DEAD Drill Step 1 - The Backswing
DEAD Drill Step 1 - The Backswing

Here's the first step in building your perfect golf swing using the DEAD Drill. It's criti ...

DEAD Drill Step 2 - The Transition
DEAD Drill Step 2 - The Transition

The DEAD Drill transition is DEAD simple. One move to have a powerful and dynamic transiti ...

DEAD Drill Step 3 - The Post-Up
DEAD Drill Step 3 - The Post-Up

The Post Up move is where all the magic happens in the golf downswing. If you've never rel ...

Flip vs. Release in Golf
Flip vs. Release in Golf

What is the difference between a proper golf club release and a flip in the golf swing? To ...

How to Get Perfect Shaft Lean at Impact
How to Get Perfect Shaft Lean at Impact

You want to hit those boring, hissing shots that scream off the face like a rocket? This g ...

Golf Impact Position Face On
Golf Impact Position Face On

After all your hard work on the backswing, it's time for the big payoff! Getting into the ...

Golf Impact Position Down the Line
Golf Impact Position Down the Line

As I discussed in the video on Impact Alignments Face On, impact is everything in RST. All ...

Cure Chicken Wing in the Golf Swing
Cure Chicken Wing in the Golf Swing

You now have a 3-step drill to help you cure your chicken wing golf swing once and for all ...

Left Elbow Position at Impact
Left Elbow Position at Impact

Find out a simple trick to hit straighter shots while also virtually eliminating your chan ...

3 Steps to better impact position in golf
3 Steps to better impact position in golf

Golf is a sport that can leave you frustrated round after round, but WHY? What exactly are ...

Golf Impact - Part 2 of 7
Golf Impact - Part 2 of 7

In part 2 of this new 7 part video series, I'll discuss one of the most important parts th ...

Perfect your golf impact - 1 of 4
Perfect your golf impact - 1 of 4

Compressing the golf ball like a tour pro can be very hard to do. In this new video series ...

Perfect your golf impact - 2 of 4
Perfect your golf impact - 2 of 4

Effortless power in the golf swing is a difficult concept for many amateur golfers. In vid ...

Perfect your golf impact - 3 of 4
Perfect your golf impact - 3 of 4

Learn how to add more speed to your golf swing by leveraging the ground like a tour pro.

Perfect your golf impact - 4 of 4
Perfect your golf impact - 4 of 4

Lag in the golf swing is key for clubhead speed. In this video, I'll show you how to add m ...

Perfecting your golf impact - Bonus
Perfecting your golf impact - Bonus

Perfecting your golf impact video series. Special bonus video that will help you correct s ...

Overview of the Push Release
Overview of the Push Release

An overview to the push release for those who want to use the right side to help power the ...

Fix Your Swing Sway w/ the Wall Drill
Fix Your Swing Sway w/ the Wall Drill

Fix your golf swing sway with this awesome and simple drill! Swaying off the ball in the b ...

Intro to Weight Shift in the Golf Swing
Intro to Weight Shift in the Golf Swing

Weight shift in the golf swing is the FIRST thing you must master before worrying about an ...

Weight Shift in the Golf Swing - Pt. 1
Weight Shift in the Golf Swing - Pt. 1

Using our Science and Motion (SAM) Balance Lab, we can pin point weight shift and weight d ...

Weight Shift Part 2 - Right Hip Line
Weight Shift Part 2 - Right Hip Line

In this second video on understanding weight shift in the golf swing, I discuss specifical ...

Weight Shift Part 3 - To the Left
Weight Shift Part 3 - To the Left

The culmination in the three part series on correct weight shift in the golf swing gets us ...

Step 1 - Weight Shift
Step 1 - Weight Shift

Step 1 of the RST 5 Step System - Mastering Weight Shift

Step 1 - Weight Shift - Drill Only
Step 1 - Weight Shift - Drill Only

Step 1 - Weight shift drills

Weight Shift Sweep Drills
Weight Shift Sweep Drills

The best golf swing drill for weight shift right before you play or when you're just on th ...

5 Minute Golf Setup w/ Weight Shift
5 Minute Golf Setup w/ Weight Shift

Once you've mastered the setup, you can add weight shift to your program to begin developi ...

Fixing Your Weight Transfer in the Golf Swing
Fixing Your Weight Transfer in the Golf Swing

In this video, I will show you 2 of the most common faults in downswing transition by not ...

Learn Perfect Weight Shift in Your Socks
Learn Perfect Weight Shift in Your Socks

Struggling with your weight shift? I'm going to show you how to diagnose your mistakes by ...

How Attack Angle Affects Compression
How Attack Angle Affects Compression

Ever notice how the PGA Tour pros take razor thin divots? That's exactly what you want. Th ...

Taking a Divot in Front of the Ball
Taking a Divot in Front of the Ball

Taking a proper divot is something that is critical to crisp and consistent iron play, but ...

Angle of Attack
Angle of Attack

Taking deep divots? Are you supposed to? What do the pros do? This video tells you how ste ...

Swing Faults When Your Stance is Too Wide
Swing Faults When Your Stance is Too Wide

One of the most common problems with the setup, here's what happens when your stance is to ...

Fix Your Release - Trail Shoulder Back
Fix Your Release - Trail Shoulder Back

This golf instruction video is for those who struggle to stop spinning their shoulders ope ...

Moving the Fulcrum & Hitting Shots off the Toe
Moving the Fulcrum & Hitting Shots off the Toe

It's one of my most important golf instruction videos ever, this will completely transform ...

