| ign="center"> | | | | club but this time rotate your right shoulder |
| "It is simple, elusive, indispensable, without | | | | downplane to the golf ball and toward "right field". |
| substitute or compensation and always present".- | | | | You'll notice a distinct sensation of dragging and a |
| Homer Kelley | | | | heavy pressure through the ball. |
| What is lag? We've all heard this term. Lag can be | | | | For the next drill you can simply take a piece of |
| defined as, "trailing" or "following". Golf Instruction | | | | rope and hold it like a club. Go the top of the |
| tells us we need to have it but why? | | | | swing and allow the rope to rest on the top of |
| In this article we will focus on "clubhead lag". | | | | your right shoulder. As you start down "feel" like |
| Clubhead lag promotes even and steady | | | | the rope stays of the shoulder as you take your |
| acceleration assuring dependable control of | | | | hands on a direct downward line to the ball, or a |
| distance. An example would be a tour player | | | | spot in front of the ball. This is called a "rope |
| hitting a shot. As the player starts their pre-shot | | | | handle technique" in The Golfing Machine. As you |
| the announcer tells us that the player has 193 | | | | can see, the "end" of the rope is "lagging" your |
| yards to the flag and that they are going to hit a | | | | hands. |
| 6 iron. A 6 iron! A lot of players would love to hit | | | | The majority of golfers do just the opposite. |
| their Driver that far! | | | | They try move the clubhead with the wrists. This |
| In every good swing at the moment of Impact | | | | produces a "quitting" motion and the club moves |
| the clubshaft is leaning forward (toward the | | | | upward toward Impact instead of downward. |
| target). The hands are in front of the ball, and | | | | A properly lagging clubhead produces a strong |
| clubface, turning the 6 iron into a 5 or 4 iron. The | | | | downward thrust which adds distance, trajectory, |
| average player arrives at Impact with the hands | | | | and consistency. |
| BEHIND the ball and the clubshaft either vertical or | | | | For a great drill use a duffel bag, pillow or Impact |
| leaning backward. This ADDS loft and turns that 6 | | | | bag. Take the club back to waist high with the |
| iron into a 7 or 8 iron! Do you play golf with | | | | clubshaft parallel to the target line and horizontal |
| someone that is always complaining that all of | | | | to the ground. Now simply rotate the right |
| their irons go the same distance? These players | | | | shoulder downplane to the golf ball and toward |
| have a backward leaning clubshaft. | | | | "right field". This will bring the hands and body to |
| The good players use a steady acceleration, the | | | | Impact position and the club will be lagging! |
| poor players over-accelerate. The hands reach | | | | Visit the Bowling Lessons website to learn about |
| maximum speed before reaching Impact and this | | | | bowling terminology and bowling tips for beginners. |
| one move dissipates all of the "lag". | | | | Report this article |
| Here are some drills to feel, establish, and maintain | | | | This article is free for republishing |
| clubhead lag. | | | | Source: |
| What does "lag" feel like? It is exactly like | | | | Republish this article |
| dragging a wet heavy string mop through Impact. | | | | |
| In this drill use a towel. Wrap the towel around | | | | Ask a Question About this Article |
| the hosel of your club and place the clubhead on | | | | >> Which is the best Web hosting |
| ground just outside of your trailing foot. Now try | | | | servcies?â |
| to use just your wrists to take the clubface to | | | | >> Which is the simple way to maintain golf |
| the ball. This move is difficult at best and the | | | | tournament scoring? |
| shaft will be leaning backward. Now replace the | | | | |