We shall see. Played 9 holes this morning & managed 4 pars but still ended with a 43, so the good was good but the bad was awful. Yes, as we see in the video by Paul Wilson, a driver swing is flatter than an iron swing. EDITED to include driver swing: http://youtu.be/oSU4Q6NMt_Y. I heard two different guys last week talking about looking for a 48 inch driver.Maybe it will work for them but I doubt it.The club companies use the same ploy by constantly reducing lofts so "Joe" thinks that new 7 iron is longer than his old one. Learn why you missing out not using coloured balls in my article. This 100%. To make matters worse, in recent years long irons have been made with even shallower lofts. I think your theory is exactly right about why almost none us us can return the hands at impact to where they were at address. Don't worry, golf is a journey and here at golfjourney365, we want to help you. But in the constant drive to find something new to talk about, the OEMs started lengthening the shafts AND making the club heads much larger so they could make outlandish and unsupported claims about "bigger sweet spots" that also produced longer drives. The driver has minimal loft compared to irons, so mishits are worse and its harder to create spin and easier to create side spin causing worse mishits. I'm having a hard time putting two and two together on that comment.If you read the text and then listen to the video looks to me like listening to the video would take just exactly the same amount of time as watching the videoThen if you add the time it took to read the text you should be at the maximum amount of time you could spend.What am I missing? When you swing the driver think of your wrists like a door hinge this will make your clubhead far more open at impact resulting in a more consistent and further drive. In an experiment I took a driver and cut it down to 44 increase and was impressed with my gain in control and the number of fairways I hit and lost only 2-5 yards with my driver. Please explain for the benefit of thickees like me how you do it? I dont know if its hard because its so light and Im used to the irons but anyway here you go . Maybe I will see if I can make one if I can't find one. When it comes to starting the downswing, we want the body to move laterally towards the . You can find stuff on it online/youtube. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. With a driver, you hit the ball on the up. I would select the shot based on the specific golf hole and how I was feeling at that time! Fairway woods not so bad either. Want to improve your Golf game? Add to Wishlist. I "line" my balls and use that as a marker to have my self parallel to the line but my eyes give me a signal that I am way off base. NoIdea247 said: It was actually on a top tracer range, wish I had recorded some of the details now although there weren't any good shots in terms of my old yardages to compare against. I have the same thing, and I fixed it by tilting the upper body (away from target). Golf WRXs Dennis Clark highlights that amateur golfers have a tendency to swing their irons along an excessively steep plane, leading to chunked shots and hooks and slices. One thing, though.. The common faults with a driver are. People can often overlook the importance of the irons. Grain Flow Forged steel is consistently thinner across the face with a COR forged Hollow Body tungsten weight for higher, more stable ball flight. Ha ha!!!! I don't ask for much from greens. Probably most of us are like that and hate getting out of our comfort zoneAnd new things are out of that zone. Now I know Robert F. has had his adjusted and likely Steve and maybe a few others on here but while most agree that it is reasonably logical and needed, they just keep on playing with their clubs as they are and still have that iron in the bag that goes straight and several others that tend to hook left or push right. With the help of instructors like Mike Malaska and Shawn Clement I have learned a lot about creating a simple swing and producing a reliable ball flight. I am an inch taller than you and I also have long arms like you do. Revisiting the advice of Kerr-Dineen, we see that it is imperative to hold a more upright posture instead of hunching over. One only spoke about 3 words a fortnight [we used to jokingly say], but boy when he did, you sure as hell listened. The green is that way. To learn more, make sure you check out the video below or read our post for more detail. Wilson explains that a driver requires a flatter swing plane that allows you to connect the ball on your upswing. Consequently, the ball flight wasn't so great either. Working at a golf coursewhat is your experience? But chief among the possible causes is something you've probably heard me say before: "It's your driver!". I couldn't hit the ball off the ground, so i practiced my 3 wood. That this actually takes away power and consistency? Now that you have the solutions to your irons dilemma. When I bought my first SkyTrak in 2017, I was able to see the major impact that spin rate has on