How to Cure the Shanks in 3 Steps
How to Cure the Shanks in 3 Steps

The golf shank is the ugliest, nastiest, rottenest, and most frightening shot in golf. If ...

Getting Stuck on the Downswing
Getting Stuck on the Downswing

Tiger Woods used to always complain about getting "stuck" in the downswing; a position tha ...

Blocked Golf Shots | Fwd Shaft Lean
Blocked Golf Shots | Fwd Shaft Lean

If you want to compress the ball for explosive distance, then you need to be working on st ...

How to Fix the Two Way Miss in Golf
How to Fix the Two Way Miss in Golf

Struggle with the dreaded two-way miss in golf? One shot goes right and the next goes left ...

2 Finger Release Drill
2 Finger Release Drill

This awesome drill forces you to release the golf club like a tour pro! You're going to lo ...

Stop Coming Over the Top in the Golf Swing and Slicing
Stop Coming Over the Top in the Golf Swing and Slicing

You're well aware that slicing destroys your distance and your scorecard. What you may not ...

Stop Slicing and Start Releasing the Golf Club
Stop Slicing and Start Releasing the Golf Club

In this video, I’ll show you how to release your club to stop slicing and get better com ...

Square the Clubface Early
Square the Clubface Early

Learning how to properly square the club face at impact is something that most amateur gol ...

Hitting a Fade
Hitting a Fade

Learning how to hit a fade is all about learning to control the release of the golf club. ...

How to Stop Hooking the Golf Ball
How to Stop Hooking the Golf Ball

How to stop hooking the golf ball once and for all! If you struggle with hitting hook shot ...

Hitting a Draw
Hitting a Draw

Once you've mastered the RST swing method, you realize that, due to the simplicity of the ...

How to Hit the 3 Yard Draw
How to Hit the 3 Yard Draw

Learn how to hit the delicate little three yard draw and why you're struggling with gettin ...

Cure Reverse Pivot w/ the Necktie Drill
Cure Reverse Pivot w/ the Necktie Drill

Axis tilt is a necessary fundamental of the golf swing that many golfers ignore or fail to ...

How to Fix Golf Reverse Pivot
How to Fix Golf Reverse Pivot

A reverse pivot golf swing can cause a whole lot of bad shots, from hitting it thin to hit ...

Fix Your Swing Sway w/ the Wall Drill
Fix Your Swing Sway w/ the Wall Drill

Fix your golf swing sway with this awesome and simple drill! Swaying off the ball in the b ...

Fix Reverse Pivot - Trail Side Dominant Setup
Fix Reverse Pivot - Trail Side Dominant Setup

This golf setup check is critical to getting rid of a reverse pivot and over the top downs ...

5 Minutes to Master Rotation
5 Minutes to Master Rotation

This video holds the 5 step pathway to mastering rotation in the golf swing. At the end of ...

Keep the Right Arm Straight to Turn
Keep the Right Arm Straight to Turn

One of the most common faults that destroys a powerful turn in the golf swing is how the r ...

How to Fix a Flat Shoulder Turn
How to Fix a Flat Shoulder Turn

Fix a flat shoulder turn in your golf backswing with this simple and easy to do drill.

Simple Fix to Make a Full Shoulder Turn
Simple Fix to Make a Full Shoulder Turn

Struggle with making a full turn, even though your fit and flexible? Lacking the distance ...

Using the Core
Using the Core

Using a side by side face on view of Tiger Woods with a driver and a recent swing of mine ...

The Bucket Drill - Golf Shoulder Turn
The Bucket Drill - Golf Shoulder Turn

The Bucket Drill is one that provides a very simple and clear picture on how to rotate cor ...

Intro to Core Rotation in Golf Swing
Intro to Core Rotation in Golf Swing

The rotating core is the "engine" of the golf swing and the primary mover of the entire sw ...

Step 2 - Core Rotation
Step 2 - Core Rotation

Step 2- Adding body rotation

Step 2 - Core Rotation - Drill Only
Step 2 - Core Rotation - Drill Only

The drill only for Step 2 - Body Rotation

Clamshell Drill - How to Cure Early Extension
Clamshell Drill - How to Cure Early Extension

The Clamshell Drill is the key to the golf swing, no seriously! If you want to see how the ...

Eliminate Early Extension in Golf Swing
Eliminate Early Extension in Golf Swing

The REAL causes of early extension in the golf swing and the only TRUE way to fix it.

Closed Hip Slide
Closed Hip Slide

A closed hip slide is detrimental to your golf swing when learning how to shift your weigh ...

Live Lesson - How to Stop Losing Tush Line & Boost Consistency
Live Lesson - How to Stop Losing Tush Line & Boost Consistency

Struggling with a 2 way miss and lack of consistency? Watch this Live Lesson to learn a si ...

Losing the Tush Line
Losing the Tush Line

One of the most common questions I get regularly is how to stop losing the tush line, or s ...

Squat to Square in the Golf Downswing
Squat to Square in the Golf Downswing

If you watch golf on TV, it seems that you can't turn your hips fast enough or far enough ...

Squeeze the Cheeks for Consistency
Squeeze the Cheeks for Consistency

The glute muscles (your butt cheeks) are some of the most important muscles in the golf sw ...

Role of the Right Foot in Downswing
Role of the Right Foot in Downswing

Footwork is a bit of a misnomer in the golf swing but you hear it every week on TV. What i ...

