3.4 The GOAT Pitch Shot

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Once you've got a good "hand" on your putting and chipping, the next phase - pitching - will be your first step into the foundation of a full swing as you will learn how to rotate using your core while setting your wrist to get the club up on plane.

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Joey
Would love some notes to see what if I’m on the right track here. Thanks!

June 28, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Joey. On the right track for sure. The tiniest bit too close at setup. A little rolled to the inside. Would like to see a bit more up the trail forearm with the club and in transition a baby supination.
June 30, 2025
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Jayden
Hello Craig, I practice the pitch slowly for many hours, fluently, and wanted to ensure that I am on the right track. I would be grateful for any advice on my stroke practice. Best wishes, Jayden.

June 18, 2025
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Jayden

June 18, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Jayden. Motions look good. You don't need that much exaggeration with the hips. You are trying to push them back and open them more like hitting a powerful stroke. Let the core be the guide to opening the hips. Doesn't need to be that excessive.
June 19, 2025
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Hyogo
Hi Craig, Working on pitch shots now. Everything felt pretty good, but when I see myself on film, I’m not sure if I’m creating that little shallow move. Any pointers on what I might feel in transition to create that move?

June 17, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Hyogo. The movement looks pretty darn solid. The main thing is feel a little clockwise/supination move in the trail arm. You don't need much at all. But, think trying to feel a tiny lay off of the club in transition.
June 17, 2025
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Hyogo
Like this?

June 17, 2025
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Hyogo
This one really felt perfect. Like I had total command of what the ball was gonna do.

June 17, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Good job man. It did seem like the stance tried to sneak wide but not detrimental. Overall, the movement is really solid. Would be hard pressed to start making too many changes to it.
June 19, 2025
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Tony
There is so much emphasis on the tiny loop. I'm not sure if it makes sense to add another thing to think about in the swing. Is it really that important to have my swing exactly the same as Tiger's in every aspect?
June 3, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Tony. The GOAT Code is to copy Tiger's movements. The tiny loop is just to insure you get shallow. If you are shallowing in transition you should be fine.
June 4, 2025
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sjahari
when you say there is wrist set in the back swing, is that the same as supination of the right wrist? Or does it mean hinging? Thank you
May 27, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
There will be wrist set (cocking) and some wrist hinge (extension).
May 27, 2025
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Kade
Help! Is there more set/cock in the wrist to get the club up the forearm or hinge? I hear both in the video... I'm sure there is both as always, but should I focus on one more than the other? When I hinge, it's way below my forearm, when I feel more set, it's good. The main reason I ask is the putting and chipping is more hinge. Just making sure I'm focusing on the right movements and the issue isn't coming from another issue in the takeaway. Thank you for all you guys do!
May 14, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Thanks Kade. Yes, the pitch will require more radial deviation or wrist set. Some hinge, but you will need to feel some pressure in the hand to allow for vertical cocking up of the club.
May 15, 2025
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Kade
Awesome! Thank you for clarifying!
May 15, 2025
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Atle
Hi. The small shallowing mentioned here, is that an active hand action or a result of core and lead leg forward drive keeping hands soft?
April 20, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Alte. Some players will need to feel a bit of supination in the arm/hand movement.
April 20, 2025
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Benjamin
I probably have about 5000 reps of this one. My problem is getting the shaft to go through or up my trail forearm. Let me know if I’m on the right track. Thanks guys you’re the best!

April 5, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Benjamin. On the right track no doubt. Maybe weight too far towards toes at address. A little balance correction and you are well on your way.
April 7, 2025
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Benjamin
Thanks Craig! I finally downloaded VisualEyes and that has been huge, overlaying Chuck on to my swing has helped so much.
April 7, 2025
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Great! That is a huge help when trying to find the differences.
April 8, 2025
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matthew
what do you all think? i think i'm one of those guys who needs to release earlier in the downswing to allow the hands to get more in front of my right thigh. i constantly feel like the club is too far behind me (feel stuck). other places online will tell you never to do that, but i think it's a necessity for my swing. thoughts? thanks!

