Just found this excellent video on how to sit irons on the ground. Five minutes age I dropped a comment on getting irons with the right amount of shaft angle on another video of Yours. Many years ago I had a 56 degree wedge that always had everything going left or even hooking left. I had the shaft angle changed which corrected these off line shots.Your subscribers may be interested in this type of information. Ray
Good vid. It's not obvious either. I've seen a number of pros and they wouldn't answer the question. It took me best part of 3yrs to realise that the shaft is leaning forward at address and this is where it returns. Now I hit the ball properly! My longest iron is a 6 but this is a hangover from my bad iron days, I have a 5 I reckon would work now.
If one just looks at a tour pro’s divot, it is plane to see that their divot almost always has a skinny tail on the players side of it, then you see the full club head width going forward. Nice tip Alex.
Longest iron is 4 ,no rescue club I use a 7 wood ,hate offset clubs as my natural shot is a draw so I don’t need any help going left . One thing to mention is that offset clubs force your shaft position with more hands forward than than clubs with little offset ,this is very noticeable when I pick up the wife’s ping offset shovels,easy to hit but hook city for me .I play mizuno 919 tour irons with kbs lite x shafts and for the most part games fine ,worst case is the shanks which appear from time to time and kills my game ,had them on and off ever since I started playing this game ,I will check my set 8pm after this video later today at the range ,cheers .
Longest iron in my bag is a 3 iron, then a 4 hybrid, then 5-PW. 3 iron usually only comes out if I need to recover from the woods or if I'm feeling extra confident lol
My longest iron is a 2 iron but I go 2,5,6,7,8,9,pw I typically only use the 2 iron when I’m under trees but I’m starting to use it as a 3 wood alternative for either the rough or hard lies
Alex, I'm an older golfer that's lost major distance from driver through SW, I feel my shoulder turn is limiting a full swing. How can I get more rotation or bigger shoulder turn. I've been playing for 43years and used to be able to hit the 300yd drives and 150yd 7 irons. Can you help me out? Always love your lessons and tips been subscribed for sometime now.
Great tip. Never knew this information. Thank you. Longest iron is a 4. Learning from you big time. Explains my inconsistency. Can't wait to play good golf often.
Thanks for this tip Alex. I was taught proper technique but it is important to always check yourself for proper setup. I know we all take it for granted many times. The Pro’s always take their time and check themselves. Most of us just try to whack the ball somewhere in the direction we are pointing. Those of us who take the game more seriously or have the time to play more often seek great advice and your channel provides much content relative to many of us. The lowest iron I carry is 5 iron. Typical setup for today’s gamers. I can still hit long irons but a hybrid is much easier and it has may other uses. For those par 3’s from 165 to 185 I prefer to hit a 19 degree hybrid. But I also use it at times just off the green instead of chipping. Question: What about forward shaft lean at setup? When should it be utilized if at all. I have tried it and found it to be effective in striking the ball. Comments?
Hi - thanks so much for tuning into the video Ron. I have a video coming up tonight that wil help you with this on chipping around the green, the forward shaft lean that you mentioned
I had problems with low ball flight because of this issue. I was too far up with my toe. My 8 iron was only averaging 60 ft . Now its averaging 90 ft. The strike is also loads better as im now hitting the middle of the club with lots more consistency. Also it's improved my posture. Thanks Alex great video's.
Currently got 4 wedges up to a 5 iron and then 4-3 hybrids. I got double hybrids at the top and I can hit them beautifully but I miss having longer irons in the bag. I’d rather have a 5 hybrid and a 4 iron even though my 4 hybrid is so reliable…..flies about 190 and gives me about 205 in distance. My 3 hybrid has taken the place of my 5 wood. I do miss having those lower lofted irons when I have long shots under a tree line. I could easily get over 200 yards on a hooded 3 iron that went no more than 10 ft off the ground. I don’t have that shot anymore. My hooded 5 and below still works for most of those shots when they come up but I feel they happen more often than my 3 hybrid does. I’m usually lying under 200 or over 240 which is more of my HL 3 wood range….235-250. Giving up my regular 3 wood means no more reaching the greens from 250+ but I wouldn’t say that was a reliable shot for me anyway. The biggest beauty of the long hybrids is stopping power. If I fly a green with my hybrid it will stop, often in under 5 feet. I didn’t have that reliably with a 4 or 3 iron. It’s awesome flying a green from 185-210 yards and stopping it. I dunno. Still figuring out my clubs. I need a new putter and driver. Still figuring out which wedges I like best. My drives are typically 260-290 with occasional low and high. I’ve got an old clunking driver someone gave me and I’ve tried some others and they just feel so much easier to hit. I also pretty cheap and used golf balls. I have a feel I could reliably drive 285+ with a better driver and maybe some pro v1’s. Got fitted for my current clubs and it made golf a lot easier. 😂 I’m kinda waiting till I get somewhere for a driver fitting maybe find out a better putter than the hand me down I have. For the first time I’m trying to figure out how to be better at golf in 20 years and actually playing regularly…..my HC is currently 3.5 but I feel like that is deceiving. I do usually play in the 70’s or low 80’s on non-pro courses but it’s the occasional good round that gives me that handicap. I’m an okay golfer. I just typically play smart. I could easily have a HC of 12. I am finding that clubs make a huge difference. I mix in 1 great shot with an okay and a bad shot to get a lot of pars. 😅occasionally I get 2 good ones in a row and that’s where my birdies come from or the opposite and my bogeys. Anyway, I just started watching videos like this a few weeks ago and it has improved my game. I actually just learned this tip this last week. Kind of rambling now but just want to keep getting better.
