Woods vs Irons

[lhagsjr]

Im sure this is a common question/issue for most. Currently Im hitting my irons/hybrid clubs pretty well. My 3W is kind of a mess. My question is about the shoulder turn. Do you purposely turn the left shoulder more with the woods?

[Slice of Life]

  lhagsjr said:

Im sure this is a common question/issue for most. Currently Im hitting my irons/hybrid clubs pretty well. My 3W is kind of a mess. My question is about the shoulder turn. Do you purposely turn the left shoulder more with the woods?

I'm no pro...but aside from your setup, there shouldn't be that big a difference between your driver/3 wood swing, and your iron swing. From what I understand, the fundamentals (shouler/hip turn, extension...etc.,) should not differ.

[MConstantineJr]

My driver swing is completely different than any of my other clubs. With my irons, hybrids, and woods I have verticle swing path keeping the butt of the handle pointing between my toe line and the ball in the backswing. I cannot hit those clubs any other way with consistency. My driver I get a lot flatter and rotate with the butt of handle pointing at the far backside of the ball on my backswing. I have a very strong grip with my driver, woods, hybrid and a slightly strong grip or neutral grip (depending on the day and how I'm grooving it) with irons. It works for me. I've put in about 5000 range swings this summer and come to this conclusion. Don't care what anyone says. I'm not trying to go pro. Just trying to enjoy myself. If it takes different repeatable and easy (for me) to execute swings then thats what I'm gonna do!!

[vangator]

The biggest thing you can do for hitting any club consistently is to keep your head still. If you want some power in your swing, you need to turn your left shoulder. If you can hit a hybrid decently, you should be able to hit a fairway wood.

[lhagsjr]

It is crazy you mention the vertical swing plane with irons/hybrids/fairway woods. I assume this means you concentrate on getting the club up very quickly in backswing instead of becoming too flat and bringing it too inside. I have just determined this for myself as well. When I get that club up quickly and turn my left shoulder, I make solid contact most of the time. Is this what you are referring to as well?