Skills Assessment Challenge: Putting

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Get your Chipping Rings here. Have you developed a true sense of control of the clubface and is your trail hand ready to move to the next phase? Take this Skills Assessment Test to see where you're at and if you're ready to move onto bigger strokes.

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Mark
Do you believe in longer pendulum with short finish or short backswing and more follow through ? Is it more a soft stroke or a sharper pop / hit to target ? Also , do you think putter should go back slower or same pace as follow through and if this is latter should it be a faster tempo ?
April 20, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Not a pop stroke. There will be some acceleration on the downswing but the putter will naturally release. The tempo is naturally derived from the core movement. No it's not a long back short through type motion. More a pendulum.
April 20, 2025
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Mark
Beginning of video watching your excellent stroke and cannot see a hint of a forward press even when I zoomed in?
April 20, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Mark. The forward press will start to become almost impercetable.
April 20, 2025
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Mark
Then surely it isn’t a forward press if it’s imperceptible?
April 20, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Think about it as an awakening of the body muscles. You aren't trying to just move the hands forward solely and get the extensor muscles involved. Almost like a body rock into lead and back. Everything reacts to this motion.
April 20, 2025
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Alex
The trail hand and tee drills improved my putting. I'm still new to the game, so sinking putts beyond 10+ ft have been difficult. I sunk my first 10-15 ft putt yesterday on the course. Can't say it was 100% because of the drill, but I think it helped.
April 11, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Great Alex! Start rolling that rock.
April 11, 2025
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Tony
i'v had my index finger down the shaft forever. is that ok? also should you press forward using just your trail hand in the drills?
March 31, 2025
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Chuck
it would be best to adapt to a proper grip so that it feels more like your regular swing grip
March 31, 2025
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Tony
thanks Chuck. my grip is oversized as well so its tough to make a regular grip- thoughts?
March 31, 2025
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Chuck
The smaller grip will help you feel the club more in your fingers and get a sense of the club face in your fingers which is necessary for the full swing
April 1, 2025
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Aaron
Boy am I excited to put this new putting stroke into play in a round. Actually holed 3/10 from 30 feet.
March 20, 2025
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Chuck
Nice!
March 21, 2025
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Mark
Hi Chuck, I noticed in the trail hand putting video that Tiger’s arms are very straight when putting, but in your putting stroke that the arms are more bent and connected to the body, which feels more comfortable to me. I’m new and just getting started so I just want to know if one is preferable over the other? Also, in the GOAT setup you talk about the setup being the same throughout the clubs (unless I misunderstood). Is or can the putter be one exception? I know I’ve never putted this way, but it seems natural to me and my trail hand putting is very accurate from the initial strokes. My arms are more connected to my body on my stroke, and I played a round yesterday and sunk a couple of 20+ feet breaking putts and had nice distance control. The rest of my game was terrible, but the day or so doing the trail hand putting really helped. Thanks.
February 10, 2025
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Chuck
Yes the putter is going to be a little bit different as Will The grip on the putter because of the shape of it. And it’s OK to have a little bend in the arm
February 11, 2025
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Sean
Hi Chuck, How many reps do you recommend before moving on in the program? I understand 3-5 for each part. But how many times. Surely more than once. Thanks. Loving the program!
January 26, 2025
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Chuck
Once you pass the skills assessment test you are ready to move on, but these are things that you will probably continue to revisit throughout your life because they will continue to reinforce the same fundamentals over and over again
January 26, 2025
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Jayden
Hi Chuck, wishing you a wonderful day! I’m aiming to achieve 100 out of 100 through the tees and into the hole. What can I do to improve and reach that standard? Best wishes, Jayden.

January 22, 2025
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Chuck
Stroke looks fantastic, just a little excess head movement. This can come from being a little too rigid and stiff in the upper body.
January 22, 2025
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Jayden

January 22, 2025
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John
Chuck, Back with RST after a 2 year hiatus. Always loved your detail explanations and enjoyed lessons with Craig. I adopted a saw grip with my right hand awhile back because I had the yips. Actually became a decent putter relative to members at my club. Passed your test. Reluctant to change from the saw. I tried the conventional grip suggested in order to perform the drills because I understand the right hand grip is foundational to the GOAT program. Can you achieve the right hand feel recommended in the program without changing my putter grip ? I am following it as I practice and move into the chipping drills.
December 27, 2024
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Chuck
Yes you definitely can. It just helps you develop a greater level of sensitivity.
December 27, 2024
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Jayden
Dear Chuck, I am wishing you a very Merry Christmas. You mentioned that there were two patterns to putt; hinge and hold or release. Should I keep one pattern for a year or can I switch it? e.g. the first week; one works better, the next week the other? Best wishes, Jayden.
December 25, 2024
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Chuck
Merry Christmas Jayden. The trick is to pick one and stick with it. The more lead hand you want to be involved, the less you will release the face. The less you use the lead hand in the stroke the more the putter will release.
December 25, 2024
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Nick
Hi Chuck, is there an alternative skills assessment challenge to the 30' putts you could recommend? I have an 8' indoor putting mat but my courses are closed for the winter and so have no way to complete the 2nd challenge.
December 14, 2024
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Jeremy
I have a similar situation. I like to practice rolling the ball into the cup with different speeds. I’ll challenge myself to roll it in on what feels like the very last revolution. That’s a fun way to try to practice speed control
February 9, 2025
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Chuck
There's nothing off the top of my head to replace the feel for distance but if you are getting your 8 footers to start online consistently and video of your stroke looks good, you should be good to go
December 15, 2024
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Jayden
Hi Chuck, thanks for your answer. Are you still doing your very helpful webinars? Best wishes, Jayden
December 5, 2024
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Chuck
I dont have time to do anymore right now
December 6, 2024
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Jayden
Hi Chuck, I reacently received an email about RSA. You say that I would improve faster, but would I get just as good as sticking to this program? And how many hours would I have to put in to RSA in a week? Best wishes, Jayden
November 29, 2024
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Chuck
Hi Jayden, the RSA program will help you get there faster for sure, but is not a requirement as if you just follow the program here you will get there.
November 29, 2024
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Mark
A difficult concept for me is the language around "controlling the clubface with the middle finger of the right hand". I am wondering if that can be translated to "stability" instead of "controlling"? If I increase the "stability" of the clubface by applying pressure to the grip with the middle finger of the right hand, and squeeze the left thumb to the grip, I think this is what you mean, which will add stability to the clubface. Is this an acceptable way to think about this concept? This seems to work for me.
September 25, 2024
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Chuck
Sure Mark, that works. Perhaps another way of phrasing it would be "sensing the sweetspot" with the middle finger.
September 25, 2024
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Mark
I hope this helps others. Another thing I have learned is the pace of the swing. I used to have a rather "slow" stroke but now I have learned that I need to have a "quicker" stroke, which I believe helps reduce the error in the swing. I expect that this will carry through with every club, but I am still working on the ripper chip so that remains to be seen.
September 26, 2024
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Chuck
You are 100% correct going too slow throws off the entire sequence and makes it impossible for the fascia to load correctly and release correctly and this absolutely carries over into the full swing
September 26, 2024
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William
Good drill. I do see the toe of your putter is slightly raised at address. Is that intentional?
September 24, 2024
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Chuck
I just have really long arms and short legs so I need to get it bent but I putt just fine with it so haven't bothered
September 25, 2024
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William
5 out 5 from 10 feet. 5 out of 6 in the arc. Yes you do.
September 25, 2024
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Chuck
Putting machine!
September 25, 2024
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William
Let's not carried away. Remember: pride comes before the fall.
September 25, 2024

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