Mike takes the Lag Shot Wedge out on the course to really help explain and visually convey what you should feel when loading and pressuring the shaft. The Lag Shot Wedge is such a fantastic feedback device due to its flexible shaft and weighted clubhead. You can purchase the Lag Shot Wedge through the Malaska Pro Shop here: https://proshop.malaskagolf.com/products/lag-shot-wedge
So what is "loading the shaft" or "pressuring the shaft"? Well if you've any good golf players, or watch any of the professional golfers on tv, then you've seen the physics at work transferring forces as you transition from your back swing into the downswing. The Lag Shot Wedge is a great way to experience this in a simple chipping routine because the flexible shaft exaggerates what is going on in the swing.
Start with setting up next to the golf ball using your Lag Shot Wedge Training Aid. Push the club head into the ground and apply pressure to the shaft to simulate what loading the shaft and lag will feel like in your swing. Now make a few small swings and see if you can identify the same feeling of lag as you transition from backswing to downswing. Keep that load in the shaft all the way through impact with the ball. Then slowly increase your swing arc and make sure you continue to experience that loading of the shaft (lag) all the way through impact.
This is such a great way to understand through feeling what forces are at play in the golf swing.
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