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RS -Trail Side (GOAT)

GOAT Code - swing with hands and core.

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Ever since Chuck (founder of RS) broke his neck and left wrist he has struggled with lead side swing. Additionally, he has felt compelled to learn the Trail Side swing like Tiger. At some level the Lead Side Swing relies on being “ZEN” in the hoping everything works out and telling the arms and wrists to magically square club face. Tiger through all his surgeries had to create power WITHOUT relying on joints. He has reworked his swing to follow swing concepts that mirror throwing motion concepts.

I personally think this is a game changer because the transition for most players will be much faster and the concepts learned are immediately applicable. You first learn to putt. Then to chip. I love this. With C4, nothing really applies to golfing now until you have done 1000’s of reps. Many of those reps without a club.

I also think kids learn to swing naturally Trail Side. How cool would it be to mentor your child by helping them understand the GOAT Delivery Position. That’s it! At least until they mature and are able to better understand how to engage their core.

Sometimes the right mechanics will translate into the right feeling.

The right feeling will always translate into the right mechanics.

Left side swing and C4 teaches mechanics. Some get the feeling from mechanics. Others don’t.

RS goal is to quickly teach people the right way.

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Block - keep face open

Hang back on your trail side

Pull - face will close

Loose spine tilt

By Swing shoulders flat

Or turn and rotate chest hard

1.1 Intro

Trail Arm, use the hand closest to the club face

From putter to driver - same stroke

Start from the putter - I love this! Immediate application!

Elbow pit must be away from you - supinated

Strong grip

GOAT Delivery Position - club face is square at impact

1.2 GOAT Delivery Position (GDP)

When hands are over trailing leg

Trailing arm

Elbow supinated pointing away from you

Open hand pointing away from you

Then slightly bend elbow and wrist

Lead arm

Elbow is pointing down target line

Internally rotated

Shoulder is protracted

From top of backswing, want to feel how to get into GDP

1.3 Grip

Strong grip

Trail hand

Imagine clock on butt of club

First crease of middle finger needs to be at 10 o’clock

Thumb at 11 o’clock

Trigger finger is gapped

Crease points up forearm to trail shoulder

Should be able to see finger nails on top of grip

Lead hand

Fit in such that crease matches the other crease.

Should be able to hinge and un-hinge the trail hand to square face with no rotation!

1.4 Setup

Round the thoracic spine

Pivot at hips so that club is natural working up not flat

Butt of handle should point at belt buckle

Flare lead foot 20 degrees

Shoulders are bit open, lead shoulder retracted a bit, trail shoulder protracted a bit because of grip

No axis tilt. Only comes from shoulders being retracted and protracted a bit.

Fade less access tilt

Draw more access tilt - so that club can stay on path longer

Weight

Most shots 60-40

Driver 50-50

Stance

Longer clubs a bit wider

1.5 Ball Position

Want to play further back in stance

Don’t be afraid to play ball back

Pivot is in different place than lead side.

Wedge trail toe

1.6 Trail Hand Putting

Good setup

2-3 hours

4-5 putts per set

trail hand only

Then both

5 ft. - 40ft

2.1 Trail Hand Chipping

Feel like putting stroke

Weight on lead side

Slightly open stance

Ball off of big toe

Forward press

Rotate body

Hinge back

Un-hinge on follow through

Club face stays open - Toe does not pass the heel - toe does not release

2.2 Ripper Chip - 58 degree or greater

Just open the face

Same ball height, just more spin and less roll out

Shallow, low, big bottom arc is critical

Not as much wrist set

Too high? Then too much wrist action.

2.3.a Lead Hand Chipping

Body movements are so important

Forward press - get initial tension in facia

Whole body moves a bit forward

trail shoulder moves a bit down

It should feel like it is part of the swing

Backswing

lead shoulder moves down toward ball

lead knee bends towards ball

Head moves a bit forward toward target

Downswing

Pressure moves to lead side

As lead knee straightens

lead hip clears back

Shoulders work through

If you drive off of trail side you will pull

2.3.b Body - chipping drill

Drop your back foot - on you toe - Scotty

All weight on lead side

Then feet both back together

2.4 Progressive Drill and Add Lead Hand

All fingers are off of the club - thumb on handle and part of grip

Interlock with lead hand outside or on top of trail hand

2.5 Lead Hand Ripper

Lead needs to be able to help maintain more loft

Can open face more - on back swing the face no longer matches spine angle

Swing across body

Ball off of front toe - when lead hand is on club, the bottom of swing arc is more forward.

This is similar to C4 matching thumbs chip

2.6 Club face is King

Club face is square down the target line as long as possible

This is cool. In C4 I always ended up swaying to accomplish the same thing.

Spine tilt or side bend - maintains keeping the club face square

Feel how to keep club face square to target line with stick

Hold your release with trail hand still hinged

Weight/pressure has to be on lead side

Lead hip is king - move into neutral joint and back out of away.

Use abductor and glut to rotate

Pull right foot back

Hands are firm on club so that you maintain control

3.1 Power from Core to hand

Like hitting a tennis ground stroke

Push into ground

Fire core - goes back then drives forward

Core includes stomach, hips and glutes We are not hip whipping.

Facia works the rest of the body

Shoulders stay back

They actually open up as core fires

They stretch the facia across body up to shoulder - that is back and in

Wrists snap

3.2 Pitch

4.8 Sequence

Lateral, Rotation, Vertical

Lateral Move

Step-step or trail-side - lead-side

Take a step to trail side(an AXIOM alternative thought)

Into outside of trail foot

Briefly get off lead foot

Quickly get off trail foot

Keep trail leg angled or anchored - don’t sway

So that you can drive off of trail side into lead side.

Rotation

Focus on GDP (Elbow-pit)

Maintain GDP as long as possible

Full release happens after ball

Maintian elbow pit position with chest through follow through

Elbow pit and chest point together

In following through - elbow pit points to sky.

Avoid hip whip by using core - which actually moves trail foot back like Scotty

Vertical

Your leg will naturally straighten - snap

Practice with trail arm only

4.10 Takeaway

Clubhead needs to stay outside hands

Arm, clubface and spine are all on the same plane

Drill (very similar DEAD drill)

Slide lead Shoulder down - tilt shoulders

trail hip should go back

trail leg straighten - knee goes straight back

Corner of wall

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