In this video, Stuart Cartwright from Good Golf Coaching breaks down one of the most misunderstood and overlooked elements in the golf swing: the transition. Discover how pulling the handle toward the golf ball—rather than casting or pushing—can be the missing link that transforms your consistency, compresses the golf ball, and improves club path for more powerful, accurate shots.
Whether you’re struggling with an over-the-top move, early extension, or weak contact, this lesson dives into the feel, biomechanics, and drills that bring the transition to life.
👇 WATCH NEXT – 3 VIDEOS TO COMPLIMENT THIS LESSON
• How to Start Your Downswing the Right Way → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3wW4h6D64E
• Understanding Handle Movement and Clubhead Lag → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHRzIbBCAY8
• The Key to Shaft Shallowing in Transition → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnvZndVGQeA
📲 Work with Stuart Cartwright – Good Golf Coaching
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• Online Coaching Diary @ Precision Golf → https://www.precisiongolf.co.uk/tuition/stuart-cartwright
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⏱ Chapters
0:00 – Intro: The Real Transition Fix
1:08 – Why Most Golfers Ruin the Transition
2:35 – Pulling the Handle: What It Really Means
4:12 – Feel vs Real: Drill to Bridge the Gap
5:40 – Shaft Shallowing from Handle Movement
7:10 – Transition Timing and Lower Body Sync
9:05 – Key Takeaways and Practice Tips
Keywords: golf transition drill, pulling handle golf swing, golf swing transition, how to transition in golf swing, downswing transition golf, handle path golf, shallowing transition, golf swing power, club path improvement, Stuart Cartwright, Good Golf Coaching
Start compressing the ball like a pro—the missing piece is in your hands 👊
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23 Comments
The fog is clearing……😊
Great Lesson as always Stu ! really appreciate your help today 👏, already working hard on the drills 👍
💥 Struggling with consistency through the transition?
This is the missing link you've been searching for — pulling the handle changes everything.
👇 Drop your thoughts or questions below & let me know if you FEEL the difference!
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🎯 Don’t miss these:
• Handle Movement Drill → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHRzIbBCAY8
• Downswing Start Guide → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3wW4h6D64E
• Shallowing Tips → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnvZndVGQeA
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Very good Stu : BTW could you put a link up for your top 5 videos in the community chat? It has to be the case these are your best work! ATB
Excellent video, Stuart. Your advice has made a huge positive impact on my results, and my enjoyment from golf. Thanks🙏
Great video…a good place for me too look
Stu I pull the handle halfway line between my feet and the ball. It works for sure. You nutcase…😂😂😂 it works…
Ive just joined as a member stuart i thought maybe you werent to.bad a teacher so ill follow you oh by the way im a australia the land down under, home of adam scott , marc leishman , greg norman originally, jason day , theres a famous australian who won the british open 5 times from australia too, good company ,im just a 7 handicapper but not playing much at the moment resign from club im at think ill play spring and summer winter is tad wet here in launceston tasmania
Wow i didnt realise the pressure on grip was so important know ones really taught this that ive seen only other professional that teaches this is mike malaska
Stuart….you’re a mad genius!
Thanks Stu. I've had a huge improvement with this, although tbh in practicing I find i often get a slice. I actually get it right when my main thought process is "slow the start of the downswing and get the hands around my lead trouser pocket". (if I try just starting at p6 then pull the hands in – it all goes off a bit snatch, which my old bd habit anyway.)
I clearly need to work on laying the shaft more based on what you say…. Cheers
I think a lot of people who strike the ball well might “feel” they are pulling the club down but in reality they are doing exactly as you are suggesting. Feel is hardly ever real in golf. Thanks for keeping it real Stu!
Maybe a little nuts but sure helps when striking that ball correctly 👍
Super – love your work Stuart!
Stu that was absolutely brilliant! I love the superimposed visual dots. Would be great to see more simple visuals like that into the future. It allows me to fixate on exactly what you are referring to in isolation.
Highly illuminating. The concept of the heavy end eventually looping over the light end and the two ends going in the same direction is rather wonderful.
Thank you
Highly illuminating. The concept of the heavy end eventually looping over the light end and the two ends going in the same direction is rather wonderful.
Thank you
I could watch this video 100 times or more!! Makes sense!! And it works!! No more shanks also!! Thanks Stuart
Stu, we discussed this in prior videos, I, and suspect, many golfers who strike the ball fairly well, think that we are swinging our arms down and around, when, in reality, we are pulling the handle forward, down and to the left. The best way to see this is to look at lady professionals in slow motion, you’ll see that they are doing as Stu says. If your coaching is lunacy, then give me a lunatic coach everyday of the week. Cheers.
Love this video. Been struggling recently on the back swing and realised I’m not getting the head up and pushing down enough on the handle on the takeaway. Just jumped into the garden and now it feels much better ! Thanks
Stuart my thoughts are..handle in head up on my backswing..then lighter grip pressure at the top..turn and swing…working well so far with irons..not so with driver ..
Thanks for your continued efforts to educate us 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Another great vid Stu. Always on message. I'm so glad I don't read the idiot comments. BTW, had a feeling I wasn't gripping the club properly so revisited the grip vid the other day and big improvement straight away 👍. Also got an idea for Good Golf Coaching merch if your interested in hearing it
Thank you Stu. Another great video that not only explains the pull move in detail but also teaches us WHY! I am still working on the pull with keeping a soft right arm while still getting LAG before the straightening of the right arm. This all happens so fast. Each day it's getting better and this video just reenforces your other videos. Love the club drop at the end of the video…kind of a mic drop moment I would say…