March 21, 2025
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matthew
i practiced today with my hands preset in front of right thigh to see if i can get back to that position. i still have a hard time getting to the GDP position

March 21, 2025
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Chuck
This is because you are rotating your shoulders too much in the downswing. The arms will always come in late here. Take a look at the GOAT Whip video to get a feel for how the lead leg drives back and this is what brings the arms and hands down for you.
March 23, 2025
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matthew
i also think i have slight out of proportion long limbs.. have a small torso and long legs/ arms. i've heard it said that a longer wingspan can cause feeling "stuck."
March 21, 2025
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Jeff
Your advice would be appreciated. I have a tendency to have a long backswing…I feel no resistance. Other than that, trying to swing more upright…I was swinging WAY too flat. This clip also shows my tendency to stand up during the downswing. On fuller swings, my hands at impact are more away from my body than at starting position…tried standing more vertical and that is helping. Help, please!

February 27, 2025
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Jeff
Shorter swing…

February 27, 2025
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Chuck
This swing is still quite long for this step. You want to make sure you get more onto your lead side during the downswing as you're hanging back too much on your trail foot.
March 1, 2025
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Kendall
I watched the 20 yard wedge video and you had a good explanation of what part of the core you were supposed to use and it did help me have a better feeling through the shot. I was using the left side of my core to start the takeaway (more like a crunch feeling). I’m now trying to use my right side (more of a stretching feeling) like you mentioned in the 20 yard wedge video. Face does open a bit more (still needs work) this way and the path feels better as well. I still can’t tell if my arms and shoulders are catching up too fast but I’m guessing they are because I feel like my downswing is alot of shoulders as I’m still working on the feeling of the core to bring it to impact. I also notice that having the feeling of stretching my right side core, my head lifts up in the takeaway. Definitely still a bit lost but putting the hours in to try to fix it.

February 26, 2025
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Chuck
You’re holding the right arm a little too rigid, and not allowing it to bend it all which is making your shoulders Want to fire too soon. Your over overall upper body needs to relax a little bit more and have a little more fluidity in your stroke, which will allow your core to lead, but if you’re very, very stiff in your shoulders and arms, they will take over
February 27, 2025
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Kendall
Chuck, I feel like I’m on the struggle bus now. I’m focusing on only using my core but when I rewatch the videos I can’t tell if my arms and shoulders are catching up to my body too quick. It’s such a small move it’s hard for me really get anything ahead of anything else sequence wise. On the down the line video here I really exaggerated it and it feels like I’m dragging the club through which doesn’t look or feel right. When I rewatch the compression and goat pitch videos, I can’t see much core movement ahead of arms and shoulders either. I know it’s happening, but is it more of a feeling than a visual on such a short shot? Also, I know you said in one of the videos that weight is 60/40 to the lead side and it really wasn’t worth talking about but is there any shift at all that you would see? From the videos it looks like you and tiger actually move forward on the takeaway…so is your weight favored toward the lead side for the duration of a pitch? Thanks for any help.

February 26, 2025
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Chuck
Use this clip as your model

February 27, 2025
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Kendall
I’m a couple hours into chipping and it seems to be going okay. I’m verifying all checkpoints and angles from both the compression video and goat pitch video and all seem to be mostly there. I do have a question on lower body feelings in chipping versus pitching. While chipping I felt a lot activation in the lead leg muscles and glute. While pitching I don’t feel it near as much. Is this because while chipping, most of the weight is maintained on the lead side through the entire shot versus pitching where the weight shifts essentially 3 times (lead, trail, lead)? Also, what would cause the club to be on the bottom side of the trail forearm during a pitch takeaway? Yours matches the forearm, tigers is slightly above, mine is just below. When practicing slowly in the mirror I can get it match but when I swing it drifts lower and I can’t figure out why. Looking forward to feedback and more grinding! Pretty crazy how well this seems to be working and how good my contact and consistency has become. Can’t wait to move on to the wedge play.

February 24, 2025
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Chuck
You’re really close here, but you’ve got the club face a little too shut going back as you get the shoulders tilted very aggressively going back and on the way down, you need to focus on rotating more from the core of your body rather than from your shoulders, and that will help you get the proper sequence on the downswing as your arms and shoulders are catching up to your body a little too early
February 25, 2025
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Kendall
Chuck, when you say “ your arms and shoulders are catching up to your body a little too early” does that mean that my core should be turning first to start the downswing while my arms and shoulders are lagging a bit?
February 25, 2025
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Chuck
Yes always
February 25, 2025
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Bradley
I was doing well with pitching, then somehow lost it. I can still pitch ok with my trail hand, but consistently thin/shank with both. I watched the pitch vid in the ref section. It emphasizes a couple of different things. I know the GOAT program uses the pitch to progress to the full swing, so I don't want to get off track.
February 24, 2025
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Chuck
What do you see happening on video?
February 24, 2025
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Jeff
Would appreciate some clarification on the location of your video recording device when it's behind you (aka, down the line). Do you line up the camera in-line with your feet or the ball or somewhere in-between? My initial goal is to ensure my clubface is in front of my hands like you teach in the video.
February 23, 2025
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Chuck
do you want the camera about waist height and in between the ball and your body
February 24, 2025
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Chris

