Ben Hogan was known for a lot of things but near the top of
the list
was a tremendous amount of lag.
No doubt you've heard about lag in the golf swing, and the place where
you can see how much lag a golfer has in the golf swing is when their
left arm is parallel with the ground on the downswing. Here is a picture
of Ben Hogan at this point in his downswing:
Here is a video of Ben Hogan below:
Notice that the club shaft is almost touching Ben's right
shoulder!
OK, so you know you need to retain the angle of your wrists in the
downswing
to hit the golf ball further...but how can you do it?
Well, today I'm going to give you a great drill to help you learn lag in
your golf swing.
To do this drill setup with a driver as normal. Then swing to the top of
your backswing and STOP.
Once at the top of your backswing then slide your right hand down the
club
and loop your right index finger around the shaft so it's about a third
of
the way down the shaft.
From this position swing down with your left hand while trying to increase
the lag with your right hand.
When you move the club down you can move it back and forwards a little
bit
to get the feeling of retaining the lag in your downswing.
Also, when you get down near the hitting area it is important that you
feel
as though your hands are a long way in front of a position where a ball
would
be while you are still holding the club back with your right finger.
When your left hand is about a foot in front of where a ball would be
then
release the club with your right finger and swing through with your left
hand
to a full finish.
Because lag is such a crucial piece of the great swing puzzle I want to show
you a training tool that will increase your lag after only 7 swings. This is rated
the top training tool for 2021 by the
PGA!
You can check it out here!
