Irons go too high, lose distance.

Im having a problem hitting crisp iron shots. They fly to high and they dont feel well struck at all. I cant take a divot either. Its very frustrating cause I can hit a drive 300 yards with a nice little draw right down the pipe all day long but then I miss so many greens cause of my inconsistent iron play. I have a feeling i might be casting the club and I know im not hitting down on the ball but I dont know how to fix it. Any suggestions?

Estray ,
I remember this problem so well. A good drill is to think slow take away in a wide arc. If you get to the top of the backswing in the right position then think of pulling the club down rather than throwing it. If this works you should automatically strike down on the ball and get better results. This works for me anyway.
Regards,
Robert

The problem is that you are trying to hit your irons like your driver - catching it on the upswing or at the very bottom of your swing.

First thing you need to do is try taking a divot. Don't be afraid to hit the ground. Once you make a few divots (not deep divots, just take the grass off to the dirt) determine where in your stance that the divot starts with that particular club. Keeping that in mind, line the ball up just behind where your divot starts and try to hit the ball, then take a divot. It takes a while to transform your swing to do this consistantly, but once you do you will experience much more consistant results with your iron shots.

Keep us updated on your progress!

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Gord

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Thanks for suggestions. I went to the range last night and worked on hitting down on the ball. I focused on getting my hands ahead of the ball at impact and taking a divot. Wow what a difference. I even shortened up my swing and now the ball has a penetrating trajectory and plenty of distance. Before I was struggling to hit an 8 iron 135, now it goes 150 with a shorter swing. I think part of the problem was I was taking a long swing with my short irons and it was making me "stand up" or raise my head at the top which in turn made it hard for me to make good contact. If that makes any sense. I gotta get rid of these rac os2's also. Theyre too sterile. Need some good mizuno blades.

If you set up at address with your hands ahead of the ball you will have a better chance of hitting it crisp. Some people play thier irons forward ie:
The Golden Bear, but for mid to high handicappers playing it back works better middle of your stance should work.
The most important thing in my opinion is don't overswing the iron we are after control not distance. Only take the club back 3/4 swing.
Good Luck.