Golf Iron Swing - Knowing Your Equipment Will Improve Your Short Game

Knowing Your Equipment Will Improve Your Golf IronYou want your feet to be about shoulder width apart
Swingor even narrower, as long as the stance is
- Knowing Your Equipment Is Essential To Improvecomfortable. The idea behind using the short irons is to
Your Golf Swing. A basic set of golf clubs consists ofget an accurate shot with a lot of loft. Because of this,
14 different clubs. Most sets consists of a driver, 3these irons are designed to get the ball up in the air
wood, 5 wood, putter and then a set of irons thatquickly and easily. If struck correctly, a short iron shot
range from a pitching wedge through a 3 iron. Someshould be fairly accurate with the goal of landing the
new sets of golf clubs have replaced the 3 wood, 5ball on the green.
wood, 3 iron and 4 iron with hybrid clubs. The hybridMid-Range Golf Iron Swings Are What Makes The
clubs are meant to be a cross between a long ironDifference
and a fairway wood and they are supposed to be- Mid-range irons include a 5 iron, 6 iron and 7 iron.
easier to hit for the average player. Since the ironsThese irons require some adjustments to the swing.
make up the largest portion of a set of golf clubs, it isWith mid-range irons, your stance should be a little
the golf iron swing that I will focus on.wider than with the short irons. The ball should also be
Improve Your Iron Swing By Knowing Your Shortmore toward the middle of your stance, where the
Gameshort irons have the ball more toward the right foot.
- Short irons, which would be the sand wedge, pitchingThe goal of the mid-range irons is to get the ball on the
wedge, 9 iron and 8 iron require a different swing thangreen from distances of 150 - 190 yards for the
the longer or mid-range clubs. Short irons are typicallyaverage golfer. These clubs are a little more difficult to
used from a range of about 130 yards and closer forhit than the short irons so they require more practice
the average golfer. When using a short iron, yourto be accurate.
stance should be a little narrower than with other clubs.