Good Luck. To do this, position your feet in such a way that they are shoulder-width apart. One reason you might not be hitting the ball very far is that you have too high of a spin rate with your driver and irons. I am hitting my driver very well. Adam Pettman Well-Known Member. “I’m not so bad with my irons, but my Driver is all over the place.” I hear this a lot. It’s perfectly alright if you want to adopt an interlocking grip. The iron club is getting flipped at the time of impact, which in turn increases the loft of the club resulting in achieving the maximum speed very fast and the bottom of the swinging taking place early. I feel the club face is open when i hit it and if I I try to close it, it will hook and stay low. Try this… STOP USING IT. The exercise band can help to correct this problem. Place the golf ball before the centerline of the chest by one ball length and closer to your non-dominant arm. Ideally, try not to hit too hard. Solution Choke down half an inch on the 5 iron and swing the club. The downswing sequence gets affected because of poor wrist angles above the swing when trying to square the clubface. Strike the sand at a little distance behind the ball. If you can’t reach par 4’s in two, your wedge shots have to make up for this lack of distance. Struggling to hit your Driver straight? You can choose a grip style that you’re comfortable using. Not being able to hit the ball very far makes every course longer and puts more pressure on your short game. You can’t have swing speed until you have control, and good ball striking. Retaining the same head position from the takeaway to the finish helps in striking the ball easily. They are just not able to hit it at all when compared to their 7 iron and to a lesser extent, the 6 iron. I don’t understand how I can hit irons decently with a smaller face and then not be able to find the middle, high part of the driver face. Some players are not able to make solid contact with their golf ball when they use a 7 iron club or those that are higher. I cannot hit a driver, fairway wood, or hybrid with any consistency whatsoever. This may include hitting fat shots and manage to catch the turf just before making a contact with the iron club. My first drive carried 239 and was only 3 yards off center. This helps the clubface make the best contact with the ball. Keep the bend angle constant throughout the entire swing. Narrow down on the wide stance so that the outside of your shoulders is in line with the middle of your feet. Why Can I Hit Hybrids, But Not Irons?. The easy fix: Choke about 1.5 inches down on your driver. The center of both feet should be exactly below the corresponding shoulder. How Much Does a Club Car Golf Cart Weigh? Playing consistently good golf requires building a swing that delivers both power and accuracy. You can get the best out of the 8-iron with a wide-open clubface as follows. Put your irons to use on the driving range. Unlike hitting an iron, your focus during the backswing is on the center of the golf ball. Originally from Exeter in the South West of England Steve moved to to the USA in November 2017. However, avoid gripping too hard as it can stop a free and smooth swinging action. When you hit your irons, do you cut or fade them at all? The main reason why a golfer can’t hit their irons consistently is due to incorrect stance, poor contact with the ball, or using an iron that is too long or short for their height. the problem is that once i've gotten my driver down pat (after going through that drill or other similar ones), i completely lose my ability to hit pure irons. Rotate your body above the hips ensuring that the hips do not have any lateral movement. Some players are not able to cover sufficient distance with the 5 iron club. The slot is an imaginary box that you look into as you address and hit the golf ball. If you can't hit the driver,the first thing to do is to catch the ball in the middle of the clubface. Consider adjusting your stance so that the ball is slightly forward. If you slice the ball it's also the result of a glancing blow. so I can hit my driver pretty straight and far, about 260+ depending on wind. Alternatively, players may be bottoming out behind the golf ball. Also, remember to keep your head still when making a backswing. That’s the solution. Doing so is dangerous and could result in serious bodily harm. Gripping down lower on the iron or choking down on it a little can help especially if you are a short player and don’t use custom-fitted clubs. Once this works out, repeat the hits with a mix of choke-down 3 irons and 4 irons. Move all the weight to the front leg and point yourself towards the target. The key tip to hitting irons successfully is to ensure solid and flush contact with the golf ball. Typically, you set up so the ball is forward in the slot for longer shots and farther back for shorter shots. Loads of people I know use woods all the time instead of irons, I just can't do that, & I sort of think it defeats the object of planning your game or testing