Fix Your Over the Top Swing by Fixing Your Hand Path
Fix Your Over the Top Swing by Fixing Your Hand Path

Learn how to fix your over the top golf swing by simply being able to read a clock. If you ...

Stop Coming Over the Top in the Golf Swing and Slicing
Stop Coming Over the Top in the Golf Swing and Slicing

You're well aware that slicing destroys your distance and your scorecard. What you may not ...

How to Shallow Your Golf Swing Fast and Easy - Live Lesson
How to Shallow Your Golf Swing Fast and Easy - Live Lesson

Do you struggle with shallowing the club in the downswing and keep hitting a pull cut or e ...

How to Shallow Your Hands During Transition
How to Shallow Your Hands During Transition

Do your hands go straight out toward the golf ball and don't shallow out during the transi ...

Over the Top Stick Drill
Over the Top Stick Drill

Are you tired of yelling “Fore!” when you hit big, nasty slices off the tee? If so, he ...

Drill to Learn Inside Path to Golf Ball
Drill to Learn Inside Path to Golf Ball

Tired of the over the top slice? This drill and training aid will teach you how to approac ...

How to Fix Your Over the Top Move - Live Lesson
How to Fix Your Over the Top Move - Live Lesson

Do you have a steep, over the top golf swing? No matter what you try and do, you can't sto ...

9 to 3 Lag Building Drills
9 to 3 Lag Building Drills

Learn how to build lag in your golf swing with these 9 to 3 lag building drills. You'll le ...

AXIOM Lag in the Golf Swing
AXIOM Lag in the Golf Swing

Producing incredible lag has never been this easy - or fast

Increase Lag - Impact Cube Drill
Increase Lag - Impact Cube Drill

This awesome drill will teach you to not cast the club and maintain lag into impact.

Speed vs. Power in the Golf Swing
Speed vs. Power in the Golf Swing

Speed vs. Power - Which is it that you want in the golf swing? Many golfers think they nee ...

Reshaping Your Golf Swing for Lag
Reshaping Your Golf Swing for Lag

It's no secret that you want more lag in your swing. In this incredible video, I give you ...

RST Student Success - Building More Lag
RST Student Success - Building More Lag

RST student uses a simple 3 step process to shallow his golf swing and build in a ton of l ...

Intro to Fix Losing Lag and Weak Release
Intro to Fix Losing Lag and Weak Release

Find out how to work through this section on how to cure your golf casting / loss of lag o ...

Sklz Gold Flex Lag Trainer
Sklz Gold Flex Lag Trainer

This KILLER training aid will help you master a smooth, one-piece takeaway and help you bu ...

Rickie Fowler - How to preserve Lag
Rickie Fowler - How to preserve Lag

Lag is the most efficient way to increase clubhead speed. In this video, RST Instructor Ch ...

Lag and Speed Drills
Lag and Speed Drills

To get more distance in golf, you've got to get maximum speed from your arms and not let y ...

Key to Creating Lag
Key to Creating Lag

The secret key to creating lag has been an elusive thing for most amateur golfers. In this ...

Downcock Pump Lag Drill
Downcock Pump Lag Drill

Every golfer wants to know how to create more lag in their swing to hit the ball further. ...

Golf Grip's Effect on Lag
Golf Grip's Effect on Lag

As you've no doubt seen, my golf students have been picking up some serious distance throu ...

Become a Golf Swing Lag Monster: Shocking Success Story
Become a Golf Swing Lag Monster: Shocking Success Story

In this video, I’ll show you how RST student David became a "lag monster" with RST swing ...

4 Step Golf Swing Lag Builder
4 Step Golf Swing Lag Builder

The 4 steps to building INSANE lag in your golf swing - and you can do it TODAY!

Golf Left Thumb: Fix Pain, Soreness, Casting
Golf Left Thumb: Fix Pain, Soreness, Casting

Casting the club in the downswing is a sure way to destroy club head speed. Check out this ...

Right Arm in Downswing: Stop Casting
Right Arm in Downswing: Stop Casting

In this video, you’ll find out: 1) How Tiger Woods builds lag for power, 2) What to feel ...

Sequencing the Downswing - Dump Truck and Drag Racer
Sequencing the Downswing - Dump Truck and Drag Racer

Sequencing the downswing is the HARDEST overall part of the golf swing - and also the MOST ...

The Post Up Move - How to Use Lead Leg for Power and Maintain Posture
The Post Up Move - How to Use Lead Leg for Power and Maintain Posture

Have you ever wondered how the pros use their legs for power in the golf swing? This video ...

My Golf Power Secret
My Golf Power Secret

How do the pros hit the ball so darn far? I tell all inside with this power secret!

Using your wrists for speed in golf swing - 5 of 7
Using your wrists for speed in golf swing - 5 of 7

Your body uses tension as its primary mechanism to sequence the golf swing. In general, th ...

Vertical Ground Force and Double Peaks
Vertical Ground Force and Double Peaks

Should you be trying to increase vertical ground force in your swing and if so, how should ...

Throw the Club Head at the Golf Ball
Throw the Club Head at the Golf Ball

Unlock the leverage, speed and power of your golf swing by understanding the physics behin ...

Throw for More Natural Golf Swing
Throw for More Natural Golf Swing

Do you want a more natural golf swing with much more speed? Then you need to focus on how ...

Using the Wrists in the Golf Swing
Using the Wrists in the Golf Swing

The wrists play a very dynamic role in your golf swing. In this video, I'll cover the term ...

