3.2 The GOAT Takeaway

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Steven
This one is interesting. I’ve been a right hand dominant player my whole life. Have tried the left, but ultimately the right hand is what I like to use that being said. I prefer to feel like my wrists do a lot of bending and this takeaway combined with the grip, among to a “constricted” feeling. I have don’t a lot a lot of work on my takeaway over the years so transitioning to this isn’t the hardest thing. Lucky enough I have been working on the load. So far I am pretty good at getting into the right hip but am struggling but am struggling to feel the satisfaction of the weight shift left. So this isn’t the hardest adjustment to make to my golf swing. That being said I practiced this and my god. The right wrist felt more powerful than any single time I can remember. It really is a testament to your incredible work here. I have been moving my grip to a position where I can hinge the shit out of the club. So this most likely would have taken me years to stumble upon.
June 11, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Thanks for the post Steven and the feedback. Looking forward to hearing about more new discoveries in your move!
June 12, 2025
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Peter
Hi, I have just had my first review with Anthony who recommended this video amongst other. This is very different for me and feels like I am loading. Regarding the glass pane I am seeing my left shoulder run along my toes where before I could not see my toes when I turned too flat. It feels a lot more of a tilt, is this the same feeling as the glass pane?
May 10, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Peter. The backswing is a combo of rotation, side bend and extension. Since you've been rotating too flat it may feel a little tilty at first to maintain the proper glass pane instead of breaking or swing too far underneath it.
May 10, 2025
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Alex
Great video. I've always had issues with this basic but very important aspect of the swing.
April 2, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Thanks Alex!
April 2, 2025
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allison
Hey Chuck, I have two questions for you. The first is does this move (left shoulder drop) for the takeaway, apply for all shots: chips, pitches, and full swings? Also, does the left shoulder drop play a bigger role in the takeaway than moving your core, or do they both work hand in hand?
March 29, 2025
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Chuck
The left shoulder is going down because of how your core is moving not the other way around and it applies to all shots
March 30, 2025
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Eddie
Wow getting the lead shoulder down instead of around was eye opening. Ive been playing for a long time rotating the shoulders instead of tilting and I was always timing up everything. This change made my swing feel so much more simple and I could finally feel my trail hip get loaded and push me to my lead side.
March 25, 2025
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Chuck
Very exciting Eddie!
March 26, 2025
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Kendall
Chuck, I’m still filming my swing and every time there is a huge gap between my legs at the top of the backswing. I feel like maybe I’m doing this wrong and making it nearly impossible to get the overall swing right because of it. My lead side knee is pushed forward quite a bit while my trail side is as straight as could be creating a huge gap and no matter what I do I can’t seem to stop doing it. My question is in reference to the full backswing… does most of the rotation/twisting to get from address to the top of the backswing happen from the shoulders or hips? I know the correct answer is the core but even when using the core, it only gets you so far back…so what makes up the difference? I feel like over the years I have incorrectly trained my body to use my hips to get to the top causing this huge gap in my knees and I’m still doing it with the goat program. When I see you or the pros swing, the gap is minimal, almost like you are rotating more with your shoulders and minimal hip turn (though I know it’s all through the core). Thanks for any explanation you can provide.
March 13, 2025
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Kendall

March 13, 2025
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Chuck
Look at how much your head is dropping during the backswing and there is your answer.
March 13, 2025
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Craig
Takeaway looks great …good with left arm sliding down pane of glass with club just outside hands at P2. At that point I’m a little confused as to wrist movement between P2&P3…Does left wrist begin to flatten as it rotates up to finish backswing?
March 10, 2025
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Craig
The takeaway focus to slide on a pane of glass with focus on arm alignment towards back of trail foot is one of the magic moves…. I needed that reminder…. Energy stores against right side with this move just begging to be transferred to downswing… after several repetitions my wrists fell in line…. Great video
March 11, 2025
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Gary
What is the direction of push from the lead foot? I find myself at times with the lead knee collapsing/flexing pass my toe. Thank you.
March 10, 2025
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Chuck
In the takeaway it's getting load to push the lead hip back in the downswing which means it's actually pulling the lead foot away from the target line to get ready to push in the opposite direction
March 10, 2025
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Scott
Great explanation. I nearly dislocated my shoulder trying my old backswing against a wall. Where should we have the camera set up? Is down the target line best of or in line with the hands at setup?
February 25, 2025
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Chuck
in between the ball and your body is good
February 26, 2025
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Tom
Hi Chuck, are you still promoting that rotation of the torso is started by the shoulder glide, left shoulder going down or combo of the two? I had a few reviews that said I was moving my right shoulder up towards my head.
