Guidelines For Hitting An Iron & Fairway Shots

Solid iron shots can make or break your golf round. Following some simple guidelines for iron shots should see your scores tumble. Hitting an iron well should make fairway shots something you look forward to...

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Add control with a punch shot

Jake O'Reilly, 13 May 2013 07:00

In this video tip TG Elite Teaching Professional Adrian Fryer talks about hitting the punch shot as part of our 25th Anniversary Best Ever Tips feature. Firing in a low flighted iron shot is not only massively useful in the wind, but can also add a level of control to your game in any pressure situation by giving you the choice ...

One takeaway drill, three great benefits

Scott Cranfield, 27 September 2012 15:27

If there’s one drill you should practice on the range this winter to get your game in shape, this offering from TG Pro Scott Cranfield has got to be it. It’s so simple to do and will help create a more neutral swing direction, a smoother takeaway and better timing throughout the swing. By rolling a ball away with the ...

Hit-and-stop drill

Adrian Fryer, 13 September 2012 16:23

Golfers that don’t hit down on the ball enough with their irons, taking shallows divots if any at all, will fail to compress the ball sufficiently. This results in a weak ball flight with a lower carry distance, not to mention a low amount of control. To help improve the strike of your irons, try the hit-and-stop drill outlined here ...

Hammer the tee peg drill

Chris Ryan, 22 August 2012 15:17

Amateur golfers that hit up on their irons are robbing themselves of distance and accuracy. Why? Because the golf club is designed to strike the ball as it is still moving downward. This achieves the desired compression and spin, which keeps the ball in the air for longer. In this video tip from TG Elite Pro Chris Ryan, he demonstrates ...

Squeeze the chest in the takeaway

Chris Ryan, 16 August 2012 15:43

Separation between the arms and body doesn’t just have a detrimental effect on putting. It also affects the start of the golf swing, as TG Elite Pro Chris Ryan explains in this golf video tip. When the arms work upward too quickly in the takeaway, you lose the pressure between the arms and chest, which is what creates that sought-after ...

What you can learn about your swing from your divots

Adrian Fryer, 26 July 2012 15:59

Walking along the practice ground the day after the Open’s completion at Royal Lytham & St Annes, TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer noticed how the groups of divots were uniform and shallow. Observe a group of an amateurs divots and this will rarely be the case. They will often be too deep and not point down the target line. Try ...

A drill to prevent hook shots

Kevin Flynn, 13 July 2012 12:53

A common cause of the hook is the hands working too far out toward the ball in the downswing, which causes the clubhead to get stuck on the inside and the clubface to go through excessive rotation through impact. This drill from Plane Truth Instructor Kevin Flynn helps get the clubhead more in front of the hands in the downswing, ...

Flare the left foot out at address

Rob Watts, 11 June 2012 11:40

There are plenty of golfers can struggle with poor hip action through the ball. This fault leads to a more ‘flippy’ impact where the clubhead isn’t descending into the ball as much as it should. You can alter your set-up to encourage your hips to be open at the point of impact and promote a more downward strike with this ...

Strike irons better with a downward blow

Gareth Johnston, 08 June 2012 11:16

Crisp iron shots rely on the clubhead striking the ball as it is still moving downwards, creating a divot after impact. An easy way to encourage this during practice is to place an obstacle behind the ball. In this golf video tip, TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston has placed a towel a clubhead’s width behind the ball. This promotes a ...

Better balance means better strikes

Rob Watts, 16 May 2012 17:18

Poor strikes with an iron often come about as a result of the weight shifting too much either forward or backward. This compensation comes about from the weight being positioned incorrectly in the feet at address. In this golf video tip, TG Elite Pro Rob Watts demonstrates a simple drill you can use on the range to ensure your weight ...

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