TrueStrike Pitching Connection Drill

Getting handsy in pitching means your hands and wrists are controlling the swing rather than your shoulders and body rotation. This happens because short game shots feel like they require a "delicate" touch, which triggers an instinct to manipulate with the fingers and wrists. The fix is learning to feel what a stable forearm and connected arm position actually feels like — which is exactly what Brent's TrueStrike drill trains by placing the pad between the forearms and forcing the body to take over.

Place the TrueStrike pad between your forearms, just above the wrists, and hold it in place with light pressure as you make your pitching motion. The pad prevents the forearms from separating or rotating independently — if you get handsy, the pad drops or shifts. To keep it in place, you're forced to swing with your shoulders, keeping the forearms stable and the arms connected to the chest throughout the stroke. Brent notes he likes that the TrueStrike gives you a slight amount of play, making it more practical than rigid alternatives.

Connection refers to the relationship between the arms and the body's rotation through the swing. When your arms are connected, they move with your chest and shoulders rather than independently. In pitching, this is critical because disconnected arms — particularly hands that fire early — cause the club to flip through impact, producing inconsistent distance and poor contact. A connected pitch shot feels like the shoulders are doing most of the work while the hands stay passive and stable.

Absolutely. Distance control in pitching is largely a function of how consistently you can control the length and speed of your swing. Handsy players tend to add unintended wrist flick at different points in the swing, which introduces variability in how much the clubface opens or closes and how quickly it accelerates. When your forearms are stable and your shoulders control the motion, the swing becomes a pendulum — predictable, repeatable, and far easier to calibrate for different distances.

Yes — the same connected, body-driven principle applies to chipping. Any short game shot where the hands are doing too much work benefits from training stable forearms and shoulder-driven rotation. The TrueStrike between the forearms works just as well for chip shots at lower swing heights. Start with small pitch swings as Brent demonstrates, then apply the same feel to chip shots and notice how much more consistent your strike becomes when the hands stay quiet.