GOLF LAG DRILL TO CRUSH YOUR IRONS

[@seangregersen5462]

I just started implementing this drill. Changed my plane and release RIGHT AWAY!!! I've sliced ever since I've played golf (over a decade). This is the first drill that has completely changed my downswing toward a draw! THANK YOU!

[@MrDaryboy]

You two are great teachers of golf. I enjoy your channel very much and have used many of your drills and insight. Thank you.

[@jsdog4434]

Great drill! One of the best lag drills I've seen. I've struggled with lag and even bought the Tour Striker, which helped. But this instruction and drill really drive home both the concept of lag and an easy way of capturing the feel of accomplishing lag. You guys are terrific!

[@SupeDefy]

Hands down the best drill I've come across for feeling lag and ball compression. I always knew I was casting and not getting the full distance and consistency. Tried many tips without success, but this drill instantly gave me the feeling of lag. When I went back to normal setup after, first strike was a holy s* moment. At the range, I do 10 closed-face practice swings then hit with neutral setup. Still working on consistency (hip getting close to the ball, head lifting) but this drill really has me excited. Thanks Piers and Andy from Seattle!

[@davebalcomb6110]

You guys are the best. I just got back into golf about a year and a half ago after a 20+ year absence and started watching you videos a few months ago and have already seen some serious improvements on the range. Excited to see how things go out of the course once the weather changes.

[@meandmygolf.]

+Coach D That's great. Happy to hear we can help!

[@vjackson01]

I tried this today with a few balls on the range. 1st ball - left with a hook. 2nd ball - shanked it right. 3rd ball - left with a hook. 4th ball - straight with a hook. 5th ball - right with a slight draw. 6th ball - straight. 7th ball - slight right with a draw back center. 8th ball - sped up tempo and straightened club head a bit...BANG! Slight right with draw to center. 9th ball - BANG, 10th ball - BANG!!! Awesome trajectory and contact with divot target side of ball. AWESOME!!! I'll have to practice it some more, but loved this drill and think I may have found the yards that I have lost.

[@tygolf11]

You guys are raising the standard for golf instruction, thanks for all the insight!

[@quantumthink]

One of the best lag drills I've ever seen! Thank you!

[@Gralen84]

This video came at a perfect time. I recently had a lesson with a local coach who was indicating I should be working on very similar drills for help with my contact. Keep up the video's guys, I'm loving them out here in Canada even though I can't play at a course for another couple months. P.S. Good luck with the "keeping it up" challenge to Crossfield and Gorilla.

[@msgreen0812]

this is the best lag drill I think I've seen from you guys....and they have all been great. I suffer from high shots, so impact lag is lacking at times. I'm definitely gonna take this drill to the practice range this weekend and focus on getting that shaft lean.....after all, my long irons are what I struggle most with. Thanks guys!!!

[@meandmygolf.]

Thanks Michael. How did you find the drill?

[@msgreen0812]

I am subscribed to your KZbin channel. I watch all your videos...they are practical and easy to implement. I have videos of my swing, are you able to trim the video for your analysis?

[@shaileahey3803]

Really good lesson guys. Your clarity is amazing. I have watched two of your videos and picked up some great information that I can't wait to take to the course. Thanks for doing the videos!

[@patrickwentz1329]

Great Drill! I was taught this drill by an in instructor over 10 years ago and I wish I would have not forgot about it! Can't wait till the spring and try it again at the range.

[@kellymiller7859]

Best lag drill I have ever seen and tried. I am getting lag now for the first time in my life and ball is coming off clubface like a rocket. I have always been a flipper at impact that causes a lot of weak pulls.

[@chrisviducich2062]

This is one of my major problems. I can't wait to use this drill to take my game to another level!!! Thank you guys!

[@tedbreitenstein4204]

Hey guys...great stuff as always...I can say that I'm in the exact place Craig is/was in my swing. Getting my handicap down to 18-19 range thanks a lot to your videos. Going to give this drill a shot and see if I can't get my irons to be more consistent...thanks again!

