How to Coil Around the Trail Leg

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As we move into full swings, learning how to coil around the trail leg is vital for effortless speed so you begin to feel the arms and club snap rather than being pushed through.

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philip
I have a question on timing. In other videos, you say the takeaway should be core-driven with both arms supinated, that the hands should move slightly inside, that the clubhead should stay outside of hands, and that, once the club gets about parallel to the ground, the backswing is just a hinge up and then lifting the arms. (At least, that’s what I think you say.) This has helped me get away from my bad habit of pronating my arms while rotating my hips and snatching the club inside. Assuming I understand the takeaway correctly, when does the twisting and coiling around the right leg start: toward the end of the takeaway or from the initiation of the takeaway. If the latter, I’m concerned it will lead me back into the wilderness of snatching the club inside.
February 27, 2025
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Chuck
You load into the trail leg or at least begin this process before the club even moves. Then the coiling process begins I have a video coming out on the back swing later this week that will get into this more in depth
February 27, 2025
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philip
I love the backswing video, but I am still confused on timing. Should the takeaway feel like it is complete or almost complete before the side bend and spine extension takes place? Or does it all blend together? As I mentioned, my concern is that the earlier I start the loading/twisting (especially since we are supposed to do it quickly to stretch/load the fascia), the more likely I am to revert to my habit of snatching the club inside in the takeaway.
February 28, 2025
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Chuck
The sidebend is happening basically right away but it is all blended together. If you practice with your shadow like I show in the video that will be the easiest way to get the timing
March 1, 2025
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Nathan
Hey just want to give a shout out to Anthony for my recent review. I finally felt like I had a few light bulb moments from out about not using my arms. Was hitting my 8 iron 155m yesterday at golf which felt amazing. Also learning to coil into the trail leg. Just want to see if I’m doing it correctly. I’ve posted a video and just would like to know if I’m moving to laterally trying to coil. Shout out to you to Chuck for this group and content. Really starting to feel like I’m understanding the swing and will finally find the missing pieces.

February 2, 2025
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Anthony (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Nathan, I do see a little more lateral movement than coil in the trail leg, but it is looking good. Very excited for you that light bulb moments are happening more frequently my friend
February 3, 2025
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Todd
I found the answer under webinar.
January 30, 2025
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Todd
When do you stop Supinating on the down swing and start pronating?? there is so much timing involved that this would be a day to day or shot to shot success? the speed in the wrist , body , arms and hands will be very difficult to time every time.?
January 29, 2025
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Chuck
That’s not how it works at all. You are not trying to actively supinate the wrist with force.
January 29, 2025
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Craig
Hi Chuck I really struggle with rotation, especially in my hips: am I trying to get my right rear trouser pocket (butt cheek) rotate and face the target? Thanks
January 26, 2025
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Chuck
The right butt cheek will start to face more toward the target, but you gotta keep in mind that the hips need to work as a unit which means that you’re not just loading up the right hip, but the left hip must be loaded in the back swing as well
January 26, 2025
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Matt
Hi Chuck- I think this is a pretty good drill to focus on the uncoiling around the right leg. One question I do have is I find it pretty hard to get club to bottom out and hit the ground where the ball would be. I either completely miss the ground or I maybe graze it quite far ahead of the ball. I know you mentioned in a previous comment on this video to a user where they were extending their right arm too quick. Is there a point where you feel that right arm to extend or is it all supination and dropping your head with the uncoiling that should eventually just make that work automagically?
January 3, 2025
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Chuck
You never want to try and extend your right arm. It will be extended for you by the club if you try and extend it, you’ll never get the club to bottom out and the correct spot over and over.
January 4, 2025
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Matt
So if I am consistently not hitting the ground or just brushing it way in front of where the ball is, does that mean my shoulders are taking over too much instead of letting the leg uncoil?
January 4, 2025
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Chuck
I'd have to see it to no for sure, could be arms, could be shoulders, could be driving off trail leg laterally too much
January 4, 2025
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Matt
Here are a couple. The second swing I actually hit the ground but first and third I didn't.

