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Striking your irons pure: compression, trajectory, distance control across long, mid and short irons, and fixing the fat and thin shots that wreck a scorecard.
All iron play guides
How to Fix Fat Shots (Hitting Behind the Ball)
A fat shot means your swing's low point is happening before the ball. Here's why that happens and the specific fixes for each cause.
6 min readHow to Fix Thin Shots (Hitting the Top of the Ball)
A thin shot means the club struck the ball's upper half before reaching the bottom of its arc. Here's why, and how to correct it.
6 min readIron Distance Control: Building a Reliable Yardage for Every Club
Most golfers don't actually know their real carry distances — they know their best-ever distance. Here's how to fix that and control distance more precisely.
7 min readLong Irons Are Hard: Why Hybrids and 7-Woods Usually Win
Long irons demand more precise contact than almost any other club in the bag. For most golfers, that's simply not a good trade.
6 min readControlling Iron Trajectory: Flighting Shots Up, Down and Through the Wind
Being able to flight an iron shot higher or lower on demand is a genuine scoring skill, not just a tour-pro trick. Here's the basic method.
6 min readIron Practice Drills That Build Real Contact Consistency
Random full-speed iron swings at the range build inconsistent habits. These drills isolate specific parts of contact quality.
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