How come everytime I hit my golf ball with my irons, the ball only goes around the same distance?
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This a fairly common problem with a swing change. You are probably decelerating worrying about where the ball is going. You have confidence with your driver so, you swing through it. \n\nNow that you are swinging correctly, you probably need a new ball position with your 5 wood.\n\nJust swing the club smoothly through the ball on the swing path that your instructor taught you and don't worry. It's going to be a while before you get good results. Any swing change takes some time to get used to.\n\nAlso, the "chicken wing" tends to show up when you make a change like this and will rob you of power. This is when your target side elbow, left elbow for right handed golfers, folds outward pointing towards the target as you swing through the ball instead of folding next to your side. This happens because you are trying to guide the clubhead along the proper path. Make sure that your target side elbow doesn't jut out but folds close to your side before your hands are pulled up over your target side shoulder during the follow through. \n\nJust swing away with the club but, swing smoothly.
214483
there are several clubs, being woods or irons... and the trusty putter... in any event, a wood and iron have numbers to them.  1, 2, 3, ... these numbers indicate the loft you will achieve with the proper shot, in other words. 1 being the wammer jammer, will aid you in getting the greatest distance on the ball, where as a 3 wood will be something you would use when you are wanting less distance than the 1... Irons... the higher the number 1 thru  nine...( it won't let me put in 9... must be tipper gore at work again!) works in the same effect.... if you are closer to the hole, you will want to use perhaps an 8 or 9 iron, which will have quite a bit of loft on the shot... or you may want to use a pitching wedge, which will have more loft than the aforementioned clubs... then theres the sand wedge... have I gottan the point accross?
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Most of them are tuned the same way as the ones today.  The plugs get fouled in them quite often.  You probably just need to change the plug.  Also, make sure you are servicing it every year to keep it going.  Also, you might can get some helpful information from a local golf course that uses gas carts.  I am sure whoever maintains their carts can give you some helpful hints.
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If your ball starts on target (i.e., where you are aiming) and then curves, the curve is likely due to the club-head not traveling in a straight line when it is striking the ball.  The simplest drill that I know to fix this is to get a long foam tube (like you use to bash your sister with at the beach) and place it about 2" outside of your ball and pointed at your target.  Then try to hit the golf ball without hitting the tube (tip: it will be really, really hard to do!)\n\nIf, however, your ball starts to the right of your target and then curves farther right, then you are hitting the ball with an open face.  This type of error is somewhat more easy to fix . . . usually by using a "stronger" grip (i.e., rolling the hands a little bit to the right on the grip).\n\nDisclaimer: I'm no golf teacher . . . just a guy who's been playing for about 38 years . . . $100 spent on 3 or 4 lessons would probably pay a much bigger benefit than any tip you will get here.\n\nGood luck!
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Starters you can get some great used golf balls at www.mygolfballstore.com they look like new without the high price.  \n\nYou have golf balls for distance - The golf balls the promote distance don't spin as much as the golf balls with feel.  The distance ball will fly straighter but it want stop very well.  The ball is durable.  All you can do is try to hit the ball straight, you can control it like the balls that spin.  \n\nThe balls with feel - Pro -VI types - Since they spin more if you hook or slice you will end up further off course.  They don't go as far.  They will hold on the greens and you can move the ball around better than the distance ball.  Better golfers seem to like this ball.  The better feel and spin helps with chipping and putting.  The distance ball bounces off the club and takes off.
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This is really easy, let's take a shot from 150 yards as an example. Normally I would hit a 9 iron from this distance. Now if I wanted to hit it lower I would take out a 7-iron and take my normal stance, but I would grip down on the handle of the club about 1.5 inches, then I would make my normal swing, the shot should come out lower and with less spin, so it will cut through the wind and run a bit when it hits the ground. \n\nHope this helps!
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There's no such thing as "perfect" golf club specs....everyone has their own swing and style of hitting the ball....which leads to many different set make ups....\n\nWhat works for me most likely will not work for you as well...
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I don't trust any clone golf clubs, they are not made to the exacting specifications and tolerances of major manufacturer models.\n\nYour driver might say 8 degrees of loft, but would actually be 11 degrees! That could really affect your swing!
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Believe it or not, you loft the ball by hitting down on it.  The initial trajectory is determined by the loft of the club face.  Hitting down on the ball gives it backspin, which will actually make it climb higher in flight.  No part of your divot should be behind the ball.  Ideally, the club should strike the ball and ground simultaneously and the entire divot be in front of where the ball was sitting.\n\nUnless conditions were very severe, I would never try to hit up at a ball, even with a driver and the ball on a tee.  That would impart overspin to the ball, which will make it dive into the ground.  Little ball flight and a lot of roll may be called for against a strong wind on a very dry and bald fairway, but is not the preferred shot shape most of the time.  Swing level with your driver.  Let the clubface put the ball in the air.
