How to fix high loft on irons?

[boomersooner13]

New here, so a little about myself:

21 year old, currently playing under a handicap of around 7-9.

What in the bag:

Driver: Adams Speedline (Yeah I know, but I love it)

Irons: Good ole fashioned Taylormade 360's, forged

Woods: Taylormade Burner 2.0 (favorite clubs I've ever owned)

Putter: Odyssey White Hot #1 (haven't been able to get rid of it)

Now, here's my problem.  For the last few rounds I've played, I've been hitting my irons with high loft.  It's severely decreasing my distance.  For example: I'm used to hitting my 5 iron right around 203 (last time we calibrated), but now I'm hitting it about 185-190.  My shots used to be very hard, driven shots, but now they're skying way up and it's hurting my scores badly.

I haven't changed up anything so I'm not sure what to do.  I use the same balls, same clubs (that i've had forever), keep the ball in the same position in my stance, and haven't changed up my swing or stance....it just kind of started happening.

Anyone got any tips for me so that I can stop this madness?

[moparman426]

Flipping?

[glock35ipsc]

^^^ Same first thought here.  Have your divots changed?

[boomersooner13]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

^^^ Same first thought here.  Have your divots changed?

I really haven't noticed too much of a difference in my marks after my swing.  I looked at that first and my marks were as deep and wide as they usually are.  My shot style is almost like a "drive the ball into the ground" type thing, so I initially thought I was just "throwing" the club under the ball, if you will.  I went back to the range and made sure I was still swinging the same way, and after slowing it down and having my  playing partner (of 9 years) watch that and my full swing, we couldn't find anything wrong.

I'm going to the range today to see if I can't figure something out.  I feel like I've studied every dimension of this and just can't find anything....

[boomersooner13]

Got home and this my previous submit was still loading so I hit refresh, and now it's up....? Weird

Anyways, I went to the range today to set out to fix this problem......

315 range balls later, I still have no idea.  This is seriously the strangest thing that's happened to me in my golfing career (I've been playing since I came out of the womb).  I'm starting to think I'm pulling a Tin Cup and my head's just getting in the way?

I'm going to go out tomorrow during the busiest time of the day, get in the very middle of the range, and wear some funky clothes or something and see if that takes my mind off of it.  Like I said, I've played golf recreationally and competitively my entire life and my swings have been effortless for as long as I can remember.  So maybe it is just my head.

Anyways, if anyone has any idea at all, please let me know.  I'm playing in a buy-in tournament in a couple of weekends and really need to get it fixed by then.

Next time I go out I'll try to snag a video and let yall dissect it.  Thanks

[Apotheosis]

Play with shitty clubs that don't fit you.  Hit some balls with those, then go back to your normal irons.  Just an idea.  If its all in your head maybe that will reset you lol

[The Tin Man]

If you play right handed try hitting a few dozen balls lefty. Frustrating, nothings grooved, takes me back to day one and resets the switches.  (Borrow a lefty club from the ranges junk barrel.)

[steventimothy]

Has the contact or direction (pulls or pushes) of your shots changed? Hooking or slicing?

Don't hit 100's of balls and groove a mistake at the range, whatever you do! Play with the swing you have for now, and try to discover the cause of your problem and fix it before you develop bad habits at the range. Also, hitting lots of balls with bad mechanics can lead to an injury, especially if you're trying to swing harder to find the distance you used to have.

If, for example, you're also hitting big hooks, then you might! be sliding too much on the downswing instead of turning your hips. If your lower body stops turning near impact, then you'll flip the club with your hands and pop it into the air. You'll tend to take deeper divots and hit pull hooks or high shots. The odd fat shot is not out of the question either. There are different ways to correct that (if that's your problem) - for me, I try to straighten my left leg at impact, which forces me to turn & not slide.

[inthecup]

If this were me I would exaggerate my weight transfer and make sure the divot is well past the ball.  It will ensure you are really still hitting down on it.

[behing19]

Even if you keep the ball in the same part of your stance in relation to your feet, you might have moved it in relation to your sternum.  This would be the first thing I would check.  The next thing I would look at is your impact position.  It sounds like you used to compress the ball better and now your hands may not be leading nearly as much.  It doesn't take much to cause your issues and you might not be noticing it.  If your off by just a little bit, it could cause your issue.

[sk golf]

Weight forward, hands forward

[boomersooner13]

All were very good suggestions, but I couldn't figure it out no matter what I did.  I exaggerated everything I could, shortened/dissected everything I could, and still can't explain it.

So I went to the clubhouse a couple of days ago when I was checking in to the tournament I had previously mentioned and got sucked into testing out the Mizuno MP-59's

I don't know how yall feel about them, or if anyone has them, but i hit 10-15 balls with the 3i and about 25 more (I just couldn't stop) with the 7i and I've NEVER been more impressed with my golf shot.  Like I said, with my 360's I used to hit really nice, driven shots.  But the way the ball came off of these irons was absolutely amazing to me. I immediately started shaft and grip fitting for them and they should be ready in a couple of days haha.

I do appreciate the tips. The closest I got to solving the problem was really emphasizing my impact position.  I mean REALLY emphasizing it.  I was taught the golf swing before I was potty trained so my fundamentals are (humbly) solid, but I tried really emphasizing leading with my hands and the ball went a little more in the "x" direction, but I was still short by about 15 yards of what I've hit these irons at for the last 4 years.

Anyways, here's to a new start with these Mizuno's.  It's been a LOOOOONG time since I changed up the bag since I'm a creature of habit.  But I'm excited and nervous at the same time to see how long it takes to adapt to the changes.

Thanks again.