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 ...

Swing Faults When Your Stance is Too Wide

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

  • Proper stance width is 2" outside of neutral hip alignment
  • A wider stance may feel powerful, but inhibits weight transfer
  • Check your right shoe at follow through - there should be virtually no weight on that leg, so the shoe should be straight at finish

Is your golf stance too wide? It's an extremely common problem, especially for those who swing too much from the top like I discuss in the Flagpole Video. This golf instruction video shows you what the common swing faults are that you should expect when you stand too wide. 

If you want to find out how to determine your perfect golf stance width, check out this video that teaches you how to determine your perfect stance width based on your anatomy.

You may also be wondering, does your golf stance width change based on different clubs? I answer that age old question in this video.

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David
One more question... does the NJA +2 mean each foot goes 2" wider = 4 inches wider in total?
August 24, 2023
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello David. Correct. 2 Inches Outside Neutral Joint Alignment with both feet.
August 24, 2023
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David
What s it better: to err on the side of slightly narrow versus slightly wide? One of the roads how videos it definatly looked like the student was too wide & the head seem to shift a fair bit... out if a fear of swaying maybe more narrow. I would appreciate an instructors perspective please. Thanks
August 24, 2023
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello David. There are pros and cons to each. The goal is to not make the swing any harder than it needs to be. I see more often than not players miss too wide. But, you need to take your swing into account. Usually when I tell players to error on the side of narrow they still don't end up being too narrow.
August 24, 2023
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Eric
Sorry for all the comments, just nerding out on the understanding. You are right. Wide stance inhibits the weight shift, which toward the end of the backswing buries my left shoulder into my chin which forces my head to shift at the top of the backswing? I played the best round of my life when I focused on good stance width, but the next time I played it didn't work as well, but I think I neglected a good weight shift and just tried to swing back from my right shoulder glide. When I was playing I sometimes felt like the momentum from the weight shift almost got me to the top and the shoulder glide just kicked in naturally to keep me centered around my spine. Good posture (no rounded shoulders - easier to do in more narrow than wide stance), bend from hips weight to the ankles, axis tilt, NGA+2, start with weight shift and shoulder glide, downswing triggered by shift to left - check, check, check.
June 3, 2020
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Eric. Yes, the lead shoulder chin bury position will move the head. Winning the race all start with the proper setup on the car.
June 3, 2020
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Eric
As a follow up to my question below. If someone is inclined to have a steady head, does it make sense that a stance outside of NGA+2 causes the body to stop rotating (because the head doesn’t shift over the right side)? When I am not vigilant I naturally want to set a wider stance width because it feels more powerful and I pull or pull draw a lot of balls into the woods. Thanks
June 2, 2020
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Eric. It doesn't stop the body from rotating, but negating a giant move of weight which would cause the head to shift.
June 3, 2020
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Eric
Ok, I think I have figured out why I play better with NGA+2 inches (BTw, when you do the math I just line up my big toe with my hip bone). For some reason I have a very steady/quiet head. Therefore in NGA+2 I can get my head easily iver my right side with normal weight transfer and rotation. When I even get an inch or two wider than NGA+2, it would require me to shift my head over my right side, which leads to all kinds of other inconsistency issues due to trying to get back on the downswing another couple of inches. But for me, since I have a steady head, my hips stop turning, I don’t rotate over my right side in a wide stance and I end up picking the club up with my hands and arms into a flying elbow. Does this make sense?
February 20, 2020
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R.J. (Certified RST Instructor)
Yes, it does. If you don't get 90 degrees of turn between your hips and shoulders (typically 45 degrees each), you're going to try to get to 90 degrees by shoving your lead side arm across your body which often results in the trailing arm to fly away from the body. It can also cause the lead arm to bend or excess forearm rotation in the trail side arm to the point of causing pain or discomfort.
February 21, 2020
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Eric
What is the physiologic relationship between stance width and hip turn? If I forget getting into 2” outside neutral joint alignment, my hips stop turning early and I pick up the club with my right hand and/or push with my left into a flying elbow and a left pull of the ball. It seems like having the right hip in line with something has an impact - inside of right foot? I know there are a few reasons for good axis tilt, but is it also if you get a wide stance adding more axis tilt until your right hip moves into alignment with the same part of your body it would have at NJA + 2” and normal axis tilt?
January 8, 2020
