About
Hi – CJ Goecks here…
I played golf at University of North Texas and while there I got injured (left wrist). I couldn’t pick up a driver. When I graduated I was blessed with the opportunity to go work for David Leadbetter. David was number 1 instructor in world at that time and I became a certified Instructor for him. From there I went on to work for Jim Mclean who was the #3 instructor in world. Shortly thereafter I teamed up with Adam Schriber (Anthony Kim’s teacher) and we formed an academy with Jeff Troesch.
After that I became Director of Instruction at TPC Craig Ranch. While here I started an academy with Dr. Troy Van Biezen and Damon Goddard which with the motion golf 3d analysis I really was able to study the swing with these guys and learn about the causes of injury in the golf swing.
Why is it a safer swing.
Because I specifically target the 5 most common injury areas and specifically create drills or setups that prohibit poor motion in these areas.
Whats the PCGS Swing
The PCGS swing is a golf swing that is centered around the amateur golfer. It understands that professional swings are not attainable by most golfers and works within the limitations of most people. This is a shorter swing than what people think of as a swing and gives each individual the luxury of tailoring the swing to their body. We use shoulder plane like the long driver hitters and several pga tour players. We teach the proper release, but most importantly proper setup and key in on areas that golfers typically get injured and avoid that motion.
What is the goal of swing.
To create a simple easy to use swing that is effective, easy to reproduce and work on their own, and limits the possibility of injury
What can an amateur expect?
A simple swing that is easy to learn and effective enough to play golf at the highest level. Simple drills and easy to understand fixes. They can expect to be able to understand their golf swing and fix it themselves if things go wrong.
What is Body-Friendly?
Body friendly is simply stating that we target the 5 most common areas of injury for golfers and create a swing that eliminates and focuses on eliminating injury first while creating a swing that is effective to use.
Why will it hit farther and longer?
This swing will create more length due to the shoulder plane which allows the body to create more power and allows the body to turn more easily through the golf swing. Also people have a certain swing that their body is entailed to. Some are shaft planers some are elbow planers and some are shoulder planers. It is impossible to swing below your natural plane, but you can always swing above your natural plane, so this works for every golfer.
How will I drop shots?
Because this swing is easy to teach (only a few fundamental drills) and the swing is simple enough to create consistency. With consistency and easiness this makes the golf swing easy to fix and reproduce.
What is students role?
To watch the videos and understand the golf swing. They must then understand the areas that they do wrong and work specifically on that area until better before moving on to the next area. If you have questions they need to ask CJ on the blog and he will get them fixed. Again the role is to work patiently on the range and work on the areas of the swing that are outlined in the videos
What is it going to take for student to improve?
Watching the videos and understanding what areas of their golf swing they need to improve. I explain ball flight and fixes to that. The drills are very simple to work on and simply working on those drills will have them improving.
Why will students improve using this method?
Very simply because I understand the golf swing. There are great instructors out there, but there are a lot of bad ones that do not understand the idea of cause and effect. This swing is laid out very simply from fundamentals to the golf swing and the golf swing can be learned with two drills…L to L drill and table top drill for the most part. Also this swing does not try to get anyone to swing under their natural swing path so everyone can do it.
What are some typical results you see?
Honestly I was shocked at just how many people were writing in and learning the swing the very next day. Simple drills that people can work on. I have had people tell me how they have reduced pain in their body and they can go out and enjoy this game again. Typically I have seen about 8-10 shot reduction in scores from people within a month.
43 Comments
Trying this series and seem to be ok with irons but from there on up can’t seem to get the hang of it. Just wondering how to make it work for me and i seem to be getting some right knee pain. Really like the system but got to figure out how to get it to work on long irons thru driver and i have those series also.
