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Recently I have been focused on driver, 3 and 5 wood as I was slicing and could not get a ball into play from the tee. With alot of work I was succesful. Now that I have done that irons are so so. Is there really a different swing for the driver and woods or is it the same. Can someone explain it? Also, I have a hybrid too so thats three types. I can not hit the hybrid but maybe 1 out of 10 times so it gathers dust in the bag, I do hit my 5 irons well, so the next qestion is, if that is so whats the leap from 4 to 4 iron whoudl I abandon the 4 hybrid for the matching 4 iron for my X22's and leaves a gap in my distances....
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| # 1 11/16/2009 8:53:12 AM |
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The swing itself probably shouldn't be any different. It's more about the length of the club. The driver, 3W, etc; will seem like a flatter swing, but it's really due to the length of the club. Whereas the irons and wedges can seem more upright. As you know, you want to hit the ball from the inside (for the most part). And you want to hit down on the ball. I know that a lot of times, you're told to hit the driver on the upswing. I think that's a bit misleading. The club should be increasing in speed as it approaches the ball. At most, you should probably want to hit the longer clubs at the lowest point of the swing and the irons and wedges just before that. Some would say that you should even take a small divot with the 3W and hybrid. Just my opinion. Tempo, tempo, tempo. |
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| # 2 11/16/2009 8:59:35 AM |
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As long as your set up routine is the same(grip, stance, posture, align) the move is the same. Keep working and you will do well. Maybe check the difference between the shaft in the hybrid and your irons.
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| # 3 11/16/2009 9:20:15 AM |
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I find the biggest difference between woods and irons is just ball position at set-up. Pay close attention to that and you gain some consistency.
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