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Lacking Speed? Improve Your Lag! // Riley’s Swing Breakdown

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5 years ago

November 5, 2020

The majority of amateur players swing harder when they want more speed & distance. Will this work some of the time? Sure, but it’s not going to be consistent.

What these players need is called lag. Lag “comes from maintaining the angle between the lead arm and the club-shaft while starting the downswing with the movement and turn in your lower body” (worldwide.golf). In simple terms, lag creates effortless power and speed.

Phil Mickelson is one of the best “lag creators” in the world – watch a breakdown of his swing here…

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Riley Hamel

I grew up in southern New Hampshire, where I first fell in love with the game of golf. I started by just going out and messing around with my buddies and focusing purely on having a good time! I never took golf seriously until I moved down to Tampa, FL to attend the University of South Florida. Go Bulls! At the start of my junior year I got a job working as a cart boy at a local private country club. This is when I started to focus on golf becoming my career. During the fall of my senior year, I turned from a 14 handicap, to a 2. I passed the PAT scoring test my first try and haven't looked back.

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