David Blair of Swing Build Golf explores the critical mechanical difference between 'pushing' and 'pulling' the golf club. He explains that 99% of golfers 'push' by forcing the club with their muscles, whereas elite players 'pull' the club, allowing the body rotation to create natural lag and a powerful, late release.
Pushing the club from the top of the backswing leads to casting and premature release of energy.
Lag is not mystical; it is simply the weight of the clubhead holding itself back while the body moves through.
A 'quiet' upper body allows the transition and turn to 'pull' the arms through the hitting zone.
Increasing clubhead speed comes from timing and momentum rather than physical muscular force.
Focus on the feeling of the clubhead 'dragging' through impact to achieve a professional 'snap' at the bottom.
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