How to Build Massive Golf Swing Lag, Step by Step

Today we’re going to tackle one of the most persistent myths in the game when it comes to creating lag in the golf swing — and once you understand the truth, your entire approach to building power will change.

Many golfers are convinced that golf swing lag is something you manufacture by holding your wrist angle and yanking hard on the downswing, keeping everything locked tight in a desperate attempt to preserve that lag angle through impact.

Unfortunately, that approach is guaranteed to fail.

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The natural anatomical alignment of the wrist settles into a slightly forward-cocked position, as shown in the upper photo at right. That’s obviously not a position of lag — it’s the very thing working against you.

To genuinely build lag in the downswing, you need to keep the wrist exceptionally loose and soft, and simply allow the club to hinge back on its own. The moment you tense up while trying to hold that angle, you contract your wrist flexors and the lag angle evaporates instantly.

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