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Anything shorter than that and I'm pretty much money. I can hit my 6 iron right around 150 but when I get to my 5 iron I completely chunk the ball and slice it. Even when I hit it right it doesn't seem to go as far as it should. If I could get my 4 and 5 irons working my game would be so much better. My friends keep telling me that I'm lucky my short game is so good because it is usually the hardest to play. Putting is ok and short game is awesome. If I can pull off about 180 straight off the tee I can see myself being pretty decent at this god forsaken game.
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Don't try to kill the ball. It sounds like you are trying to swing too hard to hit your long irons making you drop your back shoulder and hit it fat. A smoother swing with solid contact is much more ideal with those irons.

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I struggled with long irons and then I gave up on them long time ago. I don't even buy 3 or 4 irons in my sets anymore. They have so many other options such as low profile fairway woods (#7, 9) and hybrids which get the job done beyond 150.
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Replace your low irons with hybrids,unless your a really new golfer and still learning irons. Irons are the strong suit of my play, and I never thought id be a beliver in a hybrid, but I hit a 3-iron about 190, and can consistantly put a 3 hybrid 210, makes a big difference and is easier to hit straight. If your not looking to change clubs, perhaps go up a club, use a 3 over a 4, and swing easy.

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You may be standing too close to the ball and your feet are to close together. Try and get a video for us so we can help you out ;)
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Anything shorter than that and I'm pretty much money. I can hit my 6 iron right around 150 but when I get to my 5 iron I completely chunk the ball and slice it. Even when I hit it right it doesn't seem to go as far as it should. If I could get my 4 and 5 irons working my game would be so much better. My friends keep telling me that I'm lucky my short game is so good because it is usually the hardest to play. Putting is ok and short game is awesome. If I can pull off about 180 straight off the tee I can see myself being pretty decent at this god forsaken game.

If the club isn't going as far as it should, odds are you're hitting it off the toe. Anything else though, I'm afraid is the mental aspect of looking at a long iron, I think. I chunk my long irons when I try to murder them, so try swinging easy.

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For your longer irons you may need to move the ball a little more forward in your stance (ie toward your left foot if you are a righty).
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Woods: RPM LP 3W & 5W
Irons: MX-25 4-SWPutter: Detour
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If your also slicing the ball, my guess is, as mentioned in the first post, that your trying to over power the swing. By doing so there is a good chance your hands are coming through the ball ahead of your club end and that will cause the face to open up, which in turn will cause a slice.. This is also very common with drivers and something I just learned as well.

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I love this site and this game. One question and 50 different answers. I played again yesterday and had the same problem. My buddies suggested that I was dropping my back shoulder because I was trying to swing too hard. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Go take the clubs you can't hit to the range and practice with them. That's all a brutha can do 'yo.

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Go take the clubs you can't hit to the range and practice with them. That's all a brutha can do 'yo.

Fo shizz. Learn wut dis brutha teachin fool.

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Anything shorter than that and I'm pretty much money. I can hit my 6 iron right around 150 but when I get to my 5 iron I completely chunk the ball and slice it. Even when I hit it right it doesn't seem to go as far as it should. If I could get my 4 and 5 irons working my game would be so much better. My friends keep telling me that I'm lucky my short game is so good because it is usually the hardest to play. Putting is ok and short game is awesome. If I can pull off about 180 straight off the tee I can see myself being pretty decent at this god forsaken game.

Put your 3,4 & 5 irons in to storage and Get yourself a wee 7 wood and a couple of hybrids with lofts 24* and 27*. Swing smooth and easy with these letting the longer, lighter shafts do the work and I guarantee you'll see a total improvement in your game.

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Callaway X 3 Wood
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