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Old 07-21-2006, 12:32 PM
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Re: Hitting Low Irons

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Originally Posted by aftford
Hi pal.
A fairway wood and a long iron contact the ball right at the bottom of the swing arc, as opposed to a short or a mid-iron where the ball is struck as the clubhead is descending, and a tee shot with a driver where contact is made as the clubhead begins its ascent.
You have to pay close attention to your ball position for your chosen club.

Hope this helps.

cheers
Spot on Aftford!

A golf swing bottoms out around the left armpit, longer clubs should have the ball placed around this position so the loft of the club sweeps the ball off the ground, you should not try to scoop the ball into the air. Also a full shoulder turn is necessary with a low swing plane.

Shorter clubs require the clubface to pinch the ball into the ground by hitting into the back of the ball, this will get the ball airborne. It requires the ball being more central in the stance encouraging a downward contact.

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