HOW TO STRIKE YOUR IRONS BETTER THAN EVER
May 19, 2015
If you struggle with inconsistent ball striking with your irons and you have either the Early Release or Hanging Back swing faults, then you need to continue reading because we may have the secret on how to strike your irons better than ever.
As you know, both of these swing faults encourage the bottom of the arc of your down swing to bottom out before the ball.
So what if we were to say to you that you can reduce this effect on your contact by actually introducing something to your golf swing which would be considered a fault by many people?
Bear with me on this. So if we know that the bottom of the arc is too far behind the ball, what if we where to simply move your body positions more toward the target through out the set up, back swing and then impact?
So instead of going for a 50-50-weight distribution at set up (Picture 1) why not lean slightly towards the target? (Picture 2)
Also, instead of working towards loading the majority of weight into your trail side at the top of the back swing (Picture 3) you worked on staying more centered over the ball by feeling you where actually leaning more on your lead side at the top of the back swing? (Picture 4)
By leaning your weight more towards the target through the set up, back swing and impact you will help to counteract the Early Release and the Hanging Back swing faults.
Now I know these moves may not be “text book” but they will improve your ball striking and always think, the ball doesn’t know where your weight is distributed!
It only understands what hits the ball, and if it’s the ball first as opposed to the ground before the ball then your ball striking will be more consistent than ever and your ball flight will be amazing.
There can be pitfalls of doing this and we would only recommend this if you have either of these swing faults. The best thing to do is either book a lesson with your local pro or go to meandmygolf.com and check out the Early Release and Hanging Back swing faults to see if you do them and then give it a try.
This may seem a bit out of Left field but this is something that has worked many times with our students and we will continue to use. Let us know if this is something that might help you? Post your comments and we’ll get back to you soon.
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I’m an 18 handicapper really struggling with iron consistency even though i know the ability for a much lower handicap is there. Been watching your videos on YouTube and testing the new swing and tips…
I’m an 18 handicapper really struggling with iron consistency even though i know the ability for a much lower handicap is there. Been watching your videos on YouTube and testing the new swing and tips out on the range. Hopefully now i can get my irons back under control and overtake my dad’s handicap! Keep up the good work lads, look forward to every video you post!
Hi Jason. Glad you like our videos and happy to hear we are helping. Keep woking hard and let us know what you would like to see more of to help you.
Thanks.
Hi Guys
I have just watched your video about the swing arc and hitting in front of the ball so that you come down on the back of the ball. that’s amazing, I have been playing golf for about 25 years …
Hi Guys
I have just watched your video about the swing arc and hitting in front of the ball so that you come down on the back of the ball. that’s amazing, I have been playing golf for about 25 years (20 handicap) and never been taught that, no wonder I cannot hit an iron clean.
Cant wait to try it out, pity I have just come back from the range. (maybe try it in the medal tomorrow?)
Thank you.
Hi Anthony. Hope this helps you. Please let us know how you get on when you next practice.
Thanks.
Hey Guys,
I’ve been watching your videos and you’re really informative. I really appreciate it, so thank you.
I got into golf about three months ago and I decided to listen to all the seasoned …
Hey Guys,
I’ve been watching your videos and you’re really informative. I really appreciate it, so thank you.
I got into golf about three months ago and I decided to listen to all the seasoned veterans and get a lesson. The pro who is giving me lessons suggest I perform this type of swing, and it seemed to help a little bit. However, I did not know this was kind of a cover-all for two other problems I have. I am relatively young, flexible and strong, so I am a little worried that perhaps my instructor is telling me how to compensate for my current issues rather than actually teaching me how to correctly hit the ball.
Would you recommend I continue using this swing or learn how to time my release and shift my weight properly?
Hi Vincent,
Thanks for the message. Some instructors will like to coach using a “method” where they like to get all of their players doing a very similar golf swing. Nothing wrong with that but we ve…
Hi Vincent,
Thanks for the message. Some instructors will like to coach using a “method” where they like to get all of their players doing a very similar golf swing. Nothing wrong with that but we very much look at the individual and taylor what we thin will work best. We would generally get someone to swing like this if they struggle to shift weight in the down swing but generally we would start at 50/50 and promote a weight shift in the down swing. We would say you need to see what works best for you and gives you the best results including what feels right for you. Hope that answers your question.
Good luck
Thanks
Andy
Hey piers and andy. Been watching you gents for awhile now on utube. Love the great explanations on your coaching. Hope to put your teachings to good use. Thankyou
Andy D.
P.s. my bucket list in…
Hey piers and andy. Been watching you gents for awhile now on utube. Love the great explanations on your coaching. Hope to put your teachings to good use. Thankyou
Andy D.
P.s. my bucket list includes hitting a round with meandmygolf and rick shiels as a foursome.
Hi Andy.
Thanks for the comment. Glad you like our content and hope we are helping? Well who knows, that could happen one day!
i have stated back playing golf from some medical issues i have had over the past few years. it took a while but i have my driver and fairway woods sown. i am struggling, to say the least with my iron…
i have stated back playing golf from some medical issues i have had over the past few years. it took a while but i have my driver and fairway woods sown. i am struggling, to say the least with my irons. it is like i have never held one before. the last 2 rounds i have missed two fairways but only hit 5 greens in regulation. please help. bill
Hi Bill.
