[12 piece bucket]

Hey guys,

It seems that a lot golf experts were giving Sergio grief because of the massive accumulator lag in his old swing. (and his current one to a lesser extent) despite his accuracy and distance. These are the same people that applaud the lag swing of Ben Hogan. Why the double standard?

Ive been tring to incorporate TGM allignments into my Bertholy training, and I was wondering is it possible for a 15 handicap to actually groove too much accumulator lag into my swing?

Thanks

A few thangs to think about as you progress down the Accumulator Lag road . . .

1. Clubhead Lag PRESSURE is more important than Accumlator Lag. But Accumlator Lag CAN lead to Lag Pressure.

2. Remember Accumlators are RELEASED (but Lag Pressure has NO RELEASE POINT). The problem I ran into when I was enamoured with Accumulator Lag is I NEVER LET THE ACCUMULATORS RELEASE AND THE CLUB THROWOUT. If you just think that having a huge amount of #2 lag and Trigger Delay is going to make you hit it great doesn't always work unless you Unload what you have Loaded. I just thought holding my left wrist cocked for ever would do the trick . . . nope just got me steep and off plane and double cocked and cocked right wrist.

3. Watch the motion of a Trevino as compared to Sergio. Trevino has less Wrist Cock (#2) than Sergio . . . BUT his clubshaft LOADS as much and the #2 angle increases as a result of his dynamic Pivot loading the wrists and accumulators further. If you "set" your wrist too early in the backstroke all you can do is just "HOLD ON" to what you got in the downstroke. On the other hand if you have less set in the backstroke you have more to Load on the downstroke.

4. Another key is paying particular attention to the AMOUNT you load the pressure points. In effort to increase your accumulator lag you may be "over" loading and over accelerating. Remember "overacceleration is the menance that stalks all lag and drag." So experiment with different amounts of lag pressure. And remember lag pressure is measured in OUNCES not POUNDS. So your hands are delivering a subtle message to you. Tune in.

In summary I'd say as a 15 you are probably better off focusing your attention on Lag Pressure sensed in your Pressure Points and focusing on Rhythm. If you are a Swinger, once the club passes your hands . . . you can't pull it no more. I think it was Tomasello that said "You hit the ball with your hands, but you don't HIT AT the ball with your hands." I think if you place your focus on sensing Lag Pressure and obtaining Rhythm you'll achieve the amount of Accumulator Lag that is correct for your stroke.

Could be wrong though.