking that little red circle in the bottom right hand side of the screen to get instant answers.
April 29, 2024
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David
I like the AI
April 30, 2024
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Chuck
It’s getting crazy good at answering a lot of questions now. Trained on close to 3k questions this month already. Slowly working myself out of a job!
April 30, 2024

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