What seems to be the problem with your irons. Are you stuggling with contact? If so is it ground first, heel strikes? Let us know what the problems are.
THX going to try it seems quite plausible for have a problem with weight shift 🙂
Hope this helps. Please let us know how you get on.
Hi guys,
How would this adjustment work towards hitting drivers and woods?
Love your site and instruction. Perhaps you may want to consider having someone proof-read and run a spell checker prior to publishing your text on-line. Many spelling and grammar errors! These obviou…
Love your site and instruction. Perhaps you may want to consider having someone proof-read and run a spell checker prior to publishing your text on-line. Many spelling and grammar errors! These obviously don’t affect the instruction but correcting this may allow your site to appear that much more professional!
Keep up the great work and much luck to you.
Mike
Hi Mike.
Thanks for the feedback! We are in the process of having the whole website redesigned and I agree it it would be much more professional. We will make sure it is all checked and correct. Tha…
Hi Mike.
Thanks for the feedback! We are in the process of having the whole website redesigned and I agree it it would be much more professional. We will make sure it is all checked and correct. Thanks for the support and feedback again.
Thanks
Andy
Hi guys,
I have been watching your videos for a few years now. I did watch a lot of videos in the past, from all sorts of channels or players (mainly whatever I could find on Ben Hogan and his theo…
Hi guys,
I have been watching your videos for a few years now. I did watch a lot of videos in the past, from all sorts of channels or players (mainly whatever I could find on Ben Hogan and his theories). Many of those very good videos disappeared and I was sad for while because most of the stuff out there is crap. Until I found you guys ! No need to go anywhere else.
Although I don’t come visit your website often. I just read a few articles and came across this comment about your revamped website and I think I might have an interesting idea.
I very much work on my swing through my golf season as oppose to have lower score. It worked both ways for the past couple season but I have to say this year I have been struggling to improve my swing (technically speaking).
The point here is, while I try to get as much information as I can, I loose some key points in my swing (developing *new* bad habits). Which is why I think it’s always important to go back to basics and ask yourself if you are still on a good foundation. But still, as I am trying to be aware of that danger, I just realize a lot of your videos could be linked to other concepts that could go wrong if you don’t integrate in the right way the initial concept you try to explain.
So, as a part of your new website, you could try to include links to other articles at the end of a concept that could be useful to read to avoid the danger of developing a bad habit instead of creating a good one.
I don’t know if that makes sense but at least I tried ! 🙂
If not, thanks a lot for all of your hard work, you really have the best stuff out there. I like how you always come back to the same concepts throughout your videos in different ways or drills or way of explaining it with sometimes just a couple of sentence that helps me click something I heard you explain 2-3 video before.
After watching and re-watching hours of them, I really feel like I have grasped the right concepts around a good golf swing and how it is different from person to person but still includes the same essentials.
You don’t just give a bunch of drills and crappy concept around them 🙂
Cheers
Hi Vincent.
Thanks for your comment. Happy to hear that we are helping and you like our videos. The new website will be ready this Autumn and we have lots of changes to make things easier for the vi…
Hi Vincent.
Thanks for your comment. Happy to hear that we are helping and you like our videos. The new website will be ready this Autumn and we have lots of changes to make things easier for the viewer. We will certainly bare your suggestion in mind and discuss this further so thank you for that! Your feedback is very important to us so please keep us posted on your progress and how we can help moving forward. Thanks again.
Andy
I can’t get through on e mail, so this will have to do. I have been a hole in one member for 2 years. I was finally ready to upload a video for swing analyses and just found out you stopped doing them…
I can’t get through on e mail, so this will have to do. I have been a hole in one member for 2 years. I was finally ready to upload a video for swing analyses and just found out you stopped doing them. Is that correct? That’s a big reason I became a hole in one member.
Any help?
Tim
Hi Tim.
Yes we haven’t done them for a while now. However as you have been a member for 2 years if you send us some swings with some information about your game and what you are looking to improve. …
Hi Tim.
Yes we haven’t done them for a while now. However as you have been a member for 2 years if you send us some swings with some information about your game and what you are looking to improve. I will do an analysis for you. Please email me andy.proudman@meandmygolf.com and i will get back to you asap.
Thanks
Andy
hey guys,
Iv been watching you videos for the last 2 years now and alot of them are really good im 13 i have a 13 handicapp iv been playing for a year now and I play lots of tournaments but I was…
hey guys,
Iv been watching you videos for the last 2 years now and alot of them are really good im 13 i have a 13 handicapp iv been playing for a year now and I play lots of tournaments but I was wondering if you could help me out like a swing analyzes.
My problem is I struggle with inconsistency and my mental game ex; one day is hoot 79 the next I shoot 90. My worst area of my game is my putting and iron striking and i dont hit the ball as far as others please help
from, Cameron