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Can you gain anything from playing rounds with a single iron?

I just own a six-iron and a putter and am wondering if this could actually be of some benefit until I get a full set. I have heard of people occasionally playing a round with one club (two if you count the putter).
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Absolutely. Great way to learn the game.
You will play faster.
Don't have to carry a bag.
You will learn to hit the ball high, low, draw, fade, hook and slice around trees all with one club. 6 iron is one of the most versatile clubs.

If you look at junior girls or boys beginner sets, They are 3wood, 7iron, PW, putter. If you are just starting out, I would also buy a PW and 4W/16-19 degrees wood or hybrid. Learn the game for the first three months with just your 6 iron, 16-19 degree club, the PW, and putter.

Practice 75% short game (putts, chips, bunker, pitches) and 25% long game (shots >150 yards)

Buy John Jacob's "Practical golf" and read it several times.
Buy Tom Watson's "Getting up and down 40 yards and in" read it many times.

Play a lot of par 3 courses to focus on your short game. Play some 9 hole courses. If you play 18, tee it up on the closer tees.

Enjoy every minute on the golf course or practice tee.

Check out globalgolf.com or ebay for used clubs. You can purchase a new or hardly used 16-19 degree club and PW for about $35.

Check out golfballs.com for cheap balls or go to Wmart or Academy Sports and Outdoors for balls, gloves, and tees.

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I sometimes will go to a local par 3 course with only 1 club (plus putter) so that I can practice different shots. I usually take either a 6 or 7 iron because the longest hole is about that distance and other holes play as a partial swing shot. This is great practice. Plus it can be fun. It teaches you about different lenth swing and different trajectories, plus a longer iron can sometimes be a great club to chip and/or pitch with to learn the bump-and-run shots that are very underused but could make the game easier if properly learned.
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I always wanted to try playing a round with a single iron, unfortunately its really expensive to just play a round of golf with one club if you know what I mean.

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I always wanted to try playing a round with a single iron, unfortunately its really expensive to just play a round of golf with one club if you know what I mean.

How is this?

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I always wanted to try playing a round with a single iron, unfortunately its really expensive to just play a round of golf with one club if you know what I mean.

That's why I will only do it on par 3 courses.

Going to a decent course and paying the full greens fees so you can play with 1 club does seem a bit expensive. On a normal length course, with a 6 iron only, even a good player is going to end up with a score that is 10-20 strokes higher because of lost distance off tees. Of course you could play forward (woman's or senior's tees), which would help with this. If you want to do this and do not have any par 3 or executive courses around you, then just choose a cheaper course (or a cheaper time) and then play from forward tees (whichever tee boxes are the furthest toward green). This will be a lot more fun and less frustrating to you.
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That's why I will only do it on par 3 courses.

Not really, I shot 39 with just a 7 iron and putter at my home course, which is 6800. So the distance lost was nothing, I still hit almost every par 4 in two.

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ive played with a 'sunday' bag... 4 borrowed clubs just to get a quick round in... putter/pw/6i/3w... it really helps you with distance control
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I believe it will help you hit creative shots such as 3/4 and 1/2 shots and shots with the club face open. I want to try it someday.

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Can you gain anything from playing rounds with a single iron?

I think you could definately benifit from it, Iagree with the par three course or from the front tees I also think if you can at least get 2 more clubs maybe a hybrid 3 iron and a pitching wedge to give you an idea of how the different clubs will react to different shots you should be able to buy demo clubs for cheap from a local club dealer or tgw has returned and demos you can buy, this will also give you a better club selection no matter the length of the par three, google par threes in your area I'm sure you'll find at least one if not more, good luck on your game and have fun no matter what.

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