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 ...

3 Quick Tips To Fix Your Chipping

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3 fool proof chipping tips to help you chip like a pro. Avoid fat and thin chip shots from anywhere around the green.

Shooting lower golf scores on a consistent basis requires that you clean up the poor chip shots that are wasted around the green.  Golf pros know all too well that, if you do miss the green, you must get up and down to preserve a good score.

Here are 3 simple golf tips that will help you chip like a golf pro and save several strokes per round.  Chip better in 90 seconds!

Checkpoint 1:  When you're chipping, remember to focus your grip pressure on the last few figures of your left hand.  Do not push on your thumb on the club - this will make the golf club and your golf swing bottom out too early.  When it comes to grip pressure, look for very light grip pressure in the 3 out of 10 range and remember: No Thumb Pressure On The Shaft!

Checkpoint 2:  Make sure that your right hand is pretty passive in your chipping stroke.  By keeping the right hand of your golf grip light, you will not force the golf club into a bad position.  This is one key to avoiding fat or chunked golf shots.

Checkpoint 3. Envision the golf ball as the bottom of a pendulum and focus on making a golf swing with a short backswing and longer follow through.  By going back at 25% of your normal backsing and then following through to 50% height, you encourage accelleration through the swing and end up with much better chipping results. 

If you've ever battled with those chunk chip shots or those annoying thin shots or maybe you've even found yourself battling with those chipping yips.

    Well in today's video I'm going to show you how three simple check points are going to fix your chipping technique in less than 60 seconds. Let's go ahead and get started.

    Okay guys so we're going to fix your chipping technique in a very quick amount of time today. So the three check points that I want you to focus on is number one, when you take your grip in our left hand, assuming you're a right handed player, you're gonna have your grip pressure focused in your back three fingers. So your back three fingers in your left hand. You're gonna just have a little pressure back there. Maybe on a scale of 1-10 probably about a 2-4.

    Now I want you to focus on not pressing on the shaft with the thumb. So if you see here when I take it back, I can push against the shaft pretty hard and it's going to make the club bottom out too early. It's going to run into some chunk shots maybe some thin shots as well.

    Second key point here that I want you to focus on, is making sure that your right hand is just barely resting on the golf club.

    And then the final key point, during this whole process, is I want you to think of the golf ball being the bottom of a pendulum. Okay, the bottom of a swing arch. And we're going to think about, if we were to go back 50% we want to go through 50% but today we're going to change that up and we're going to so shorter to longer cause we want to keep that club accelerating thought he impact zone. But I don't want you to do it too quickly. So you're gonna see here if I go back 20%, I'm gonna try to chip through to 50%. Always keep that club moving.

    So just to recap, I step over it, back three fingers of left hand, no pushing on the shaft with the thumb, right hand feels like it's very relaxed, short, long. And you're gonna see that you get the ball closer to the whole every single time.

 