please give advice
thx
Ty
Ty D,
Thanks Ty for the question. work on this swing with a 6 iron or so. From there just let it blend in with your normal swings. The driver will not hinge as quickly as the short irons, but I don’t want you to be thinking about swing with the driver anyways. Again work on this with your irons and just let it happen with the longer irons and woods. Let me know if this helps.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
Just bought the signature series and it seems to be working on getting me connected with irons. Love the L to L and towel drill. Thinking about driver series, I assume since the driver is so long the series teaches a little differently since I am struggling getting the long club into the same L to L position. thanks
Ty
Ty Doermann,
Thanks Ty for the question and I am truly happy you are enjoying the signature series. The driver system goes over many facets including curving the ball, go-to shots and many others. The L position will not happen at the same place as the irons due to the length of the club so don’t worry about that so much with the driver. Also the setup is different with the driver and that is the main issue I see many people struggle with. Other than that there is not really a difference in the swing, but I know you will gain many useful driving tips that will have you hitting your driver better than ever.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
Hi CJ, i have recently purchased your downloadable videos and watched with interest.
I have played for 5 years had several lessons yet still played a fairly inconsistent game, i am 51 years old tall with average build, i would say not unlike yourself.
My other lessons and studies have not helped me improve but your videos seem to make perfect sense and they remind me of David Blair swingbuild golf here in the UK, however your method is far superior in my opinion.
For me i guess many new golfers struggle to progress with putting, short game, course management etc etc as they are still struggling to make consistent ball contact. This is what i like about your programme and it suits my physical ability
Congratulations on what appears to be the answer to many golfers struggling each weekend, thank you
Marty
UK
Marty,
Thanks Marty for the kind words. I truly truly appreciate them and it makes me happy to know that I can help others with their passion in golf. Please keep in touch and again many thank you’s for the time to write in and let me know how your doing.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
Hi CJ,
I bought your signature, short game and driver series. But i found none of them teaches the fairway wood swing. Is the fairway wood swing same as the signature series that you taught using irons? I was told that when i;m using the L drill, my fairway wood plane is too steep (vertical). They are saying that fairway woods swing plane should follow the shaft take away plane as the shaft is longer. i’m confused, pls help.
regards
Jin
Jin,
thanks Jin for the question. The swing should follow the shaft plane at setup initially, but will move steeper in the second half of the backswing. The fairway wood shot you setup with about 55% of your weight on your right side and make a normal swing though. Are you taking divots with your woods? If so you may be a bit too steep. Let me know
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
Hi CJ,
yes, i think i’m having deep divots and slice using fairway wood. The 55% weight on right does not really help me.
pls advise.
Thanks,
Jin
Jin,
Thanks Jin for getting back to me. Your swing is too steep in the downswing. You need to flatten out the downswing a bit. Try the right foot back drill where your drop your right foot back behind your left foot, but just a fraction wider. Make swings like this for a bit and notice the room you have to drop the club to the inside more. When you start hitting the ball decently start moving your right foot back to normal position slowly and this will help your fairway woods and your entire game.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
I live in Guatemala, I´ve been watching the short videos. very helpful in my swing.
I will be in houston in december. i will like to take golf lessons. do you have an academy in houston ?
Hi Javier,
CJ is in Dallas, I’ve emailed you!
Thanks!
Damon Harkey
CJ’s Assistant and PCGS Swing Consultant
Toll Free 888-372-3020
UK Toll Free 0-808-189-1460
Australia 61-291912607
CJ, cant begin to tell how great the 2 day school in New York was. Have had several hundred lessons and learned the how and why of golf shots in 2 days versus thousands of hours playing and lessons! Cant recommend the school enough for someone that truly wants to take their game to the next several levels…..LONG AND STRAIGHT……
Bill Benton,
Thank you Bill for the great comments. It was truly a pleasure to meet you and hang out with you. You did awesome and please feel free to call me if you have any questions. I know we will see each other soon. Let me know when you are in Dallas next and we can have dinner and play some golf. Keep up the great work.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
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CJ, when were you coach for the Uruguayan Golf Federation? Were you at the golf club in Montevideo? Is there any golf talent there (comparable to what has emerged from Argentina)?
