any advices u guys can give to a n00b golfer?

[abeal2]

i've been practicing on driving ranges and i can hit with my driver just fine (200-230yd consistently). but i'm having a lot of difficulty with my irons and my 3 and 5 wood. basically, i'm having problems hitting the ball when it's not on the tee. any advices you guys can give to help me hit the ball? i constantly hit the top of the ball, or when i don't hit the top of the ball, i wouldn't be able to hit the sweet spot on the iron. so what ends up happening is the ball would go like 150 yds but the club also rattles alot instead of a smooth stroke. any advices would be great.

 

[Cheesemoo]

just remember to yell FOUR!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MAME]

keep your head down
feet parallel
feet shoulder width apart
feet lined up at the target
ball should be somewhere between the inside of your front foot and the center of your feet
bend your legs, not your back

 

[GagHalfrunt]

DO NOT practice irons off tees or off driving range mats. You need to practice hitting them off the ground and ONLY off the ground. Irons are hit with a descending blow. The idea is to hit the ball and then contact the ground slightly in front of where the ball was lying. Don't try to hit up at it and don't worry about the ball getting into the air. I know it sounds silly, but you hit down to make it go up. Trying to lift the ball into the air only guarantees that you're going to hit high on the ball because your whole body will be lifting up during the swing. It takes practice.

 

[JoeKing]

relax and use your hips.

 

[thirdlegstump]

Pick up the ball and throw it!

 

[Amused]

Here's some advice.

Take it or leave it.

 

[axelfox]

Take lessons. Seriously. You won't be practicing the bad technique you have now, and the game will be much more fun.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Hit down on it... Focus on the back end of the ball and imagine hitting underneath it.

 

[EvilYoda]

hehe, you'll be even more fvcked up if you listen to every person here...I'd suggest looking at the mags or getting a lesson, yeah.

Without knowing the rest of your swing, it's really hard to say. More than likely, it's your knees right now, but who knows.

 

[nitsuj3580]

<gets behind abeal2>It's all in the hips, It's all in the hips

Just easying the tention baby

 

[abeal2]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
Hit down on it... Focus on the back end of the ball and imagine hitting underneath it.

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
DO NOT practice irons off tees or off driving range mats. You need to practice hitting them off the ground and ONLY off the ground. Irons are hit with a descending blow. The idea is to hit the ball and then contact the ground slightly in front of where the ball was lying. Don't try to hit up at it and don't worry about the ball getting into the air. I know it sounds silly, but you hit down to make it go up. Trying to lift the ball into the air only guarantees that you're going to hit high on the ball because your whole body will be lifting up during the swing. It takes practice.

so focus on the back of the ball and aim my club to hit down on it? so instead of making a semi-circle on the downswing, it's more of like a straight line?

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: abeal2

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
Hit down on it... Focus on the back end of the ball and imagine hitting underneath it.

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
DO NOT practice irons off tees or off driving range mats. You need to practice hitting them off the ground and ONLY off the ground. Irons are hit with a descending blow. The idea is to hit the ball and then contact the ground slightly in front of where the ball was lying. Don't try to hit up at it and don't worry about the ball getting into the air. I know it sounds silly, but you hit down to make it go up. Trying to lift the ball into the air only guarantees that you're going to hit high on the ball because your whole body will be lifting up during the swing. It takes practice.

so focus on the back of the ball and aim my club to hit down on it? so instead of making a semi-circle on the downswing, it's more of like a straight line?

Its still kind of a semi-circle, just not hitting the ball dead center like you would a driver... You hit the lower back edge of the ball. If you focus on that back edge and think about hitting there it should help.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: abeal2

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
Hit down on it... Focus on the back end of the ball and imagine hitting underneath it.

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
DO NOT practice irons off tees or off driving range mats. You need to practice hitting them off the ground and ONLY off the ground. Irons are hit with a descending blow. The idea is to hit the ball and then contact the ground slightly in front of where the ball was lying. Don't try to hit up at it and don't worry about the ball getting into the air. I know it sounds silly, but you hit down to make it go up. Trying to lift the ball into the air only guarantees that you're going to hit high on the ball because your whole body will be lifting up during the swing. It takes practice.

so focus on the back of the ball and aim my club to hit down on it? so instead of making a semi-circle on the downswing, it's more of like a straight line?

Not quite. It's still a semicircle, just imagine that the bottom of the arc is about 1" below ground level. On the downswing of the circle you contact the ball, then the ground, then the arc bottoms out and starts back up again.

It's mostly psychological. You're not swinging at the ball or at the ground. You're just swing the club in a nice big arc around your body. The ball just gets in the way. Don't swing AT the ball or the ground, swing through the ball and the small piece of ground that lies inside the arc.

 

[z0mb13]

take lessons

seriously

you need to start with good fundamentals.

I see too many golfers have funky swings because they didnt start correctly, and its VERY hard to change after you are accustomed to a swing.

 

[Miramonti]

Take up crystal meth instead, its less addictive.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: jjsole
Take up crystal meth instead, its less addictive.

And cheaper.

 

[biostud]

try to hit the little hole far away in the field.

 

[Zee]

Video record yourself. Then notice your stance, arms, etc and see what you are doing wrong.

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: jjsole
Take up crystal meth instead, its less addictive.

And cheaper.

and sucking at it is considering a good thing

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Cheesemoo
just remember to yell FOUR!!!!!!!!!!

its FORE not four

 

[rudeguy]

2 beers a hole for the front nine. Have to make sure you stay hydrated. Back go one beer and one glass of water per hole