tobybarker
Active member
I'm happy with my irons, straight (usually) and no fade or draw really. However with a driver I get a lot of high slices. What might it be about the longer club that brings that about?
Why problem with driver and not long irons?
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Orikoru
Tour Winner
Driver swing and iron swing are normally totally different. Driver you have the ball well forward in stance and hit up on it, whereas with irons it's nearer the middle of the stance and you strike downwards. Also the less loft you have on the club, the more pronounced a slice will appear.
tobybarker
Active member
True, but I'm wondering what it is about the club that makes me swing out to in....is it purely the length, I wonder?
bobmac
Major Champion
How hard do you hit the driver?
SGC001
Challenge Tour Pro
2 things make it the hardest to hit in practical terms, then the mental side of it been a driver may come in.
1. Shaft length
A longer shaft puts more of a torque on you challenging your balance, encouraging you to swing longer and magnifying errors. Club fitters look at the distance between c7 and the butt of the club in the down swing. Those who increase that gap early tend to slice and chop and struggle to handle longer shafts.
2. Loft or lack therof, sidespin has more effect due to lower backspin is a good way of thinking about it. Though it might be slightly more correct to say the tilt of the axis of spin gets altered unfavourably for a golfer.
tobybarker
Active member
Thank you. At least I'm not alone in having the problem! Its a common issue judging by our members!
tobybarker
Active member
Same as my irons, at least I try to
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
I am a good iron player but average at best with driver.
It’s two kinds of swing and I have always had a -4 aoa , this makes driving erratic.
But minus aoa is perfect for irons.
Olazabal had the same problem and he wasn’t to bad.
Check your aoa it might surprise you.
tobybarker
Active member
Thanks. I don't have access to a swing monitor thingy but I'll work on flattening the driving path
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Put a tee about 6†in front of your ball and try to hit it.
You probably won’t but it’s a good visual to swing down the line.
IronSwing
New member
Sorry for sneaking in this discussion, I just recently started to playing golf. Does anyone know what's the best place to practice long irons? My friend invited me to play and I don't want to embarrass myself :<
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Wolf
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That pretty much describes my golf game. Iron play right through the bag is good can still even hit a good 2 iron, driving is erratic indeed, I've tried AoA drills but end up struggling elsewhere and end up getting to flat and more erratic. Have accepted now that my driving will never be a strong point
tobybarker
Active member
A driving range is the most likely place
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tobybarker
Active member
I wouldn't say I've fully sorted it out now, but I can hit pretty straight now...check your setup position, and stay behind the ball at impact. Still not terribly long: longest drive today was 261 yds, though 225 is more usual.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
I have bought a PINg g400 Max.
Got my attack to zero , massive difference
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
I would say 261yds in December is quite good.
Foxholer
Blackballed
Find somewhere nice and cold, like Scotland at this time of year, and play as many premium courses there as you can!
Wolf
Well-known member
Got my fitting of my M5 done by TaylorMade tour player fitter courtesy of GM, got the spin numbers spot on, shaft spot in and weights set to have club face slightly open at address. Has hugely improved my driving distance and accuracy but sometimes those old habits creep in
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Yes my aoa was -4 because I moved my weight laterly left on my transition.
So big push or hook ,just staying still has me driving the ball great.
One lesson is all it took, once you see it it’s o obvious.
tobybarker
Active member
Well, it was downhill!