yourself. Learn more about axis tilt below in 'standing taller at impact'. The image on the right is the driver. I usually hit my 3-wood off the tee and even with that I am very inconsistent. i can hit my irons well but i cant hit my driver cause i end up slicing every driver shot. Ensure that your front arm is straight when the iron makes contact with the ball. Most people instinctively feel they should swing harder with the long irons and woods because they want to maximize their distance. Keep hitting the buckets continuously until you get them right. When you address the ball, the position of your front foot (closest to the target) in relation to the ball dictates the point in your downswing where you make contact. Those are the two most important factors to work on before you think about swinging faster in order to hit the ball farther. Loose […], link to EZGO Vs Yamaha Golf Carts (The Difference Explained), link to Why EZGO Golf Cart Won’t Move Forward or Reverse, How to Ensure Good Contact with the Ball and Iron, Why you’re Hitting High on Clubface Irons, Why You Can’t Hit Your Driver Consistently Anymore, Why You Can’t Hit Your Hybrid (and How to Hit Them Better! There is too much weight on the trail leg at the time of impact. Now in case that doesn’t solve your golf driver problem here are three more tips to help you to hit the ball better and further off the tee. The 6 iron doesn’t hit very far and shows signs of inconsistency quite often. Hold on to the club at its maximum length and do a complete swing. the ball begins its flight going straight but ends up tailing off to the right. Position yourself with maximum weight on the front hip and keep the hands pressed over the club. Shallow Angle of Attack / Fat Shots. Your clubface tends to open up during impact while it must be squared up. I might not have the exact answer on how to hit the golf ball farther, but at least I told you what not to do. The club head pushes the ball … The hands are too far ahead of the ball during contact resulting in the ball being backward in the stance. People who can't hit fairways woods have not been taught to visualize the point of contact. What matters is that you must make sure that you use the grip properly. And 9 times out of 10 just doing this solves there driving problem. A EZGO golf cart may not go forward or reverse because of a  malfunctioning microswitch, solenoid, or ignition switch. Place the maximum weight on the front leg when the ball is being set up. So pay attention to your ball position. Nearly half of all golfers carry at least one hybrid in their bag. Position the ball slightly back in your stance. Driver’s should ideally have lower spin rates to allow the ball to roll more, adding to your total distance you hit your tee shot. Re: I can hit my 5 iron farther than my driver Exact same problem with me, 5 iron -> 160-170 yards. This may include hitting fat shots and manage to catch the turf just before making a contact with the iron club. While the driver requires a unique shot unlike any other move in golf--not hitting down on the ball--the fairway wood shot does not. Keep your head above the ball position throughout the swing. Most of the incorrect iron strokes are because you pull your elbows too close to your body or stretch them out when making a swing. You don't have to hit a draw it compress the ball. Which is better EZGO or Yamaha Golf Cart? Take the 4 iron to a range leaving behind all the other clubs. If you can’t reach par 4’s in two, your wedge shots have to make up for this lack of distance. If it’s out of place, keeping it in the right position can solve the problem. They will help you to identify deviations in your swing when you practice using your irons. The shaft spine may have a misalignment. These professionals can also consider checking out other aspects such as their posture and ball position. Ensure that the iron hits down and through the golf ball rather than upwards as well as out at it. But for the vast majority of golfers, and especially for recreational golfers and high-handicappers, a hybrid club will, in fact, be easier to hit than the equivalent iron. To discover the proper approach, hit shots with a 3-iron, the ball teed up a good two inches. You tend to top the ball or the club hits the ground before making contact with the ball. Similarly, the ideal strike is a descending blow that begins just under the centerline of the golf ball. It may be worth getting the assistance of a professional to analyze your swing. You need to experiment a little with the ball position for a driver. You may experience a shallow angle of attack along. Why Can't I Hit the Golf Ball Far?. Solution Place the ball a little behind the stance and keep the hands ahead of the ball at the time of impact. Hybrid golf clubs, a cross between fairway woods and long irons, have become very popular in recent years. Swing Psychology. The ball drops and doesn't go far. Good driver, bad bad bad irons - posted in Golf Instruction: I think I hit my driver well. Thanks. You can refer to the steps