February 18, 2025
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Chuck
a little two army going back with too much lead arm push and make sure you get more pressure onto your lead foot on the downswing, but otherwise looking good
February 18, 2025
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Chris

February 18, 2025
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Bradley
recommend a good app for recording the strokes?
February 17, 2025
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Chuck
There are quite a few in app store. I use visual eyes which is pretty good
February 18, 2025
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Tyler
Hi Chuck! I feel that I am doing the move correctly. bit. I am tending to hit the ball in the toe a bit. I am not sure if it is from set up or swing mechanic in backswing or downswing. Thank you!

February 4, 2025
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Chuck
The mechanics of your stroke look very good, but I would set up more square and with less knee bend and that will get you a little taller and closer to the ball, which should remove the toe strikes
February 5, 2025
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Stanley
Here's the Down the Line view. Thanks!

November 9, 2024
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Chuck
Setup looks good, but your arms are too active in the stroke. Try and take the club back with the core and the arms follow
November 11, 2024
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Stanley
Hi Chuck. Your critique would be greatly appreciated!

November 9, 2024
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Chuck
See how your right arm is bending a lot? On these short shots, it should barely bend much at all. This happens when you're not using your core to move the arms
November 11, 2024
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Stanley
Thank you very much! Your expert eye is greatly appreciated!
November 11, 2024
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Thomas
Hello chuck, I have been doing great with chipping and started to work on the pitching. Here are a few videos of the start of the pitching.

October 29, 2024
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Thomas

October 29, 2024
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Chuck
Here ya go Thomas!

October 29, 2024
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Thomas
Thanks Chuck, this makes a lot of sense. I will start recording myself more often to help correct these issues. Outside of my chipping I started to feel my old swing habits come back.
October 29, 2024
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Jeff
Hi Chuck, I have a question about the chipping and pitching setup and how it seems to me to be different from your video on the GOAT setup i.e., the club shaft should point to your belt buckle. In the chipping and pitching setup the club shaft isn't pointing to your belt buckle. Just wondering/curious as to why that is. I'm guessing that with a wedge and the type of shot, it's kind of like the driver---a specialty shot. ???
October 6, 2024
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Chuck
Yes it is more like a specialty shot compared to a full swing for the same reason you don’t shift weight to your trail foot there’s simply not enough time on such a short stroke
October 6, 2024
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Lorenzo
Hi Chuck, I assume that you use the bounce for the pitch shots? And I assume that you have more release (hands and arms get a little higher) then when chipping. For the short game you need fines so you need soft hands and because of this it will feel and look like you flip a little with your right hand, you don't actually flip but due to the weight of the club head and soft hands it happens. Is that correct? Could be that I'm wrong but I don't see much differences between this pitch shot and the chip shot. I assume that with the chip shot you stop with your turn and arms so the clubhead is approx less than 45° above the ground?
September 29, 2024
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Chuck
Ok, a lot of questions here. First, yes the bounce is used on many pitch shots, depending on the shot and the lie, it may not be. Second, no, I don't flip and I hold the club firmly unless I need more height on the ball. As you watch more of the pitching videos and wedge shots I talk more about the differences, specifically I think this is discussed in the Clubface is King video - long story short, pitch has more wrist set.
September 30, 2024
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Lorenzo
Many thanks. It’s clear.
September 30, 2024
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Carver
Chuck, curious if you have an opinion or preference for the optimal bounce for the 60 deg given the chip and pitch protocol you are teaching.
September 28, 2024
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Chuck
I've always preferred minimal bounce, 4-8* maximum and typically grind down the heel so when the club is open there is 0* of bounce
September 28, 2024
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Bob
As the swing gets a little bigger does the left shoulder/arm ever pronate or does that supination stay throughout the full swing with all clubs?
September 23, 2024
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Chuck
Hi Bob, it has to pronate, you're just trying to avoid it happening right off the ball.
September 24, 2024
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andree
Is it correct that the take-away shown here can be used and extended to then make a full iron swing? Specifically how the right hand moves, the sensation of 'shut face' and perhaps steepness, as you say yourself? Also: I know that you don't like 'pushing with the left arm/hand' to start the swing. In my case, I've had a tendency to both rotate flat and roll the left arm with the clubhead going inside in an opening fashion. BUT: I find that if I start the swing by "pushing" my left shoulder down on plane, while monitoring that my left hand gets "pushed" back/in at around 20 degrees or so, I get a pretty solid start with passive arms and good upper body engagement/rotation. I also don't feel this left shoulder move leads to swaying in my case. I almost feel that if I just "push the left shoulder to below my chin" and "set my right wrist with a small "right hand lift" I'd be 90% there to a full swing. With all this said, do you still think it's too error-prone to focus on lead side pushing (be it arm or shoulder)? I've never really connected with the "rotate the right scapula back inside" feeling. Thanks!
September 14, 2024
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Chuck
Yes, that is the entire point of the program. Is that the exact same mechanics you learn here carryover to the full swing. You can use the lead side to help for sure and even focus on that as long as it does not cause you to start changing the club face angle. The starting line drill will be the truth teller for you to know if you are manipulating the club face, because you should be able to consistently get at least four out of five in that 1 foot slot
September 15, 2024
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Carver
Chuck, too steep?

