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As the title says my irons are straight for the most part (6i-pw) and my driver hooks like crazy. my 3i-5i fall somewhere in between. So my question is really how should I practice and I have two theories....

1. I should be working on my 6i-pw and get them perfect and slowly work on the 5i and when that is perfect go to the 4i and so on...

2. That my swing is the same with all clubs and that my mistakes are not being shown/felt on the higher irons but are being shown on the driver. Thus I should work on the driver to fix those mistakes and they will resolve for all clubs.

Which of these is right? Or is neither?

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I would check setup and ball position on the driver and punch some drivers - it's a slower swing and may help you feel the issues more easily so  you can correct them.

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I think #2 is the right way of thinking. Your are likely subconsciously hitting all non-putter clubs the same way, and the driver definitely needs a different styling. I would say instead of playing a round of golf one weekend, spend the same money on the driving range and do that nonstop. The weak link sounds like it's there, and if you only do the normal round play, you'll have a mere 18 chances at most in any given day to even swing the driver. You won't accomplish much that way. This is my problem area as well.


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As the title says my irons are straight for the most part (6i-pw) and my driver hooks like crazy. my 3i-5i fall somewhere in between. So my question is really how should I practice and I have two theories.... 1. I should be working on my 6i-pw and get them perfect and slowly work on the 5i and when that is perfect go to the 4i and so on... 2. That my swing is the same with all clubs and that my mistakes are not being shown/felt on the higher irons but are being shown on the driver. Thus I should work on the driver to fix those mistakes and they will resolve for all clubs. Which of these is right? Or is neither?

I'm not clear on what you are asking with #2. Are you asking if you should get the swing the same for every club in the bag or are you saying that your swing is the same with every club but you are seeing a difference in performance? Just a mid HI guy here but I don't think you can swing your driver as say your 9i. First your setup is different. Feet are wider, standing a little taller due to club length, 9i swing you are at a much steeper angle of attack and take a divot while you have more of a "sweep" with a driver and hit it on the uptake. This may not be a good swing thought for everyone but it seems to work with me. My highest lofted club is a 58* Vokey. That is my steepest, sharpest contact. My angle of attack changes ever so slightly with my PW, and again with my 9i, 8i and so on until I get to my driver which as I said before is more of a sweep. I will also take it a step further than Scottc did. Skip a Sunday four ball and schedule a lesson. Ask your specific questions of swing thought and practice and then put it to use. Good luck!


My own experience. With irons it's not so critical to try to hit from the inside. It happens by itself almost automatically because irons have a more vertical angle of attack.

With woods and driver, given a more horizontal angle of attack, if you don't make an effort to hit from the inside it's very easy to come out of plane and hit bad shots.


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