Swing Lab · Ep. 2
@tom.beaudet · Analyzed by AI

Pitch it
with your
shoulders.

My irons are elite. My wedges leak power and distance control. The AI found why — and it’s the hands.

Step 01 — The Diagnosis

The staircase
falls apart.

Smash factor = how much of your speed actually reaches the ball. Mine drops off a cliff as the clubs get shorter.

5 IRON1.37
6 IRON1.34
7 IRON1.32
8 IRON1.27
PITCHING WEDGE1.14

Tap to replay — the scoring clubs are the leak

“The engine is elite. The scoring clubs are where I’m throwing shots away.”

Step 02 — Why It Leaks

Hands can’t
be trusted.

On a pitch, most guys set the length of the swing with their wrists and hands — then try to add or subtract feel at the last second. Your hands are the fastest, twitchiest part of your body. That’s why the same-looking pitch flies 42 yards, then 58.

Your shoulders are slow, big, and boring. Boring is exactly what you want when the shot is 40 yards.

7:30 — 30 yds

Three lengths. Same tempo. Tap to pause.

Step 03 — Why The Clock Works

Distance becomes
a position.

Instead of guessing at feel, you give each yardage a shoulder position — lead arm at 7:30, 9:00, or 10:30 on an imaginary clock. Same tempo every time. The only variable is how far back the shoulders turn.

Now a 40-yard shot isn’t a feeling, it’s a rep you’ve already made a hundred times. And because the body drives it, the strike quality stops jumping around — that’s the smash factor coming back.

Hands hit shots. Shoulders repeat them.

Step 04 — The Prescription

The clock
drill.

1

Narrow stance, weight forward.

Feet close together, 60% on the lead side and it stays there. Hands quiet.

2

Lead arm to 7:30. Hit 10.

Turn the shoulders until the lead arm points low. No wrist set on purpose. Write down the carry.

3

Lead arm to 9:00. Hit 10.

Arm parallel to the ground. Same tempo as 7:30 — only the length changed.

4

Lead arm to 10:30. Hit 10.

Now you own three yardages you can call before you swing.

DoseOne wedge · 3 lengths × 10 balls · write the carries
Step 05 — When You’ve Passed

Call it
before you hit it.

Call the landing window out loud, then hit — 14 of 20 land in it

Each clock length carries within 5 yards shot to shot

Zero added wrist flip at the bottom — body finishes the shot

Step 06 — Your Turn

Grade your
own pitch.

Film a pitch face-on, drop it here, and check it against the same criteria the AI used on me. Video never leaves your phone.

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Upload your pitch video
Tap to record or choose from camera roll

Tempo check

A pitch should be smooth, not quick. Tap START when the club moves back, TOP when it stops. Target: 0.60s+ back.

Eye test

Scrub to your top and your finish. Honest answers only.

Lead arm stops at a clock position you can name (7:30 / 9:00 / 10:30)

Chest turns back and through — not just arms swinging

No wrist flip at the bottom — shaft stays leaning forward

Weight stayed forward the whole time — no hang back