The Power Of The Lag In The Golf Swing (Video) - by Pete Styles
The Power Of The Lag In The Golf Swing (Video) - by Pete Styles

In this next tip, we’re going to discuss the importance of lag. Now, lag is a word that we use all the time teaching golf and sometimes watching golf on the TV. We talked about lag and releasing of lag but it’s important to understand what that actually is. So lag we often referred to is the angle that’s created between a shaft and the lead forearm. So as we’re pulling down towards a ball, we would call this lag. More lag angle, less lag angle.

And if from this way, lag angle, less lag angle. Now, it is important that we understand that sometimes the golf club can look like it’s got loads of lag but actually it’s just got flatter. So when you’re viewing this, you’ve got to be careful that you look at it from both angles and then use your eyes and your brain to interpret what is actually lag or what is actually just a flatter or a steeper golf swing. But viewing this from the front, effectively that lag angle can be released at some point to create power. Now, if I’m hitting the golf ball with very little lag at the top, down, and through, very little lag creates very little power. If I can have more lag, I can hold this and then when I release this, it actually create a lot of power. So whenever you see these guys on the TV and they’re really bummed in the ball out there a million miles, you can rest assure that they’re having a lot of lag and then releasing a lot of lag at the correct point, which is pretty much right down here. We see a lot of golfers that will build lag in the backswing, release it really early and then have nothing left to hit the golf ball with, and that’s going to be sort of quite a powerful swing here but it uses up all its power, his the ball and doesn’t really propel the ball as far as you’d like. So it’s to create lag, hold lag, release lag. One of the best exercises and drills I could give you for the feeling of holding and releasing the lag is just one-handed swings. So starting with a medium to short time, I’ve got an eight time here. And just in my left hand, I’m going to swing the club back and I feel here that my wrist cocks open and create lag one handed are release like through. Vertical club to vertical club, vertical back, vertical back, and that movement there, you can feel it’s holding and releasing plenty of lag through my left wrist. I can then just popped my right-hand on but keep the club moving in the same way. So I’m not stiffening up here and having too much grip tension, but I’m utilizing that feeling at the left hand creating and releasing lag so I then bring my right hand then. I’m hitting shots. Utilizing that feeling is going to give you the real idea of how the club head can move and release in a very dynamic fashion at the point of impact to really propel the ball a long way. And it doesn’t feel like I’ve got to the ball too hard with my body, my hands, and my arms because everything is just working in unison to create lag and release the lag for maximum distance. 2016-08-18

In this next tip, we’re going to discuss the importance of lag. Now, lag is a word that we use all the time teaching golf and sometimes watching golf on the TV. We talked about lag and releasing of lag but it’s important to understand what that actually is. So lag we often referred to is the angle that’s created between a shaft and the lead forearm. So as we’re pulling down towards a ball, we would call this lag. More lag angle, less lag angle.

And if from this way, lag angle, less lag angle. Now, it is important that we understand that sometimes the golf club can look like it’s got loads of lag but actually it’s just got flatter. So when you’re viewing this, you’ve got to be careful that you look at it from both angles and then use your eyes and your brain to interpret what is actually lag or what is actually just a flatter or a steeper golf swing. But viewing this from the front, effectively that lag angle can be released at some point to create power.

Now, if I’m hitting the golf ball with very little lag at the top, down, and through, very little lag creates very little power. If I can have more lag, I can hold this and then when I release this, it actually create a lot of power. So whenever you see these guys on the TV and they’re really bummed in the ball out there a million miles, you can rest assure that they’re having a lot of lag and then releasing a lot of lag at the correct point, which is pretty much right down here.

We see a lot of golfers that will build lag in the backswing, release it really early and then have nothing left to hit the golf ball with, and that’s going to be sort of quite a powerful swing here but it uses up all its power, his the ball and doesn’t really propel the ball as far as you’d like. So it’s to create lag, hold lag, release lag. One of the best exercises and drills I could give you for the feeling of holding and releasing the lag is just one-handed swings.

So starting with a medium to short time, I’ve got an eight time here. And just in my left hand, I’m going to swing the club back and I feel here that my wrist cocks open and create lag one handed are release like through. Vertical club to vertical club, vertical back, vertical back, and that movement there, you can feel it’s holding and releasing plenty of lag through my left wrist. I can then just popped my right-hand on but keep the club moving in the same way.

So I’m not stiffening up here and having too much grip tension, but I’m utilizing that feeling at the left hand creating and releasing lag so I then bring my right hand then. I’m hitting shots. Utilizing that feeling is going to give you the real idea of how the club head can move and release in a very dynamic fashion at the point of impact to really propel the ball a long way. And it doesn’t feel like I’ve got to the ball too hard with my body, my hands, and my arms because everything is just working in unison to create lag and release the lag for maximum distance.