Worst iron play ever today.

[ballemore1029]

Today me and some buddies went and played TPC of Louisiana, my driver game was incredible. I out drove all my playing partners and hit 11 of 14 fairways believe it or not, on the flipside of this round i literally only had 2 solid iron shots out of about 100 attempts. Every ball was hit either in the very back of the heel or topped. I almost threw every out away and just used my driver for every shot. I have no idea what I was doing wrong. Even my par 3 tee shots were terrible, we played 4 over par pick-up and i pretty much picked up every hole.....worst day ever!!!!...sorry, just needed to vent.

[Drew Chung]

bro...that's the one common habit most weekend warriors fall into it. unless you practice 3 to 4 times a week one aspect of your game will falter.

i've had many rounds where i couldn't miss with my driver and my irons were inconsistent, and vice versa.

this has everything to do with not practicing.

you felt comfortable with your driver today right? you need to hit the range and feel confident and comfortable with the irons as well!

[darkhunter139]

Same thing happened to me after my first time breaking 100.  So frustrating!

[ballemore1029]

I try and go to the range at least once a week and I almost always play at least once a week. Going to the range and practicing off the mat just seems like a waste of time tho because it seems like almost every shot is a good one.

[BostonSully]

Originally Posted by ballemore1029

I try and go to the range at least once a week and I almost always play at least once a week. Going to the range and practicing off the mat just seems like a waste of time tho because it seems like almost every shot is a good one.

Learn the feel of a good shot. When I first started I would hit the range and feel like my iron shots were all good. On the course I hit every shot fat or chunked it completely. If you feel yourself hitting the matt first thats not good, learn the feel a crips struck pure shot and focus on that at the range not just whether or not the ball had good flight.

[darkhunter139]

Originally Posted by ballemore1029

I try and go to the range at least once a week and I almost always play at least once a week. Going to the range and practicing off the mat just seems like a waste of time tho because it seems like almost every shot is a good one.

Check out my thread in the instruction sub forum.  A lot of good suggestions were made about how to practice on the mats.

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/thread/46980/practicing-with-your-irons-from-the-mats-useless