How To Hit An Iron

There are many elements to hitting good iron shots, any of which can be refined and improved with specific drills and practice aids. But perhaps the underlying, yet seemingly counter-intuitive, iron-play fundamental is that you have to hit down to hit up.

Any attempt to add loft, by flicking at it with the hands perhaps, will lead to poor ball-striking and inconsistency even if you have one of best irons on the market in your hands!

So, before anything else, remember that with irons you have to hit down on the ball rather than hitting it on the upswing.

How to hit an iron: Set-up