[@paulmartin7334]

I watched the video last night and applied it to 36 holes of golf today. I never struck the ball as well as I did today. It's an easy tip to follow.

[@nickburke5263]

I'm a real newbie but am finally starting to get some traction on my shots. Applied this tip at the range tonight, first few balls went screaming to the right (im a lefty) as you said they would but after a while was able to commit to the lag and started hitting some nice shots. Felt better on contact with the ball and put on another 20-30m on my usual range. Cheers! Liked and subscribed.

[@NinjaPrimeProductions]

Another great video guy's, I have tried to practice this technique with lag, and set up the club with a closed face, and I am slowly getting more and more shots straight and eliminated flicking the wrists at impact.

[@casualguy393]

Excellent video. It is concise and easy to understand. I have a tendency to to miss to the right so I thought lack of lag might have been the problem. I watched this video before practice, and tried out the tip, gradually working my way up to a full swing. i'm not sure how much lag I have at impact in my most recent upload, but I was striping them down the middle all day. Thanks guys.

[@macavenuemedia]

This is the single best iron drill I’ve done. Lowers flight and boosts distance +15 yards at least. Thanks guys!!

[@kirk-lazarus-EFT]

Great tip! I've only been playing for about a year now, and I've had issues with irons from the start. I usually top the ball and end up taking 2-3 strokes from just the fairway. I recently got better at hitting them and now I'm just refining my swing. Your videos are great and I intend to take some of these drills with me to the range. Also, I just found out about your channel today and have subscribed here, and liked your page on facebook. Keep up the great work guys!

[@bradheiser808]

You Guys Are Awesome, great drill, improved my contact!

[@WALTERMITTIE]

Dear Andie and Pearce Very interesting. My pro has worked on my lag by getting me to line up straight but to start the ball on a line just right of straight by putting a second ball about a foot in front and just to the right of the target line. By swinging on this line you get a similar effect without having to manipulate the club face. Love your videos, you and Mark Crossfield are the tops! Alistair Hamilton

[@patsfan1453]

Thank you so much. First round trying this cut me down 10 strokes!

[@piccalocb]

Now that is a great tip guys. Can't wait to try it once all the snow melts here in NYC!

[@meandmygolf.]

Great Charles. Hopefully you won't be waiting too long!

[@michaelfeiler6272]

Exactly right! I struggled producing lag for years, until I realized by watching video with my pro that the club face was wide open half way down. My only choice was to cast or it would go right of the earth. By strengthening my grip and thereby closing the clubface coming down, all of a sudden I was able to produce the lag that no amount of effort before had succeeded in doing.

[@jmoakley1]

Very interesting drill. I can see where it would solidify your "mental image" of how you want your hands leading up to impact.

[@FedorMachida]

Love these guys. They are great instructors.

[@meandmygolf.]

+FedorMachida Last Thanks! Glad you like the videos.

[@mmkat99]

I struggle big time with lagging the club. I've watched and tried a ton of video/drills. I Tired this drill and at first at it didn't click. I tried it again the very next time at the range and all the sudden it clicked. Great drill. Must try for everyone!!!

[@meandmygolf.]

Matt Kittner Glad that this worked for you Matt! keep working at it.

[@danielkillilea3460]

Hi guys, I love your video's you break everything down and make it easy to understand thank you. Can you help with this? When you take a good swing with an iron how much of a divot should I be taking?

[@LAPStorm]

This is exactly what my pro told me to do that i dismissed after a few shots after the lesson, it doesn't mean that for the rest of my golfing days i will be setting up with the golf face pointing away from the target but so that i can get used to not having to compensate on the latter stages of the down swing before i hit the ball thus losing any power. Again i was a hooker when i started. 2 hours till the range opens can't wait to get down and get on with this! I am used to hitting very flighty balls so this is also going to seem quite a change for a while but if i want to get better i have to bite the bullet and it might as well be today. Thanks guys.