September 12, 2024
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Chuck
Hey Carver, note how your left arm is pretty vertical as you go back towards the end of the Takeaway this shows that you’re pushing with that left arm. When you pull back more with the right, the left arm angle in and point more towards the back of your foot, and this is very important to get in face control, because when you push with the left arm, it will change the club face angle most of the time as it will cause the left arm to pronate, which will rotate the face And the starting line drill will be very difficult and it will be very easy to get off plane
September 13, 2024
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Carver
Thanks for the response Chuck. Very timely as I just spent 2 hours pitching and filming. I have been trying to get lead shoulder back and in as per your GOAT takeaway video. Going back and trying pulling with right side more. Thank you.
September 13, 2024
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Carver
So I went back and hit more pitch shots with my 60 pulling with the right side. What a difference. Shallower AOA and much better strike. Club face contact moved from closer to toe to center face. Thanks Chuck. Made my day.
September 13, 2024
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Chuck
Awesome! Toe hits are almost always indicative of too much pulling with the lead side
September 15, 2024
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Jeff
In your prior pitch shot video (before GOAT) at address you recommended the club head to be toe down (to eliminate chunking it). I've seen videos of Tiger talking about how he will use the toe down to eliminate hitting it fat. Any thoughts on incorporating this?
September 8, 2024
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Chuck
You can do that here for sure. I personally don't do that very often but if you're comfortable with it, it can help, especially in bermuda.
September 9, 2024
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Steve
Another great video and step for us students to follow! Perfect progression to learn the full swing! One quick question though, the one spot that you didn’t really elaborate on was what are you feeling for the slight shallowing move? I can do this and fully understand what we are trying to do and what it should look like but I want to make sure I’m doing this the “Way of the Goat” The way you want us to! Thank you Chuck!
September 5, 2024
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Chuck
Hi Steve, it's mostly the wrist that is creating the shallowing, the arm is involved a bit as well.
September 5, 2024
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Steve
For sure, just wasn’t sure if there was a slight supination or slight clockwise twist of the wrist to initiate it?
September 5, 2024
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Chuck
Because the club is being taken back in a way that feels quite vertical when doing it correctly, it's natural for the wrist to want to do this motion to shallow. If your wrists are relatively relaxed going back as the core gets the motion going, you'll find this to be a natural motion.
September 5, 2024
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Steve
Thanks so much for the explanation! That makes a lot of sense! I definitely overthink and over complicate the movement in an attempt to set the wrists! I am a huge believer in this Goat trial! It is phenomenal! Thanks Chuck!
September 5, 2024
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Chuck
You're welcome!
September 5, 2024

Once you get to the pitching stage, Things really start to reveal themselves.

About the fundamentals that you've been working on so far in your putting and chipping that are going to start to build into your full swing, and it's really going to show here.