in the above sections to know the right stance. Set up your tee so that the ball is around 0.25 inches off the ground when you plan to tee off using your iron. Solution Get the swing weights checked for all the irons in the golf bag and opt for a lighter shaft for the 6 iron. So … Hi there. swing speed = technique allows it or not. Swing with less than maximum power to ensure that the shots are on the line and you render clean contact. When I go to hit my irons I will hit it fat as anything. If I hit it poorly it will hook and stay low. The main reason why a golfer can’t hit their irons consistently is due to incorrect stance, poor contact with the ball, or using an iron that is too long or short for their height. Once this can be done easily, the 4 iron will not be challenging either. If an upward hit is desired, as with a driver, the ball should be placed “up” in the stance and the golfer told only where the swing is to bottom out. I have also included the shot pattern overhead view, with yellow being Trial 2.As you can see, in trial 1, my standard 7 iron shot carried 165 yards, and totalled 173 yards. Many have given up even trying to hit long irons, instead switching to hybrids for mid-range shots to the green. “We know without a doubt that in order to maximize your distance when hitting the driver, based on whatever your club head speed is, that you want to hit up on the driver.” Take a three-fourth smooth and slow backswing and strike the ball correctly with a descending blow. Why Can't I Hit the Golf Ball Far?. Practice as much as you can until you master the skill of hitting off the tee. Flex your wrists so that you get better swing motion and the club goes back to the maximum extent. Joined: Nov 3, 2005 Messages: 2,765 Likes Received: 0 Trophy Points: 186. The shaft of the club should be kept leaning forward slightly at the time of impact. Ensure that you have consistent follow through and momentum throughout your swinging action with the 5 iron. Additionally, it’s worth getting a measurement to the ground done. Keep a wooden block at some point on the ground. Sorry this is so long. Solution Practice with half and 3/4 shots. Use the clubhead to push the block backward. If you use an iron swing and shift your weight forward as you rotate your body at the moment of contact, the longer club is drawn off the correct inside-out plane. Here are some tips that can help in this regard. Try keeping the upper half of the body not too ahead of the ball at the time of impact. Golfers tend to hit the iron club too much to the right although there is no slice. Also, place the ball further up in the stance when hitting the iron so that the hit is closer to the bottom of the swing. This is a sign of a good shot using an iron. Keep the club at the finish spot for a couple of seconds while looking down at the target line at the same time. Why Club Car Jerks and Shakes When Taking Off? Good driver, bad bad bad irons - posted in Golf Instruction: I think I hit my driver well. The following steps help in practicing for a consistent stroke so that you can become adept at using them. The misses occur mainly towards the right side of the green and at times in a bunker. Keep the ball compressed between the ground and the clubface. With a swing speed of 80-90 mph its not uncommon to need a 12-13 degree driver to capitalize on distance. In irons, the swing bottoms out just past the ball, the evidence is the divot. The irons are too short for the player’s height causing them to toe to get a dig in, followed by opening up of the clubface. If you keep it too much ahead it can cause the club to experience a loss of loft. The short answer… yes. I always take a big Iron instead. You can address control issues later. In the previous post by Chris Ryan we learned how important the setup is when hitting a driver vs an iron. Yamaha carts are more economical than EZGO because they have no fuel pumps and filters to refill or replace. Sometimes, changing the shaft of the club can solve the problem. The root cause: Your iron swing and your driver swing are different animals. I can hit it off the tee and from the fairway with fairly consistent results. An easy way to spot this is watching how high your shots go in the air. First Thing to Do. While professionals with swing speeds around 115 mph can hit low lofted drivers, amateurs typically need much more loft to produce the longest shots possible for their slower swing speed. You will find it easier to hit the sweet spot on your driver when you keep your heel down – and you will also find it easier to hit the sweet spot on the rest of your clubs as well. You’re not able to swing their irons properly after the initial four to five hits even when you are standing near the golf ball. Swing it longer and more free-wheeling than the irons. Most of the shots that are hit turn out to be thin shots rather than hitting down on the golf ball. And of course, hitting the ball far doesn't matter at all if you can't also hit it straight or then get the ball onto the green . The