4.15 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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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
1.1 Introduction to The GOAT Code 1.2 The GOAT Delivery Position (GDP) 1.3 The GOAT Grip 1.4 The GOAT Setup 1.5 GOAT Ball Position 1.6 Trail Hand Putting Drill 1.7 Tiger Woods Tee Drill 1.8 Add Lead Hand to Putting Stroke 1.9 Skills Assessment Challenge: Putting
2.1 Clubface is KING 2.2 Trail Hand Chipping Stroke 2.3 Trail Hand Ripper Chip 2.4 Add Lead Hand to Chipping Stroke 2.5 Progressive Drill to Add Lead Hand 2.6 Add Lead Hand to Ripper Chip 2.7 Skills Assessment Challenge: Chipping
3.1 Transferring Power from the Core to the Hand 3.2 The GOAT Pitch Shot 3.3 Pitch Shot Starting Line Drill 3.4 Fundamentals of Compression 3.5 Skills Assessment Challenge: Pitching
4.1 Core Activation - Chair Drill 4.2 Core Activation - Medicine Ball Throws 4.3 Core Activation - Slam Ball 4.4 Core Activation - Punching Bag Power 4.5 20 Yard Wedge Shot Basics 4.6 Skills Assessment Challenge: 20 Yard Shots 4.7 40 Yard Wedge Shots - The Magic! 4.8 GOAT Power Sequence 4.9 The GOAT Drill 4.10 How to Increase Hand Speed - J Release 4.11 The Importance of the Waggle for Speed 4.12 How the Lead Side Works for Power 4.13 Magic of Supination 4.14 80 Yard Shots - Down the Line 4.15 How to Coil Around the Trail Leg 4.16 The GOAT Takeaway 4.17 The GOAT 9 to 3 Drill
Webinar 1: The Core Webinar 2: Core Power & Putting Webinar 3 - Compression & Clubface Control Webinar 4 - Fascia & Effortless Power
Squish the Bug for Effortless Power - Pt 3 of 3 The GOAT Release The GOAT Release Intro - Endless Conveyor Belt GOAT Code Secret to Effortless Power - Pt 1 of 4 GOAT Code Effortless Power - Head Movement - Pt 2 of 4 GOAT Code Effortless Power - Using Your Head - Pt 3 of 4 GOAT Code Effortless Power - Take it to the Course - Pt 4 of 4 Creating Torque in the Swing - Pt 1 of 3 Creating Torque in the Golf Swing - Pt 2 Creating Torque - The Magic Pill for the Feel - Pt 3

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