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Slide 1: How to Hit Accurate Iron Shots While we all want to hit long drives, the key to better scoring is to hit accurate golf iron shots. How often have you hit a great drive and ended up with a double bogey because of a poor iron shot. You will make more pars and birdies by hitting shots close to the pin with your irons. Let’s actually look at how to hit irons and lower our golf scores. Focus on Tempo Hitting precise iron shots is directly related to swing tempo. It is impossible to consistently hit the ball close to the hole if you’re swinging too hard. To control your golf iron shots you must square the club at impact on a consistent basis. Always start the club back smoothly to initiate the backswing. At the top of the swing, feel like you are slowing down to begin the downswing. This will put the club in the proper position and square the face at impact. Maintain Equal Grip Pressure To play good golf you must have good feel. The way to obtain this is to have equal grip pressure throughout the golf swing. This will allow you to feel the clubhead during the entire swing. Gripping the club to hard reduces your feel, and therefore, your ability to consistently make solid contact with the golf ball. Grip the club softly for more accurate iron shots. Hit Down on the Shot Making good contact with the golf ball is the only way to hit solid iron shots. Do you hit a lot of fat and thin shots? This often is a result of either sliding to much with your body or lifting your upper body at impact. Feel that your chest is over the ball at impact, maintain your knee flex and hit down on the golf ball. You will see much more consistency with your irons by working on these swing keys. Keep a Steady Head and Stay Behind the Ball To hit accurate iron shots you must keep your head stable and behind the golf ball at impact. Don’t be rigid with the head during the swing, but keep the same level throughout. No bobbing up and down. If your head moves a lot during the swing the upper body will follow resulting in inconsistent iron play. Have a Consistent Swing Plane A consistent swing plane is a necessity for accurate iron play. How do you manage to do this? Start by keeping the flex in your knees during the swing. This will keep you from changing your spine angle during the swing (lifting or lowering the torso). As you take the club back, have the butt end face down at a line behind the ball on the target line. This will keep you from picking the club up. Finally, feel as if the shaft of the club follows the same arc on both backswing and downswing. 1
Slide 2: Make a Good Finish Finishing the swing each and every time makes for accurate iron shots. Focus on holding your finish until the ball lands on the green. This will improve your balance, create more solid contact and add consistency to your ball striking. I know these golf iron tips will help improve the accuracy of your iron play and improve your scores. Once you learn how to hit irons using these keys you can zero on the flag and shoot for birdies. How to Hit Irons Article by Ron Galuska – www.GolfLessonsandTips.com 2