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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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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 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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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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Generate a more productive swing by correctly moving the right elbow
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By Joe Thiel, Photography by Warren Keating
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 Contrary to popular belief, the arms and elbows, from address to the
top of the backswing, travel only a short distance. This is a reality
few recreational players grasp. Most choose to believe that the arms
and elbows travel a very great distance, and this is what provides
power in the golf swing. These golfers are drastically misinformed.
Power isn’t generated by swinging the arms and elbows out and away from
your body. In fact, just the opposite is true. Read on to learn why and
how to develop a more compact, more efficient and more productive swing. |
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By Karen Palacios-Jansen, Photography by Sam Greenwood
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 Professional and low-handicap golfers consider the swing plane to be
one of the most important concepts in golf. Swing plane directly
relates to how straight, high and far one can hit the ball. At the same
time, swing plane is one of the most intimidating terms for
high-handicappers, simply because they’re not sure what a swing plane
is, let alone what a good one looks like. |
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Great swings match grip with hinge. Does yours?
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By Joe Thiel, Photography by Warren Keating
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 Like all sports, golf requires a high degree of hand-eye coordination,
as well as advanced hand motor skills. If you don’t employ your hands
correctly, you’ll find it difficult to hit quality golf shots
consistently. As a golfer who’s serious about improving, it’s
imperative that you learn what role the hands play in the golf swing.
Once you do, you’ll have all the tools to take your shotmaking to a
much higher level. |
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Take a seat! Use a chair, a soccer ball and a trusting friend to create a smooth transition.
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By Chuck Winstead, Photography by Warren Keating
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 A common swing error from which many golfers suffer is throwing the
club from the top of the swing. This fault can produce a variety of bad
shots and typically an impact position in which the clubhead is too far
out in front of the hands. Throwing the club from the top is a
start-of-the-downswing error, but most golfers, sensing it’s their
hands lagging behind the clubhead that’s producing weak slaps at the
ball, will choose to focus on correcting their impact position. |
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Contrary to popular opinion, loose swings produce loose shots
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By Chuck Winstead, Photography by Warren Keating
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 How many times have you been told to relax your grip, your arms or your
entire body to better your golf shots?Everyone has, most often by a
well-meaning playing partner hoping to pull you from the depths of a
horrible round. However, such misguided advice can wreak havoc on your
swing. Most golfers would be better served by tightening up their
swings rather than making them looser or, to coin a phrase, “more
fluid.” The next time a tournament airs on TV, check out Ernie Els or
my old college teammate David Toms. |
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