distance. The lie angle that was completely wrong on a ball above your feet may inadvertently "fix" what would have been a problem with the ball below your feet, or vice versa.HOWEVER.Since we don't know how many shots we may have above or below our feet, and since most tee boxes are relatively level (except on some of the cow pasture tracks I play) there is no good reason to not start with the lie angle correct on a level lie (WITH ALL CLUBS). My guess is that it is at least 45" if you bought it at retail in the last 3-4 years and that the head is at the USGA set maximum of 460cc. The shaft length , lie angles and proper flex are a must. Hit a very nice drive but when I got to my ball I thought the fairway and green were to the left of some woods so I hit my second shot in that direction. Pasted as rich text. Short game is pretty good too. Mike, Found my friends from Tennessee and Kentucky [in the USAF], more than made up for their hillbilly upbringings. Inexpensive shafts does not equate to poor quality as Doc says and my adventures with expensive and cheap shafts proves. Roll on the Ryder Cup. Ended up trying to get the yardages back through more speed and just ended up pulling the shots left. hit your irons pure every time in golf top speed golf. Driving irons are low, lofted irons that enable golfers to reach long distances off the tee. A torn supraspinatous (a rotorcuff muscle) has slowed me down temporarily.Life goes on:) Hoping The hurrican doesn't hit New Orleans too hard. You can hit what feels like a solid shots but not have enough forward shaft lean and ended up hitting the ball at the bottom of your swing and sends them up high loosing penetrating trajectory. Hold on to your hats. One other thing to try - which I have had some success with in my practice make sure you are getting your weight forward prior to release.. if you are hanging back AND trying to hit up good chance that a top will ensue. The opposite is true of your driver. This created the Y position for your arms slightly left of middle rather than more further forward. I advise you to stick to using game improvement irons that produce the highest level of forgiveness and straight ball flight. Plus, the optimal ball speed and forgiveness produced by a driver make it easy to launch. The putting another story. His study on what the proper tempo is in many of the greatest golfers of all time change my game and gave me something to work on and measure in a very simple manner. (Best Time To Buy). and Watney by 3 from Snedeker and 4 over Garcia [Woods T38th]. I wonder how that's coming along. These irons are more compact with a new CORTECH multi-thickness face to produce faster ball speeds. If your driver is not properly fitted to your swing, it can make it difficult to hit accurately. I too have been looking for the Magic Move book for years but can't find it anywhere. Technology aside, your driver and irons require different postures and ball placement in your stance. Looks are excellent, feel has been upgraded, and they're still long and easy to hit. OP - I have the same exact problem you have. Then I try to manipulate the face with my hands and am lucky to hit the ball. Sounds like something that might help. 1. I am now convinced more than ever that the difference between going low or not is what we do from 100 yards in. There is a myriad of reasons why you hit your driver better than your irons. Hmmnn..So remembering Surges teaching of how to do it (from his shaping the ball video) I set up with my 6 iron toed in left and feet aimed just so to the right. The golf swing is a complex series of movements and the more we measure and work out what we need to do and what is just golf myth the better we can all get. Apparently in the rains, a big slab of concrete washed loose and blocked the outgoing channel, resulting in flooding out the 16th green and 17th tee. Why the ball curves more with the driver. 42.Never thrilled with 42 on the back nine but am doing alot of things right. But you still hear it all the time. pointbreak, August 26, 2019 in Instruction & Academy. My pregression when practicing or warm up is to hit a lot of wedges then move to 3/4 irons then full irons. I am 5'8 and about 235 pounds with longer than normal arms. Golfjourney365.com is compensated for referring traffic and business to these companies. Of course if you take "shorter" to the extreme you will lose distance. You hit all your irons the same distance because you're not using the right technique. For starters, golfers have a better posture with the longer driver shaft than with irons. I used the Parachute which helped me move from 170 yds to 190 on both my driver and 3wd with the 3wd being more consistent. Titleist Irons. The offset driver head is designed to compensate for an open face at contact. This only happens with my driver, every other part of my game has been very dialed in. OG Stealth woods, Apex, Ventus, I230 and more. I noticed right off the bat that all of my drives were coming up about 30 yards short of where I expected them to be, but I just thought maybe I was just