The Tour Pro Downswing Sequence Drill
The Tour Pro Downswing Sequence Drill

If you are looking for a golf swing drill that can INSTANTLY improve your ball striking po ...

Trail Arm Release - Throw the Ball Drill Pt 1
Trail Arm Release - Throw the Ball Drill Pt 1

This is THE key drill for really understanding how the downswing sequencing works. This 20 ...

Trail Arm Release - Throw the Ball Drill Pt 2
Trail Arm Release - Throw the Ball Drill Pt 2

Are you ready to maximize your club head speed at impact? If so, you need this missing pie ...

Tim Burke - Kinetic Chain
Tim Burke - Kinetic Chain

Tim Burke wins his 2nd World Long Drive Championship. In this video, I'll show you the key ...

Golf Takeaway | Overview
Golf Takeaway | Overview

An overview of the RST takeaway by RST Founder, Chuck Quinton. This video walks you throug ...

AXIOM Refine Your Takeaway
AXIOM Refine Your Takeaway

Simplify your takeaway with a simple 2" movement that moves the club 6 feet!

Learn a Perfect Golf Takeaway with Just a 2 Inch Movement!
Learn a Perfect Golf Takeaway with Just a 2 Inch Movement!

Learn how to pull in this video: Pushing vs Pulling in the Golf Swing Learn the simplest ...

Fix Inside Takeaway - 4 Square Drill
Fix Inside Takeaway - 4 Square Drill

You probably overuse your hands during the first half of the backswing, like most golfers, ...

Understanding Shoulder Blade Glide
Understanding Shoulder Blade Glide

If you have questions about exactly what the shoulder blade glide is or what it should fee ...

Golf Takeaway, 5 Minutes to the Perfect Golf Takeaway
Golf Takeaway, 5 Minutes to the Perfect Golf Takeaway

This 30 minute long golf instruction video is key to setting you on the right path for the ...

Right Wrist in the Takeaway
Right Wrist in the Takeaway

The role of right wrist in the takeaway is often misunderstood and has been the source of ...

Fix Inside Takeaway - Pushing with the Lead Side
Fix Inside Takeaway - Pushing with the Lead Side

An extremely common swing fault, so common that many golf instructors actually teach the s ...

Role of the Right Arm - Takeaway
Role of the Right Arm - Takeaway

Collapsing the right arm early is something that at least 90% of amateur golfers struggle ...

Pull for a perfect takeaway - 6 of 7
Pull for a perfect takeaway - 6 of 7

So many golfers try to perfect the takeaway in the swing and they constantly fight an uphi ...

Thorbjorn Olesen - Perfect your takeaway
Thorbjorn Olesen - Perfect your takeaway

See 2 key moves that Thorbjorn Olesen uses to build a picture perfect takeaway position ev ...

One Simple Key to Fix Your Takeaway
One Simple Key to Fix Your Takeaway

In this video, I’ll show you the one swing change that’ll fix your takeaway once and f ...

Posture's Effect on the Takeaway
Posture's Effect on the Takeaway

Posture at address is something that Tiger Woods always does right and it's something that ...

How to Fix an Inside Takeaway
How to Fix an Inside Takeaway

This one simple trick will fix an inside takeaway instantly, I guarantee it!

Fix Inside Takeaway - Shake Hands Drill
Fix Inside Takeaway - Shake Hands Drill

This is the best golf swing drill to teach you exactly how your hands should work during t ...

Golf Swing Takeaway & Drills
Golf Swing Takeaway & Drills

The golf takeaway has been described by golf instructors countless ways, so many ways that ...

Fix Inside Takeaway - Belly Button Drill
Fix Inside Takeaway - Belly Button Drill

This simple takeaway drill will give you that one piece takeaway you've been looking for o ...

Fix Inside Takeaway - Forward Press
Fix Inside Takeaway - Forward Press

If you've ever wondered whether or not you should have a forward press at setup, this golf ...

Wrist Cock vs. Wrist Hinge in the Golf Swing
Wrist Cock vs. Wrist Hinge in the Golf Swing

Do you know the difference between wrist cock and wrist hinge in the golf swing? The diffe ...

AXIOM Body Backswing
AXIOM Body Backswing

Eliminate your reverse pivot, handsy inside takeaway, your head swaying off the ball and y ...

AXIOM Refine Your Backswing
AXIOM Refine Your Backswing

Dial in your arms during the backswing to start easily shaping the ball, changing trajecto ...

Body Rotation in Golf Backswing - Chair Drill
Body Rotation in Golf Backswing - Chair Drill

If you want to power up your swing in golf, body rotation in the backswing is crucial. Unf ...

Left Shoulder Push in Backswing
Left Shoulder Push in Backswing

This "Left Shoulder Push in the Backswing" video is for you ONLY if you already pull perfe ...

5 Minutes to the Perfect Golf Backswing
5 Minutes to the Perfect Golf Backswing

Once you've mastered the takeaway using our "5 Minutes to the Perfect Takeaway" video, you ...

My Golf Backswing Secrets
My Golf Backswing Secrets

My keys to success for a perfect golf backswing - how to make the backswing simple and rep ...

How Much Shoulder Elevation
How Much Shoulder Elevation

It's time to help you decide how to power your golf swing. And it all starts with how you ...

Right Elbow Pit in Golf Backswing
Right Elbow Pit in Golf Backswing

Do you struggle, like most golfers, with a flying right elbow at the top of the backswing? ...

