![]() ![]() MASTER THE 3-WOOD How To Keep It In PlayĬhris: The 3-wood (or 3-metal) should be one of the most versatile and reliable clubs in your bag, but too many golfers try to hit it like a driver by going at it too hard. Similar to taking a jump shot in basketball, if you are going to shoot from a farther distance, you need squat down farther in order to generate more power from the ground up. Photo 6 shows that when you want to bomb the driver, widening your stance and dropping your back foot allows you to load into your glutes more and use the ground to create more power ( Photos 7 and 8). That doesn’t mean letting the club go too far past the target line, however - on the contrary, as I demonstrate in Photo 5, I’m a little “laid off,” meaning the club points to the left - which promotes an inside-out path/draw. I like the right leg to remain flexed a bit in the backswing, which promotes more hip turn. BOMB THE DRIVER Tee It High And ‘Ground Your Leverage’īrad: I always tell my students to make sure they have a few set-up and swing bases covered when they’re looking to get the ball further down the fairway. ![]() If you can do these three things, you should be able to squeeze those extra yards you need out of your irons. As weight moves toward the target golfers need to make sure to rotate the lower body and get the right hip firing through impact, as I’m demonstrating in Photos 3 and 4. IRON FORCE 3 Hip To Be ‘Fired’Ĭhris: When golfers try to make a more aggressive swing and weight transfer, they need to make sure the sequence starts with the lower body while maintaining wrist hinge. Assuming your ball position is good for squeezing out extra distance, you’re in fine shape to send those approach shots soaring. Don’t do anything drastic, just add more hinge to really set the top of your backswing. You don’t need to lift the club higher or try to turn more to pick up those few yards with your irons. The small ones are crucial, too - none more so than the wrist.Ĭan you spot the difference in Photos 1 and 2? It’s subtle, but the one below has more hinge. IRON FORCE 2 Find Power At The TopĬhris: It’s not always the big muscles and joints that help produce power in the golf swing. ![]() In addition to the allowing a more aggressive weight shift, your new ball position will help raise your trajectory and get those extra carry yards needed. Ball ForwardĬhris: When you are trying to squeeze a few more yards out of your irons give yourself a little more room to transfer your weight by moving the ball toward the target in your stance. The following handful of tips from our friends at the beautiful Salish Cliffs Golf Club in Shelton, Washington, just a half hour or so north of the capital city of Olympia, offer their tried-and- true methods for achieving more golf power and accuracy from those clubs you pull when you’re farther from the target. Of course not - every successful hole begins with a good tee shot, a solid approach and, sometimes, a well-thought-out lay-up on a par 5 or long par-4. But that doesn’t mean you should ignore the longer clubs. That’s where well over half of the strokes in a round take place. Editor’s Note: It’s getting more and more evident that amateur golfers should put the bulk of their practice time into the short game, from the pitching wedge in. ![]()
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