weaker or slower today or something like that. For optimum carry distance with the driver when your clubhead speed is in the 80-85mph range, you need a 14-15 launch angle. They figured out that distance sells and the average Joe out there doesn't know that extra length doesn't do anything for them if they can't hit the sweet spot or control the shot. My eyes were really opened by Tour Tempo and John Novasell. PXG 0311 P Gen2 iron is a game-improvement iron that is designed for golfers who want to move up from their beginner set of irons. So it doesn't really matter about the lie angle or the length of the shaft. Club Champs would be a way off yet Russty hahaha! Myth #1: Keep Your Head Down. "Hi, I've been with your program going on 3 years. SUBSCRIBE TODAY use this link https://www.youtube.com/markcrossfield?sub_confirmation=1Music by LabelGREYSocial LinksTwitter http://www.twitter.com/4golfonlineInstagram http://www.instagram.com/crossfieldmarkFacebook https://www.facebook.com/AskGolfGuru/ I have come up with a likelihoods on the golf course that might as well be laws or "isms"- that which just "IS".If you think you might hit a shot long or short you will.If you hit a putt way long you'll be way short on the next one.Experienced one of these on my 8th hole today. Had my club fitting done by a localguy that Greg & Lynn recommended, I actually stuffed-up and thought Lynn's place was only a short drive from Old South, but the taxi fare was $ 500.oo, so Greg/Lynn worked out a replacement. He is a must follow!if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'golfjourney365_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_5',113,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-golfjourney365_com-large-mobile-banner-1-0'); Stop coming over the top. You can post now and register later. If you are short on time, one training aid I recommend is SuperSpeed Golf. Let us show you the easy concepts you need to understand to hit better drives. PXG 0311 P Gen2 Iron. Golf can be the most wonderful game one day and the most frustrating game on other days. Callaway Chrome Soft Vs. Srixon Z Star Golf Balls, Callaway Strata Vs. Tour Edge Bazooka 370 Golf Club Set Comparison Overview, Ping i230 vs Ping i59 Irons Comparison Overview, Taylormade P770 Vs Ping i230 Irons Comparison Overview, Srixon ZX7 Vs Ping i230 Irons Comparison Overview, Wilson D9 Vs Taylormade M4 Irons Comparison Overview. It could be due to a number of factors, including: - Incorrect clubfitting. For most seniors the 3 wood needs to go into the closet. Oh BTW, Thanks for the update on your putter:). Couldn't hit my long irons for shit . Makes you wonder why OEM companies are selling drivers to amateurs with standard lengths of 45" and up. If you can hit iron shots no problem, but struggle to hit long and straight with the drive heres why. "I had hit the ball almost in the opposite direction from where I needed to hit it and was totally blocked out from everything, and any chance.Double bogie on that hole.Finally got it back together on our "back nine" and shot 2 under. Had about a 25 yard chip I needed to hit over a lush rough covered hill. Get out on the range and start practising. It all came off perfect and I ran out to the fairway to see the ball curving back into the green. Robert, late reply, but my message didn't show up and I thought to myself DISQUS has done it again. Learn why they happen and how to deal with them in my article. I even have better luck hitting woods off the fairway. Are you a Senior Golfer: You must Check out The Art of Simple Golf. 2. If you naturally have your hands pressed forward due to the position of the ball will make your swing more inconsistent which will affect your swing plane, as your hands will struggle to get back into a good position automatically; a neutral hand position is key to the driver consistency. When you swing at the ball with a highly lofted club, such as the 8 or 9 iron, the ball has very little chance of developing a sideways spin, which keeps the ball straight (it has lots of backspin instead). Well, Frank, to answer your last question first, you should be in Chapters 3-7 which cover Setup and its four key sub-components: Grip, Stance, Posture and Alignment. Only if you speed read and then fast forward can you save time. DJ has the advantage of those really long legs and his being a little more bent over at the waist to make swinging the arms around the neck much more natural. Conversely, if you are hitting behind the ball, try to place it slightly back in your stance to ensure that the club connects the round dimples first. In order to stop hitting the golf ball so high, you need to first diagnose what is causing the problem. What's the deal? It creates the pull shot or the banana slice. Another good drive but still had about 230. Most golfers will achieve their max distance around the age of 30 or younger. August 28, 2019. This dribblers you hit are a sign that you're hitting a glancing blow caused by artificial upward movement of the clubhead through impact. Anybody that tries to swing the barrel of the bat around from the top will never hit a fastball.The only real difference is that since the ball is not on the ground in baseball gravity is of no, or little, help and the ideal impact position in baseball has the forward arm in line with the bat, and in golf gravity takes the forward arm down and the prefect impact position is for the left arm to be more vertical at impact while the shaft is in line with the right forearm. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[320,50],'golfjourney365_com-box-3','ezslot_7',106,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-golfjourney365_com-box-3-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[320,50],'golfjourney365_com-box-3','ezslot_8',106,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-golfjourney365_com-box-3-0_1');.box-3-multi-106{border:none!important;display:block!important;float:none!important;line-height:0;margin-bottom:7px!important;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-top:7px!important;max-width:100%!important;min-height:50px;padding:0;text-align:center!important}. This would be just after the low point of your swing, when the "plane" is taking off. Set (It Depends on Your Goals), Golf Accessories To Impress ALL Your Friends. This is most frustrating on the short part 3's. They may still continue bewildered as to why their 5 and 6 iron both fly about the same distance.They still blame the swing, even though they have improved both set up and execution. Modern cavity back irons are designed with a larger club head sweet spot, which safeguards bad shots, with a driver you dont have this safeguard so your golf swing performs as it should. That motion will lead to you duffing your shot or carding a freshie. 4) Wrong Tee height. Applies driver through putter. Shocked but pleased I would be if most reading this would either say yes I did get mine checked and adjusted or that they will now take it serious and see the local club guy asap.BTW, it has been estimated that most players have irons that are too flat and that is another key reason that many shots are finding the right side so often with a normal set up and swing. This simple fix could be all that you need to get your game back on track. Can't seem to hit a drive straight, but always to the left, not a hook, but way left of target. Shawn Clement provides some awesome insight into his approach and believes we are all gravity geniuses that arent built to try to recreate positions in the golf swing, but instead to give our minds and bodies a task to accomplish. Strapped to a golf club testing machine that can be adjusted to make a perfectly square hit on the center of the sweet spot at the exact same velocity every single time, this could be true. Probably just that old fear and laziness of having to learn the new. grip, posture, ball placement, weight shift, etc. Check out more below, if interested. Re: I can hit my 5 iron farther than my driver. > "Hitting up" is a big clue. This can often be done for about the same cost as buying an OEM "latest & greatest" model off the sales floor at a golf retailer. This is one of the most common 'swing faults' we see as coaches and it's basically leaving too much weight on the trail leg at impact, and, as we mentioned in fault 2, your club face plays a huge part in helping that weight shift. He videoed 3 of my tee shots and it confirmed what he said and what I already knew. The increased MOI, accelerated ball speed and low spin of a driver makes it easier to launch. Great! Lightweight and Easy to Hit: Clubs are sized and weighted specifically for women's playing characteristics, with specs designed to improve the golfing experience. Whereas with golf irons, you strike the ball at the bottom of your downswing. Missed all of my other birdie putts but they were good putts so that was all I could do.Mike only made one birdie all day but shot 1 under. It is a possibility that you are just lining up too far left of your target and when you execute a good swing, the ball goes straight to where you aimed it. Past the age of 30 the average golfer loses iron distance consistently until 60 after which much larger drops start to occur. Kevin's driver shot curved offline much more, however. You slice the ball out of bounds and your anxiety gets the best of you! We have all been there and done that. I hate it that clicking the avatar to find prior comments doesn't seem to work anymore except on most of the regular posters.It was always a hoot to look back at any or all of the other stupid comments. Obviously , shaft flexes may play a bigger part to play in customer fitting , especially if you like playing with graphites. The tools DO matter. With a higher $2670 price tag, Campfire aims to elevate Solaris to the next level of flagship performance. "Straighter and longer"?? I am selling this website; please message [emailprotected] if your interested, link to How To Avoid Getting Paired Up In Golf(Simple Tips That Work Everywhere), link to Is It Bad to Play Golf Every Day? That being said I know what you mean, at least a high one and a long one have a