Understanding how different irons affect your golf swing.
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By Derek Nannen, PGA, With Ryan M. Noll
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 In a perfect world, every shot in golf would be the same distance, and
we’d only have to use one club the whole round. Instead, we have 14
clubs to choose from, mostly made up of irons of different lengths and
lofts. Some instructors say that you should make the same swing with
every iron, play the ball in the same spot and, lastly, expect the same
results with each club. Well, I’m here to tell you that’s not
necessarily the case.
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By Paul Ito, PGA, Illustration By Steve Karp
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If you’ve been told the key to better ballstriking is to keep your head
down, odds are you’re a golfer who puts a slice on the ball. Also,
you’re a victim of bad advice, since keeping your head down can cause a
variety of swing (and back) problems. Keeping your head down on your
backswing actually will cause your head to get in the way and restrict
your body turn. This means your arms and upper body will lift upward
instead of around, and you’ll swing with an upright, outside-in swing
path.
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Get your irons in check by observing one of the best ballstrikers in golf
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By Brady Riggs, PGA, Photo By Warren Keating
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 Since his early days playing for England on two Walker Cup teams and
making noise as an NCAA star at Northwestern, Luke Donald has had PGA
Tour success in his sights. Having already cracked the top-60 in career
earnings with more than $12 million to his credit, you’d have to say
he’s right on track.
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Learn how to hit your irons like a pro
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By Chuck Winstead, PGA; Photos by Warren Keating
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 There’s nothing in golf quite like making pure contact. If you’ve never
felt an absolutely pure golf shot, then you must keep reading, because
I’ve got a method that will allow you to achieve this magical feeling!
If you have experienced this sensation, then chances are it’s the main
reason that you’re hooked on this great game. And if you love golf, I’m
sure you’d like to learn to make that pure contact more consistently.
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By Steve Atherton, PGA; Illustration by Phil Franke
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 If you want to increase your ballstriking ability, you need to
understand how to rotate your hips properly in the golf swing. Most
amateur golfers rotate their hips too far during the backswing, which
makes it difficult for them to get their hips to open up to the target
at impact, a key component of a successful swing. |
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By Dr. T.J. Tomasi, PH. D.; PGA Photography by D2 Productions
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 Even good golfers with sound, grooved swings come untracked now and
then, especially if they lose the flex in the back leg trying for
distance. If you stiffen your back leg during the backswing, your body
will likely tilt out of balance, making it tough to re-flex the knee
just the right amount in time for impact. If you can play some great
golf, but consistency is your problem, it might be that you need a dose
of Special K. Here’s how it works. |
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By Brady Riggs, PGA
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 Amateurs have problems hitting crisp iron shots due to two fatal flaws.
First, the takeaway tends to be too low to the ground, which delays the
proper hinging of the wrists until too late in the backswing. Second,
in a misguided effort to create power, the arms tend to swing too far
in the backswing. This causes a breakdown in posture and usually leads
to a reverse pivot. These flaws cause mis-hits and a lack of distance
and control. |
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Augusta National places demands on the iron game more than any championship venue. Here’s what it takes from The Masters.
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By Brady Riggs, PGA, with Mike Chwasky, Instruction Photography by Warren Keating
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 We all watch The Masters on television every year and are all amazed at
the conditioning and beauty of the course as well as the incredible
difficulty of the greens. But for those of us, like myself, who have
actually visited Augusta National, the most amazing thing about the
course is the almost complete lack of flat lies or straightforward
shots available to tournament competitors. Instead, Augusta is filled
with sloping lies, tricky distances and false fronts, making it one of
the most challenging tests of iron play in the world. |
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Improve your scoring by refreshing yourself with the must-know components of the iron swing
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By Ron and Michael Castillo, PGA; with Ryan M. Noll
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 We admit, blasting a huge drive is a ton of fun. Nothing beats
splitting the fairway with every ounce of swing speed you have,
watching the ball soar for what seems like miles in the air and basking
in the success of the result. But what’s a 300-yard drive if you can’t
hit the green on your second shot? Worthless! |
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Use the alphabet to groove a solid, power-rich, accurate swing
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By Lana Ortega, LPGA; Photography by William Swartz
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 Good days and not-so-good days on the course are part of golf, creating
the personal challenge avid players crave. For most golfers, good
rounds are those defined by solid ballstriking with ideal direction,
distance and trajectory. It’s these special red-letter days—the days
when golf seems effortless—that every golfer wants more often.
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By Eddie Lee, PGA; Photography by Warren Keating
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 If you’re planning a golf vacation this winter, be prepared to face a
course element common to most tracks in Hawaii, Arizona and Florida:
Bermuda grass. If you’re not accustomed to playing on this type of
turf, you may be surprised at how it can affect your game, both on the
fairway and the putting surface.
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