Understanding Arm Elevation
Understanding Arm Elevation

In this video, Ill show you what arm elevation is, why you need it, and exactly how much y ...

Fix Overswing/Across the Line - Flying Right Elbow
Fix Overswing/Across the Line - Flying Right Elbow

If you want to cure your overswing/across-the-line swing, you first need to diagnose the c ...

Live Lesson - How to Fix Your Arms by Fixing Your Legs in the Backswing
Live Lesson - How to Fix Your Arms by Fixing Your Legs in the Backswing

Do you struggle with your arms getting too deep or too disconnected during the backswing? ...

Right Arm Backswing Drill
Right Arm Backswing Drill

This is an excellent drill to train your mind to use your torso rotation to move the club ...

Should You Restrict Your Hip Turn in the Backswing?
Should You Restrict Your Hip Turn in the Backswing?

For years, you've been taught to restrict the hips in the backswing. Is that what's best f ...

Simplify Your Backswing with Shallow Arms
Simplify Your Backswing with Shallow Arms

Make this one simple change to reduce tension in your backswing to start hitting more EFFO ...

Stop Overswinging | Get Your Backswing Under Control
Stop Overswinging | Get Your Backswing Under Control

A powerful, compact backswing is essential for creating good contact with the ball. If ...

Fix Hip Overturning in Your Backswing
Fix Hip Overturning in Your Backswing

If you're letting your hips over rotate in the backswing, you're costing yourself a ton of ...

Fix Loose Lower Body w/ Laser Beam Knee Drills
Fix Loose Lower Body w/ Laser Beam Knee Drills

Lower body stability is key for power and accuracy in the golf swing. This drill will help ...

Torso, Hips Over Rotating in Backswing
Torso, Hips Over Rotating in Backswing

How much shoulder turn is too much and how much is not enough? Depends on how it's measure ...

DEAD Drill Step 1 - The Backswing
DEAD Drill Step 1 - The Backswing

Here's the first step in building your perfect golf swing using the DEAD Drill. It's criti ...

Golf Backswing, Completing the Golf Backswing
Golf Backswing, Completing the Golf Backswing

Once you've mastered the setup, weight transfer and takeaway, it's time to progress to the ...

Winter Golf Training Program - Backswing
Winter Golf Training Program - Backswing

Snow on the ground? Too cold out? No problem! NOW is the BEST time to work on your golf sw ...

Upper vs. Lower Body Rotation in Backswing
Upper vs. Lower Body Rotation in Backswing

Confused about how your upper body rotates in the backswing compared to your lower body? T ...

How to Keep Your Left Arm Straight in the Backswing
How to Keep Your Left Arm Straight in the Backswing

The secret to why you can't keep your left arm straight at the top of the golf backswing.

How to Avoid a Cupped Left Wrist at the Top
How to Avoid a Cupped Left Wrist at the Top

Learn the cause of a cupped left wrist at the top of your golf backswing and how to fix it ...

How to Fix Trail Leg Straightening in Backswing
How to Fix Trail Leg Straightening in Backswing

Is your trail leg straightening in the backswing? Do you know what kind of issues this sim ...

Do You Start Backswing w/ Hips or Shoulders?
Do You Start Backswing w/ Hips or Shoulders?

To start the golf swing with the upper or lower body, that is the question! I think Shakes ...

Checkpoints - 5 Minutes Backswing
Checkpoints - 5 Minutes Backswing

If you who have already watched the complete 5 Minutes to the Perfect Backswing video, thi ...

5 Minutes to a Perfect Backswing Pitfalls
5 Minutes to a Perfect Backswing Pitfalls

In this premium video, I am going to cover some of the common mistakes that RST students m ...

3 Functions of Right Arm in Backswing
3 Functions of Right Arm in Backswing

In this video, I'll show you the 3 functions of the right arm in creating the perfect back ...

Henrik Stenson's Backswing Moves
Henrik Stenson's Backswing Moves

See how Henrik Stenson's idiosyncrasies work in his powerful golf swing. Check out these ...

Jason Day - Perfect Backswing
Jason Day - Perfect Backswing

Swing plane is a very common term used in golf and has become a primary focus point for a ...

What is a Perfect Golf Swing Plane?
What is a Perfect Golf Swing Plane?

Swing plane is NOT something you work on by swinging in a big PVC hoop or swinging around ...

How to Fix Swing Plane & Path
How to Fix Swing Plane & Path

If you want to truly, once and for all, fix your golf swing plane and path, you must heed ...

Creating a Swing Plane
Creating a Swing Plane

So many golfers struggle with their ball striking because they misunderstand the concept B ...

Fix Swing Plane - Lead Arm Two Club Drill
Fix Swing Plane - Lead Arm Two Club Drill

Here's a simple golf swing plane drill to get your swing back on track fast with a trainin ...

How Knee Flex Determines Swing Plane
How Knee Flex Determines Swing Plane

Do you struggle with swinging too far from the inside? Part of the problem could actually ...

Trace the Plane Line
Trace the Plane Line

Do you tend to get "stuck" in the downswing? Do you hit blocks and quick hooks? Do you wan ...

Golf Grip's Effect on Swing Plane
Golf Grip's Effect on Swing Plane

Having a proper grip is crucial for club face control and lag in the golf swing. In this v ...

Stop Coming Under the Plane in Golf
Stop Coming Under the Plane in Golf

Coming into impact under plane kills your consistency, often resulting in blocked shots, t ...

AXIOM Body Tour Impact
AXIOM Body Tour Impact

Learn the secret of how the pros are so consistent with this tour impact position.

