As McLachlin says in the video, the goal of the syrupy drill is to try and hit two different clubs the same distance. For example, he holds both a 56-degree and a 52-degree wedge, with his maximum ...

“How the club was presented to the ball was not at 52 degrees. It was more like a pitching wedge. Whatever the club was that he would normally hit that distance is about the effective loft that ...