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    Hello from a desperate man

    Hi all,
    After searching websites all over the net I have have found your forum that will hopefully be able to help me improve my golf.
    What am I doing wrong???
    I can't get the ball in the air off the fairway with irons even though I can from the Tee...

    Please tell me it is an easy problem to fix...
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    Re: Hello from a desperate man

    Start with chip shots. Short, putting like stroke that has very little hand hinging...just let the rotation of the shoulders move the club through impact. Did you get that in the air?

    Then move to adding a little wrist hinging, but in a vertical up/down action, and not from side-to-side. I have a drill here for you to practice:
    http://mysite.verizon.net/gregjwillis/LESSON1.htm

    Once you get this slightly longer chip shot up in the air. Add a hip turn back and do the same thing...should be relatively easy...same swing just with a turn back and through. I have a drill here to practice this:
    http://mysite.verizon.net/gregjwillis/LESSON2.htm

    Finally, you are ready to create a full swing at the ball. Make sure you are keeping a good balance and fully rotating into impact, and not flipping the hands at the ball to make up for your lack of rotation. I have a drill here to help this:
    http://mysite.verizon.net/gregjwillis/LESSON3.htm

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    • #3
      Re: Hello from a desperate man

      Hi Greg,
      Sorry it's been a few days but my P.C went down.
      I would get the ball off the ground occasionally.
      I used to be able to do it but haven't played for a few years.
      At the range I have a bit more luck but think I get away with the club bouncing before impact with the ball. I used to think it was taken my eye off the ball?
      I will work through your links and get back to you with an update when I've improved.
      Thanks for getting back to me.

      Graeme.

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      • #4
        Re: Hello from a desperate man

        I like to use a simple 'line drill.' Draw a yard long line running away from you on some turf you can hit off. Start with a wedge and aim to take a divot just on the target side of the line. Do this successfully 3 times in a row and place a ball on the line. Does it change? Is there a downward strike? Do you hit it behind the line? All PGA Tour players make ball then turf contact, some of them with quite sizeable divots depending on the turf. There is a really good zach johnson high speed close up of impact with an iron on youtube that helps with this concept.

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