Ah, club head lag, the power move in golf.
You know, the understanding of a good golf swing produces lag.
However, if you are losing the lag, we need to teach you ways to learn it.
So, it just doesn't happen naturally, however, if your sequencing is correct, lag is a result.
So, let's talk about what club head lag is.
One, in our backswing, our body coils up, and we hinge the club, and we create this
lever.
Obviously, this would be one lever, this would be two.
Two levers are more powerful.
Our body moves forward in the transition, and the centripetal force keeps the club lagging
back.
The release of the club is when the left arm (as a right-handed player) and the club form
one line.
That's not release.
Release is this.
So, the backswing, we store the energy in the hinging package for the club head lag,
and in the downswing, the body moves.
If the body moves correctly, we will sustain this, and after impact, when the body stops,
centrifugal force releases the club for us.
Now, the problem is, people are losing it early, or they're losing it late.
Now, two types of lag - transitional lag in the beginning of the move, and then, later
on, towards impact.
The first drill is going to be in the transitional department.
I love this drill, best done with a sand wedge, pitching wedge.
It's not about hitting it far, it's about learning a new move.
One, I'm going to take the club back to a three-quarter position, in which my arm is
parallel to the ground.
Normally, in my golf swing, this is fully hinged like an 'L' at this point.
For this drill, I'm going to ask you not to fully hinge it, reason being is, we're going
to feel like we're down-cocking it, and if you're fully hinged, it's hard to down-cock
more.
Down-cocking means the club is going to be cocking while the arms are moving on the downswing.
So, the arms are moving downwards, and the club is adding transitional lag.
This drill is for transitional lag.
So, we're going to take the club back.
I'm going to take my hand off just to show you what happens.
My arm is going to move down, and while I'm moving my arm down, I want the shaft to tip
closer to my right bicep.
So, this is the feel that we want.
Now, you're going to feel me come in, and if you notice, a couple things are happening.
Yes, I'm creating more lag, but watch my core in relationship to the orange stick.
That's why it's called transitional lag.
You're seeing my body transition more forward.
So, when we do the drill, it's not just the shaft tipping to the right bicep, but it's
the re-centering of your body.
So, watch the move.
We're going to take it back.
We'll do it in two pieces, which means you stop at the top.
We're not fully hinged.
I'm going to look back at my shaft, and I'm going to tip it in while I feel my chest and
core move a little ahead of the orange stick.
So, it looks like this.
At first, it's really okay to look at your shaft to learn the feel of it.
I am not looking at my body, but I feel my body moving ahead of that stick, that's for
sure.
Now, first, I'll Iearn it in two pieces.
Club back, not fully hinged, I'm going to feel the shaft tip closer to my right bicep,
and once it's in motion, I'm just going to continue through.
This is not a power move, this is to learn it slowly to increase a better fundamental,
and you can't do it when you're going full bore.
You've got to be slow.
Tips in...
And you could tell by the sound of that impact how solidly struck that was.
Again, transitional lag drill, shaft down between your swing center, right in the center.
To feel it at first, don't be afraid to do it with one hand.
Shaft tips closer to the bicep while your chest is moving ahead of the orange stick.
Once you have the feeling, two-piece move, back and stop.
Remember, not fully hinging it because you need room to down-cock it.
So, we're going to take it back and stop.
We're going to watch the shaft.
Once I feel it tipping in, I'm going to continue through.
Back...
Wonderful drill, has helped many of students.