January 4, 2025
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Chuck
The first thing to focus on is snapping your left knee straight notice how it’s still bent and as it’s bent, you’re going to continue to move down and laterally instead of back up and back away from the target as you snapped the left knee straight, it will push the hip back, which will spin the hips and help move the bottom of the swing arc further forward
January 5, 2025
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Matt
I was solely focusing on coiling around my right leg, do I need almost feel like after i unwind i need to snap that leg faster?
January 5, 2025
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Chuck
That can do it, but either way you still have to understand that the left leg must push back and this will be very easy to do when you stay back on the right foot by keeping weight off the lead side the left leg should snap back, but not everybody does this Naturally so for some they have to be trained how to do it specifically
January 5, 2025
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Carver
sorry not the RSA section but pully exercise is in GOAT drill.
January 1, 2025
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Carver
Chuck, this is probably the right place to ask this question. In the 2nd video on technique in the RSA series you illustrate the correct way to use the pully machine in the gym. I did this today correctly with cable off left shoulder and was shocked to see how different it feels to pull down so cable does not get wrapped around the neck. i had not been doing this in my swing. But trying the correct down swing move with the club i tend to hit a little behind the ball. Now with this video it emphasizes dead arms as the trail hip unwinds. Am I likely not shifting forward fast enough if still hitting a bit behind? Hope this question makes sense.
January 1, 2025
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Chuck
Hey Carver, this is almost always caused by overuse of the arms or casting the club - they go hand in hand most times. Your core and trail leg need to unwind the arms and pull the arms down. If you try and yank the arms down by themselves all your momentum will be pulling you backward. Let your core and trail leg unwind you to ensure you get your pressure back forward.
January 2, 2025
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Reed
Excuse the quality and angle….its off my ring camera and zoomed in…
December 31, 2024
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Chuck
I don’t see a file here. Make sure you wait for it to fully upload before clicking submit.
December 31, 2024
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Reed

December 31, 2024
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Chuck
So these are really close, you uncoil pretty well, just don't add extending the right arm to it - let the club extend your arm for you as it's actually faster and requires less effort. You want your wrists to be able to snap at the ball and by extending the right arm you force the release to both slow down and happen a little too late.
January 2, 2025
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Reed
I'll try that! Thanks Chuck!
January 3, 2025
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Reed
December 31, 2024
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Matt
Hi Chuck- I know you mentioned that you didn't talk about this in the 80 yard wedge shot because you don't necessarily need to feel the quick coil on the right leg, but for people who struggle with early extension or flipping, would we still want to feel this coil at some smaller level to we don't activate our arms to much even on these wedge shots?
December 31, 2024
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Chuck
Yes
December 31, 2024
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Matt
Expanding on this for wedge shots is it more that stay more centered and just coil around right leg immediately and not shift laterally to the right much or you still do that kind of shift. Just trying to understand in my simple head...lol
December 31, 2024
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Chuck
You still wanna make a small shift to the right even on the shorter wedge shots because it provides initial momentum to start moving the club back so you don’t pick it up with your arms
December 31, 2024
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Dennis
Happy to be the 1st commenter on this vid! This makes it more natural to get into the bswing spiral w/ the quick body motion that propels the arms! I was focusing on the arms 1st and like you say in the vid, that kills the body coil. Can't wait to try this in the sim! BTW, love the drill with the club resting on the shoulder! BTW, could you post the most recent additions to the Goat Code on the "Welcome to the Goat Code" page ? I am always scanning the outline of vids for something I haven't seen but if the opening page had a "Recently added: 4.15 How to Coil around the Trail Leg" it would make it a whole lot easier!
December 29, 2024
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Chuck
Ya Dennis, we have been discussing how to best present new videos and are working on a solution to it.
December 29, 2024

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