More loft on longer irons

Question

Im 17 and i have been golfing for about 10 months i picked up the game pretty quickly and shoot around an 82 on a par of 72. I have a great short game 7-SW, but i cant seem to hit the lofted shots with my 3,4,5,or 6 irons. my distance for my 6 is 190 yds on a good hit but it rolls up to that yardage so i rarely make the green from 180 and out...Please help! any advice would be very helpful.

Answer 1

take a weaker grip  (right hand turned left)   and that should help u hit it higher,(will cause a high fade)

Answer 2

Its really difficult to help if we do not know all of the particulars.....lacking anything specific except a complaint about trajectory or distance I can only advise you to see a pro for their input  and corrections to your problem or problems.

Answer 3

It's hard to tell because you haven't told us how much loft you get. When you say it rolls up to 190yards, do you mean it runs the whole way?

If it is running the whole way then you are thinning the ball or blading it (both the same thing)

Keep your head down.

I struggle with my 3iron and sometimes with mt 4iron.

Go to a local pro and have him take alook at your swing compared with your higher lofted clubs.

amatuer golfers find long irons hard, so I suggest buying hybrids to replace your 3,4,5 and 6. Go to a professional shop (in the UK, we have American Golf which has a launch machine).

Try out some different hybrids, because these have the backing of a wood and are stick hit just like you would swing an iron. They are more forgiving and easier to hit.

The only downside is you might find you hit them alittle shorter than an iron because they get more loft, where as a long iron stays low.

Another thing is that your longer irons might be the wrong size or something, its unlikely this is the case because your hitting 7iron fine.

If you really want to keep your irons then get a lesson with your longer irons and see what the pro says it wrong.

But do try out a launch machine with some hybrids to replace your 6,5,4 and 3.

Also try out some different sets of irons and see if you hit longer irons better with something else, you may benefit from custom fitted clubs.

Good luck

Answer 4

a) Get a hybrid or two (or three)

b) Don't expect to hit your long irons high in the air--they will naturally fly lower than your other clubs

c) Keep your tempo smooth and slow, the tendency is to tighten up and try to hit them too hard.

d) Most important: don't try to "help" the ball in the air. Hit DOWN on the ball, always trying to taking a little divot (or at least some grass) AFTER contact, and let the club's loft do the work.

I notice I hit my long irons best when I'm into the wind or laying up, when I'm relaxed and not worried about trying to hit the ball so far. Just LET the club hit as far as it wants to, don't force it to try to hit a specific distance.

Answer 5

The 3 and 4 irons need to be struck with more of a sweeping motion than a short iron.  Not much room for error; thats why they are tougher to hit.   A 5 and 6 iron should be struck like your shorter irons; a descending blow, ball first.   The oldest contradiction in most peoples minds is that you need to hit Down on the ball to make it go Up.   Its true as h**l.  

A hybrid is a great weapon to have;  I have a 20* Callaway Heavenwood and its wonderful for shots I would have used a 3-iron for.  

One other thing to remember is to 'pretend' you are swinging your 9-iron easy when using long irons.   Lots of people think "Long shot, swing hard" when just the opposite is true.

Answer 6

i think your more lofted clubs are like your nine iron not your three but i could be wrong