[@Donykovida]

this is what i've been working lately... thanks guys!!

[@jirimondo]

Quite interesting - 18 months ago, I was feeling that I was not getting the clubhead closed at impact so I started closing it at address to compenstate and hit more squarely. That worked and also increased my lag, getting my arm swing better connected to my hip rotation. All leading to straighter and longer shots.

[@dougc111]

This is a really good tip.Well done!

[@christofferthorhauge7522]

Thanks for a lot of great videos!! I am hitting a lot of thin shots Can i be doing the same as Craig miles

[@nickbarb]

I'm working with my golf professional to eliminate my flipping at impact. I have a better concept of this drill by understanding I'm losing the angle of wrist cock into impact. Maybe just me but holding the wrist angle has helped me understand what I need for better contact.

[@adolfozayas3359]

its a good drill to work on. My question is will that affect my hands when rotating the club once I changed to a normal face?

[@jmezr1]

Finally something I found that sounds like my problem. Thanks I'll try it

[@FlagsoftheWorldTube]

You guys are amazing. Where are you guys from?

[@dogboy4419]

just tried this on the range great tip! Thanks

[@rollotomassi2390]

Simply put. Thank you - once it stops snowing, I will give it a run.

[@russellharding9074]

Hi guys great video I've been practising this for a few months now and its added 20yards to my irons. I notice that the pros and low handicappers dont close the face why is that?

[@jessegomez6134]

very interesting,thanks for your help.

[@larryevans1905]

Good video and instruction. My problem is that I cast on plane gradually ... my arm and club shaft are straight with each other just a small bit prior to impact. Hit about 1/2 ball heavy and not great power. How do you maintain lag and then release that lag and where in the swing

[@Patfabio]

Thank you guys…you have great ideas…i really enjoy your videos…;-)

[@TheDiezal23]

I used to have a problem where I could hit my 3,4,5,6 iron very far and then there was a 30 yard drop off to my 7. With those other clubs I wasn't taking a divot at all but it worked because those clubs don't need as much shaft lean. I learned to hit my 7,8,9, PW by putting the ball on my right pinky toe (right handed golfer) and basically just chopped the ball. It forces to swing directly down on it, which will teach you to get the lag It worked for me, might work someone else.

[@blochetantoine2973]

I recently disvovered this drill with my new pro and I can ensure you thant it works !

[@CAsHizZ]

This is like teaching people how to block it... Probably the most counter productive drill ever

[@yossanunjp]

very useful, cheers from Thailand

[@tilneyaviation]

Nice drill. I need to practice it.

[@patleg]

Hi ! Great video with a great drill to test... As usual ! ;) I personally need to work on that as I look to have the same swing 'fault' as Craig (and as so many other amateurs ! haha). But then a question comes to me : I think I often slice the driver then because I am swinging it with the same kind of intention / motion as the one you describe here for the irons! Does that mean this is completely different for the driver (apart from the set-up and taking the ball on an "up motion") ie. different in the intention ? but still with some lag !...

[@golfninja6492]

Pat Legrand To get solid contact with the ball on the ground the low point of your swing arc needs to be a couple of inches target side of the ball which is why you look to have hands leading a forward leaning shaft through impact. With the driver off the tee you're looking to have the low point of your swing arc a couple inches before the head reaches the ball so your angle of attack is upwards through impact. To do this with the driver you need to work more with the feeling of your left arm & flat left wrist & club shaft reaching impact in a straight line, the hands still get there first but not with forward leaning shaft. If you try to have a lot of 'impact lag' forward leaning shaft, hands well ahead with the driver, the swing into impact will be too steep and have a downwards AoA which you don't want and it will also leave the face of the driver open you won't be able to square it up through impact.

[@golfninja6492]

The advice isn't for you, it's sound golf advice and up to the person it's sent to whether they want to read it and take it on board. Lots of people have and do, by the sensible comments they write back.