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rajiv
Do you not release the club in chip shots?
April 17, 2023
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
hello Rajiv. You can certainly allow for some face rotation which will help keep the strike shallow. Take a look at Master the Golf Chipping Stroke.
April 17, 2023
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Mohnishkumar
Hi. Should we do arm elevation in chipping?? Thanks
February 9, 2020
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Mohnishkumar. There is a little bit of elevation in this motion.
February 9, 2020
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Kevin
Follow through picture for comment below
September 7, 2019
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
See my comment below.
September 7, 2019
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Kevin
Hi struggled yesterday hitting fat chips - when I hit them it felt like my upper body shifted too far ahead and left the club behind to stub in on the tight lie. In short, I’m trying to better understand how my torso should move - should my chest point up, level or down on the follow through? Attached a setup picture
September 7, 2019
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hi Kevin, If you are due for a swing review, send one in right away with your chipping technique from both face on and dtl so we can take a look at it to see what is going on. I want to be able to look at the rotation of the face going back and the what is happening down through the hitting area to best determine what is going on. There are many things that can lead to your fat shots that you are battling with. Lack of face rotation can steepen the plane, pushing on the shaft with the thumb, having the spine too upright in the hitting area etc. Send one in and let us take a look to help you out.
September 7, 2019
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Kevin
Thanks Chris I just had a swing review this week but not on the short game - I went and worked on this and found my lower body was moving off the ball too much - I kept my lower body quiet and weight on the left side which seemed to fix it along with the tips in this video - thanks
September 8, 2019
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Okay great. Let me know if you need any further help on this!!!!
September 12, 2019
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Kevin
Chris - I had a big weekend of golf and struggled getting a little flippy and catching my 30 yard pitches a little chuncky when I focus on the two fingers in the left hand. I experimented at the range tonight but it still feels very flippy / loose at the bottom of the stroke
September 24, 2019
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Have you worked on training the left hand/arm independently on the club? Check out the fix your release video and start there and then get some chip vids sent into to us so we can take a look and we wont be guessing what is going on at that point.
September 26, 2019
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Mohnishkumar
Hello chris;should I use weak grip for chipping and wedge shots(40-70yd).As I have heard that using a weak grip prevents the club face from rotating.
August 18, 2019
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hi there, you can use your standard grip with this technique or any of the other short game techniques we use on the site. If you are taking out wrist rotation, you have to substitute something else to rotate in the swing to keep the plane shallow enough for crisp strike. Keep that in the back of your hat.
August 20, 2019
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Paul
In the process of rebuilding swing. In a full swing you move the club with weight shift, squat , then posting up. Whats the engine for chip shots, as I dont see much of the above in chipping stroke. Thanks.
May 29, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Paul. The shoulders will be the main force. The lower body still will move some. Just not a whole bunch. More for stability. And, since this shot is more for finesse and control. You don't need lots of body for power. There will be a tiny weight and movement/momentum to initiate. Very quiet however.
May 29, 2019
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Paul
So to clarify Craig, I'm primarily using my shoulders to swing club, I'm not even using my core to rotate the shoulders. Similar to a putting? Thanks.
May 30, 2019
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Paul. Your core will still be working, but more similar to putting than a regular swing.
May 30, 2019
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David
Chris a shout out to you. You told me to get more axis tilt which i have taken on board and i have never hit some more straight long drives ever. 250 metres plus and straight and one even went 300 metres. Now i just have to sort the flipping on the chip shots. One question how do i take the club back straighter on the short shots without it feeling too steep?
October 1, 2018
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey David, thanks for the shout out and glad to hear you are getting such great progress with your driver. On shorter shots, if you allow the club face to rotate gradually, that will shallow the plane so it won't feel so steep to you. Rotation always shallows the swing. If the face isn't rotating the plane inherently will be much steeper. Hope that helps and keep up the good work.
October 3, 2018
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David
Chris one thing other question how do i rotate the club face without getting too wristy either on the back or downswing?
October 3, 2018
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Rotation of the wrist is are different than adding to much wrist cock or hinge. Just keep an eye on a gradual amount of rotation and wrist set during the takeaway. Watch the video fix your release or 5 mins to a perfect release to better understand how much wrist action is needed.
October 3, 2018
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Anthony