AXIOM Body Downswing
AXIOM Body Downswing

Learn how to cure your flip, stop hitting fat and thin shots and how to get into the perfe ...

AXIOM Release Left vs. Right
AXIOM Release Left vs. Right

Discover the release that is best for you and your swing that will give you the fastest re ...

AXIOM Release Overview
AXIOM Release Overview

Finally, understand what it means and feels like to fully release the club

AXIOM Compression Drill
AXIOM Compression Drill

THE drill that will give you the consistency you desire with effortless distance you didn' ...

AXIOM Unleash Your Inner Speed Demon!
AXIOM Unleash Your Inner Speed Demon!

Learn how three tiny changes can unleash 30+ more yards on your drives when you need it.

Golf Swing Sequence - How the Lower Body Works
Golf Swing Sequence - How the Lower Body Works

Struggle with coming over the top or don't know how to use your lower body in the golf swi ...

The Magic Box - How to Check Your Lower Body in the Transition
The Magic Box - How to Check Your Lower Body in the Transition

The "Magic Box" is a term created by Chuck Quinton to help golfers learn the proper transi ...

Start Downswing Before Completing Backswing
Start Downswing Before Completing Backswing

You need to start your downswing before completing your backswing. This pro-style transiti ...

Golf Swing Transition Drill
Golf Swing Transition Drill

Most instructors consider the transition in the golf swing the most difficult, if not impo ...

Which Muscles to Feel During Golf Swing Transition
Which Muscles to Feel During Golf Swing Transition

Learn exactly which muscles you should feel and in what sequence during the golf swing tra ...

You Hit the Golf Ball with Your LEGS!!
You Hit the Golf Ball with Your LEGS!!

You hit the ball with your legs, specifically your lead leg, not your hands in RST. Learn ...

Golf Downswing, Rotary Golf Downswing Overview
Golf Downswing, Rotary Golf Downswing Overview

Mastering the setup, weight transfer and takeaway are critical to a great golf swing. But ...

Right Arm Only Downswing Drill
Right Arm Only Downswing Drill

Once you've worked with the Throw the Ball Drill, you'll want to begin mastering this much ...

Drill for Golf Downswing Sequencing
Drill for Golf Downswing Sequencing

In this video, I'll show you where you're losing power and a simple drill that'll get it b ...

5 Minutes to the Perfect Golf Downswing
5 Minutes to the Perfect Golf Downswing

All the work you've done on your RST golf swing to this point has culminated in this next ...

Golf Swing Follow Through
Golf Swing Follow Through

The follow through is a result of all things you have done in your golf swing up until thi ...

Adam Scott Driver Swing Follow Through
Adam Scott Driver Swing Follow Through

In this Adam Scott follow through video, you'll find out: 1) How Adam Scott finishes his p ...

What You Should Think Over the Golf Ball
What You Should Think Over the Golf Ball

I get asked all the time what I'm thinking over the ball. This video finally answers it - ...

Taking Your Golf Swing Drills to the Course
Taking Your Golf Swing Drills to the Course

How to take what you're doing with your golf swing drills in front of the mirror to the go ...

3 Cable-Machine Core Exercises To Add To Your Routine
3 Cable-Machine Core Exercises To Add To Your Routine

We all know how important the core is to your golf swing. But which ones are the best for ...

Squeeze the Cheeks for Consistency

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The glute muscles (your butt cheeks) are some of the most important muscles in the golf swing. Without understanding how to use your glutes properly, you will struggle with consistency your entire golfing life.

  • The job of the lower body is to provide stability at impact
  • Glutes should be engaged at impact - soft, relaxed muscles allow the body to spin & lose power
  • Drill: Get into impact position, stacked over the left leg
  • Squeeze the cheeks (engage the glutes) and hit little half-shots, keeping the right heel on the ground as long as possible