Bob Pugo,
I was at the golf club in Montevideo. It was a great course. If I remember correctly it was an Alistair McKenzie course as well. Honestly, I don’t remember the amount of golf talent there versus Argentina. This was eleven years ago so the talent that has come from Argentina now or recently would be something that I cannot honestly answer. Sorry for not answering your question, but just looking at the talent on the PGA tour from Argentina in the recent years I would say that Argentina is up on them.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
Hi CJ
Really impressed with the videos, seen the improvements in my irons and just need to work on the longer clubs consistency. I saw you said you work with ‘several PGA TOUR players, LPGA players, and the number-one-ranked female in all of college golf.’ Do you mind saying who they are, its good to have some more pros to support. Also when was it you started coaching Nathan Green? He was playing well at The Honda Classic last week.
Thanks
Matt E,
Thanks Matt for the question. I have worked with Nathan for the past 3 years. Other players that I have worked with are Paul Stankowski, Brittany Lang, and Taylor Leon. I have worked with others, but it wasn’t on a consistent basis for me to claim them as truly working with me. Hope this answers your question.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
CJ, have had the first 4 mini lessons and took it to the course today after a few days practise. I found that the wall drill is fine for pain free swinging, but on the course keep looping and dropping it on the inside coming down a la Jim Furyk. Is this either a result of a new move mixed with my old swing or the sub-concious feeling that the backswing feels too upright(even way outside at the moment)?
Dave Musgrove,
Thanks Dave for keeping me informed. Tell me about your typical ball flight please and your misses. Lets get this figured out. I am not too concerned with the initial feel as you may have only changed your swing a fraction, but the feel is huge. Most students I teach will feel a tremendous change, but they can barely see the difference. If you have the opportunity to video your swing than please do. Look at it and see if the change is as big as the feel. Keep me informed and talk to you soon.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
CJ,
I live in a resort area and am surrounded by 27 great courses yet with the way my swing has deteriorated over the last few years I am embarrassed to step foot on any of them. How would you describe your swing and is it easy to learn? Spring is coming and i would like to find a bettewr way to play.
Hi Tom,
CJ is the rebel and is rebelling against main stream instruction. The swing is very easy to learn. The best description is a 3/4 width swing and a swing where everything is very connected throughout. Please give a call if you like to discuss.
Thanks
Damon
CJ’s Assistant
888-372-3020
Hi CJ. I am a social golfer for the last 5 years and hand lessons for the first 2 years of that 5 years. I learned the ‘traditional swing’ and got very good in the third year. However, due to the arrival of my beautiful son, I had to stop my golfing for two years and totally forgot my learned swing.I now play almost every weekend as my little boy in now 3. My swing is terrible and my game average is 107 on a 72 par course. (Very embarrassing).
I happen to find your site and started to view those introduction videos and even though they are not the full video I got so much information from them which explains the pain on my shoulders and wrist on my first two years of playing and using the traditional swing. I watch your swing in those videos and copy it to the best of what i can figure out without buying the videos. I can’t believe my self when I played 92 last weekend when my average game is 107 on a par 72 course. So I decided to buy the videos the second I came back home from the course.
My target now is to go to at least below 90 and then see how low I can go.
Thanks CJ
Ramon Gonzales
Associate Director
DINCEL & ASSOCIATES PTY LTD
http://www.dincel.com.au
Ramon Gonzales,
Ray thanks for your wonderful comments and congrats on your improvement. I am happy you joined the rebelution. You will love the DVD’s and the swing is so simple you will pick it up in no time. Please keep me informed on your progress and your thoughts. Best wishes and looking forward to talking to you soon.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
I found the ‘Wall Drill’ together with keeping my arms and chest connected do wonder for me. I am now hitting the balls straight and the distance have improved at least another 20meters for all my clubs.