Chris, Can I assume the chipping motion is instigated by the rotation of the torso as in the full swing? I realise I have always been all shoulders and arms and I believe now that this is not correct. Cheers. Anthony.
January 8, 2018
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Anthony. Take a look at How to Chip in Golf - Perfect Stroke. You are still using the trail shoulder and torso to pull back. But, depending on shot type and length. You won't need a massive rotation through for a chip.
January 8, 2018
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Bonnie
I really like your particular style of instruction Chris. The other videos with 3-5 minutes of explanation of too many concepts are just too long and drawn out. You, however get right to the point. Boom, Done. Concept taught, concept learned. Thank you.
July 16, 2017
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hi Bonnie, Thanks for the kind words and I am so glad to help you with your game.
July 18, 2017
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James
what do you think about the thumb pushing in a full swing? Do you see this as a common problem?
June 22, 2017
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hi James, this is a very common mistake for sure. The left thumb is in a position to push the club downward and can cause trouble in the hitting area.
June 23, 2017
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Kort
I have been considering a left hand low approach for chipping. What are your thoughts on this?
March 14, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Kort. You may experiment with lead hand low. We have some players that use the method. It only will limit some shot selection. However, better to be great at one versus mediocre at two or three types of shots.
March 14, 2017
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Lance
Please specify ball position for bottom of the arc From previous videos on this subject I have playing the ball off the inside of my back foot and preloading the weight to the lead side This setup seem to promote striking the ball before the bottom of the arc Seems different than this video
February 13, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Lance. Your positioning seems correct. Weight placed on the lead and ball off the inside of the trailing foot. Even with the previous video (How to Chip in Golf - Perfect Stroke) you will want to catch the ball before the club bottoms out.
February 14, 2017
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Lance
If I want more loft is it better to move the ball forward in my stance or open the face in my grip?
February 17, 2017
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Lance. That can vary if you are trying to hit more of a flop or just adding a touch of loft. I would slightly open the face and take normal grip.
February 17, 2017
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T David
On the chipping videos, I noticed that Chris's club shaft come up more parrallel to the ground at finish, where Clay Ballard keeps his shaft pointed to the ground at completion. This was his 4th point in his video to keep the logo of his glove pointed down and at the target through impact. In comparison to my chip, it resembles more of Chris's follow through. So, which is more correct and which position should we attempt to mimick? Thanks in advance for your clarification.
October 9, 2016
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Micah (Certified RST Instructor)
Hi Dave. This is in reply to your other question that somehow disappeared. This is all correct, but you are trying to keep the lower body quiet and have a pendulum short to long stroke. Keep 80% of your weight on the lead leg and you will naturally have a smooth hip turn if you aren't flipping the club. Try not to get to caught up in what the lower body is doing unless there is a lot of movement down there.
October 17, 2016
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T David
This help a lot.. Thanks, Micah
October 17, 2016
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Micah (Certified RST Instructor)
No problem Dave. Keep up the good work!
October 17, 2016
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gordon
A competition round yesterday revealed (another!) weakness in my game. This concerned chipping from a steep uphill lie around the green, where I tended to catch the ball thin. I think this was due to my not being able to keep my weight on the front foot. How do I reconcile the contracting requirements of having my body perpendicular to the ground whilst having my weight 80% on the lead foot? I can feel my internal struggle to maintain balance and execute the shot smoothly, with the inevitable consequence! Any tips you can give to resolve this conflict would be much appreciated, thanks and regards, Gordon.
August 4, 2016
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Gordon, on a severe slope like this, it may be too hard to get 80% of the weight into the lead side while maintaining balance, you can allow for some weight to even out more to the back foot, but you will need to adjust ball position back slightly. This is something you need to play around with a little bit to find out where the sweet spot is. Let me know if this doesnt work for you and I will offer more guidance. Good luck.
August 6, 2016
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gordon
Thanks Chris. In the meantime I have been experimenting with open/closed stance options but feel these are not silver bullets. Your guidance regarding relaxing the requirement for preloading into the lead side certainly helps me to stand more perpendicular to the ground and moving the ball back helps too. Can it be that a more active weight shift is required for these shots to ensure acceleration of the club head at impact despite the braking force being exerted by gravity? Perhaps some additional club head release is required in extreme cases (which do exist!)? Thanks and regards, Gordon.
August 7, 2016
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
My pleasure. It depends on if you are going to hang onto the angle and rotate your body more. If you are going to use this technique from this video, try not to keep the weight stationary and allow the club to swing up the plane brushing the grass under the ball.