[@LoaforDie]

Interesting tip. I will try for sure. Thanks.

[@RainbowFactory1]

A question I thought of while trying this drill: should I keep the club face closed FOREVER? As in, once I've gotten this down, do I continue to keep the club face closed for all future games? This seems weird, since I don't think most pros (who are masters of the lag) close their irons at address. That said, I struggle wit a slice, and this drill was helping a lot to get lots of power and hit the ball straight still.

[@darrensten]

Very interesting, just wondering if that would work for me? I play with a closed club face due to a strong right hand grip but I push or slice my long irons to the right. I'm a member on the website, is there any other drills you would recommend for this?

[@meandmygolf.]

Hi Darren. If your bad shot is to the right, we would fix that first. It's very hard to increase lag when the ball goes to the right. They key thing is finding out why your shot is going right. Is it swing plane or club face that is causing the problem?

[@pramodsrivastava5060]

Dear the grip should be very stronger always tie your small finger in very tight postion and your Iron should in your left palm with very strong grip that,s the tactice of gripping please try

[@colincasey6085]

What's up guys! Have one little question again do you guys have any suggestions on how to line up your body straight where your aiming for?

[@jurreitsma9124]

Worked like a charm

[@rosenlefty12]

Thanks so much Andy and Piers!!! ive really been working on creating lag with my irons, specifically using these drills of yours. im gaining 15-20 yards on my 7-iron and hitting my mid-long irons better than ever. i think its been the problem in my swing holding me back from hitting the ball the way i want. do you have any recommendations on creating lag or drills to use with the driver? thats my next issue to address, respond if you can!

[@aheadhunter]

If I successfully practice with this drill and obtain the right level of shaft lean at impact, should I continue from now on to play with a consciously closed club face? Or can I then return to my regular grip and neutral face at address there after?

[@FitFast8]

Its clear all it is that he's moving his upper and lower body more or less together. Move the lower body sooner, or a little more dynamically so the lower body is in position before impact happens (hips open, pushing into the left heel). If he didnt early release he'd actually miss the ball-that's his only choice with a lower body being so far out of position.

[@chikenwangz12345]

Hi Meandmygolf I was wondering if you knew any suggestions that I could try to fix my ball strike and impact. The ball flight is always very low compared to my friends on my golf team, but the ball goes pretty far. I wanted to try to make it go a little higher so I can land the ball on greens without it rolling off all the time. I hear all the time I have a really nice swing but maybe there was something I'm missing in my swing to make the ball go higher in the air. Could it just come with more practice? This has been a problem for me for a while and I want to just get it fixed so I can move on to new things. By the way my grip has already been looked at by my coaches so I don't think it would be too much of a problem.

[@chikenwangz12345]

Also I'm hitting my drivers alright and my wedges perfect. My iron and wedge shots do have more of a draw, but it is pretty controllable. My drivers on the other hand always have a fade which I can't control as much. So that could also be an effect of the problem in my swing.

[@rpcrev]

Hi Just another point, his left arm is breaking down causing a chicken wing. If he contracted on keeping his left arm straighter for longer would that help?

[@CarlKuzmich]

Holy $h!t, this is an awesome fix, thank you !!! PS Here in Long Beach, CA, it's in the 90's, really hot for this time of year!

[@jpjeffery]

I'm with Pier Chua on this. What happens when you set the club face straight again? Won't everything start going right?

[@Jackslav]

Good question! I wonder the same.

[@rossadamdixon]

jackslav My suggestion would be that the actual impact lag they would want you to get in a full swing would not be as much as is required to get the ball to go right of the post. The drill I would think is designed to learn a feeling. Once in a full swing with proper release while incorporating better impact lag the ball will not go as far right as you would expect but will launch lower, spin lower with faster club head speed and smash factor.

