cant help but think im masking my pulls, am i?

[TheRichie]

Been out today for a practice, and all my iron shots are pulled way left with the occasional strong draw (hook) and really getting annoyed with myself

So i tinker a lil bit and end up standing slightly futher away from the ball arms reach a little more but not enough that im stretching for the ball, and bam shots are alot straiter slight pulls and pushs completely different satisfying but very much managable So have i found a mask for my bad technique? Or is it a fix?

[Stewie007]

When you stand too close to the ball, your hand eye coordination will guide your body into making unconscious decisions, thus adjusting your movements to effectively strike the ball (or more accurately, ineffectively). You will heel the ball and because of the off center hit, the torque forces the club face to close and voila, off to the left it goes. Many times you will find yourself hitting the ground quite hard. I call it grave digging. ;) This is much the same manner that standing too far can also cause a ball flight directly to the right, or will cause you to flat out top the ball. I find that the correcting instincts are much more prevalent when standing too close. You should be able to feel the unnatural twisting motion. Its virtually involuntary. So by stepping back, you have negated your problem by allowing yourself room to swing the club. I suspect that you are still committing additional errors, but I'm no expert to say. :)