5 Rules to Hit Better Irons

Your golf swing should never change from club to club, but the difference between hitting an iron and a driver is you need more precise distance control.

Your first rule is to slow down. Every amateur player tends to try to put all their power into a golf swing. If you could lower your swing speed and not try to crush the ball, you will find your iron shots way more consistent. Proper rhythm and tempo is key to success with your irons.

Identify the sweet spot on your irons. If you ask most amateurs they would say the sweet spot on the club is somewhere in the middle of the face. That is where they are wrong almost all clubs today have the weight so it's at the bottom, allowing the ball to jump up in the air. Clubs these days have the sweet spot very low to the bottom of the club face and closer to the heel.

Another rule is do not go out and buy the brand new technology club just because it is new or someone else told you its a great iron. Every iron works for some people and not for others. If you can find an iron set you can hit consistently with decent distance than stick with that set until you wear them right out. The one thing about golf is it is all based around consistency and anything that can help you do that is vital to your success.

Make sure you keep that angle in your wrists for as long as possible. Even at impact you should have some bend in your wrist and a forward shaft lean. If your wrists and club are straight down at impact than you have lost a great deal of power because you released the club way to early. I talked about this in one of my previous articles.

Listen to the shots you are making. You can tell a lot just from hearing the sound your shot makes. You can hear when you catch the ball fat or thin. You can hear when your club face was too far open or too far closed. If you can put together what you hear and what you see, you will be able to get a better understanding of where you club face is always. If you know where you club face is than you are on the right path to becoming an amazing golfer.

Iron shots are my favorite shots to play. They require a little bit more thinking of what shot you want to play. There are way more options then for a wedge or a driver. It keeps things more interesting!

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