kingsxman
Improvement is the objective
Its winter here in Minnesota but we have been blessed with a much much warmer winter than can I ever remember. We actually have no snow and it has reached 50 hear a few days this week. Some courses even opened. A driving range by me opened up so that gave me the opportunity to finally try out my Lag shot 7 iron training aid that I got for Christmas.
Now, I'm NOT a great golfer and I've heard stories about how this thing can take mutliple trips to the range just to hit it straight. So imagine my surprise when within about 10 shots I was hitting it "mostly" straight about 130 yards. To say I was surprised would be an understatement. I dont have a terribly fast swing so that probably naturally played into it. The lesson I took this year also had me "pause" at the top of my backswing. I think that also helped me with the lag shot.
Anyway, I hit maybe half a bucket like that and just tried to pay attention to how my hands came through the ball (concentrating on bringing my wrists through at the right time). I only brought 2 clubs: the lag shot 7 iron and my normal 7 iron. When I went back to my normal 7 iron it felt like a feather. My first 3 shots were way to the left. But after that...I was hitting them pretty straight and farther than I'd ever hit them. I went back and forth after that between the lag shot and my 7 iron and I have to say that by the end, I was hitting my 7 iron better than I'd ever hit it. Granted...it was off of mats...but the lag shot seemed to really help.
Curious if anyone else has had similar results. Kind of makes me want to get the wedge and driver.
Now, I'm NOT a great golfer and I've heard stories about how this thing can take mutliple trips to the range just to hit it straight. So imagine my surprise when within about 10 shots I was hitting it "mostly" straight about 130 yards. To say I was surprised would be an understatement. I dont have a terribly fast swing so that probably naturally played into it. The lesson I took this year also had me "pause" at the top of my backswing. I think that also helped me with the lag shot.
Anyway, I hit maybe half a bucket like that and just tried to pay attention to how my hands came through the ball (concentrating on bringing my wrists through at the right time). I only brought 2 clubs: the lag shot 7 iron and my normal 7 iron. When I went back to my normal 7 iron it felt like a feather. My first 3 shots were way to the left. But after that...I was hitting them pretty straight and farther than I'd ever hit them. I went back and forth after that between the lag shot and my 7 iron and I have to say that by the end, I was hitting my 7 iron better than I'd ever hit it. Granted...it was off of mats...but the lag shot seemed to really help.
Curious if anyone else has had similar results. Kind of makes me want to get the wedge and driver.