Comments for Golf Lag Tips http://www.golflagtips.com Learn the secret of golf Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:24:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on Hitting vs Swinging – Part 3 – Hitting by Bartly http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1299 Bartly Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:24:51 +0000 http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1299 Any thoughts on: There has been some talk about the four barrel, but have you experimented with a forceable release of the right hip rotation after ACC #2 to add power? I'm talking about a righ handed hitter. Thanks for your response. PS Recently I just changed shafts and went with the Project X 6.0 and had to completly change my aiming point to adjust to the kick. Any thoughts on: There has been some talk about the four barrel, but have you experimented with a forceable release of the right hip rotation after ACC #2 to add power? I’m talking about a righ handed hitter.

Thanks for your response.

PS Recently I just changed shafts and went with the Project X 6.0 and had to completly change my aiming point to adjust to the kick.

]]> Comment on Hitting vs Swinging – Part 3 – Hitting by John Di Lagito http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1293 John Di Lagito Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:53:23 +0000 http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1293 <strong>Hi Barty</strong> Nice question you have here! Aiming point is confusing for a lot of people and I'll write a post on that topic alone. Aiming point is where you aim/direct your hands at on the downswing. Yes, with the driver <strong>you MUST aim before the ball</strong> (on its right for righties) because the longer leverage (longer shaft!) <strong>will take longer to release</strong> (this relates to the #2 ACC you are feeling) and you must give it enough time to go there. A wedge is the opposite: shorted leverage, heavier head = faster release! Aiming point must be located after the ball (on its left for righties) to compensate for a quicker release. Hi Barty
Nice question you have here!

Aiming point is confusing for a lot of people and I’ll write a post on that topic alone.

Aiming point is where you aim/direct your hands at on the downswing.

Yes, with the driver you MUST aim before the ball (on its right for righties) because the longer leverage (longer shaft!) will take longer to release (this relates to the #2 ACC you are feeling) and you must give it enough time to go there.

A wedge is the opposite: shorted leverage, heavier head = faster release! Aiming point must be located after the ball (on its left for righties) to compensate for a quicker release.

]]> Comment on Hitting vs Swinging – Part 3 – Hitting by John Di Lagito http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1292 John Di Lagito Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:35:27 +0000 http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1292 Been done 9 holes 5 times now, hurrah!!! It hurts a bit but what a pleasure to play again! Ok, ok I'll show the scar! Been done 9 holes 5 times now, hurrah!!!
It hurts a bit but what a pleasure to play again!

Ok, ok I’ll show the scar!

]]> Comment on Hitting vs Swinging – Part 3 – Hitting by John Di Lagito http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1291 John Di Lagito Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:30:29 +0000 http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1291 <strong>Bill,</strong> If you’ve read the http://www.golflagtips.com/hit-down-on-the-golf-ball-dammit/ post, you know that the geometry of the circle is the same for Hitting and Swinging. And so is low point: located in front of your left shoulder for all your clubs – which is by the way a more precise location than opposite the left heel. Knowing that, one true thing is that you must drive your clubhead to low point in order to comply with this geometry and get full leverage. But it does not necessarily mean that the ball must be located at low point will all the clubs. Think about a wedge shot: If I place the ball at low point (in front of my left shoulder AKA opposite my left heel) I will take no divot at all and this will produce a higher shot. Now, if I want to hit it very low with the same club I can place the ball very back in my stance and dig a huge divot to low point. See? This is shotmaking! I place the ball in the circle of the swing in relation to low point according to the shot I wish to perform. Every ball position is correct but you must drive your clubhead to low point. Placing the ball always at low point is a bad idea because except for your longer clubs, your irons were not designed for that and you’ll end up with balls that go way to high. And there is no way to dig a divot in front of the ball with your irons. If tour players were doing that you would never see them throw huge pork chops of grass in the sky with their wedges! Check here also: http://www.golflagtips.com/proper-divot-location-well-ahead-of-the-ball/ Bill,

If you’ve read the http://www.golflagtips.com/hit-down-on-the-golf-ball-dammit/ post, you know that the geometry of the circle is the same for Hitting and Swinging.

And so is low point: located in front of your left shoulder for all your clubs – which is by the way a more precise location than opposite the left heel.

Knowing that, one true thing is that you must drive your clubhead to low point in order to comply with this geometry and get full leverage. But it does not necessarily mean that the ball must be located at low point will all the clubs.

