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I'm with all of you on this, but why can I hit a driver 290, 3 wood 265, and hybrids 17*/19* 240 and 225?? I feel I have a repeatable swing, yet I struggle when it comes to irons---esp the mid/long irons!

Ok, I posted a week ago or so that I wanted some advice on irons I should play, this time I need other advice! My big problem is that I do not feel I get the proper distance out of my 4-5-6 irons that I should. I tend to hit shots with these clubs that fall softly to the right and go nowhere! Here is my hang up: I work a lot with the inside approach and I never hit the apparatus when I practice with it----telling me that an o-t-t move is not my problem! I am at a loss for what the problem could be!!

My definition of bad and other peoples' are probably much different. I am good wedges-7i, but after that (4-5-6) I am not what I consider good. I'm not going to argue with you on what type of player I am----let's just say I've enjoyed a lot of success in my days as a golfer----and just because someone cannot hook an iron does not mean they cannot play.

Ok, I am a very good golfer (scratch player), but I consider myself a very, very poor iron player. I want to see everyone's opinion on what type of irons are best suited for me! I will give a brief description of my game--distances, shot shape, etc. and then a description of all clubs I have used. I am a righty whose normal shot is a slight left to right flight---I can draw/hook a wood or hybrid, but CANNOT under any circumstance draw an iron of any kind. I am a fairly high ball hitter---which really gets into my head playing a shot into the wind. I am such a bad iron player I usually hit 3/4 or half shots into greens when I can! I consider myself to be very good from 100 and in, but after that the more I go down in clubs the worse I get!! Avg. distances pw-125, 9i-138, 8i-150, 7i-162, 6i-170, 5i-180(if I'm lucky!!!) after that it is pretty much hybrids. I am a very accurate driver of the ball and hit it fairly long---280-290 range. Not much of a divot taker, usually make good contact with pw-7i, but 6i and 5i are 50/50 at best and I do not get any distance out of them---usually a "puky" shot that falls very weakly to the right! I have used irons such as tm r7s, tm r7 tps, cobra im, callaway big bertha, mizuno blades, and cleveland hi-bores. Each of these has their pros and cons, but I just cannot seem to find a set that I feel comfortable with the distance I hit them, trajectory, and the direction. Where I play I am considered a longer than average player off the tee, but with my irons I am shorter than average!! Need some help---thanks!!

I've also always fought an over the top move in my swing. I get away with it with most clubs. I've developed into a fairly accurate driver of the golf ball and my wedge game/short irons are very, very good. Also hit the hybrids well, but 4-5-6 irons I really struggle with and I think some of the problem is because of the over the top move I get way to steep into the ball! I don't mind the over the top move, but I sure wish I could hit 5-6 irons the way I do 7-pw!!

SHORT and right usually!!! I am a natural fader of the golf ball. Have an over the top move, but I am athletic enough and skilled enough to get away with it! I am able to draw a driver, 3-wood, and hybrids----all only when I need to, but cannot for the life of me draw any iron no matter what. My misses with a 5-6 iron are soft floaters that go right! Feels like a get too steep on these shots and seems like my tempo is too quick with these clubs. From 7 iron-wedges I am a very good and accurate player, but the 4-5-6 is where I get bad (in my opinion)---I wonder if it is just a mental thing?

I tend to have some of the same problems, but my problems only surface from the 6 iron on down. I seem to hit a 7 iron comparable length to my 5 iron. I am a very, very good player (scratch, won tournaments, etc), but I am ALWAYS trying to figure out why I can hit a driver 280-300, but cannot hit a 6 iron 175 yards?? Any help or suggestions?