following steps can help you to hit your 5 iron effectively during a game. If you can't hit the driver, the first thing to do is to catch the ball in the middle of the clubface. The open clubface and ball position will prevent too much of digging into the sand. The following are some problems encountered by golfers with a 4 iron and some tips to overcome them. Today's video is an analysis of his golf swing and how I feel a couple of small changes could really help.Buzza Golf aims to create a fun community for golfer to learn about their golf game and highlight the improvements they can make alongside playing vlogs that showcase the good time you can have on the course. Previously he was the Performance coach for a UK number 1 ranked university golf program and Head of Instruction for David Leadbetter at David's Bangkok facility.Subscribe to the Channel Follow me on Twitter @SteveBuzzaGolfFollow me to Instagram @BuzzagolfFacebook www.facebook.com/buzzagolfBook a Lesson: buzzagolf@gmail.com Not being able to hit the ball very far makes every course longer and puts more pressure on your short game. The tips given below help you to hit your iron off the tee without any problem. Some players are not able to hit consistently using their 5 iron golf club. Determine the correct stance position. Because the driver has the lowest loft it will exaggerate the spin you are putting on the ball more than a lofted iron would. The club should make contact with the golf ball only just before touching the ground. In the club I am member seeing most hit drives around 200 or so yards their swings are also complex compensated ones. Make sure that the clubface is squared at the address point. Golf shots that get hit with high back spin rates tend to climb higher into the air. One reason you might not be hitting the ball very far is that you have too high of a spin rate with your driver and irons. Buzza Golf is a specialist in Driving Performance, recently completing a Biomechanics research Masters thesis 'THE EFFECT OF TASK CONSTRAINTS ON KINEMATIC AND KINETIC VARIABLESIN GOLF DRIVING PERFORMANCE' which explored velocity generation and functional variability. Golfers generally tend to make these three mistakes when they hit the golf ball with their irons. Today I went to Golfsmith and tested a few drivers and they have the swing monitor that shows your trajectory, distance, swing speed, etc. By using the content on this website, you agree to the terms outlined in this disclaimer. Most people instinctively feel they should swing harder with the long irons and woods because they want to maximize their distance. Hit the hybrid like you would hit a fairway wood and not a long iron. There are some golfers who can hit their 3 wood longer than a driver. Position yourself so that the iron is inside the left heel. If you are one of these golfers that's struggling it’s highly likely you are making at least one of these 3 mistakes. One way to check this is to see that it’s in line with the logo present on your shirt if it has one. Keep two alignment rods parallel to each other on the ground with the ball between them. I also can't really use woods off fairways, so unless I've got a tee under a driver, I only use Irons. Focus on the golf ball throughout your swing. However, I am simply unable to hit my driver. In trial 2 (post change), we see an increase of 20 yards carry and 30 yards roll. Ensure that the slope of your hands and the slope of your shoulders are in line with each other. That does not mean that every golfer on Planet Earth will hit hybrids better than long irons. Don't worry where they go. Very consistent I think. For your irons, you want control. Then place a ball in the normal address position and hit it. You aren’t able to swing your 8 iron as easily as they you can with other clubs. On the other hand, for long irons, the ball must be aligned so that it is two-thirds from the line of the back foot and one-third from the line of the front foot. Under NO circumstances should you attempt to fix your golf cart on your own. Summary: short irons allow for more error, but are easier to hit; long irons and woods amplify any swing faults and are more difficult to hit. Position yourself in the right stance and place the iron right before the block in such a way that there is no gap between the club and the block. This is likely to have gone off a little. A few problems encountered by players with their 9 iron are mentioned below. This will help to make improvements to your takeaway speed. But this is a wrong approach to the problem. I normally hit driver around 80% and get decent carry out of it. You hit your drive well because you can compress the ball if hit it on the up-swing. Here are some common problems golfers have when using a 7 iron. For short irons, the ideal position is in the center of the stance. When I really connect with the 3 wood I can hit it ~250 but every time I pick up the driver I ground it or hit it extremley low, with a large slice. There's no shame in being a short hitter, and being a long