How to Hit Crispy Iron Shots

Hitting crisp iron shots for most amateur golfers, is the key to more consistency, longer drives, and straighter shots. It's a lack of solid contact that causes a majority of most golfers' blow up holes, too. A slice or hook most times you can deal with. — Joe Plecker, one of Golf Digest's Best Teachers in Georgia

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Stack your upper body
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  • Your sternum should be centered above the ball at address.
  • Golfers who tilt their upper body away will struggle to compress the ball.
  • Swing Thought: Align the buttons of your shirt directly over the golf ball
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Align your centers
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  • Aligning your centers helps promote a descending blow for more compression.
  • Shuffle your feet until your pressure feels about 50-50 over both feet feet.
  • Check your body alignment by dropping both arms directly down at setup.
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Lean hands forward
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  • Position your hands slightly ahead of the ball at address.
  • A slight forward lean helps create an earlier wrist hinge.
  • Hands forward also helps promote a descending blow for ball-first contact.
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Straighten your trail arm
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  • As you swing through, allow your body to move toward your lead side.
  • Focus on straightening your trail arm as you approach impact.
  • Swing Thought: Stretch your trail arm towards the ground.
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