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I'd like to
suggest a homework assignment that will change the way you
look at the golf swing. Pick a tip that you feel is
important, then look at the great golfers to see if they all
do it. For example, we are told to keep the left arm
straight. You turn on the TV and watch pro after pro
doing just that. When all of a sudden Nick Price or
Pat Bradley come on the screen breaking the left arm 45
degrees, and still winning tournaments. Keep your head
down? Watch Annika Sorenstam or David Duval to see
that law broken. So what is the common denominator?
There must be something in the swing that all good players
do.
There is. All great golfers demonstrate a term called
LAG. Few poor players have lag. I would define
the term to mean, throughout the downswing and into the
ball, the body, arms and hands are always leading the club
and club head. The minute the club head passes the
hands, lag is lost, and the swing breaks down. An
analogy from another sport is a baseball player at bat.
Especially in homerun hitters, when the ball is struck, the
player has brought the entire bat to the ball, not just the
tip. And the bat is the last thing to get there,
following the torso and arms. Think about it; when the
bat gets there first, it's called a bunt, and as you know,
bunts don't travel very far.
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