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nick
Hello! New-ish member here ( I was a member years ago). When pulling around and up with my left side while posting up, I feel as if it’s only my left butt cheek that gets squeezed as the right side of my body is just “ along for the ride”. Is this incorrect and, if so, why?
February 24, 2021
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Nick. You may have more awareness of the lead glute firing and fully contracting when posting up. But, the trail glute will still have some engagement to help keep it from pushing and driving towards the ball. Take a look at the Clamshell Drill Video. I feel mine just along for the ride for the most part, but it is still engaged.
February 24, 2021
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Gary C
I am curious if the glutes should feel engaged at setup, address as well as at impact. I have noticed that if I don’t engage my core muscles at setup (I remember hearing something in one of the videos that lower abs should feel as though they are pulled inwards) I end up with noticeable lordosis and therefore a poor spine angle. As I focus on this in my drill I seem to also feel my glutes engage slightly at address. It feels like my lower abs and glutes are soft but firm and it leads to things feeling very stable and connected. Curious if what I am feeling in my glutes is a good thing to maintain throughout the swing or just in the downswing to impact?
January 26, 2021
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Gary. You don't want to be maxed out with glute/leg engagement at setup. But, think about it as engaged and ready to work. To perform function in the swing.
January 27, 2021
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James
I find this exercise really useful. As I do this I feel my upper abductors in my inner thigh of my right leg and the hamstrings in my lead leg get really stretched allowing my arms and club to release through really easily. BTW, does Chuck say penny at 1.09 of the video?
August 15, 2020
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello James. Yes. Feel like you are squeezing a penny, or small substance like a coin.
August 15, 2020
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James
I have mentioned this before but when are we going to get a FO video of your swing. The avatar of you showing that looks really good. Come on Craig let your self loose! )
August 15, 2020
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello James. I'm retired. Nobody wants to see my swing. .
August 17, 2020
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Mikko-Pekka
C'mon Craig stop teasing us! I agree with James 100%!
March 22, 2021
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Haha. You Would!
March 22, 2021
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Kevin
This video along with “sitting into the left side” and Chucks post this week really help with sequencing. Ive struggle with a “soft and flowy” swing like Chuck mentions. My swing feels much slower as I start down with the lower body but the release feels more powerful / faster as I make this deliberate move of sitting into the left side / squat to square. Is that normal? I’m trying to slowly wrap up speed but that part feels slower - just wanted to clarify this move before my next swing review
March 21, 2020
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Kevin. You move slow and club moves fast. Sounds like you are on the proper track to me.
March 23, 2020
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Kevin
Thanks Craig - I just watched the "Tiger Squat" video and Chuck actually says - the "the squat move will slow down rotation to build a solid based for speed in the release."
March 23, 2020
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Don
I have to tell you that tonight I used this drill from my wedges through my driver. I added 10-15 yards per club except the driver which remained the same. I remember being taught this move when I was in my twenties. Also, this driver really works your left glute and left hamstring. All my shots were very accurate as well. Great drill!!!
March 10, 2020
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Don. Awesome. Love the post.
March 11, 2020
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ryan
is there any advantage to also squeezing/tightening your abs just before impact for additional power and stability?
January 14, 2020
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Ryan. Stay focused on the glutes. Massive shoulder spinners may feel more ab engagement, but they still should have some healthy recruitment from the backswing without the need to add another variable.
January 14, 2020
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Paul
I just joined. I have been watching the YouTube videos for quite awhile. I have been executing the backswing and the bump to the left life you teach; however, I have been rotating through on the downswing. When I saw what you teach about the left leg posting up, realized that I have not been doing that. So I went to hit balls yesterday, and exaggerated the post up and found that that one movement straightened out the ball flight and I was hitting the ball much more flush. I have also had a problem keeping my posture up diving down at the ball at times and chicken-winging it. When I did the post up of the left leg, I had no problem staying up. BUT I can't find a lot of videos about the posting up of the left leg. Am I missing them or are you just assuming if you do the first 2 elements of the Rotary Swing, that the posting up will occur? This seems to be revolutionary to me!
October 23, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Paul. Awesome. Love to hear the good news and welcome to the site. Take a look at You Hit the Golf Ball with Your Legs, Perfecting Lower Body Stability, DEAD Drill 3, Rotary Golf Downswing Overview, and Step 2 - Core Rotation. That should get you started.
October 23, 2019
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Nick
During the downswing after you squat to square when do you start to squeeze the glutes? Before you start posting up, during the post up or after the left leg is fully extended? I feel like if I start to squeeze the glutes during the post up I start pushing from the right leg and push my left hip past NJA. If I wait until my left leg is fully extended to squeeze the glutes I don't push from the right leg and my left hip is in NJA. Please let me know the correct sequence for this. Thanks for all your help Rotary Swing! I am in the boot camp and learning a lot, this is great!
September 17, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Nick. As you start straightening the leg in the post up the glutes are going to contract/squeeze. Sounds like you are adding trail hip push. Squeeze the cheeks. You may be adding push trying to overdo the contraction.
September 18, 2019
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Randy
I understand that the glutes are the brakes for the hips to slow them down and keep them from over rotating in the downswing. What are the brakes for the shoulders to keep the shoulders from continuing to rotate thru impact, allowing the club to release with its full potential?
September 4, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Randy. Sadly there are no quick brakes for the shoulders. It is practicing proper release as the shoulders stay square. Because the lower half will pull them in the downswing and the goal is to let them get pulled and not actively spin them. Take a look at Keep the Rear Shoulder Back Video.
September 4, 2019
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Sake
So we do squeeze the cheek to decelerate the body to allow the arm to release properly and this can help avoiding overspining hips and lower back and hip injury. (Correct me if I’m wrong) Thanks
September 1, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Sake. Yes. Squeezing the cheeks to force the glutes to fire which will help stabilize the hips and allow the forearms to turn over.
September 2, 2019
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Doug
My focus of late has been maintaining the tush line. Squeezing the cheeks feels like I am losing the tush line. I am also using the rotary cuff. I am keeping my right foot down through the drill. Since I am pushing down with the left foot and posting up at impact position, should it feel like I am starting to lose the tush line a bit?
