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The Grounded Engine: The NO 1 Drill Pete Would Choose for Life

The Grounded Engine: The NO 1 Drill Pete Would Choose for Life

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INTENTION

Beginner

duration

02:12

publish date

what you'll learn

ACL Drill | Wide Stance

CP5 | The Pyramid of Learning

Body-Led Efficiency

Balance Integration

Lesson details

Unlock the only drill Pete says he’d keep for life. Most golfers chase swing tips. The elite chase patterns.

The Wide Stance Drill gives you:

Real Stability
A wider base forces your body to organise around feet, legs, and core — not your hands.

True Pressure + Coil
You learn to load the ground, fire the glutes, and store energy safely.

Pattern Training
Movement lives in your nervous system, not your clubs.
This drill rewires your base for long-term consistency.

99.9% of golfers never install patterns properly.
The 0.01% do — and this is where that journey begins.

This drill isn’t wide for the sake of wide. It’s wide for the sake of power.

Read More for the 0.01% Only.


🚨 FOR REAL GOLF ANORAKS ONLY — DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU'RE IN THE 0.01% CLUB.

The Wide Stance Drill isn’t about spreading your feet.
It’s about rebuilding your engine from the ground up.

Biomechanics + neuroscience tell us:

Neural patterning takes 6–8 weeks minimum
And 12 weeks to become durable.
This is why your stance work must be repeated, not rushed.

When you widen your base, you increase activation through:

• Glutes
• Adductors
• Obliques
• Deep core stabilisers
• The Spiral Line (QL → lat → opposite glute)

This matters because:

✔️ You reduce sway through increased frontal-plane stability
✔️ You build more torque across the posterior chain
✔️ You coil around a stable axis instead of drifting
✔️ You create elastic energy, not muscular strain
✔️ You protect your lumbar spine by distributing rotation diagonally

In Spiral Code terms, the Wide Stance trains your complete system:

Engine – lower body + ground pressure
Transmission – torso + shoulder sequencing
Steering – arms reacting, never leading
Clubface – controlled through structure, not manipulation

It’s the first drill where you stop chasing positions…
and start building movement.

The moment the stance widens, the body learns to stabilise, coil, and release with far greater efficiency.

This isn’t a drill.
It’s a reset.
A pattern.
A blueprint.

Welcome to Code 11.
Welcome to the pathway of the 0.01%.

Read More

Unlock the only drill Pete says he’d keep for life. Most golfers chase swing tips. The elite chase patterns.

The Wide Stance Drill gives you:

Real Stability
A wider base forces your body to organise around feet, legs, and core — not your hands.

True Pressure + Coil
You learn to load the ground, fire the glutes, and store energy safely.

Pattern Training
Movement lives in your nervous system, not your clubs.
This drill rewires your base for long-term consistency.

99.9% of golfers never install patterns properly.
The 0.01% do — and this is where that journey begins.

This drill isn’t wide for the sake of wide. It’s wide for the sake of power.

Read More for the 0.01% Only.


🚨 FOR REAL GOLF ANORAKS ONLY — DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU'RE IN THE 0.01% CLUB.

The Wide Stance Drill isn’t about spreading your feet.
It’s about rebuilding your engine from the ground up.

Biomechanics + neuroscience tell us:

Neural patterning takes 6–8 weeks minimum
And 12 weeks to become durable.
This is why your stance work must be repeated, not rushed.

When you widen your base, you increase activation through:

• Glutes
• Adductors
• Obliques
• Deep core stabilisers
• The Spiral Line (QL → lat → opposite glute)

This matters because:

✔️ You reduce sway through increased frontal-plane stability
✔️ You build more torque across the posterior chain
✔️ You coil around a stable axis instead of drifting
✔️ You create elastic energy, not muscular strain
✔️ You protect your lumbar spine by distributing rotation diagonally

In Spiral Code terms, the Wide Stance trains your complete system:

Engine – lower body + ground pressure
Transmission – torso + shoulder sequencing
Steering – arms reacting, never leading
Clubface – controlled through structure, not manipulation

It’s the first drill where you stop chasing positions…
and start building movement.

The moment the stance widens, the body learns to stabilise, coil, and release with far greater efficiency.

This isn’t a drill.
It’s a reset.
A pattern.
A blueprint.

Welcome to Code 11.
Welcome to the pathway of the 0.01%.

Read More

About Author

Jonathan Craddock

The Spiral Code Director of Instruction & Peter Cowen Master Coach

Jonathan Craddock is an elite performance coach with The Spiral Code, teaching globally through personal tuition and golf schools. Jonathan brings over two decades of experience to his role. He specializes in designing tailored programs for golfers of all levels, from junior elites to aspiring professionals.


Jonathan began his career under the mentorship of David Dunk, a retired UK tour player whose dedication and ethos left a lasting impact. His commitment to continuous learning was further inspired by Peter Cowen's own pursuit of improvement, even amidst success. Jonathan embraces this philosophy, striving to help his students reach new heights in their game.
Throughout his career, Jonathan has created and implemented golf development programs for schools, colleges, and federations.  One of his notable initiatives, The Peter Cowen Junior Development Program, will be available to you soon inside of the members area.


Qualifications
With 20 years of teaching experience, Jonathan Craddock is a Master Peter Cowen Professional and an Advanced PGA Qualified Instructor. He is a Level 3 member of the Club Managers Association of Europe, demonstrating his extensive knowledge of golf coaching and club management.


Jonathan's qualifications include a comprehensive range of specialized certifications, ensuring a well-rounded approach to golf instruction.

Level 3 Qualified Personal Trainer
Level 2 Golfing Machine Instructor
Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) certified in Junior, Golf Mechanics, Power, and Fitness
Dr. Kwon Biomechanics Level 2 certified
Paul Chek Biomechanics certified
K-Motion Biomechanics certified
BodiTrak Ground Force Mechanics certified
Trackman University Level 2 certified
GravityFit qualified

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