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Pumping Iron - 5 Tips To Improving Golf Play With Your Irons

With so much attention placed on driving the ball longer
with your wood clubs, most golfers tend to neglect
practicing enough with their irons. The irony is that
working on using your irons can give you drastic improvements
in your game. Some of these techniques may seem simplistic or
humorous. I urge you to try them anyway to a positive change
with your irons.

Tip 1: The two-club approach.

Try this technique: have a long practice section Using just
two clubs, the 56 degree sand wedge and the 8 iron. If you
learn to use them well, you will help to shave points off of
your score card. Controlling the distance on a chip shot with
a less lofted club is accomplished by controlling the
trajectory and the spin.

Controlling the trajectory is learned by your own experience
with the club, but the spin is controlled by the angle of the
head of the club when approaching the ball. A steep approach
will put more spin on a ball. That throws the ball off line
when it lands on the green, then speed becomes erratic.

When in low cut grass you don't need a downward swing. Your
club should be level to the ground. Just sweep the ball off
the turf. In grass that covers over half the ball, use a
slightly downward swing. Avoid hitting the grass first or
you'll chunk the shot. Using this method is not spectacular,
but you'll find you have more control of your game. Practice
using these two clubs for a while and see what happens.

Tip 2: Ten minute practice sessions.

Take ten minutes a day to practice chipping and pitching golf
balls. This may sound simplistic, but it can help to shave 3
strokes off your game. Use a kiddy pool, a circle of rope,
whatever you can move easily.

Start hitting shots at your target from random distances. This
will give you a feel for differences in distance. Find a favorite
club that you can use for most of your pitch shots, then work on
trajectory control as well as distance. Hit some balls high, low,
and in between. Practicing for ten minutes daily will give you
confidence on the course for whatever you run into.

Tip 3: Move your circle.

Chipping a three foot circle around a hole is something you have
heard numerous times. But, instead of chipping to a circle around
the hole, chip to a circle below the hole and leave yourself with
an easy uphill putt. These will be easier to hole in and much less
stressful.

Tip 4: Iron sharpens iron.

Remember where I said some tips may sound humorous? It's simple
to do, easy to accomplish, and a powerful way to learn how to use
your irons more effectively. Leave your woods at home. This may
sound ludicrous, but if you will try this for one round, you'll
find that it will have a significant impact your game.

Your mind will start to work on thinking of different strategies
of the game, making you more aware of these strategies when you
next play with a full set of clubs. You'll find that the
different perspectives that you get from playing this way will
have a definite affect on your game.

Tip 5: Be still.

There are lots of ways to make a pitch shot. But whatever method
you choose to use, it will work better if you keep your body as
still as possible. Don't do a lot of movements with your body to
get set for the shot. Simply lean on the front of your foot more
than the back. This will drop the front shoulder down and the
back shoulder up. When in this position, by keeping your body
still, your swing will go downward and strike the ball correctly.

Easy and simple.

Try them! See what happens with your score card and how much more
you'll enjoy your game.

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Joe's Quick Tip

The Weak Chip

To keep your left wrists from collapsing on chips, weaken the
grip of your left hand. This doesn't mean you should grip less
tightly. Weakening the grip means that you should move your left
hand to the left, in a counterclockwise direction. If your
wrists had broken, your left hand would have moved to the
position it now occupies, so you've effectively taken the break
out of your wrists.

Notice also that the back of your left hand now faces down your
target line. Keep the hand moving toward the target when you
chip, and you'll be right on line.

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Quote:

"The secret to golf is to turn three shots into two."

-Bobby Jones

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Until next time, good golfing!

Joseph Forbush

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