How to Hit Irons: 9 Pros and Teachers Share their Best Tips

A stronger loft – or strengthening your loft – means that a clubfitters had literally bent the golf club(s) in question to reduce the amount of loft. (Not all golf clubs can be bent in such a way; it’s typically done only in irons and may depend on the type of hosel used.)

A stronger(lower) loft in newer irons will produce a higher ball flight than the weaker(higher) loft in older clubs. The intent is to make it easier to launch the ball higher and in the process easier to hit. Also, keep in mind modern clubs also have more forgiveness built into them.

1. Take it back low.
2. Keep posture in mind.
3. Use your whole body to smash it.
4. Trap the ball and make a divot.
5. Don’t help the ball up.
6. Sweep into contact with long irons.
7. Take more club than you think.
8. Make a full backswing.

Some players think a push comes from shifting too far toward the target, but this spin-out move is the real cause. When you spin open, your right shoulder tilts down and the club gets stuck to the inside. From there, the ball can only go right. So close your stance, and feel your arms swing past you.

A right-handed golfer hitting the ball to the right of the target but on a straight line is hitting a push shot. Ball Position: The ball might be too far back in your stance. This causes you to make contact when the club is still swinging to right field.

There are three basic stances that every golfer needs to know; they are the driver stance, the iron/hybrid stance, and the wedge stance. Although you can also have a different stance for putting, the putting stance comes down to more feel and preference than basic fundamentals.

The closed stance can help golfers that struggle to release the ball actually turn it over as they come through impact. The combination of the draw or hook spin on the ball and the lower ball flight means that if you need to get your golf ball rolling quite a long way, the closed stance can certainly help.