A lot of club golfers want to stop striking the ball heavy, but hitting thin iron shots can be just as demoralising. Thankfully, in the video and article below, PGA pros Alex Elliott and John Jacobs share some simple tips that provide instant feedback and will get you started on the journey to better and more crisp strikes with your irons.
Thin iron shots
If you are hitting thin iron shots, your first checkpoint is with your posture. While the golf swings of the best players in the world differ greatly, something they all have in common is a good posture at address. This is just one of the things tour players do that you don’t and it lies at the heart of consistent ball-striking.
One posture-related fault is when your pelvis moves towards the ball during the downswing. While unintentional, this is often a consequence of tiredness at the end of an overly long range session – a mistake great golfers don’t make.
This move leads to your shoulders rising which lifts the arc of the swing and the clubface catches the ball on the equator. So, to rid yourself of this, set a strong, athletic posture at address and then aim to keep the angle of your pelvis through impact – this is an essential element in how to swing a golf club.
At address push your pelvis back, as if you are pushing your backside up against a wall. This will create the room you need to swing your arms – then aim to keep this angle as stable as possible during the swing.
It’s always useful to have an image in mind of how to stand correctly to the ball. Henrik Stenson has a perfect posture at address!
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What does it mean to hit a thin shot?
There are more tips below on how to fix thin iron shots but first let’s look at exactly what the term ‘thin’ means. Essentially, this is when you strike the ball with the very bottom (leading edge) of the golf club. Ideally, you want to compress your iron shots, taking a shallow divot just after impact.
When you strike it thin, the club usually doesn’t come into contact with the ground. You hit the ball with the leading edge…
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