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Eric. As you know from the video and others the faults a too wide stance can cause. It will make shifting difficult, shifting will force too much head movement, etc.. The physiologic component relationship is more just about balance. Your brain is going to make counter adjustments wherever you put yourself and those are additional variables you don't need to deal with. The 2" outside NJA is the best place to shift weight and maintain balance without your head going all over the place.
January 9, 2020
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Eric
Thanks, this is just my nerdy interest to understand the body mechanics. It might just be that when I stand wide and I do "normal" axis tilt, I have to hike my shoulder to the last couple of inches to get my right hand on the club - which leads to a right side dominance set up and a lawnmower pull with the right hand, arm and shoulder. I have noticed I naturally have a very still head, so a wide stance also requires a lot more head movement to get over the right side, and my head doesn't naturally want to do that, so I become all hands and arms. If I take a wider stance with extra axis tilt, it seems to work getting my right hand on the club and my head is more over my right side? Extra axis tilt on a wider stance also helps get my right hand on the club properly. Could be one or the other or both?
January 9, 2020
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Eric. When you stand too wide you do have to add more tilt because of the extra width to get the proper spine alignment. Shouldn't force right side dominance however. Wider the stance the more the tilt and vice versa.
January 9, 2020
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Eric
Ok, I went to the range tonight. The narrow stance really helps. The other important part is to get rid of rounded shoulder so my elbow can swing back in proper plane. Fine tuning.....When I get my shoulders in proper posture, and I put my right hand on the club, my right hand arm comes in under the club with my right shoulder not "hiked up", but when I take the grip with my right hand, it tends to rotate over the top of the grip back into the right side dominance. When I concentrate on putting my right hand straight line back parallel to my stance line, my hand goes on comfortably and I don't have the tendency to rotate my hand and shoulder into a hiked position - no right side dominance. Am I on to something here? I was hitting the ball well with this technique. Do you have any suggestions on other ways to eliminate this right side dominance?
August 13, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Eric. Take a look at the Right Side Dominance at Setup Video and the Golf Grip Checkpoint Tips to help with placement. But, it sounds like you found a technique to help with hiking up the shoulder and getting the trail hand too much on top. The goal is however you add the hand. Don't preset right side dominance. Coming from under, or straight line position is fine. Tough for me to tell without seeing the entire sequence.
August 13, 2019
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Eric
So, I think I have the opposite, but related problem. For some reason I keep my head very quiet in the backswing. So, when I get too wide on my stance, my head doesn’t move over my left side and I start to use my hands and arms to get the club back, into a flying elbow bad position at the top. Does that make sense? I also feel like it is easier to ge my right hand on then club in neutral joint alignment, whereas in a wider stance my right shoulder starts getting engaged into a right side dominance setup?
August 11, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Eric. It would make sense to get right side dominant setup when the stance gets too wide. And, lack of weight back to the lead side. The main thing is if the stance is too wide it will affect all the vital components to make a sound swing.
August 11, 2019
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Chad
What about the driver?
June 8, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Chad. Take a look at Proper Tee Height Video to see what adjustments you can make with the driver. Also, with the driver too wide will tend to give players either excessive secondary axis tilt with an aggressive lower body (getting stuck). Or, hanging back and swinging over the top.
June 9, 2019
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Eric
I struggle with right side dominance at set up. I notice that when I set up too wide, it is harder to move my right hand into the golf grip held by the left. The wider the stance the bigger the gap. It actually puts some rotation into my right hand like a table tennis top spin move. Axis tilt helps, but there is still a gap that needs to be forced by my right shoulder. Anyway, this causes a hikes up right shoulder, bad elbow movement leading to a flying elbow. Why does stance width have an impact here in setup. My shoulders (which are pretty broad) are a constant and my shoulders and arms aren’t connected to my legs? The simple solution is neutral stance width, just curious about the physiology of why this happens?
May 8, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Eric. The wider the stance the more axis tilt you need to get the trail hand on the club properly. The trail hand will be below the lead hand. With having proper ball position to get the trail side on the club with the wider stance it would feel more natural to decrease axis tilt and reach over the top. Leading to your bad position. The narrower the stance the less axis tilt you need which probably feels more balanced and easier time setting up with tilt while adding trail hand.
May 8, 2019
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Eric