[@jpjeffery]

Ross Dixon Agreed, it's a drill to make yourself go to an extreme in the opposite of what you're doing wrong, then come back from that extreme to find the happy medium of the 'right place'. Although I think having said this drill should only be done at the range (because of the risks) they should probably make it clear that one should continue at the range to find that 'right place' with the square-at-address club face.

[@meandmygolf.]

Yes guys this is definitely an extreme option designed to give you the correct feeling at impact. The majority of golfers will actually struggle to hit it straight and the ball will mainly go right. When they return back to the square face, you should be able to find the middle with a better feeling of where impact is.

[@piertiong]

Will this cause shots to go right when they adjust the club face to point straight at address? Or is it just a matter of shifting the grip from weak to strong.

[@meandmygolf.]

The key thin is then to work on this feeling you have of shaft lean but ensuring you can return the club square. Slow swings to impact should allow you to get the feeling of de lofting the club but keeping the face square.

[@rollotomassi2390]

I wouldn't think the grip should change in order to affect the shot direction. Captured baby bird in my hands serves me well.

[@humanyoutuber]

I'm trying to work on lowering my angle of attack and getting it lower than -10 deg. Will this drill help shallow my approach into the ball?

[@Romeolo888]

OK GUYS!! THIS IS FAB!!

[@keestel6975]

Very nice! But always keep the line up of your club-face exactly towards your target. Just adjust the alignment of your body whether you want to draw or fade. This way you never miss your target too much left right. Consistency is all you are looking for in seek of that level par game ;-)

[@jonny69pw]

Hi guys, so for someone like Andy who has good impact lag anyway would the ball not just go straight left with this drill. Normally he would be square to target strike the ball with good impact lag and the ball would fly straight to target. How is it when he aims left here strikes the ball with good lag it flies right of where the club face is pointing. Cheers Jon

[@RonJuddFCA]

You are right Jon. Andy does not need this drill, but I suppose he is demonstrating it for others who do.

[@Basshanns]

Good information. Thanks!

[@edwinzietsman4027]

I am a 10 handicap, the one thing keeping me back is shot direction. For some reason I always go off target by just a bit. This causes me to loose the birdie opportunities. Any advise to get on target more often? I go left and right of the target. not just one side all the time?

[@humanyoutuber]

Sounds to me like it's a club face issue. Coming in slightly open or closed with a good swing will still affect ball flight and direction.

[@KingKyah1]

I have a question whenever I go golfing I with my friends they can always hit there irons much longer than I can but I always hit mine a lot higher could for example on a par 3 about 140 yards Im using a 6 iron while my friends are using wedges or 9 irons to get it to the green. I was wondering if this is a bad thing or not and it is a bad this could this fix it. Thanks

[@meandmygolf.]

It sounds like you are delivering far too much loft at impact. This could be due to a few reasons but is often an open club face some where. You can definitely fix this. I would start with looking at the grip first.

[@KingKyah1]

Ok thanks!!

[@chittychad18]

I've seen every pro golfer next hit the ball with that much shaft lean! That just de-lofts the club.

[@Dano831]

Too high, too thin, too short...sums up my iron shots. This is the best drill I've ever tried to correct my problems....Fuhgettaboutit

[@jakejarrett2598]

This is a great exercise! Whenever I turn my club face in, I seem to hit a straighter shot. However, it seems like this is the only way I can hit a straight shot. When I turn my club face back to normal I hit the ball right almost every time. Any pointers? Thanks!

[@lolobuggah2670]

Won't this drill train me to hold off the clubface or hit a block type of impact? After switching back to a square clubface I'd imagine the balls would be pushed to the right. I feel you have left out that part of the explanation. Please explain.

[@meandmygolf.]

Great point. yes you need to still be able to square the club face through impact. This drill will help creating the feeling of trailing the golf club but yes you still need to find a drill to square the club face if ball flight dictates. We have plenty of drills to help that too.

[@keithblumfield2745]

Guys, I can see the point about closing the club face and then leaning it at impact gets it back square, however, what happens if you set up with a square club face to the target and then lean the shaft, won't that open it up again?