Ramon,
Thats Awesome Ramon!!!! Keep up the good work and let me know if you need any help. Best wishes.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
Hi
i have been keeping up with your mini lessons & have ordered your instructional videos, i am from the UK & play off 6 hcp but feel that my ball sriking & distance have been suffering somewhat over the last few yrs, i am 45 yrs old but still feel much younger & dont put my ball sriking down to age so it must be something in mt technique i guess that has crept into my game, i hope that your lessons will repair any faults i have & allow mer to re-gain my lost distance & ball striking so i can reach my goal of reducing my hcp down even further,
cant wait to start practising the new drills,
william wealleans
William Wealleans,
Welcome to the rebelution William. Please let me know your thoughts on the videos and let me know if you have any questions. I am here for you. Also did you take advantage of the trial in the insiders club. We are giving away an Adams super hybrid club today for those that blog in the free club area of the insiders club. Keep in touch.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
CJ I have to give you kudo’s because your “Perfect Connection Golf Swing” series has helped my golf game tremendously. What has helped the most is the wall drill, the letter “L”, and staying connected. I love everything about the “Perfect Connection Golf Swing”. It is common sense golf and easy on my back. Thank you CJ so much for improving my golf game.
Don
Don Leininger,
Your very welcome sir. I am sincerely happy to be able to help each and every one of my students. I love hearing that I have been able to help so thank you for writing in as I do truly appreciate it. I also want to hear about the bad things if somethings going wrong or you just cant figure something out. Thats why I’m hear. I’m not naive enough to think some people won’t get it right away, but if we talk we can figure it out. Best wishes to you and a Happy New Year.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
I just spent the day with C.J. and it was worth every penny! I mean, CJ KNOWS his stuff and it has helped me tremendously already. Spend the money and spend the entire day with C.J. and you will not be sorry! If you have further questions, email me at mljohnson@askdrjohnson.com.
Dr. Michael L. Johnson
Doc,
Thanks for the great comments. You did awesome today and I really enjoyed getting to know you. As we discussed please don’t hesitate to call me if you ever need anything or have any questions.
Sincerely,
Cj
hey cj i have watched your videos on the net very impressed i have tried a few things in the swing have found am striking the ball better not sure on distance yet if it has got longer will keep at it when i can look forward to videos arriving, viv from united kingdom
Viv,
Glad you like the swing info. Please keep me informed on your progress. I am not forsure exactly if your the first from the United Kingdom to order the stuff, but in my opinion I will say you are. Welcome to the family and keep me informed and best of luck. I am here for you anytime you need help or have a question.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
hey cj just to let you know i used your tips on the course abt 8 times before i went on vacation was starting to improve striking the ball much better and scores changed they got better, just the distance side i need to work on ie driver think am still a few yards short of what i would like, need weather here to improve so i can go practice, am 6ft 4 231lbs and i only manage to drive the ball abt 230 would like to be hitting round 280+ got any ideas viv
Viv,
Glad the ball striking is improving. Keep working on the fundamentals. With your size if you have the wrist hinge correct (L to L drill) than you will have no problem hitting the ball a great distance. Keep working and don’t get sidetracked. keep me informed.
Keep em Long and Straight,
CJ
CJ, I’ve recently gone to a very strong grip with my right hand almost beneath the club. It works with good tempo … not so much if I get too quick. It is improving distance. Is there a downside to this … something I haven’t considered. thanks.
Ken
I spent several hours watching/rewatching the video’s and realized there is a wealth of information available. Being an educator for many years I found it helps to establish and adhere to a central focus (theme) of instruction to enhance learning and retention by the student. Sort of like “Where do I start and what should I keep in focus” as I attempt to assimulate this valuable information. Do you have any suggestions that may assist me in this effort? I want to ingrain your instruction and it would help me if I had a guide path to follow as I worked with your material. Any ideas?
Thank you for the common sense and straight forward approach you use in the video’s.
Jerry Holman
Chester VA
Hi,
Just wanted to say thanks. Bought the digital version on Wednesday, practised Thursday and on Friday went out and smashed my previous best score by 8 shots on my local nine hole course. Awesome!
Martin Rigby,
Thanks for the update. Thats awesome. I truly am proud of you and these comments make me feel great. I love what I do and truly want to help each of you. Let me know good and bad and I will always try to help you the best that I can.
Keep em Long and Straight,
cj
CJ..
do you offer lessons/schools? Is this something that will be in some future endeaver? There is no where on the main sight to obtain any of this type of info.
Gary
Gary,
I am currently putting together the final pieces for a school. I will let you know very soon.
Keep em long and Straight,
cj