August 7, 2016
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Lisa
What should I do in my case then?. Thanks.
July 5, 2016
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
I would go work around a practice green and create the lie/shot you are trying to learn and play around with the grip pressure and club face angle to see what is going to give you the best results. If nothing works, then let me know and we will probably have you submit a shot for us to review so we can see what you are doing and offer as much insight as possible.
July 6, 2016
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Lisa
Great tip on a perfect lie! What about chipping from the rough.i.e: 3 to 5 yards from the green., (only half of the ball shows on the grass, chipping ball with grass toward the hole or AGAINST the hole please). What is the grip pressure be?, should I open the club face or not?, also for aiming direction too?
June 29, 2016
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Lisa, shots like this around the green can be played very differently depending on the variables of the shot at hand. These sorts of shots, you need to play around with ball position and the position of the clubface to help develop feel for the shot. Sometimes, we try to play chunk and run shot and some times we are opening the face and swinging through the shot to create more of a lob shot.
July 2, 2016
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Jeff
I like it. So many different ways to chip a ball!
June 21, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Thanks Jeff.
June 21, 2016
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GC
When you mean pressure of 2-4 on last three fingers, you mean it's very weak? So chipping is very little to do with hands but more on body rotation - is that what you mean?
June 12, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Grant. The pressure will be on the back three fingers (pinky to middle). The hands will be used for feel, but face rotation is de-emphasized. More body driven.
June 13, 2016
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brett
My biggest question about short game has been "shoulder elevation". I understand the need in the full swing but feel like the short game should be relatively the same. I see zero elevation in this movement here and also notice that the pro's do exactly the opposite of "short/long", they seem to be longer to short. The feeling is as if the club is doing more of the work. I'm very curious about the lack of shoulder elevation here or if it isn't needed on these shorter shot cause it feels terrible when i try to do it myself. Thanks!
May 31, 2016
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Elevation is a variable in the swing and helps add width and keep the hands and arms from getting too deep into the backswing. The only real need for elevation in chipping is if you need to add more body rotation to add more distance to the shot. Most of the time you will be using little to no elevation for chipping. Pros you see on tv, sometimes play shots where you will see the club stop abruptly or sometimes you will see them play a chunk and run or sometimes they will hold off the face. There are some many factors that lead to the shot selection, green speed, slope, lie etc. This technique helps build a foundation for good chipping technique and can be altered to meet the shot at hand.
May 31, 2016
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brett
Good point on shot selection determining the follow through, etc...That also makes sense about the further back you take it the "more" elevation you would have...but that's the exact issue...on around a 50yd shot when i get elevation (which is probably none due to my very inside takeaway) the contact and release feel quite odd...but this is a work in progress so i'll keep playing with it...thanks for the feedback
May 31, 2016
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
My pleasure Brett. Keep me posted if you need any further help at all.
May 31, 2016
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Chan
Hey Chris, This is the area I need to really work on. I have watched this and the other chipping videos over and over and compare with my swing to make sure i have all details down. I noticed that in your stance there is no space between your feet, whereas Clay, in the Chipping Set-up video, recommends a club-head width. Is that a preference thing for you? Or does it really matter? Also, your left foot looks a little pulled back opening your stance a bit. Is that also a preference thing or is it because you are executing a small uphill chip? Where the lie dictates the setup? -Thanks
March 17, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Chan. I will confirm with Chris and if it is any different I will let you know. But, both points that you noted are more a comfort/preference issue. I prefer the more Clay like stance width. Chris the more narrow. As long as you keep the weight balanced in the proper section it shouldn't make much of a difference. The stance isn't required to be open and can actually cause some faults in the stroke if too open. But, lots of players have grown up being taught the style and eyeline/comfort wise it is a hard habit to beat. I prefer just slightly as Chris is seen here with lead foot a hair back. In an ideal world. Square stance and about a club head width apart.
March 17, 2016
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Chan
Thanks Craig!
March 17, 2016
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JON
Gosh I wish there were a foolproof method. I spend 80% of my practice time on short game and generally feel I have a good chance to execute any shot...except for the harmless-looking chip. Especially off a tight lie. And when it's wet...time to leave. It's a double whammy because eventually it will rob me of my confidence, leak in to my other game, horrible. Never, ever, s----- it unless it's a chip shot like this, bump and run, etc....and then I can go from putting a large bucket into a six-foot circle to s-------- ever single shot. Looking at my divots, it seems very simply an O/I swing problem. I used to hit all my SG shots within 100 yards from an open stance, but not anymore as I've progressed and this problem has gotten worse. So now, trying to switch to an I/O path, I am stubbing it, getting flippy, and skulling shots, again very rare. I do not understand why I can pitch a large bucket from that dread 35-85 yard distances, no problem, and then trying to hit an 8-iron bump and run that everybody says is the ultimate go to shot, not only completely fail but have it wreck the rest of my game and confidence. Apologize for the length of this. Thanks.
