I'm fairly new to the game. I bought my first set of clubs this past fall and have become a regular at the free practice area at the near by golf course. I'm yet to actually play on the course (I wanted to become reasonably proficient before I did).
I've been really happy lately with several of my shots. I've been working primarily with the 6 and 7 iron from 150-175 yards, hitting in the rough to a small green. When I first start practice (after doing a thorough stretch), I find that I'm hitting some of my best shots, straight, and within an easy pitching range of the green, say with in three meters (if not on the green itself). I find that when I first start practice, I make beautiful straight, and good distanced shots roughly 30% of the time (three out of ten shots). As my practice continues, I start topping the ball, or, after 60+ swings I start slicing it (I think this is because I have to work on building my endurance).
This, while still an obstacle, is not the source of my most recent fustration.
Remember on how I said I hit the ball straight and on target ~30% of the time when I first start practice? Well, 10% of the time I top it, another 10% of the time I might slice it slightly right (or slightly left on rare ocassion), and the remaining 50% of the time I hit it straight but right of the targeted green by 20-30 degrees. I've tried lining up a 4 iron on the ground with the flag on the green in calm winds, and standing with my feet at shoulder width and equal distance from the four iron, and still, I hit it maybe 20-30 degrees to the right of the target from 150-175 yards with the 7 iron.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance :-)
-Steven
