Sergio Garcia's Lag and Lower Body Move

[@thomasmaurice]

Especially the remark about the hands that can cause a ball to go left or right, very important. Thanks for the video!!

[@jimcobain4381]

0:18 I didn’t realise how small Sergio was when he was a young man

[@adamcarlton3742]

😂😂

[@maydecembersociety]

Not sure I can do that move, possibly in part however, the explanation was excellent. Thanks!

[@Balataone]

Hi Dave, Pretty good look at Sergio's swing. I do think the arm drop and lag are two completely different things though... Sergio's arm drop is used by him to get to the elbow plane , and along with the flat turn and downstroke loading of the club, makes for a very powerful combination (they really go hand in hand). The apparent "reverse pivot" and funky knee action actually allows the rest of his swing to work by keeping him behind the ball so he can HIT the ball with his right arm. Sergio is a hitter.

[@Rykbell]

Balataone Moomba Yeah he's either incorrect or just explained it wrong. In every face on view, the lag is distorted. If you take the right pic at 3:12 and rotated the club head so the shaft was straight up in the air, that would show actual lag (actual angle of arm and shaft). The closer the club is to parallel to the ground, the smaller the angle is between arm and shaft, but just to the face on viewer. This is not exclusive to Sergio's swing. If the shaft is closer to parallel to the ground that others, then yes it looks like more lag than it is, otherwise it's just more lag.

[@ScottSanderz19]

Yes he’s definitely a hitter… since he’s able to consistently get back on the original shaft plane he can hit it as hard as he wants without the fear of going left. The neutral grip also allow for this. Like Me Hogan said, he wished he head 3 Rt hands

[@treycaldwell4118]

Whatever benefits you might enjoy in terms of extra power/rotation from swaying on your backswing will soon be forgotten and lost by all the mishits that are sure to come your way. Those are my two cents. In my opinion, you need to dig that right foot into the ground and maybe even do an old fashioned right knee "kink" in towards the target as you take your swing.

[@charlesking6584]

Nice job

[@dsanjurjo2000]

At last someone who knows what he is talking about.

[@davidjames9935]

I think everyones swing is slightly different than anyone elses cuz of the makeup of their body and their flexibility, strength, stiffness.... So analyzing someones swing is not very useful to anyone other than that same person (and the person(s) who is/are doing the analyzing). If (for example) I was to "copy" Sergios swing, I would likely do worse. In reality, if I rotate my hips way ahead of my body, that is almost always a fade or even possibly a slice or shank for me. I need to feel my hips being "quiet" for me to his a nice straight ball. Also, if someone like me tries to "force" the club to parallel (to the ground) on my backswing (which is not natural for me), that usually results in a bad hit. Because of my age and limited range of motion (much more limited than Sergios), I have to stop my backswing short of parallel. So again, analyzing the swing of a pro is not very useful to us amateurs. How about a low cost service where us amateurs send in a short movie segment of our own swing (like our best one based on results of the ball), and have someone like you analyze it and send us your advice (on things like power leaks, other errors in the swing...). For example, on a good hit with my Nike Sasquatch driver (old school), I swing about 100 to 105 MPH (estimated) and hit about 225 years (with roll). Perhaps from the video, you could notice some power leaks that might give me another 10 to 20 yards (on average). If I just record many drives and just send you the best one, it would be fun to see what errors I am making even on what I consider one of my best drives (or at least what I think is a very good drive for me).

[@kw12784]

3 things: firstly, if you are hitting it 225 with roll, I am willing to bet you don't swing at 100-105. Either that, or you are hitting down on the ball quite a lot. Secondly, there is probably very little difference between your best and worst swings. I have done some analysis of body movements in the golf swing for my thesis. Even PGA pros were saying "that's a really bad swing, don't count that", but in reality there was1-2 degrees difference in movement...sometimes no difference. Lastly, there is a low-cost service. Go and get yourself checked out by a TPI guy, where they can perform a movement screening which will check for power leaks. Not sure you will get this a year om, but hopefully the last point in particular will help you out.

[@khanali9922]

I want to show you my swing i am following Bryson deshambau swing. But now i feel back ache. I want guidance from u ppl

[@julianpapin9428]

1:14

[@johnlyons3607]

No Mate, you haven't got it, it's not that complicated. I have studied this and have replicated Sergio's swing at 67 . The lag is produced by loading up on the right side on the back swing with most pressure in the right arm with no wrist cock. As you get near the top of the backswing there is a pressure and weight shift to left. The left hand cocks and the right arm and elbow drops producing lag. The best way to achieve this is practising with chips at waist height over and over again then building up. It ain't that hard and eventually you get a swing.

[@bonjovi7120]

Bha ha😂😂😂😂😂

[@cliffwilliams8972]

On the downswing do you pull the club with your left arm or your right?

[@bonjovi7120]

Never take anyone who does swing analysis serious. They are clueless😂😂😂

[@habs7646]

shut ur mouth dumb troll