I was at The Masters this year for the Monday practice round. Ended up sitting at the 7th green when Ian, Paul Casey, and Justin Rose were coming through. They finished practicing on the green and went to the 8th tee. Thus the lesson began....
I took a video of Ian's swing and when I got home and analysed it I saw how much lag he holds through the ball. I shot a video of my swing and saw where my power was going away. I alway hit the ball straight, but lacked the distance I should have had. I thought I was holding my lag, but not at all what I should have been doing. So I began tweaking my swing to bring in more lag.
The results: 20+yds on every club with a much smoother swing - when I get in the groove it feels effortless. It's still not consistent but it's made a huge difference - especially in my irons. I'm still learning to get the driver back consistently straight.
Once I get it better grooved, I'll post a before and after video.
Lemonhead
I took a video of Ian's swing and when I got home and analysed it I saw how much lag he holds through the ball. I shot a video of my swing and saw where my power was going away. I alway hit the ball straight, but lacked the distance I should have had. I thought I was holding my lag, but not at all what I should have been doing. So I began tweaking my swing to bring in more lag.
The results: 20+yds on every club with a much smoother swing - when I get in the groove it feels effortless. It's still not consistent but it's made a huge difference - especially in my irons. I'm still learning to get the driver back consistently straight.
Once I get it better grooved, I'll post a before and after video.
Lemonhead