January 22, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Jon. I understand the frustration. Is it only with the 8 iron bump? Have you experimented with other clubs? You have to maintain the lean (Like in the Taking a Divot Video and Perfect Chipping Technique Video). Once, the club head starts passing the hands too much you lose the ability to pull through the shot and have a consistent strike.
January 23, 2016
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JON
Thanks, Craig. It's all bump n runs, tight lie chips, and occasionally a knockdown...excuse my hijack here but while we're on the subject...[you may have to C&P into browser]: PHIL! http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/phil-mickelson-drains-beautiful-40-foot-chip-birdie
January 23, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Jon. I would submit the "Chip" for review. I would be happy to take a look at it to find a culprit. Also, just try owning one club. I know it is easier to master one and perfect the move, then expand the arsenal.
January 23, 2016
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Lisa
I love all of your videos Chris... what about tension on both arm, rating from 1-10 (10 is the highest)..how soft would they be? What wedge would the pros use?. Do they use only LW or SW to chip around the green using feel...or they using PW, 9,8...depending how much green to work with??. Thanks.
January 2, 2016
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Awesome. You never want the arms dead locked. You will be relaxed, but still in control. I would split the difference about a 5-6 with the arms. Pros use a mixture of clubs depending on amount of green and roll out.
January 3, 2016
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Tom
I came across a golf mag. article on club chipping selection with a method to get the right club. I step off the distance from the hole to the ball (my step is close to one yard) then step off the distance from the ball to three feet onto the green for a landing spot. Divide the distance from hole-to-ball by the distance from ball-to-landing spot. Subtract this number from 12 and you have the club. Ex., if the distance from hole-to-ball is 10 steps (10 yards or 30 feet) and distance from ball-to-landing spot is 6 steps ( 6 yds/19ft), divide 30 by 6 equals 5. 12 minus 5 is 7-> 7 iron. A one club variation can be used if going uphill or downhill.
December 28, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Tom, what you are talking about seems to be more complexity than you really need when working to develop "feel". "Feel" is not something that can be taught by an instructor. "Feel" is developed through tons and tons of reps in short game practice. There are so many variables that can change each particular shot around the green. We have some videos on the docket to help develop better feel when chipping. Stay tuned.
December 28, 2015
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Tom
hey Chris, this was just being able to select the right club for the distance. It probably is complicated but with my engineering background it's fairly simple for me. I am of the mindset that I want to get a chip shot on the ground as soon as possible instead of using just the same high lofted wedge most players use that require almost perfect execution.
December 28, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Tom, I completely understand this approach for sure and as long as it helps you prepare for the shot properly, then I say for for it. There are certain situations that having the ball on the ground as soon as possible can make the short more tricky than flying the ball most of the way to the hole. That is why I speak of the many variables that each chip shot possess. I look at chipping as - how am I am going to get the ball the hole from here. I do not take the 3 foot circle approach. Only sometimes will I say, okay, play defensive and try to get it near the hole. Club selection and shot selection are all part of the process and then it comes down to "feel", imagination and attitude.
December 29, 2015
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Jerry
I suffered from chipping yips for years. Went to 8 to 10 different "pros" over 10 years. What someone finally pointed out was my shoulders weren't turning with my arms. He had me lead with my left shoulder by turning it up. Or around. Either way works. If your shoulders don't lead, your left arm gets stuck at the bottom and you consequently flip with your right hand. No one ever mentions that. Just saying.....
December 28, 2015
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Chris (Certified RST Instructor)
Hey Jerry, The movements you describe are certainly worth a mention in a more detailed environment. We have several short game videos that are in the works and I will touch base on this very subject. Thanks.
December 28, 2015
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Frank
I've lightened my grip and improved touch except in rougher grass where I have to tighten grip or loose control. Is tightening grip in longer grass correct response? Also, i find the thought of keeping shaft moving around my body more helpful than long follow through. Keeping shaft moving reduces flipping and obtains acceleration and follow through. Same idea?
December 27, 2015
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Craig (Certified RST Instructor)
Hello Frank. You might have to tighten the grip in tougher grass to help keep the club head stable and from getting stuck. Yes, keeping it moving around the body versus flipping is roughly the same idea.
December 28, 2015

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