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I am new to the Goat Swing program.

I am new to the Goat Swing program. After reviewing the videos I initially have two questions that I didn’t see addressed. 1. Should my set-up position be an extension of the GOAT position. If I assume the goat position correctly with right elbow facing out, right hand flexed/bent back, and goat grip and then move to setup I end up in a different setup position than my typical one. My hands are further forward. It does preset the goat position. In my normal setup my hands and the club handle are in the middle of my body pointing at my belt buckle with a wedge. If I preset the setup my hands are near my left hip. I’m right handed. 2. When viewing my swing from down the line how does the opening between my arms in the downswing close. Should my left arm drop down to where it points at my toes or should my right arm move up and line up with my left arm. In the goat videos it looks like the left arm drops down but this isn’t clarified. Thanks for addressing these concerns from a new guy. Dan

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Hello Dan. The forward press is something you move into (the fascial press). You don't need to preset the hands very forward. Impact and address are different animals. One is dynamic and one is static. I wouldn't start in GDP and just unwind to find the setup position. Start balanced like your normal setup and the slight forward press forward (fascial press) triggers the motion back. Also, more the lead arm drops down as you are trying to take it out of the equation to get the movement fully trail side driven.
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