The key to shooting lower golf scores is hitting your iron shots close to the hole. Practice these iron tips and you will be hitting it tight on every approach shot

1. How to Hit Accurate Iron Shots
While we all want to hit long drives, the key to better scoring is to hit accurate golf iron
shots. How often have you hit a great drive and ended up with a double bogey because
of a poor iron shot. You will make more pars and birdies by hitting shots close to the pin
with your irons. Let’s actually look at how to hit irons and lower our golf scores.
Focus on Tempo
Hitting precise iron shots is directly related to swing tempo. It is impossible to
consistently hit the ball close to the hole if you’re swinging too hard. To control your golf
iron shots you must square the club at impact on a consistent basis. Always start the
club back smoothly to initiate the backswing. At the top of the swing, feel like you are
slowing down to begin the downswing. This will put the club in the proper position and
square the face at impact.
Maintain Equal Grip Pressure
To play good golf you must have good feel. The way to obtain this is to have equal grip
pressure throughout the golf swing. This will allow you to feel the clubhead during the
entire swing. Gripping the club to hard reduces your feel, and therefore, your ability to
consistently make solid contact with the golf ball.
Grip the club softly for more accurate iron shots.
Hit Down on the Shot
Making good contact with the golf ball is the only way to hit solid iron shots. Do you hit a
lot of fat and thin shots? This often is a result of either sliding to much with your body or
lifting your upper body at impact. Feel that your chest is over the ball at impact, maintain
your knee flex and hit down on the golf ball. You will see much more consistency with
your irons by working on these swing keys.
Keep a Steady Head and Stay Behind the Ball
To hit accurate iron shots you must keep your head stable and behind the golf ball at
impact. Don’t be rigid with the head during the swing, but keep the same level
throughout. No bobbing up and down. If your head moves a lot during the swing the
upper body will follow resulting in inconsistent iron play.
Have a Consistent Swing Plane
A consistent swing plane is a necessity for accurate iron play. How do you manage to
do this? Start by keeping the flex in your knees during the swing. This will keep you
from changing your spine angle during the swing (lifting or lowering the torso). As you
take the club back, have the butt end face down at a line behind the ball on the target
line. This will keep you from picking the club up. Finally, feel as if the shaft of the club
follows the same arc on both backswing and downswing.
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2. Make a Good Finish
Finishing the swing each and every time makes for accurate iron shots. Focus on
holding your finish until the ball lands on the green. This will improve your balance,
create more solid contact and add consistency to your ball striking.
I know these golf iron tips will help improve the accuracy of your iron play and improve
your scores. Once you learn how to hit irons using these keys you can zero on the flag
and shoot for birdies.
How to Hit Irons
Article by Ron Galuska – www.GolfLessonsandTips.com
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