Last week I posted about a way to not hit the ball fat, assuming you don’t flip. But what if you do flip? (Raise your hand if you don’t flip at least occasionally. Hmm… I don’t see any body’s hand in the air.)

You start your forward swing with a turn of the hips. Do not let that start your hands moving forward (even though it does). Feel that your hands stay where they are at the top of the backswing just for a split second (even though they don’t) before they start forward.

That will delay them by just enough that it will be hard for them to catch up to the arm swing before you strike the ball. And that will give you the ball first, ground second strike that you want.

There’s no guarantee this will work. You can still be carried away with your right hand and hit too soon. But this feeling will at least give you the chance to get it right.

Lest you think this is building lag, it’s not. I hate that word. It’s building delay, and that’s all you need.