How to Develop the Best Golf Swing For Your Irons

Amateur golfers consistently have a struggle hittingthat this is a shorter club and is played differently.
irons from the fairway. There is an inherent difficultyChoke up on your grip approximately an inch to an
in these shots-the ball is sometimes lying low in theinch and a half to give you the clearance on the
grass, the fairway grass can be thick and somewhatground. This will allow you to scoop the ball, hitting
of a barrier and there is less of a "sweet spot" onwith the full force of the club head and sending the
irons. There are, however, a few things you can doball straight and true.
in order to greatly improve your golf swing and3.When beginning your golf swing, remember the
improve your iron shots.back-swing is just as important as the down-swing.
1.Grip pressure is crucial to getting a strong iron shotMany golfers rush their back-swing in anticipation of
from the fairway. Hitting the ball strongly is verystriking the ball but the back-swing is the time to set
difficult when the club is held in a death grip. Youyour swing pace, feel your pivot point and focus
need a fair amount of flexibility and freedom ofcompletely on the ball. Don't hurry through this, it will
motion that is impossible when holding the club tooonly lead to poor shots and frustration.
tightly. The club should be held as you would a bird inThese techniques can be practiced at the driving
your hand. When you pick up the iron, imagine yourange until they become second nature and don't
are holding a bird in your hand...hold it firmly yetrequire you to consciously think about them during
gently and with feeling.play. As an old golfer used to say,"Your tee shot is
2.Most golfers use the same address to the ball withfor show, your fairway shots are for the dough".
irons as they do with woods. You need to rememberGood luck and Good Golfing.