June 28, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Doug. Your trail butt cheek may look like it is leaving the tush line, but the lead should still be maintaining if posting properly. Take a look at You Hit the Golf Ball at Your Legs Video to see how spine angle/tush will be maintained.
June 28, 2019
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Gary
My understanding is that during the squeeze and release, the hips would be about 45* open. (Please correct me if i'm wrong.) I've noticed that Cameron Champ who is now one of the longest hitters on tour, has his hips so open during his release that his buckle is pointing at the target. I'm curious on knowing what RS thinks of this. Is this a good thing or something that should be avoided?
October 30, 2018
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Gary. Yes, the hips should be 35-45 degrees open. For safety purposes and deceleration we wouldn't recommend the belt buckle at the target when arriving to impact. You may be able to get some more speed if you decelerate properly with the hips that open. But, it can create a lot of wear and tear.
October 30, 2018
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Gary
I just want to be very sure that I will be practicing and ingraining the correct sequence. Chuck had a couple of sentences that implied that the squeeze and release should happen at the same time. An answer below said to squeeze first then do the release. After I do the weight shift, should I a) squeeze the butt cheeks first then do the release or b) squeeze and do the release at the same time?
October 8, 2018
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Gary. After you shift, start to squeeze the cheeks which will help contract the glutes and start decelerating the body triggering the release. The squeeze will start and then you release the club. At speed it may feel simultaneous.
October 8, 2018
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Justin
This is helpful in preventing me from getting ahead of it. The outcome for irons has been favorable but for driver I lose it left . I change the feeling for driver to keeping the right shoulder back or stalling chest over the ball & that helps - thoughts?
April 9, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Justin. Keep the trail shoulder back or chest stalling (staying square) is a proper thought. Also, make sure you are changing your setup for maximum driver support. (Proper Tee Height Video).
April 10, 2017
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Caleb
Would you not want to engage the right cheek on the back swing and then "release" the right cheek and engage the left cheek just before contact with the ball and then throughout the completion of the swing?
March 8, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Caleb. If you release all engagement of the trail cheek too soon. You will lose a little hip stability and have a great chance of early extension.
March 8, 2017
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GC
Great video. What's the correct order? Squeeze, release then clear with left oblique? How does it work?
August 31, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello GC. Squeeze and release. You will already have some pull from the lead oblique into the shot (after you shift the weight). The momentum of the release will pull you to a full finish.
August 31, 2016
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Marius
Hi. To get this in the right order from top off the back swing; squat, squeeze, release. Is this correct?
January 12, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Marius. Yes.
January 12, 2017
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George
Hi, Ihope I am on the correct thread here. On the good days my game is quite stable either straight or mostly a draw. I am a 68 year old 12 handicapper and my grip is slightly strong. My biggest and most regular fail is a pull straight left (20 or 30 yards). I get the occasional thin or fat shot but very rarely anything cut right. I feel I am coming out of my swing plane early which is releasing my right shoulder but I don't know whether this is caused by hip spinning or casting. If it was casting would I not hit more cut shots ? I haven't tried this butt end trick yet but it sounds interesting. Any advice and reference to videos would be apreciated. Keep up the great work this site is the best around I just wish it was 50 years ago. ha.
May 19, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello George. Casting not necessarily would lead to more cut shots. However, it sounds like trail hip push and secondary tilt. Bailing out of the shot and playing catch up with the trail side. Take a look at the Level Shoulders Drill in the Advanced Downswing Section.
May 20, 2015
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Dan
Hi. When i try to "squeeze my cheeks" I feel the obliques activated, creating a crunchlike position (I feel like my belt buckle starts to point up) while my chest remains over the ball. Is that correct?
February 1, 2015
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Dan
Thx RJ. Having a hard time grasping your explanation of the move. Any other ways of looking at it?
February 3, 2015
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R.J. (Certified RST Instructor)
Dan, You want your belt buckle to move more towards the target when you squeeze. If your belt buckle is moving upward, that means that you're thrusting your hips towards the ball, which makes us stand up out of our shot. Let us know if you need anything else! R.J.
February 3, 2015
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R.J. (Certified RST Instructor)
Dan, No, the position that you described will cause the pelvis to pull forward, which pulls you off the tush line and moves your whole body closer to the ball, diminishing the quality of your strike. You want to squeeze your cheeks in such a manner that it pulls your pelvis backwards, away from the ball, and with more of the left buttocks being squeezed than the right. (if you're right handed). I hope this description helps you be able to feel the proper activation. R.J.
February 2, 2015
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Mike
I've been a hip spinner forever, and it has only been RST that has helped me to understand why this happens and I've finally after many years (doggone it!) understand all the futility I've known with my swing. Our instructor suggested this video, and with his instruction it's been revolutionary. I played yesterday only a day after finally getting this, and hit some of the sweetest shots I've ever hit. I'm far from consistent yet, but that will come. My question is this. As I was attempting to pull my hip to get the weight to the left side, or do the little squat thing, I felt pressure in my hip joint, and I thought maybe too much. Should I feel anything in the hip joint as I get in neutral joint alignment? As the weight shifts left?
September 19, 2014
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james (Certified RST Instructor)
Hi Mike, You should feel like you can rotate freely from that hip joint, if you feel any tension then you may not be completely in NJA. Once your in that stacked position you should be able to rotate on that hip without any pain or tension, check yourself out on camera or in a mirror to make sure.
September 19, 2014
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Jens
Hi, when in the full swing should I squeeze my buttcheeks? From when I do the transition to downswing only?
July 23, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Jens. The squeeze the checks is is to help stabilization at impact. You wouldn't need the squeeze going back. Just the glutes engaged.
July 23, 2014
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ron
Question for you guys... If you are building a solid base for the downswing and you are engaging your glute muscles ("squeezing the cheeks"), is it the right feeling to feel tighter in the lower body and looser in the upper body (arms) when you are making the downswing? Does this make sense? Thanks! Shelly
July 2, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Shelly. Sounds like you are on the right track. The lower body should feel engaged, while the upper is relaxed and allowing for a good release with speed.
July 2, 2014
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Jim
Squeeze the checks sounds like Jimmy Ballard. How does his book "Seven Common Denominators" compare to Rotary Swing? Thanks.
June 5, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Jim. I haven't read that book. Many of golf books, but not that one. I apologize.
June 5, 2019

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