| Golf lag is defined as having the club-head trailing your | | | | release it properly. Hogan did this beautifully, and no |
| hands on the downswing. When viewing swings from | | | | doubt it was responsible for his incredible accuracy to |
| face-on, golf lag is created by the angle formed | | | | go along with his power. |
| between the left arm and the club-shaft. The more | | | | Ben Hogan's secret to releasing golf lag at the |
| acute this angle is, the more lag the player has- and | | | | appropriate time was to setup in such a way that it |
| consequently more potential power. This angle begins | | | | became an involuntary muscular response. Think of it |
| a gradual release when the hands are at about hip | | | | like a slingshot. You pull the band back as far as |
| level on the downswing- yet this angle MUST NOT | | | | possible, and it snaps forward without any conscious |
| be fully released until after impact. A professional | | | | manipulation. This is what Hogan did with certain |
| NEVER lets the club-head pass his hands before | | | | muscles during his golf swing. He maximized their |
| impact. This is the key to great golf; the hands | | | | stretch so that the downswing became a "slingshot". |
| always lead the club-head thru impact. The club-head | | | | No timing the release of golf lag necessary! |
| finally catches up to the hands about a foot past | | | | Many players can create acute angles on the |
| impact. This is the point at which the club-head | | | | downswing, but only the best can release them |
| reaches it maximum velocity. | | | | properly. Instead of practicing still positions, amateurs |
| To really understand how to create maximum golf | | | | would be better served learning which muscles need |
| lag and release it properly, one should study the | | | | to be stretched taut so that the downswing |
| player that did it best- Ben Hogan. In viewing photos | | | | becomes an involuntary muscular response. That way |
| and videos of his swing, you can see how acute an | | | | the club-head always lags behind the hands while still |
| angle he created on the downswing- almost an | | | | firing at the appropriate time. That is the best way |
| unfathomable amount. However, creating this much | | | | to maximize and automatically release golf lag. |
| lag can be troublesome if you don't know how to | | | | |