UnderClubbing

It was great to read a recent thread on lack of distance"my ****py iron shots" I really identify with the original thread, I'm sure there is many that would.

I too am fit, physically strong and have played casually for many years with what would be about a 20 hndcap if I played club golf.

My rythm and contact with my shots varies far too much round to round. On average for my physique I underclub up to a club on most shots, even when hitting well. I.E Hitting a six iron 140mtrs & a driver 210mtrs, my longer irons don't do a lot better than my six iron maybe 20mtrs at best.

I don't consicously muscle the ball and from lessons I had with the local pro (Syd,Aust) his quite happy with my swing, I've been video-taped most lessons and the fundementals look pretty good.

Last lesson we worked on getting down & through the ball (trapping it similar to the right hand drill on this site) I gave the practice a good shake and eventally couldn't workout what I was trying to achieve, if the results were coming? Certainly playing became more frustrating with my most common flaw drop-kicking(hitting ground first) coming up too regularly.

My short game (putting aside) is pretty solid, anything shorter than a 6 iron I have fairly good control and accuracy with.

Watching good players practice I notice they rarely over hit(muscle) and have a very fulid rythm. It is all too simply a question, but if anyone has advice for getting my mid-game together I would love to hear from you. I can't practice or play much more than once a week.

When you said under clubbing I thought you meant selecting the wrong club for the job. Perhaps you mean why aren't you hitting the ball as far as you expected to do? My answer to that is how far do you expect to hit the ball?

If you drastically hitting short, say 100 yards with a five iron, it's probably something to do with the fact you're trying to thrash the ball or your shoulders are not turning enough during the backswing. Most players swear blind they are turning their shoulders enough when in fact they are turning very little and this is probably why your short game is better. Try exercising the the distance your spine will rotate before trying to swing a club otherwise you might do yourself an injury.

Paul