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I Still have this big clubhead lag problem, and i just am not creating enough lag, Do you guys think i should see a golf pro just for this issue? My guess is he would just give me a drill, so im wonder if anyone on here knows any good drills to create more lag, while hittin the Ball. i kno what lag feels like , i just cant do it when i hit the ball. Mental Thing.

I read a thing in Golf Digest, it said a truck pulls a trailer, instead of the trailer pushing the truck. It is the same thing for your swing, your body pulls your arms, while your arms and hands trail. I hope that helps somewhat.

Never heard that one before, thanks for the tip.

Take a normal swing. Start real slow and on the downswing point the end of the handle down the line to the ball. When the end appears to be over the ball then snap the clubhead at the ball.
Start slow and work up to your normal swing. Try to feel the club snap at the bottom of the swing.
Swing your arms as wide as possible and concentrate on reaching out on the follow through. Do this until it feels natural and then try the same with some golfballs.

Get a driver headcover and put a ball or two inside of it. Now swing it using your golf swing. Now the headcover should feel heaviest at the bottom of your swing. The heavier you get it to feel at this point, the faster your swing is. Also the head cover should not hit any part of your arms. If it does, you're casting the club. The only thing your headcover should touch is your back on the backswing and on the follow through. Also, a heavy club works too, but that costs money. I like the headcover drill because you don't have to buy anything, it is safer than a heavy club, and you can do this drill on the course without penalty of carrying around an extra club.

Grab a buddy and make a backswing. Stop at the top and have said buddy grab your clubhead. Make your downswing slowly and see if your buddy can hold the clubhead in place. You should feel a gradual tug, followed by a pull, as you try to move the club. In effect, the lag is created by your body rotating in the opposite direction of the club's momentum, then the club trying to catch up.

Some points of note:
The only point where both arms are fully extended is after impact but before the club is parallel to to the ground again.
Lag is gentle, not violent.
At impact, the shaft should be leaning towards your target (hands are on the target side of the ball).
Highest velocity (NOT ACCELERATION, god I wish golf gurus would learn physics) should be around or shortly beyond impact.
Lag is second to centeredness of impact, so don't create lag at the expense of hitting the ball square.

What worked for me about a year ago was to really concentrate on thinking - just keep that clubhead behind me -
So it should go something like this, normal address etc... and swing easy with the only thought being on the downswing ' keep that clubhead behind me'.
Dont worry, it wont get stuck behind you and miss the ball all together but hopefully if you can keep that clubhead behind you for as long as possible a chain reaction of events will occur resulting in a late hit. Try it, you never know.

To feel lag you need to feel pressure on the right index finger. To help develop this, remove your left thumb from the club while swinging. You want to feel the pressure against the right index finger.

Interesting thought. I think it's important to add that the pressure of the right index finger (for a righty) isn't felt until near impact. At impact, this would ideally result on the hands leading the shaft and clubhead through the ball. In effect, the shaft would be "leaning" towards your target, which would feel like pressure against your right index finger.

Two notes: Jack said he could take his right index finger off his hand without affecting his play.

Any tension, especially introduced mid swing, in the fingers, hands, arms, or shoulders will kill your swing. Feeling pressure against the finger by properly handling the club shouldn't be confused with the idea that you can properly handle the club just by squeezing your finger.