So, I've got Tiger hitting a pitch shot on the right.

Now, He's got a little bit more of an open face because he's hitting a longer shot and wants a little more height and spin on it.

I'm hitting about a 20-yard shot here so my face is a little bit more square, but otherwise, You're going to see what you're going to learn at the second half of this video.

That these fundamentals that you've been working on are starting to flow over into your pitching stroke, which is going to flow over to your iron swing, which is going to flow over to your driver swing.

But we've got to get these things really, really on the money at this point because now this is where the rubber starts to meet the road.

And the first thing that you've got to focus on that we're going to talk about in the second half of this video is the way that the club head swings back on plane.

And must stay outside of your hands.

Now, This is going to be a challenge for most golfers at first because the club is going to want to swing way inside the hands for almost everybody.

It's almost like a universal law that most golfers struggle, with a club head going inside their hands during the swing.

So, that's what we're going to talk about in the second half of this video.

But as we go back, there's a couple of things you'll notice.

One, that the club head is going to start to track back to the inside pretty immediately.

Part of this is ball position that we're going to talk about in the second half of this video.

The ball is going to be played off your back toe for most of these shots as kind of like a basic starting point.

But from here, it's got to start working up on plane and outside your hands.

So, by the time that you're at the completion of the takeaway, Your checkpoints are that that club head is still outside your hands, and that that club face is roughly matching your spine angle, give or take a little bit.

So, you're going to start to see roughly where your spine angle is.

That's going to be roughly the angle of the club face.

As you continue to go back, you want that club to work up through your form or in Tiger's case slightly above it.

But, you know, Tiger's much, he's about five inches taller than me and very, very different builds.

So, there's going to be little variances, but what you don't want to see is that club head going underneath your form in the backswing.

That's going to lead to a lot of club face rotation in the swing.

It's going to lead to kind of chunkier shots.

It's going to be much harder to strike the ball crisp and clean.

So, You want to make sure that the club head is going through your forms.

Or like, if you're taller with a different build, like Tiger, then it may even go a little bit steeper.

But from here, We want to have a little tiny bit of shallowing because we've got to start to get back into that GDP position.

And so, we want to start working that elbow pit up, out, and away from us.

And so, the club head, if you watch in both Tiger's case and my case, there's going to be a little tiny loop like this.

And it's very, very, very subtle.

Okay, so I'm going to play this a couple times so you can start to look for it.

So, as you start to watch, so if you watch Tiger's case, You're going to see that club head just make this little tiny shallowing move right there as it starts to move back.

You'll see the same thing in my case.

It starts to drop under just a little bit, and that's getting that club to shallow out just a tiny bit.

And this is important because for those of you who have been really over the top, that's going to be a very strange sensation for you to let that arm, That trail arm start to move back into GDP so that it starts to connect your core so you can use your core for power.

Now, we don't need a lot of power on this pitch shot, obviously.

We're hitting 20 yard shots here, But we do need to start getting the sequencing and the feeling for that arm and club to begin to shallow out.

As it works back down, it's going to work back down basically on the exact same plane that you took it back.

So, you can see Tiger's is right on the top of his forearm.

Mine's right through the center of my forearm.

Again, different builds.

And then as we bring the club back down, You're going to see the club head should be right in line with your hands at this point in the swing.

And then as we come down from there, we're going to see, we want to make sure we're hitting the ball in the center of the face every single time.

So, you should feel a lot of control with your right hand.

Now, when I say control, that doesn't mean death gripping it.

There's a little bit of swinging and momentum and tempo and rhythm that happens in the pitch shot that you didn't have as much in your chipping stroke.

But you can see what you want to feel.

Is that club starting to be able to swing and feeling it in those trail hand fingers, to control that club face and control that starting line.

So, it comes out on the same line every single time.

So, Now, Let's look at a simple drill that's going to help you start to get this most important part of the swing, which is the takeaway.

Getting this club to start to go inside and up correctly.

And I'm going to give you a really simple drill to help you feel this.

So that you can start getting the club to come down perfectly on plane with a perfectly square club face.

Once you're ready to move up to the pitching stroke, You should have a lot of great feel in your trail hand for controlling that club face and for your stroke.

Because what we're going to work on now is going to build on that.

And if you don't have those fundamentals down, this is going to be a big challenge and a struggle for you.

