Stop Chunking! Drills for Your Right Arm in Downswing

Published: October 16, 2025

From casting way early to chunking the ball, your trail arm may be the root cause of a loss in consistency and distance.

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In this video, you'll get step-by-step drills for your trail arm in your golf downswing.

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  • How to train your trail arm for a powerful impact position with proper shaft lean, and
  • How to get enough forward shaft lean for solid ball compression.

The trail arm is the engine behind your ability to delay the release and arrive at impact with the shaft leaning forward — the hallmark of elite ball strikers. When the trail arm straightens too early, the club releases prematurely, costing you both club head speed and ball compression. Keeping the trail elbow tucked and driving it toward the lead hip as you transition into the downswing plane is what produces that crisp, compressed contact. Monitor your trail arm position through impact with an AI swing analyzer, and build the correct lag and release sequence through deliberate repetitions in the GOAT Drill system.

Check out this video now to master your trail arm movement for solid, compressed shots!

How to Master Your Right Arm in Downswing

Learn drills to improve your right arm movement for better golf swings.

  1. 1

    Understand the Importance

    Recognize that your trail arm plays a crucial role in maintaining consistency and distance in your golf swing. Proper movement of the right arm can prevent issues like chunking and casting.

  2. 2

    Focus on Shaft Lean

    Practice achieving the correct forward shaft lean during your downswing. This position is essential for solid ball compression and helps in delivering a powerful impact.

  3. 3

    Tuck Your Trail Elbow

    As you transition into the downswing, ensure that your trail elbow is tucked and directed toward your lead hip. This positioning aids in maintaining control and promotes crisp contact with the ball.

  4. 4

    Monitor Arm Position

    Use an AI swing analyzer to track the position of your trail arm through impact. This feedback will help you understand your movements and make necessary adjustments.

  5. 5

    Practice with Deliberate Repetitions

    Engage in the GOAT Drill system to build the correct lag and release sequence. Focus on performing deliberate repetitions to reinforce the proper movements of your trail arm.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What role does the right arm play in the golf downswing?

The trail arm transitions from a supporting role in the backswing to a primary power source in the downswing. It delivers the club along the correct shallow path, extends through impact to transfer force to the ball, and must work in coordination with body rotation, not ahead of it, to avoid casting or coming over the top.

What is chunking and how does the right arm cause it?

Chunking happens when the trail arm straightens too early in the downswing before the hips have shifted and rotated. This throws the club low point behind the ball. The trail arm should stay folded and connected as the lower body drives, then extend through the ball, not into it from above.

What drill fixes trail-arm extension issues in the downswing?

The right-arm-only drill: hold the club with only your trail hand, make slow three-quarter swings, and feel how the trail elbow must stay close to the trail hip through the hitting zone before extending. This teaches you to shallow the club and extend through the ball rather than at it. Pair with hip rotation drills for full effect.

How should the trail arm feel through impact?

Through impact the trail arm should feel like it is throwing a ball underhand toward the target, extending low and through rather than down and into the ground. Elite ball-strikers describe a wide sweeping extension of the trail arm well past the ball, which comes from correct sequencing rather than conscious arm manipulation.

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