Think about a wedge shot: If I place the ball at low point (in front of my left shoulder AKA opposite my left heel) I will take no divot at all and this will produce a higher shot.

Now, if I want to hit it very low with the same club I can place the ball very back in my stance and dig a huge divot to low point.

See? This is shotmaking! I place the ball in the circle of the swing in relation to low point according to the shot I wish to perform. Every ball position is correct but you must drive your clubhead to low point.

Placing the ball always at low point is a bad idea because except for your longer clubs, your irons were not designed for that and you’ll end up with balls that go way to high. And there is no way to dig a divot in front of the ball with your irons.

If tour players were doing that you would never see them throw huge pork chops of grass in the sky with their wedges!

Check here also: http://www.golflagtips.com/proper-divot-location-well-ahead-of-the-ball/

]]> Comment on Hitting vs Swinging – Part 3 – Hitting by Kevin Carter http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1290 Kevin Carter Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:04:42 +0000 http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1290 Welcome back John!!! I'm very sorry to hear of your injury, but happy to hear you are healing. I hope you get back on the course very soon my friend! Kevin Welcome back John!!!

I’m very sorry to hear of your injury, but happy to hear you are healing. I hope you get back on the course very soon my friend!

Kevin

]]> Comment on Hitting vs Swinging – Part 3 – Hitting by John Di Lagito http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1289 John Di Lagito Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:01:46 +0000 http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1289 Thanks Bill and Damian – but don’t be so fast burying me! A brand new Golf season is pointing its nose and here I go almost repaired from my ruptured Achilles tendon. At least I can walk which means I can now go down the fairway and rip that ball! Greeeeeeeedy I am! Let’s go to work, I have plenty of questions to read and plenty of answers to give! ;-) Thanks Bill and Damian – but don’t be so fast burying me!

A brand new Golf season is pointing its nose and here I go almost repaired from my ruptured Achilles tendon.

At least I can walk which means I can now go down the fairway and rip that ball!
Greeeeeeeedy I am!

Let’s go to work, I have plenty of questions to read and plenty of answers to give! ;-)

]]> Comment on Hitting vs Swinging – Part 3 – Hitting by Bill http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1277 Bill Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:58:49 +0000 http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1277 I was wondering if that was the case. I am grateful for what he started anyways. I was wondering if that was the case. I am grateful for what he started anyways.

]]> Comment on Hitting vs Swinging – Part 3 – Hitting by damian http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1276 damian Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:37:42 +0000 http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1276 Hope you're not in a rush for an answer Bill! John's not been on here in months! Hope you’re not in a rush for an answer Bill!

John’s not been on here in months!

]]> Comment on Hitting vs Swinging – Part 3 – Hitting by Bill http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1274 Bill Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:32:28 +0000 http://www.golflagtips.com/hitting-vs-swinging-part-3-hitting/#comment-1274 Wow, thanks a lot John for sharing your knowledge! Hey could you talk about ball location when striking the ball? Clive Scarf in Hit Down Dammit, says that you should generally have the ball just behind the left heal for all clubs, but his swing theory in my opinion is a cross between a "swinging" and "Hitting" swing. I have a hitting swing and just curious if you have a thought on this? Thanks again, Bill Wow, thanks a lot John for sharing your knowledge! Hey could you talk about ball location when striking the ball? Clive Scarf in Hit Down Dammit, says that you should generally have the ball just behind the left heal for all clubs, but his swing theory in my opinion is a cross between a “swinging” and “Hitting” swing. I have a hitting swing and just curious if you have a thought on this?
Thanks again,

Bill

]]> Comment on Focus on pressure points to feel Lag by Raj http://www.golflagtips.com/focus-on-pressure-points-to-feel-lag/#comment-1246 Raj Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:56:25 +0000 http://www.golflagtips.com/focus-on-pressure-points-to-feel-lag/#comment-1246 How do I know if I am lagging the clubhead or the hosel? I am a TGM swinger and if I come into the downswing hip high the clubface is facing the target line open it feels like the hosel or heel is leading into the shot. Every swing sequence I see looks the same, but how do I finish the last half of my downswing? How do I know if I am lagging the clubhead or the hosel?
I am a TGM swinger and if I come into the downswing hip high the clubface is facing the target line open it feels like the hosel or heel is leading into the shot. Every swing sequence I see looks the same, but how do I finish the last half of my downswing?

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