How important is the positon of the ball between your feet, and do you still keep your knuckles in line with the front of the ball even when you have the ball further forward in your stane with the longer irons?
My longuest iron is a 5. I could have bought my Ping Karsten set with a 5 hybrid instead of a 5 iron but I just picked what was in stock at the shop. This is a decision I regret today, because I rarely hit my 5 iron past 7 iron distance, often shorter because of mishit, while I wish I had a hybrid a little easier to hit than my 4 hybrid.
I really feel that with the new rescue woods, and improvements in fairway woods, it's drastically reduced my number of irons. I'll use a 3 or 4 iron for a little punch and roll if needed but otherwise, 7, 9 & PW.
One thing you forgot to mention which was in one of previous video is that the forces on the club on the downswing tend to bend the shaft in towards you due to clubhead toe weight which is offset from lever arm which is the shaft. This weight wants to move downward due centripedal force but the downward force bends the shaft inward.
I only have 6 and 7 long irons but struggle with keeping long shots straight and consistent. Fine with shorter irons and wedges. 6 especially I lack confidence so dont use as often as I should. Got to 10.2 hcap but struggle to get to single figures 😥
Great video. Can you do one on the release for driving? I have been tought the drinks and throwing them onto the ground after impact but really struggling to get to grips with it!
Great vid. In some of your shots, the ball placement is towards the hozel. I would have thought that the ball should be in the centre of the face. Pls advise.
It's hard to watch the videos because they spend a lot of time telling me how I or someone else is doing it wrong. Just tell me how to do it. For me that gets confusing and when I go try it I can't remember what was the wrong way or right way. Don't need to sell me on how I'm doing it wrong. I know I'm doing it wrong that's why I'm watching the video instead of golfing. Thanks
Hi Alex. First of all, thank you for all your simple and very effective tips. I watch them every day and really made some huge improvements already, thanks to you! But I also have a question for you in which I hope you have a drill that would help me out on my (main?) problem. My teaching Pro tells me over and over again that I have a very good swing. BUT I have one thing that I cannot get under control and that are my straight arms.... In the practice slowmotion swing, I know what to do. But when taking a normal swing or when I am hitting the ball, my arms (especially the left one) are always slightly bended. Sometimes I think the swing was okay, but after checking the films he is making from my swing, I always end up disappointed. Can you please help me out on this matter? Greetings Rene
Thumbnail diagram showing red impact spots on club face confuses me. Assuming ball is laying on the dashed line, why is red spot at different height above the dashed line for the three club angles.
One more thought about how the club is placed that wasn’t reviewed; at 3:15, the ball is positioned close to the hosel as opposed to the middle of the club face. Is that correct?
My longest Iron is a 4. I cant hit a driver to save my life. I am happy with 180mtr 4iron but I noticed lately I am hitting it at the base of the club.
Alex, I have a question about lie. I was fitted for 3 deg upright clubs. I could hit my long irons decent and my short irons were garbage. I flattened my clubs to 1 deg upright and now my short irons are fire and my long irons are garbage. Is it normal for people to have different lie angles in their bag? Should i go 3 deg upright on my long irons and stay at 1 deg upright on my short irons?
alex how does the actual iron shaft affect your golfing ability i.e kbs vs project x..... i prefer kbs but is there a big difference or does that only come into consideration when there stiff or flex shafts? thanks for all the great work and copious amount of great tips and videos, Lee from dublin
My longest iron is a 5. I used to carry a 4 that I thought I hit well, but Arccos told me that it really didn't go further than the 5, so it was replaced by a hybrid. I've recently been trying to set up with the toe higher and making really sure the club is in my fingers, and my iron miss has gone from right (fade) to left (draw). There are SO MANY variables!
@@AlexElliottGolf I agree. But Ian Fraser from txg golf, now club champion, and my PXG fitter said it was ball flight and not how it sits. I'm so confused😂
Over complicating a simple thing. Learn a proper Grip first then address the ball. Don’t ever set your club and grip it because literally every ball you hit is from a different lie, therefore will be an inconsistent grip and face lie. Grip, address & align accordingly. Problem solved.
Pretty much every single instructional golf video on youtube is like 75% longer than it needs to be. I guess they do it to earn more money, but jesus christ is it annoying.