[@tonycabro6418]

Yes Keith, it will push the ball to the right.

[@litfroooog2823]

Meandmygolf I'm also interested to know if you started doing this as a drill and then re-adjusted to normal club face wouldn't it just slice/push the ball right?

[@kangtony7200]

Highly recommend to practice iron shot !

[@holdenmcleod9579]

I always hit my irons to the right. Sometimes to the left.

[@ericcopeman7882]

This really seems like a punch shot with a bit of draw that you are instructing. A great shot to have but but it may take a few thousand balls to learn to hit that shot properly. Probably one of the most difficult shots to hit, but just might be the most rewarding. Left side really needs to be developed and built up to hit this shot, I think!

[@maxxsee]

graphics is really great!

[@darrensten]

It's as if I force it right when I'm afraid I'm going to hook it left. So probably swing path I'd say.

[@mabblers]

Nice tip.

[@dragondance5717]

I tried it. It didn't work for me don't know if I did it wrong or right really but when I tried it or some of your other videos its like I'm lifting my self automatically

[@bernierocker3715]

Should you do this on your driver?

[@SirWithrow]

What if u hit it dead straight swinging normal with it closed like that.

[@quriixedits8920]

SirWithrow maybe a swing path error along with shaft lean, so maybe more of an out to in path with a forward shaft lean

[@kellymiller7859]

Guys are you seeing the same benefits with this technique using a driver as well?

[@dobb673]

You can close the clubface at address, then easily early release it into the ground a foot behind the ball with the face looking away from you. Try it right there in your living room folks. This ain't no fix. Plus, plenty of really good players have had the face more open at the top, like uh Jack Nicklaus. PS: I wish you had those sudden loud garbage-can sound-effect bangs do that to you a few times while you try to relax and sleep at night.

[@chestermicek]

50% of the time, I'm a flipper. I think that is due to a complete misconception of what the golf swing is. First of all, the golf swing is a dance move. Writing of just the irons, the golf dance is designed to deliver the club head to the ball, in a descending blow, with the hands ahead of the club. After impact, the club takes turf as the right arm straightens. If words could help a duffer like me, it might help to describe the swing as the back-swing to the forward ball gouge.

[@blackie75]

I've heard Andy is very good with a shaft :P

[@jmoakley1]

Share your thougs of "staying behind the ball" when you drive it.

[@trickshotsandscootering3236]

I love your bag

[@garysager9028]

These guys remind me of Hans and Frans on an old SNL skit.

[@garybmx2786]

Must be the only way to lag drill I thought there was more to it? Idk cant wait to start hitting the ball straight I guess.

[@Markcgreer]

Great job at hiding the real action that enables long distance throughout your 100 videos on how to hit the ball longer.

[@mrnomore]

and what about his short left arm?...

[@thesaltwaterchef5344]

Joe Fowler you play the flute. You're not allowed to comment.

[@mrfld]

Hahaha

[@itsonelouder1]

I don't understand because after you've done the drill and you aim straight you're going to be hitting it right, or even shanking it!

[@esuedp]

I tried the drill and this is exactly what happened to me!

[@christophercarney1809]

That is genius .....

[@pieteblikslager8567]

Don't EVER try this. It's the absolute DEATH of your golf game. Dragging the club makes it fall behind you. It will be the end of your game. Trust me. I helped write Mike Malaska's golf book. And I don't randomly pick on videos or comments. But this move is an absolute disaster.

[@tripham5522]

i have a left shoulder pain and only using closed club face like this can help me to get the ball straight . so i think it is not the death of your golf game it just won't fit for everyone

[@aphillips1987]

its only a disaster if your grip is too tight.

[@jroquedasilva1644]

Superb, guys can you confirm, what iron are you using on vid. looks like a 6 iron? - tweet me.@flognut69

[@meandmygolf.]

Yes it was a 6 iron J.