This happened to me yesterday. I finally felt it, proper swing plane WITH lag. I don't think I've ever had proper lag...I’ve had lag but I don’t think that I was releasing properly. I was forcing lag rather than demonstrating the proper mechanics to create it. Basically just throwing my hands ahead of the ball for the purpose of….well….throwing my hands in front of the ball.
But someone mentioned to pull the butt end of the club down when you begin your downswing. That kind of made it click for me. I used my hips to start the downswing and "pull" the club, and the club just automatically fell into the inside.
I’m sure all the players on this board who are much better than I am have experienced the feeling. It’s hard to describe. Basically there was no tension, the club felt weightless on the downswing and was accelerating into impact….but it seemed like I wasn’t really doing anything. My hands were completely passive. It’s almost as if the club fell into some invisible groove that was greased with WD-40 and just slid perfectly down into the ball. I assume this is “the slot.” I tried frantically to recreate it, and was actually able to do it a couple more times!!! So hopefully I can ingrain this. Oh yeah, I hit the ball crisper then ever. Finally felt what it feels like to PROPERLY strike a golf ball. It’s almost like I knew what I was doing.
Is this what pros feel every time they swing? If I felt this every time I swung I would have to change my shorts 3 times per round due to all the excitement it would create.
But someone mentioned to pull the butt end of the club down when you begin your downswing. That kind of made it click for me. I used my hips to start the downswing and "pull" the club, and the club just automatically fell into the inside.
I’m sure all the players on this board who are much better than I am have experienced the feeling. It’s hard to describe. Basically there was no tension, the club felt weightless on the downswing and was accelerating into impact….but it seemed like I wasn’t really doing anything. My hands were completely passive. It’s almost as if the club fell into some invisible groove that was greased with WD-40 and just slid perfectly down into the ball. I assume this is “the slot.” I tried frantically to recreate it, and was actually able to do it a couple more times!!! So hopefully I can ingrain this. Oh yeah, I hit the ball crisper then ever. Finally felt what it feels like to PROPERLY strike a golf ball. It’s almost like I knew what I was doing.
Is this what pros feel every time they swing? If I felt this every time I swung I would have to change my shorts 3 times per round due to all the excitement it would create.