What is the ideal swing path?

What is the ideal swing path?

The club should track down to the ball along the target line or from slightly inside of it. It then should move back inside the target line quickly after impact. You’re not cutting across the ball like a traditional open-face wedge shot. This is a medium-trajectory pitch that makes it easier to control distance.

What is the proper stance when hitting irons?

Your feet should be shoulder-width (outside of the shoulders to the inside of the heels) for the middle irons. The short-iron stance should be 2 inches narrower, and the stance for long irons and woods should be 2 inches wider.

Should golf swing be in to out?

If you want the golf club to hit a shot from the inside and hit a draw, I’ve found it’s hard to do with an inside out golf swing. But if you take it more on the outside on your backswing, it makes it easier to reroute the club on the downswing.

What is the correct path for a golf swing?

The golf swing path is the arc the golf club head follows throughout the course of the golf swing. The path begins with the takeaway, arcing upward through the top of the swing, and then moves down through the ball and toward the target.

What is proper golf swing mechanics?

Golf swing mechanics. The golf swing needs to be one fluent movement made up of four individual sections. The main thing is to feel comfortable over the ball when taking your stance. The club head should be placed behind the ball which is equidistance between the feet, legs relaxed at the knee, allowing the arms to hang loose.

How do you hit with irons?

Place the golf ball in the middle of your stance for the 7, 6, and 5 golf irons. Move the golf ball forward slightly when using the 4 and 3 golf irons. The idea of hitting the ball with golf irons is to make contact with the ball then the ground.

How do you hit Your Irons solid?

Keys To Solid Iron Strikes. On iron shots, hit the ball with the back of your left hand facing the target. Your hands will lead the clubhead, so the shaft is angled slightly toward the target at impact (above, left).