Need help improving.

[weswaitman]

So, I've kind of hit a plateau in my game. I'm around an 18 handicap. My game consists of lots of calculated misses with the exception of my wedges which are pretty solid. I'm long off of the tee with sometimes fight a pretty bad slice. My iron game is what has been really troubling for me, I struggle to hit a solid shot with anything longer than my nine iron. I'm pretty content with my wedge game.

I'm currently hitting a Cobra S3, Cobra Pro CB's(which lately i've started to believe are above my skill level), and 54 and 60 degree vokey's.

I'm looking for some good practice/drills for hitting more solid consistent shots with my irons. I feel like my iron play is on par with a 25-30 hadicapper.

[Golf Drills]

Here is one drill that will help you with your irons:

Place a head cover under your right arm pit (for lefties)

Tee the ball up.

Start practicing with small swings.

Finish your practice session with 3/4 swings.

[atb5079]

Originally Posted by weswaitman

So, I've kind of hit a plateau in my game. I'm around an 18 handicap. My game consists of lots of calculated misses with the exception of my wedges which are pretty solid. I'm long off of the tee with sometimes fight a pretty bad slice. My iron game is what has been really troubling for me, I struggle to hit a solid shot with anything longer than my nine iron. I'm pretty content with my wedge game.

I'm currently hitting a Cobra S3, Cobra Pro CB's(which lately i've started to believe are above my skill level), and 54 and 60 degree vokey's.

I'm looking for some good practice/drills for hitting more solid consistent shots with my irons. I feel like my iron play is on par with a 25-30 hadicapper.

I may not be a scratch golfer, but I might have some good advice for you if you answer a few questions to help me figure out what it is about your irons that you are struggling. Are you slicing it with your irons? Are you having trouble hitting it solid with the irons? What do you divots look like on the fairway after say hitting a 7 iron?

[weswaitman]

Slices are not uncommon with my irons, and yes, i'm having trouble hitting it solid. I'd say I usually don't take much of a divot with my irons other than my wedges. If I do take a divot I'd say it's usually behind the ball.

[atb5079]

Yeah well first of all, you want the divot in front of the ball. There are plenty of guys on here who are much more knowledgeable than me and can give you better insight, but i'll throw out some tips that have worked for me.

I struggled with a slice for a long time until I got a few lessons from the golf pro at the private club I work at. One of the best easy tips he gave me to work on hitting more from the inside of the ball and being able to come through and turn my hands over (which led to me ability to now hit a small draw and no longer slicing it at all), was that he put my driver head cover down about 3-4 inches away and slightly behind the ball. He angled the headcover so it pointed past my right shoulder. Idk if you can picture that but its a real simple thing that worked wonders for me. Everytime I swung it got in my head to hit the inside of the ball better. If I came over the type or from the outside (which is the main reason one would slice), I would hit that headcover.

Another thing that has worked great for me and I still to do this day on the range is lay a tee down about 3 inches in front of the ball. If you hit your shot flush and properly the ball should still fly nice but it along with the club should snag that tee as a result of producing a small divot in front of the ball. This will help give you feedback and force you to start really hitting the ball first and then take a divot.

Other things you can do is rotate your hands slightly more clockwise on the grip which will help you to turn your hands over upon impact. Some people may not like that cause it can be a bit of a bandaid maneuver and not fully fix a slice. I really only use that grip with my driver.

Again, talk to the more experienced and qualified guys on here, but all those have worked for me and it sounds like you have the exact problem I did a year ago.

[weswaitman]

Ok, thanks i'll try and incorporate that into my practice.

[Jon Robert]

Revisit the grip. Are there any dominating pressure points or are all 8 finger bases sharing load equally.