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Most likely it'll fit in between your 2 and 3 iron somewhere. \n\nIt's not really meant to replace an iron, it's more of a supplement, to be used from bad lies and where you really need to hit the ball high.
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When it comes to irons steel shafts are best for more people or at least not worth the extra money.  When they first came out they where more flexable and helped older golfer or weaker golfers get more distance.  Now just lighter because they can make stiff now.  The can also control the kick point of a shaft to help hit the ball higher or longer.  I suggest going to a demo day and finding out what works best with your swing.
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the info is from Rick Martino is Director of Instruction for The PGA of America\n\nHitting a Draw\n\nTo draw the ball from right-to-left, you want your clubhead to enter the hitting area from inside the target line. The simplest approach is to close your address position. In other words, pull your trail side back from the target line.\n\nThis sets your feet, knees, hips and shoulders in position to make an inside-to-down-the-line-to-inside swing, which will put a counter-clockwise spin on the ball, causing it to curve to the left.\n\nYou need to aim the clubface where you want the ball to start. This swing shape will allow your arms and club to rotate faster than your body through the hitting area. Meanwhile, this swing thought will also help ensure that you swing along a proper inside-to-outside path to produce a draw.\n\nThe best club to practice a draw or a fade with is a 5-iron, since it has enough loft to easily get the ball airborne, while still putting enough sidespin on the ball. The more loft a club has, the more difficult it is to curve the ball.\n\nWhen playing a draw shot, the ball tends to have lower flight and run farther than it would if it were played with a standard shot, because you are actually taking "effective" loft off the club. In other words, a 5-iron will really have the loft of a 4-iron at impact. So, make sure that you select a club with enough loft to play this shot.\n\nIt is difficult to hit a hook with a long iron, because the shape of your swing causes the clubface to close down as it reduces the true and effective loft of the club.\n\nConversely, you need to address the ball with a slightly open stance when hitting a fade -- with your target or forward foot pulled back away from the target line. This promotes both taking the club away from and returning to the ball outside the target line. This swing path allows the clubface to cut across the ball at impact, producing a clockwise spin that curves the ball from left-to-right.\n\nBecause the swing you make with a fade places the body ahead of the club, a fade will cause the ball to fly higher than normal and often stop more quickly when it hits the ground. As a result, many people believe it is a safer, more easily controlled shot than a draw.\n\nHowever, keep in mind that the shape of a fade swing actually increases the effective loft of a club. While the ball will fly higher than a normal shot, it won't carry as far. So, in effect, when playing a fade shot with an 8-iron, you will actually produce a shot that has the trajectory and distance of an 8 1/2-iron.
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thats the first thing wrong with your golf game (sorry for the negativity). it doesnt matter what side of the ball your on. the grip is always the same unless you are restricted by something. the swing is what its all about. start by taking it in close to your body, bringing it down in that same line, then pushing it out away. an inside out swing. as you do this, snap your wrists over. if you arent physically able to do this. try putting your left hand on top of the grip more so you can see more of the back of your hand. it'll force the wrist snap. (not suggested but if necessary).
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Its all aerodynamics. Different angle of incidence of air flow on different curvatures give much more flight and movement to a golf ball. This adds more thrill to the play
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You need to be able to hit all the clubs.  There are plenty of golf holes that require a longer drive.  If you only drive the ball 210 yards, you will never have a chance to reach a par five in two for example.  For me, I'm most happy with a slight draw because I know that when the ball hits the ground it is going to run.  \nMaybe what you need is a new driver with a little more loft to get the ball flying through the air a little longer?  Or perhaps try teeing the Calloway up a little higher and playing it more toward your left foot?  Not sure what you are doing now but just a couple things to think about.  With a 200 yard 5-wood, you should expect more out of your driver.
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Yes, it's awesome! You use a different type of disc for different distance like in golf you got  a putter and /or iron ! Its cool because the disc can travel the distance.
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Pony the answer by JT is not really correct. If you start playing your irons out towards your left foot (for a right handed player) I think you'll have a tendency to blade or thin more shots, which is definitely not what you want. \n\nI think ball position might be an issue, but remember you have to hit down on the ball to make it go up! So play all irons up to your 5 irons in the middle of your stance, and then just slightly forward of middle for your 4 and 3 iron. \n\nTo make sure the ball is in the middle of your stance, setup to the ball and then lay a club down parralel to your feet and then lay one perpendicular to the one at your feet bisecting the ball. It should look like a big plus sign, and it should be easier to tell if the ball is in the middle of your stance. \n\nYou can hit balls with this aid, just pull the bisecting club back away from the ball about a foot and then use it as a guide to take your stance. \n\nAlso aim the club that's parrelel to your feet at the target, this will help you aim correctly. \n\nAnd remember....PRACTICE!!! ;)