Most good golfers and professionals know how far they hit their iron clubs.
This is something that every golfer should have an idea about. Not knowing how far you hit each of your golf iron shots would prevent you from playing good and consistent golf.
It does not take a long time to go on to the driving range to find out how far you hit certain iron shots for that matter any clubs. You need only check some of your clubs, not all. You could do maybe only 4, 7, 9 and PW. That should enable you to work out the ones in-between.
Different golfers hit the ball different distances, so don’t worry too much if your irons don’t go as far as your competitors’. No golfers can always hit their club to its maximum distance on every shot. Therefore it is always advisable to hit the longer club as it is not always possible to hit the perfect golf iron shots.
To many golfers, irons are tricky to master. To hit irons solidly, which is the key to distance control, you need to hit down and compress the ball between the ground and the face of the club. This produces backspin which, along with the club's loft, makes the ball rise. Good iron players always hit the ball first before the ground. Try this exercise:
Put a tee into the ground about 1 inch from the ball just outside your target line. Bend from the waist, not from your back, for better posture. Take the club back with the arms, not wrists, during the takeaway.
During the first two inches of your takeaway, the club should travel straight back. This necessitates that your arms, hands and shoulders move in unison and as a single unit.
Hit the ball with your 7-iron. If you make ball-first contact, the divot will be on the target side in front of the tee. If the divot starts slightly behind the tee, you hit a little fat and sacrificed distance and accuracy. If the entire divot is behind the tee, you have chunked it.
To ensure the ball goes high and far with an iron, please follow the following steps:
1) Grip your iron firmly but without being too tight and allow your arms to hang down so the iron is down at your waist level. Then bend down from your waist until the head of the iron touches the ground with the ball in front of the iron’s face. Always keep yours knees bent even through the swing.
2) Start your back swing by turning your hips and coil up your body for more power. At the top of the back swing the clubs shaft should be kept parallel to your shoulders.
3) Following through with the swing after hitting the ball, the club should be brought behind the back of your head.
In golf, the aim is to achieve a 85 to 90% success. Stick to this rule and you won’t go too far wrong from hitting good golf iron shots.
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