Short irons: Inconsistent distances for same swing.

[longdrive23]

Hi All, 

Looking to identify subtle things that affect distance control with short irons/Wedges.

With some swing improvements, my ball striking has improved and is resulting in distances with my short irons (8-PW) to vary pretty wildly... about 20+ yards of difference. Shots are hit clean, pinching off the fairway with divot in front, sounds good too. However, I overshoot the greens sometimes, PW and AW and it goes the same distance (no fat shots)... basically my the club selections for the distances are off and is impacting scoring when i overshoot the greens on some occasions (for the same distance).

Any tips on what keeps the distances predictable? (eliminating other factors like wind etc)

Few things I'm guessing I'm going wrong is:

• Inconsistent swing speeds.
• Some balls getting hit with steeper angle when struck.

 

Any tips here is very much appreciated, looking to some low handicappers helping me out here. 

 

Thanks.

[chspeed]

7 hours ago, longdrive23 said:

Hi All,

Few things I'm guessing I'm going wrong is:

• Inconsistent swing speeds.
• Some balls getting hit with steeper angle when struck.

Any tips here is very much appreciated, looking to some low handicappers helping me out here.

Another inconsistency may be your swing path. When coming over the top and pulling shots, even just a little, we tend to hit the ball farther. Have you noticed if your longer shots miss in a specific direction? Do they go higher? lower?

[longdrive23]

1 hour ago, chspeed said:

Another inconsistency may be your swing path. When coming over the top and pulling shots, even just a little, we tend to hit the ball farther. Have you noticed if your longer shots miss in a specific direction? Do they go higher? lower?

Good point. My natural ball flight is a draw. And some of the ones going further are on the far left. 

 

My ball flight is usually pretty high. Only time it's lower is when I keep the ball intentionally back.