Thank you. This logic was the missing link. Hit balls really well at the range tonight. Played around with widening my stance on my three wood and adding axis tilt. It works. Should I widen stance on driver and increase axis tilt.
May 9, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Eric. Take a look at Proper Tee Height Video. Your axis tilt will need an adjustment with a driver if you choose wider stance and further forward ball position.
May 9, 2019
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Ron
What is your thinking on opening up your stance with short irons, say 7 iron through the wedges?
February 2, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Ron. Take a look at Should You Splay Your Feet Video. The splay is fine. But, unnecessary unless you have internal hip mobility.
February 2, 2019
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Nolan
At set up, should the trailing foot be aligned perpendicular to the target line or can it also be splayed open?
November 13, 2018
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Nolan. Splay is usually dependent on internal hip mobility. If you need a slight splay to allow for proper hip motion that is fine. Most players usually setup with both feet square, or with the leading foot slightly splayed.
November 13, 2018
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John
Makes perfect sense however, with a wider stance hitting driver is it OK to let the head slide from left on back swing to right on down swing? John S,
June 11, 2018
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello John. You will see some players do that to create a maximum extension point. But, I wouldn't train, or practice the move. Take a look at Proper Tee Height Video.
June 11, 2018
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Eric
I am kind of fascinated by the physiology of stance width. I shot a 39 (with 3 three putts) doing NJA+2. It seems that even if I do NJA + 3 inches, my right elbow gets into a flying position. I think it is because I hold my head pretty still and instead of moving my head over my right side I pull with my right arm to create a swing plane, does that make sense? 1. Why do your hips get immobile in a too wide swing plane? 2. When I get too wide and set up with my left hand on the club, bringing my right hand into the grip starts pulling in my shoulder and my hand feels like I am hitting a top spin shot in table tennis. Why would stance width effect my upper body, shoulder in making an address? 3. Should we maintain NJA+2 for driver? Thanks for this. I have broad shoulders and a fairly narrow hips, and therefore I think the shoulder width stance i’ve Heard all my life has been bad for my swing.
January 15, 2018
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Eric. Sometimes with a wider stance the subconscious thinks it needs push to help transfer the weight and the momentum of the arms will tend to swing deeper leading to the flying elbow. When the stance is too wide you lose distance relative to to neutral alignment making it harder to rotate/shift. The wider the stance shouldn't make you feel that much different with the upper half, but most players struggle with adding proper axis tilt which may be your top spin shot feeling. The driver can certainly be player NJA+2, but since it is a specialty club and there are some variations at impact you can make adjustments (Proper Tee Height Video).
January 15, 2018
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Martin
When you say "NJA+2", I assume that we calculate that from the middle of our feet, and not not from the side of our feet (I hope this makes sense)? Thanks
June 6, 2018
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Martin. Yes, from the stacked position. Using the hip socket line with the middle of the knee and ankle joint through the middle of the foot.
June 6, 2018
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Steve
I had a stroke at 21, I am 57 now. It greatly affected my left side which limits me from transferring all or a lot of my weight to the left side. Fortunately, I am fairly flexible but still limited on my left side. Do you have any suggestions for someone in my position?
September 4, 2017
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Chuck (Certified RST Instructor)
Most likely will have to to compensate by using a bit more right side to help you with the shift.
September 5, 2017
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Steve
Thanks Chuck! I am working my way down the list of videos before hitting any more balls. Yes, I have picked up several things already to assist in my play. Think...I am going to appreciate the one-stop golf instructions.
September 5, 2017
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David
Would you say that too wide of a stance contributes to early extension since you cant get the rotation of hips in time for the weight to be on the left side?
June 20, 2017
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Chuck (Certified RST Instructor)
It can cause this.
September 5, 2017
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Corey
Is each foot meant to be 2" outside of NJA? Or just 1" on each side (summing to the total 2")?
April 29, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Corey. Each foot 2 inches outside NJA.
April 29, 2017
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James
What sort of ball flight(push, pull, slice, hook) or hit (thin, fat)results from the stance being too wide?
March 18, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello James. Too tough a variable to nail down. Some players will hang back and flip at impact causing hook or fat. Others will sway too far forward delaying the closing of the face and hit blocks.
March 18, 2017
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stuart