And that's why we're going to start with the most important drill first, which is learning how to keep that club head moving correctly outside your hands.

That's one of the things that Tiger's always been the best stat and keeping that club moving properly on plane, keeping the club from getting stuck inside and keeping it outside of his hands.

And that's something that almost every amateur golfer on the planet struggles with.

So you're going to start to learn how to feel how to set your wrists properly.

And this is going to start building into other parts of your game, including your full swings.

This is very important, But you have to have a good sense of control with that club face first before you're ready to start attempting these pitch shots.

So what you're going to do at first is just set up something to the side of you.

And I'm going to show you, basically, I set it up, basically the edge of the bag here is about in line with the middle of my foot or my ankle.

You can use a foam roller, a bag stand, a small child, whatever you've got handy to start keeping you from taking this club and whacking it inside, especially if you're using small children.

So as you're going back, What you're going to find is that most golfers aren't really sure where that club's supposed to go and how they're supposed to be taking it back.

But what you're going to find is that as you begin to, from a proper setup position, you start to rotate your torso back, you're going to need to start to set the wrist up.

And you're going to want to make sure that club face is remaining pretty square to where it started, which is going to feel closed if you're used to fanning the face open.

And if you're used to taking the club way inside, that's probably what you're doing is you're starting to let your wrists roll.

And that's a lot of times that comes from pushing from this lead side and dumping the club inside.

That's what happens.

What you're going to feel with your trail hand, as you go back and you begin to turn, you're going to start to hinge the wrist up.

The club's going to feel quite steep for most of you, if again, you're used to bringing the club around inside.

And that's why having something like this next to your body is going to give you a reminder to not rip the club inside.

You're going to have to feel the club had your wrist going up while the face is staying square.

So you're not opening the face at this point, you're hinging it back.

Obviously, there's some wrist cock as well.

But if you just cocked your wrist, that would make your lead wrist kind of cock like this.

And there's a point in the time for that.

But for your basic chipping stroke, as you start to hinge, we want this lead wrist to start to flatten out a little bit.

And that's going to help us have a very stable wrist going into the hitting area, because you don't want that wrist to be flipping as we're hitting these pitch shots.

So as you're looking at it from face on, as I go back, as my wrist starts to hinge, this wrist starts to flatten out so that when I come down, I've got a nice flat wrist.

And this happens earlier in the pitch stroke than it does in a full swing, because we just don't have that much time to flatten out the swing.

So you're actually taking out some of the wrist extension at setup, Because you're adding a little forward press, and that little, that forward press takes out some wrist extension.

And then as you go back, you're taking out a little bit more.

And that's helping the club work up to stay on plane.

And then it's going to make it very easy to come down on top of the ball.

So this is going to be your first and perhaps your most important drill is getting the club to start working up and then starting to, and you do once you get the club to go up, you don't want to just whack it over the top, of course.

So once you get the club to go up, you're going to have a little bit of a shallowing move to get back into that GDP position.

So you don't want to make sure, you know, you don't want your arm to be internally rotated like this, Because then it's going to make it really easy for this arm to bend and the wrist to rip the club inside.

So make sure you've got that arm set out, the elbow pit out away from you.

As you go back, keep it in that supinated position and set your wrist up.

And that's as you come down, There's going to be just that tiny bit of shallowing move as your core and everything begins to help lead the club back down.

You're going to make sure that elbow pit is still staying out until long after the strike.

So show you what this looks like.

So you're just going to go back.

I'm going to move this more in the way.

So it's a little bit more challenging.

So I'm, you know, my weight's more towards the balls of my feet here, so I can move pretty athletically.

And I'm going to get my wrist to cock the club up.

You're going to, you're not going to want to start to just extend your arms out right away.

That's another way that you're going to kind of cheat at this drill.

So another little trick is to place a ball just outside of where your ball is at setup.

And so if you start to take the club outside like that, you're going to hit it or you're even your eyes will see if you pick it up over it, you'll start to see that it's your club's going too far outside.

The club's going to work back to the inside of that ball while your body is rotating and the wrist is going up.

So those are the two things you're balancing out here is, you know, Your upper body rotating while your wrist is cocking the club up to keep it from going too far inside.

So as you're doing these drills, just little shots, these are going to be about a 20 yard shot or so.

And get a feel for that club, shallowing back out and controlling that club face through the strike with your trail hand.

