| Knowing Your Equipment Will Improve Your Golf Iron | | | | You want your feet to be about shoulder width apart |
| Swing | | | | or even narrower, as long as the stance is |
| - Knowing Your Equipment Is Essential To Improve | | | | comfortable. The idea behind using the short irons is to |
| Your Golf Swing. A basic set of golf clubs consists of | | | | get an accurate shot with a lot of loft. Because of this, |
| 14 different clubs. Most sets consists of a driver, 3 | | | | these irons are designed to get the ball up in the air |
| wood, 5 wood, putter and then a set of irons that | | | | quickly and easily. If struck correctly, a short iron shot |
| range from a pitching wedge through a 3 iron. Some | | | | should be fairly accurate with the goal of landing the |
| new sets of golf clubs have replaced the 3 wood, 5 | | | | ball on the green. |
| wood, 3 iron and 4 iron with hybrid clubs. The hybrid | | | | Mid-Range Golf Iron Swings Are What Makes The |
| clubs are meant to be a cross between a long iron | | | | Difference |
| 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 irons | | | | These irons require some adjustments to the swing. |
| make up the largest portion of a set of golf clubs, it is | | | | With 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 Short | | | | more toward the middle of your stance, where the |
| Game | | | | short irons have the ball more toward the right foot. |
| - Short irons, which would be the sand wedge, pitching | | | | The goal of the mid-range irons is to get the ball on the |
| wedge, 9 iron and 8 iron require a different swing than | | | | green from distances of 150 - 190 yards for the |
| the longer or mid-range clubs. Short irons are typically | | | | average golfer. These clubs are a little more difficult to |
| used from a range of about 130 yards and closer for | | | | hit than the short irons so they require more practice |
| the average golfer. When using a short iron, your | | | | to be accurate. |
| stance should be a little narrower than with other clubs. | | | | |