Hi, This my first day with RST and this video is music to my ears. I have had over 100 golf lessons over last 15 years here in UK and in a least 90% of them I have been told that my stance is too narrow (also received many comments from fellow members at my club). At least now I can work on your instruction feeling comfortable over the ball. I have 5ft 8in and measured the width between the middle of my feet this morning after watching one of the first video's and it was 12in which feels very comfortable for me.
March 13, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Great. Thanks for the post Stuart. Too wide of stance is where a lot of players go wrong.
March 13, 2017
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David
Does this mean that you use the same width for every club?
August 11, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello David. 2 inches outside NJA is standard for the majority of the bag. You can get a little wider for the driver if you would like. But, not too much.
August 11, 2015
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Jarek
Do we need to keep the stance the same width for driving and everything else? It seems that I naturally want to widen just a tiny bit when hitting my driver.
December 8, 2014
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Steven (Certified RST Instructor)
Jarek, It is going to be natural for you to have a wider stance with the woods. But for the standard iron shot we want your stance width to be 2 inches outside of neutral joint alignment. Go check out the driver setup adjustment video in the advanced setup part of the website.
December 8, 2014
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Jarek
Hey just watched your recommended video and it didnt answer my question. What is the rule of thumb for stance width with a driver vs with irons?
December 8, 2014
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Steven (Certified RST Instructor)
For a stock Iron shot we want the stance width to be 2 inches outside of neutral joint alignment. You can even keep it that way for a driver as well for more control. If you would like to widen the stance width go about an inch or so wider to establish a solid foundation while allowing for proper rotation and shifting of the weight. There are boney parts of the hip that stick out right underneath the abdominal muscles from there we go 2 inches wider on either side to create that solid base to stabilize that swing I hoped this helped, Steven
December 9, 2014
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Jarek
Perfect thank you.
December 9, 2014
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Christian
If have some friends that hit the ball more consistantly than I do and one of the things they have in common is a more narrow stance than what I have. This video is confirming I need to narrow my stance slightly.
December 8, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Christian. Having the stance just outside Neutral Joint Alignment is crucial in using the body to maximum efficiency.
December 8, 2014
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Gary
gee I am going from bad to worse . I really believe in the instruction but my golf is going down the gurgler. Yesterday , off the T , I pushed and sliced something awful. On the final T, I thought I would try and widen my stance. I hit a beautiful long slight draw, unfortunately I my aim was left of centre and the ball was heading for some trees , lout off bounds so I hit a provisional ball. Same shot but my aim was right of centre, long and beautiful. my first shot was in play and good. Sorry for the book, but moral is , do you think stance width can make such a difference?
September 29, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Gary. Stance width can make a big difference in the golf swing. If you used a wider stance. You might have been reverting to an older position that allowed you to have "make up" moves to hit it well. Make sure you are getting the proper width. Not too wide and/or not too narrow. Use the How to Ingrain Proper Perfect Foot Position Video in this Section.
September 29, 2014
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Alonzo
Question for Chuck and Craig. Given we all have different body types/dimensions for a general reference point, what is the distance, in inches, between your personal instep/inside of your shoes at set-up with a full shot 7 iron? Would that distance remain constant with all full iron shots? Driver swings? I'm 5'11, 34 inch waist, 32 inseam.
September 13, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Alonzo. The stance width should remain constant for your clubs. Sometimes you can make some adjustments for the driver as it is a specialty club. However, you width is based upon your body type and your hip joints. I don't know my exact measurements, but use the How to Ingrain Proper Stance Width Video in the Advanced Setup Section to get yours down perfect every time.
September 14, 2014
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Matthew
so after adjusting my stance to be a little narrower I found that my miss was a more exaggerated over the top. Is there something that I could possibly be carrying over from my swing with a wider stance that is making my miss more over the top than in the past?
June 24, 2014
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
With the wider stance you probably were pushing too much from the right side to get to the left. It allowed you to have more make up time with your arms and gravity. Now, that the stance is in a more neural position. You don't need that make up time, but still trying to create the move. Take a look at the Stop Coming Over the Top Video in the Downswing Section to Understand how using the left side properly will allow you to start shallowing out the plane.
June 24, 2014

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