So you start getting to the point where the ball is starting to fly the same way every time.

If you find that you're having a hard time controlling the starting line, so the ball is kind of starting right on one left on one, you're doing something with that face like fanning it open.

You want to make sure you want to, you want a very stable, quiet club face through this, through a pitching shot.

So you're not fanning it open.

You're not taking it back too shut.

You're just simply going back, hinging up, shallowing coming down with that little GDP position, and then a solid strike controlling with that trail hand.

And this will start to build into these longer wedge shots that we're going to work on next.

From the face on view, A little setup tip for you to get the basics of this shot to make it really simple and give yourself a really good shot.

Getting up and down more often.

Start with the ball off of your big toe, with your feet pretty close together and your stance a little bit open.

And then you can start to manipulate the club face a little bit from there.

So rather than moving the ball position a lot, which you absolutely can once you get comfortable with this, Start with it in the same spot and then start to open the club face if you need a little bit higher trajectory.

Or you can keep it more square to hit a little bit flatter shot or you need a little more roll.

But don't mess around too much with ball position at first.

Get a feel for hitting the same shot over and over and over again so that you have a sense of control of that club face.

Because this is your first big step towards swinging more like the goat.

And so it's going to be a lot more challenging as you start having to use your wrist set.

And the chipping stroke, we don't really have a lot of wrist set.

It's not a lot of movement.

It's just starting to get a sense of that club face control.

But here, Now we're starting to have a golf swing and now we're starting to have some wrist set.

And we need some momentum and some rhythm, and some tempo, and some flow, and some nice, gentle movement between our feet.

And so if you start messing around with ball position too much before you start with, Before you get really comfortable with this basic stroke, and you're and you're still ripping the club inside, it's going to make things way too complicated.

So make it really simple on yourself.

Just have it right off your big toe, give or take a little bit, find a spot that's comfortable and then make sure from there you've got all your setup fundamentals.

This elbow pit out, arm supinated, proper strong grip with that trail hand.

Work on keeping the club outside the bag as you go back.

And then as you come through, you're going to have a little bit of de -lofting because you're going, your hands are still going to be leading and you're going to also add a little bit of forward press.

That forward press helps, sets the extension in the trail hand to give you something to be able to release coming down.

So a nice little forward press to start everything back will help get everything really dialed in and start paying attention to the little details.

You've got to video your swing at this point.

It's an absolute mandatory fundamental.

If you're not videoing your swing and you're just relying on the results, well you can ship it with the club way inside, way outside and still get good results, but it's not going to help you build into a proper full swing.

So make sure you're videoing and uploading your swing for review.

So we can take a look.

Because you'll save yourself tons of time and headache.

Because just getting the club to stay outside of your hands will be a big, big challenge.

And And it may take several hours just to get to the first one, where you can feel that it's normal to keep the club outside your hands.

So pressure is going to be, you know, pretty favorable on the left side, but you can, you can do a little bit of both here.

I like to start maybe 60, 40 on the left, but as I go back, I do make a little weight shift and then another little weight shift left, but it's really, really small, really, really small.

It's a very subtle thing, not something that's even really worth talking about too much at this, at this point, unless you find that you're hitting a lot of shots fat, Then you're probably starting with too much weight on your trail foot.

And the club's going to bounce into the ground first and then bounce up into the ball and you're going to hit a really, a lot of really crappy shots.

So there is a little tiny bit of rhythm and flow and weight shift to get your pressure to go back to the lead side as you're doing this.

So just try to start feeling athletic with it.

And one of the things I like to do with the pitch shot to help you with that is I like to take little tiny steps, not necessarily you don't have to hit balls with it, but just getting a feel for taking a little step to the left as I come through.

So I was kind of, as I'm going back, I lift my foot and that's going to make it to where I naturally I'm going to fall into that left side and then start coming through from there.

And it'll help you stop getting, especially if you're hitting a lot of fat shots, you're using too much wrist action.

Your body's not synced up.

You're not using your core very well.

And that's one of the things you're going to start to feel a lot more, especially even just a 20 yard pitch shot.

You're going to start to use your core more because obviously you're making a bigger shoulder turn, and it's the core that's turning your shoulders, of course.

So just start getting a basic feel, you know, starting up with all the same similar fundamentals that I just talked about.

And you'll be able to start hitting really good, simple pitch shots and hit them nice and solid and straight every time.

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