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post #19 of 24
10/19/10 at 1:43pm

Re: Iron Club Face At Address

Slighty open. 1. Becuase I want the face to be slighty open at contact and 2. Because it gives me the confidence (visually) to go aggressively at the ball without fear of hooking it.
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post #20 of 24
10/19/10 at 1:52pm

Re: Iron Club Face At Address

Originally Posted by JML22 View Post
are you guys hitting slight drwas with the open face or do you do it to hit a straight ball?
I've started overdrawing my shots so i'm wondering
I can play either shot if necessary (fade or draw) but normally, when I go at it hard with an open face, I produce a 3-4 yard draw. However, some times, it can change. For example, I hadn't played or practiced for a while before this past Saturday when I played a round and that morning on the range before I played, I was consistently hitting 2 yard fades. So, instead of "figthing it," or trying to change or adjust my swing path or change how I address the ball with my clubface, I just played the fade during the entire round and threw down a great score.
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post #21 of 24
10/19/10 at 2:27pm

Re: Iron Club Face At Address

Originally Posted by srjorion View Post
This is one of those truly enlightening threads I find every so often. I have always lined up with the clubface square. I hit the range this afternoon and tried lining up with the clubface slightly open. The majority of my shots were straight or slight draws with much better contact. I did have the occasional straight push. I think my mind tries to really square up the clubface if it starts that way, but having it slightly open and coming into the inside of the ball really seemed to be easier. I hit a lot more shots dead center of the sweet spot. I can't wait to see how this continues.
Same here, big difference. I've always tried to line it up square...combine that with my tendancy to set up with a closed stance(something I'm also working to correct) and things can get ugly.
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post #22 of 24
10/19/10 at 4:10pm

Re: Iron Club Face At Address

Square to slightly closed. With the amount of left approaches last night i think i'll start fanning it open a bit.
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post #23 of 24
1/26/13 at 3:01pm
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Originally Posted by iacas View Post

 
Slightly open - where I intend to return the clubface at impact.

Slightly open but I feel this makes me take the club back more outside. When I place a water bottle 16 inches directly behind the ball, I will usually nick the bottle with the club when I take the club back.  I have a stocky build so I guess I need to take it back more outside. I would prefer to have it square at address (and take it back more inside, missing the water bottle) but I don't hit it as solidly. Reluctantly, if I'm looking for a somewhat straight shot I open the face a little. It's usually a slight push but I prefer this to a big overcooked hook that a square (and especially closed) clubface seems to produce.  If I need a hook I'll leave it square or slightly closed but because of my build I get kind of cramped up and restricted to a 3/4 swing when I take it back inside. 

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post #24 of 24
1/26/13 at 5:47pm

Slightly open

 

Wasn't always that way...

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