THE CORE
The key is lag, and you can train for it in the gym BY RON KASPRISKE Turn Your 7-iron Into a 5-iron
BOBBY CLAMPETT, THE former tour pro turned golf instructor, studied the impact
conditions of golfers of various abili- ties and found that the swing bottom of an elite golfer is up to 10 centimetres in front of the ball. That’s why you see those carpet strips of grass flying when Scottie Scheffler ( right ) stripes one. How do they do it? Their hands and lower body are in front of the ball as the clubhead strikes it, says Darin Ho- vis, a Golf Digest 50 Best Golf- Fitness Trainer and the owner of Par 4 Fitness in Naples, Florida. That “lagging” ac- tion, where the clubhead trails the hands and body rotation through the impact zone, can be trained in the gym, he says. Here he demonstrates two ex- ercises that can help move your swing bottom forward.
34 GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024
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