February 24, 2025
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Chuck
Hi Tom, that is a good way to initiate the swing, but I'm doing a new series of videos this week that takes a deeper dive into what is really happening deep in the core to dial this in.
February 24, 2025
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Chris
Can you explain the feeling or movement that finishes the take away?
January 2, 2025
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Chuck
The movement that finishes the Takeaway is the downswing and other words the Takeaway is not some separate move. It is just a point you pass through on the back swing.
January 3, 2025
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Chris
Thank you for the fast response, Chuck. I should have been more descriptive with my question. At what point do I start bending my trail arm, and what are the feels that start the downswing? I have benefited greatly in my golf game when I follow your instruction properly. You have a believer in me on this program, THANKS!
January 3, 2025
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Chuck
The trail arm starts bending right after the takeaway and watch the goat drill and magic of supination as well as the waggle to get the feeling of starting the downswing.
January 3, 2025
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John
Absolutely love this video. It has truly made a huge difference in my swing. It just helped me to discover a feel that I’ve been trying to manufacture. Up till I watched this it felt like I was forcing myself into it but after working through the drills, man, does this feel EASY. Still progressing (dynamically) up in speed as I relearn what my previous coach undid somehow but just feels so much easier. And that’s really the only word I can think of for it. It was 25 degrees at sea level and I wash flushing the ball with every swing (zero distance lost with temp). Also hit my longest drive ever at 307!!!! Super excited to see what happens in normal temps.
December 30, 2024
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Chuck
YES!!! Awesome man!!!
December 30, 2024
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L
How does this go with the 4 pressure shift and goat theory backswing?
September 18, 2024
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Chuck
In what regard?
September 19, 2024
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Ricky
Going back over a lot of these and really focusing on core engagement as I think that was missing with me for some reason the first go around. After doing this take away with the core focus for a number of reps, should it feel like I just got done doing an abb workout?
September 2, 2024
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Chuck
Keep in mind in the swing this is happening very fast, but while you're learning it, you may feel this way, but in the end it shouldn't feel like a workout.
September 3, 2024
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Jeff
You mentioned at time mark 4:40ish that you could "feel as though you were coming over the top" as opposed to dropping or shallowing out the club (which is not natural). Did you mean to say that (over the top)? I'll see you on tonights "Live".
August 29, 2024
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Jeff
Chuck, after reviewing the video again, I discovered that earlier in this video (before the 4:40ish time mark, which I mentioned in the earlier comment) you said that Tiger "feels" like he's coming over the top in the downswing. I understand now, that it's a "feeling". By eliminating the shallowing move it makes the swing simpler with less moving parts.
August 30, 2024
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Chuck
Yep, exactly, Tiger actually does come down steeper than he goes back often, especially when hitting a cut.
August 30, 2024
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Christopher
Played a round today shot 85. Could have been a lot better I had two 3 putt holes and one triple blow up hole. I incorporated the takeaway drill into my pre shot routine. Majority of Driver were left not hooks just a left may have been an alignment issue. What I'm excited about I pured more iron shots than misses. There were a few toe hits but far and few between. I've never broken 80 on my home course (128 Slope Rating) I'm confident this is a possibility which is exciting to think about. Still a lot of work to do though. Thank You Chuck and Craig
August 11, 2024
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Chuck
Awesome man! You are trending in the right direction!
August 11, 2024
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David
Hey Chuck. It seems like there are a couple differences here between this video and the "refining the GOAT backswing" from earlier this year. 1) Rather than taking the hands down the line, the hands now are supposed to go slightly inside with the clubhead remaining outside the hands. 2) As a result of this newer takeaway move, the club will be slightly more toe-down (as opposed to neutral) as we move through the end of the takeaway. This will come close to matching the spine angle. Am I understanding these differences correctly or are they just optical illusions?
August 11, 2024
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Chuck
Hi David, what you guys are working through is how to do it exactly like Tiger
August 11, 2024
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David
Understood. I’m just trying to understand if there are actual differences between the two videos. And if there are, which should I be focused on. Thanks
August 11, 2024
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Chuck
If you're in this group working with me then you should focus on what we're doing and the new videos
August 11, 2024
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Talmadge
I was playing and hitting the ball so far and pure with every stroke of the club that I was asked to please move from the white to the championship tees. Still my aim was pure, long and straight. Par after par with the occasional birdie I played and scored as if I was having an out of body,”Tiger”, experience!!!! Then I woke from my nap , on the couch but still had that feeling inside me. The mental part of the game that will help to put the icing on the cake once I have continued with my perfect practice, working with Chuck and Craig. Letting go of the old, ingraining the new but never forgetting to have fun and dream big! Thanks again , this journey is so fun!!!!
August 10, 2024
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Chuck
Awesome man! So good to get feedback like this!
August 11, 2024
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