This Is VITAL For Straighter Shots, But No One Is Talking About It

Love the way you always find a solution to suit each individual. Could you do a video to show how to stop hitting irons 4-6 inches behind the ball, whatever I try doesn’t work.

Thanks Chris you couldn't have explained it more simple enough and clear. The wrist tracker is very nice because it is data driven to show what your teaching. Subscribed.

Love Your stuff Chris. I am an 88 year old former British PGA teacher. I always found pupils had trouble rotating lead arm. Simple solution. Pre rotate that arm almost 45 degrees . Then the rest of Your instructions work. Thanks.PS We do it with the trail arm at set up,in reverse of course.Ray

Brilliant. The rotation makes a big difference, but also the cupping of the right wrist at impact and the transformation to the cupping of the left wrist on the follow through, is probably as important. Very informative videos. Timing is key and your lessons make sense.

The rotation of arms has always troubled me but I saw this lesson last night, implemented it's main point on the course today with great success, so thanks Chris ... thanks a lot!

Excellent lesson - I am a fan of Bob Toski and Leslie King who both wrote about how the body does NOT square the face and how to use your arms and hands to improve feel and shape shots. Old school....is where it's at! Tx C

Wow. Thank you! I’ve been trying to get this right for years and never had it explained to me this simply

With all the teaching on the right arm, elbow and wrist positions, this lesson is an excellent reminder of the left arm and hand's vital role in squaring the club face. Great video!

Very helpful

Love this lesson! I always leave my clubface open thinking that my body is in control of the clubface causing pushes and hooks. I will be working on this. Thank you!

Hi Chris, you are a superb coach, at the moment I watch your YouTube videos daily - I'm just getting back into golf after a 15 year break. My trouble is I can get the club face square to the ball at impact fairly consistently, but not the swing path. So the ball flight is straight, but the direction fluctuates. Lately I found if I try and keep the lead arm straight, through the back swings with a full swing, I get more consistency, but I don't know why. If I could understand why, then I would be able control all types of shots. Also I feel if I swing slower doing a full back swing with a straight leading arm in the back swing, which I assume is good. So It seems to me that the swing path and getting your club face square at impact is part of, if not all, to creating straighter shots. Perhaps you can link the two in a video, that would be awesome!

Well done Chris 👏 😊

Hi Chris. Tanks for this, it puts to the sword the idea that the body squares the club face. I would also assert in calls into question club face condition at the top of the backswing - cupped (open), bowed (closed) or square (flat). Why? As soon as the left forearm starts to rotate in the backswing the face starts to open. That said, my question. How much left arm rotation is involved in chipping and could you demonstrate. I’ve tried to chip not allowing any forearm rotation and just a body turn but it doesn’t end well - lots of shanks!

Absolutely golden! Overlooked by most other coaches, true.

Thank you, Coach Chris, for another insightful lesson! Recently, I found that rotating both my forearms clockwise (lead arm: internal, trail arm: external) then setting the grip helps simplify bringing the club face back to square at impact. For a long time, I externally rotated my lead arm, which I feel made it difficult to make an on-plane takeaway, establish proper wrist hinge at the top, & keep it through impact. I'm a big fan of 'set it & forget it' where most of the swing is already programmed at set-up, & that has been working very well for me so far. Just wanted to ask for your take on this method in hopes of making the swing feel more natural & automatic.

Great stuff as usual 👍 can you do something on chunking I’m so frustrated with hitting behind the ball 😢. My shots are getting straight but this chunking is killing me 🫣 . Thanks for all your work 👍

Like the way you explain this Chris. I think I struggle at times with the final piece tho. I seem to manage it well on say a 60 yard pitch, but if I'm hitting further (with more effort) I often hit out to the right so I'm guessing I'm either not rotating my wrist quickly enough (or I'm throwing my hip)?

You`ve really isolated and concentrated on that single vital component chris, proving its importance , that`s the beauty of grasping one element at a time ,an absolutely sound teaching method, thankyou !👍

Well, I was about to admonish you again about being left hand centric, but you rescued yourself by bringing up the right hand a fair amount in the second half of the video. A serious question: Does the hack motion device only work on the left hand? I have never once seen it demonstrated on the right hand in a YouTube video. I remain astounded as to why most instruction focuses more on the left hand, when most people are right handed. Thanks for listening. Another very useful video. P.S.- Padraig Harrington recently posted a similar drill with a “Goldilocks” approach (too much, too little, just right).

Chris, do you suggest this for all clubs? And for long shots vs. short shots? Thanks.