chance, as slim as that may in fact be. If you catch the ball in the heel or toe of the club, you will lose ball speed. It literally dives into the ground and goes 75-100 yards. With me, it came down to setting up correctly, slowing my swing down a little, and letting the club do the work. Please email [emailprotected] for inquiries. My guess is that what you're doing at the transition is rotating your hips, rather than bumping them laterally toward the target. Don't worry about itI get them all the time.I agree with you about the lie angles on sidehill lies. Plus, I shall provide you with tips on how to improve your iron play, to become a better all-around golfer. When i swing my iron i just hit a low slice, like a really bad shank. No recovery was necessary because of two things.1. As soon as I go to play on the course, I can't manage to even hit the ball more than 50 yards or not slice it into the woods. First, it will make it easier to hit the ball on the upswing, rather than hitting it on the downswing. I know you likewise have tried everything! Heres a video of my iron swing. After looking at why amateur golfers are superior at hitting a driver but not irons, various factors cause this reaction. That is backswing to downswing. Many golfers try to over-grip the club in an effort to stay in control of the ball, but this actually encourages a slicing motion. With the driver, the ball should be a ball outside your left heel(or right heel if your left-handed) naturally, this makes the clubhead path more curved since the clubhead has to travel further distance compared to an iron resulting worse shots with a higher margin for error. If you tee up the ball opposite the inside of your left heel, or so, and swing normally, the clubhead will be on its way up when it gets to the ball without you having do anything to help it along. Give me mountain music over the present rapcrap! It also leads to digging the club into the turf behind your ball or topping it. This destroys any chance of hitting the ball solid, far and straight enough. 5 Best Driving Irons (Utility Irons) on the Market in 2022. Sometimes playing the ball an inch or so too far forward would do that too. If you don't then try to find a professional club fitter in your area who is a member of one of the major Club Fitting organizations. The low ones are just a quick walk. Gain 30-40 yards in 30 Days Swing Man Golf, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V6-n-bRPn8&t=2s, NEW Mike Malaska, Fixing Over the Top ONCE AND FOR ALL! Try not to let them move at all until the end of your swing. To read more about this option, check out this post. From the best equipment to buy, and tips for wedge, driving, iron-play, and putting we have everything covered to help you be the best Golfer you can be.I AM HIRING WRITERS! No three putts, six one putts. official callaway golf site golf clubs golf equipment. With the driver being the longest club it is the easiest to get off track with. Beware of changing your swing, I learned the hard way! He doesn't even know that the new 7 is the loft of his old 6. There are a few reasons why you may be struggling to hit your irons. I don't even use my driver when I play because I'd be better off hitting my 6 iron off . I hope our new system turns out the same way. 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Modern driver manufacturers pride themselves on the reduced spin their products deliver. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. When I learned how to shift that hula hoop i.e., swing plane so that the club reached its low point behind/inside the ball, it was a complete game changer. I am a big believer in using vision and a clear target and working the ball either right or left or left to right depending on the hole. This simple golf lesson will help golfers who want to improve their golf swing and improve their driver swing with complex golf swing ideas broken down for all to understand. The last time, he said he put all new epoxy on, but, anyway, thinking I just need a new one. 4 putts rimmed out or missed by fractions. Not sure what the fix is, but I feel like I PLHR too much and think I may be too concerned about the pop tart rather than getting through the ball and just letting the pop tart happen.Tried something when I got home that may help. You should be right for Tuesday, as the forecast looks OK . Copyright 2011 - 2014, 2015 by SwingSurgeon.com -, Swing Surgeon - Don Trahan Peak Performance Golf Swing. Therefore generating optimal power. Plus, the optimal ball speed and forgiveness produced by a driver make it easy to launch. Shift your weight slightly back to your heels if it helps keep them planted. This increases the chance of making clean contact with the ball for a powerful launch and long drive. This is all possible with a golfing simulator. Below I will provide great detail of these faults with a quality video to help you solve your issue. Mess around with ball position and tee height till you get a shot you can play with on the course. 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