hitter doesn't guarantee anything, and certainly not a lower score. Ensure that you pay attention to your movement and stance. You must aim at having a descending and ball-first contact causing a divot in its front. One key problem encountered by players with their 8 iron and a few tips to sort this out is given below. This will help to keep the backswing compact and short while helping you to be centered over the golf ball for a solid hit. 20 Handicap Golf Lesson (can't hit driver but good with irons) Last month I played in Rick Shiels YouTube Golf day with Joe from Open Stance Golf (Instagram @openstancegolf). i can hit my irons well but i cant hit my driver cause i end up slicing every driver shot. Not hybrid. Distance Killers #1: Hitting Down on the Ball. Ideally, your iron should make contact with the ball at its back quarter near the grass. Definitely not something you can do with a long iron! Practice hitting a 2 iron. If a descending blow, as with irons, is desired the ball should be placed “back” in the stance. Although hybrids are considered to be iron replacements, hitting them like woods helps some players. Focus on a particular point of the golf ball and concentrate on this striking point instead of the top, front or other parts of the ball. Re: practice: can't hit irons after hitting driver yep, i actually do that drill every so often. Then I played with a guy who was 10 years older than I am and he said he hits the ball farther today than he did when he was in his athletic prime. It is critical to hit the ball solid with your long irons. The divot should be behind the ball and the club should move downwards when striking the ball. Solution Check the ball position. Slow down on the backswing action by half of the current swing. Defective ignition switch. I only hit my 3-iron 210 so if I hit a mediocre "drive" with my 3 wood I can't reach the 420+ par 4s in two which is very frustrating. Lately I can't hit my driver. My name is Ernie Lo and I'm an avid golf fan! On the par-5 15th hole I was hitting a 4-iron for my second shot, while guys like Tiger and Sergio were hitting 7-irons. The switches of Yamaha […], Why won’t my EZGO golf cart go forward or reverse? The clubhead tends to bottom out every time before it actually hits the ball. Very consistent I think. Solution Avoid hitting down too steep on the golf ball. The golf ball lies on the outer line of the box, and the distance between your feet defines the sides of the box. Solution The problem is most likely to be with their swinging style. So the first piece of advice to people that can hit their irons well but not their driver is to get the exact same shaft as is in their irons put in their driver. The same mechanics apply to this swing as well. Ernie loves documenting interesting facts about golf. Make sure that the ball doesn’t touch the iron before you make a swing. Keep the hands ahead or past the ball at the time of impact or contact during a downward swing. The posts and distance markers on the range can be helpful for your practice. With your driver, you want power. The steps that are given above to hit irons consistently can help you to overcome these problems and play your irons without any hassle. There are several reasons why hybrid clubs work well for some golfers. Hit the 7 iron straight down on the ground and not the golf ball. Summary: short irons allow for more error, but are easier to hit; long irons and woods amplify any swing faults and are more difficult to hit. In fact, this took about 10 seconds. ), What is a Stinger Golf Shot? You could be getting the divot ahead of the golf ball and trying to get the ball as high as possible. Use this information at your own risk. When you swing with an iron, your greater priority is accuracy. i understand that means that im hitting the ball with an open club face. Hit the hybrid like you would hit a fairway wood and not a long iron. No distance, not getting it up, Slices...HELP I've found mixed results with my fairway woods too. Ensure that the weight is equally distributed between the two feet at the point of address. As courses get longer, hitting consistently is a must. This helps to get a good flight path. Adopt a swinging action and hip rotation simultaneously. Their driver shots lack height. In golf, "hitting an iron pure" means making a solid connection between your iron and the ball in order to get the most distance out of your shot. Solution The best option would be to work on the swinging style and ensure that it’s not as steep as it currently is. What I can’t fix is my driver strike is consistently low and toward the toe even if I address the ball with the driver … Why You Can’t Hit Your Irons Anymore. It is ideal to maintain an upright posture at address point as much as possible by lessening the forward bend angle a little. Lean the shaft forward slightly at the address point for shots that need a full swing to be implemented. Here are a few things to remember that will help you nail those shots. 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