A very common feeling in the golf swing that can be easily fixed. Listen to how Iona breaks it down in our latest chasing the red episode.
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Justin W75 says, “What was the biggest breakthrough in your golf game?” That is a great question. I think the biggest breakthrough in my golf game was learning this one thing which applies to tea to green. And I wish I had learned this earlier. I really do. I’m going to use an eight iron to demonstrate it. But when I was learning the game of golf, nobody taught me that the golf club has to stay in front of your body. And if you look at the best golfers in the world, like Podrick Harrington, he’s playing down the road. He’s got a twoshot lead or three shot lead at the Senior Open Championship this weekend. One of the best players and performers that golf’s ever seen, multiple major champion. If you look at the way the club works with the body, as soon as the club gets stuck behind the torso, behind the upper body like that, you’re in big trouble. And I that’s what led to my wrist injuries. And that’s why this was such a breakthrough for me also for performing. When the club stays in front of your body like this, if you imagine it was stuck into your belly button, let’s say, and as you turn around, the club is moving and is in that position. That’s really the golf swing. It should always be in front of your body as soon as your body moves too quickly and the club gets left behind. And that happens to a lot of golfers because of this obsession with lag. And I just do not buy into this obsession with lag. In fact, it drives me bananas because I think it leads to a lot of injury and bad bad golf. Really bad golf. Like ugly ugly golf. And I’ve played a lot of that ugly golf. getting the club stuck there. So, the biggest breakthrough I’ve ever had in my golf game was learning that if you keep the club in front of your body and don’t let it get left behind, you will play really, really good golf.
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Iona you are marvelous and so is this tip I just shot 75 and it was my only thought (usual 83-7)
This little clip right here would help millions of amateur golfers. Iona is 100% correct that this obsession we all have either lag causes so many issues.
Makes perfect sense ❤
Seriously. I tried this yesterday..it's a long time since I came off the golf course excited about my game. Iona 'Socrates' Stephens.😊
Thank you for this piece of advice Iona and sure its going to help my swing.
Wow, brilliant explanation and demonstration. I really think that will help me as I have battled this issue for some time. Thank you.
I’m 63 and just learnt this. Shanks have ruined my season. Had a lesson and found out that at waist height the club head was behind me. Now I’m trying to undo years of doing this.
Agree .. lag obsession for me the average golfer has put me back a year, following this I haven’t seen improvement, well as much as the golfing gods allow 🙂
But lag make things move fast 🤤
Excellent instruction
This is gold. Scottie has the best swing. Tiger got injured. Its 2025.
Wise words young grasshopper!
Great tips. On my way to the driving range
Great tip, can you explain how to achieve this very movement, I assume delay the body, recenter the hands, turn the body
Excellent
Thank you!
We need to upset Iona more, so she says' Bananas'.
This. This. And a little more of this. Spot on.
That's great advice, Iona. Coaches always try to complicate things.
This goes against everything I have ever watched on Youtube and I am trying to wrap my head around this concept. 🤯
Study Leadbetter or Faldo. One of their main concepts. All about connection.
Just a great tip and more importantly understandable because it’s presented so simply. Thanks!
Hi Iona, have been struggling with "being stuck" for a while now. I watched this a month or so ago and it really helped with my iron play. It helped so much that whilst playing a mixed 4BBB at St Melyd golf club on Sunday with my wife I scored 2 aces!!!! On the 4th and 8th. 😮
Same for me, nobody taught me that either, once I understood it wow, too bad my pro dreams had already came crashing down by that point.
I confirm! The tip works! My swing finally feels like it’s doing what it’s supposed to. Cheers, Iona – great stuff as always!
It all seemed to just fall into place after this approach.