The Secret Of Hitting Golf Irons

I’m about five inches from being an outstanding golfer. That’s the distance my left ear is from my right. – (quoted by Ben Crenshaw) – That statement applies to every golfer, from the bungling duffer to the tournament pro. We either think too much or not enough, but you do need to think and that thinking must be constructive. I’m not going to preach the power of positive thinking here, but I am going to give you some golf pitching tips that border on that line of thinking.

Most good golfers will agree that the game is at least seventy-five percent mental. Take for example certain clubs, we get it into our heads that we can’t hit a certain club with any degree of accuracy and guess what? We don’t.

If you don’t think you have trouble hitting long irons Why do you fight it? Instead of hitting a three or four iron, hit a five wood instead. Personally, the five wood has always been one of my favorites. It gives you some loft and I just feel more comfortable with it.

That’s the key, if you feel more comfortable with a wood than an iron, hit the wood. The reason again is that you have more confidence and that five inch space between your ears is telling you that you can do it.

Lately there has been a lot of talk about hybrid clubs. These are a combination of woods and irons. If you are having trouble with irons, you should look into them.

Here’s a tip I have found to help when I am hitting a pitch shot. I usually take an iron that I feel is a club too long. For instance if I think I can reach the cup with an eight iron, I will take a seven instead. I take a nice smooth stroke and imagine that I am hitting the ball right over the flag. Not up to the flag, but over it. Nine out of ten times I will come up a few feet short of the hole. I don’t know why this works, but does for me. Try it, just imagine that you are hitting the ball over the flag, not up to it but over it.

For most golfers the high trajectory irons – the eight, nine and the wedge are the hardest to master. For some reason they get the idea that because they are used for short distances, they should take a different swing. Every club in your bag should be hit the same way. The reason that you have fourteen clubs are that they are each made for a different purpose.

The problem seems to be that golfers try to swing the way a club looks. With a lofted club that is cupped, they seem to feel that they should swing upward and scoop the ball or they take a chop at it as if the were chopping down a small sapling. This ruins the intent of the club. Every stroke should be the same, regardless of the shape of the club face.

With a nine iron or a wedge, keep your head down and hit just behind the ball. Don’t chop down. Follow through just as you would with any other club. By hitting slightly behind the ball you take a divot and cause the ball to have back spin that in turn will cause the ball to bite or stop once it hits the green.

When you see a ball go flying or rolling fast across the green, this is the result of scooping or hitting the ball flush. Visualize the result of every shot you take, before and during your swing. Once you get into the habit of seeing the result of your shot in your minds eye, you will get much better results.

Once you get more comfortable with your irons and gain confidence in them by visualizing the results, you will find that they can be a powerful tool to improve golf score and break 80 everytime. For more tips to improve golf score.