Hitting the 3-5 Irons Too Low
Visit Swing Man Golf for longer drives and to
improve your overall golf game!
If you’re like most people, you probably have trouble getting your 3-5 irons up in
the air…and there may not be much, if any, of a difference in distance gap
between them for you. Personally, I think that one of the big reasons this is a
problem for many amateurs is that the golf instruction world is telling them they
need to have the same club position at impact as a professional – where the
hands are ahead of the club head.
This hand position is fine for the pro who has a 115 mph driver swing speed and
can still hit a 3-iron high up in the air this way. Not to mention, this position helps
their short irons too because it brings them down out of the wind and they can
control their distances better. However, for a typical amateur with a lower swing
speed, this delofted club position causes problems. While it is true, on one hand,
that the ball will go farther for their short irons, it causes their 3-5 irons to come
out at too low of a launch angle to maximize the club’s distance.
So if this sounds like you or one of your playing partners, here are a few options
to help:
1) Train to increase your swing speed with your current swing so that you have
enough speed to get the longer irons up in the air.
2) Try to not arrive so far hands forward, let the club catch up a little more. This
would add height to all of your shots and you could hold more greens. Be aware
that it might also take some distance off your short irons because they’d be going
higher, but at least you’d have consistent gaps between all clubs and the long
irons would be more usable.
3) Investigate some hybrids as replacements for the long irons that have weight
towards the bottom of the club to help get the ball up in the air a little more.
Visit Swing Man Golf to increase your swing
speed and improve your iron game.
Have a great day!
Jaacob
_________________________________________________
Jaacob Bowden is one of the world’s foremost experts on increasing golf swing
speed. His Swing Man Golf web site was built
around both the knowledge he used to increase his own swing speed by 26 mph
in 37 days while training for the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championships, and
also what he has learned about golf that took him from average length hitting 14-
handicapper to Professional Golfer and Long Drive Champion.
To learn more information about what Jaacob can do for you and your game, visit
Swing Man Golf.