How to stop hitting your irons fat
You’ve hopefully watched my video on how to stop thinning your shots, now I want to give you a few tips on the opposite problem: hitting irons fat.
So how do you fix that? I’ve got a few things you might want to consider…
Hitting irons fat: The main points
There’s a couple of reasons this will be happening. One is that you’ll be getting too steep on the ball, another is that you are backing out of the shot, getting no weight shift forward, and then you end up catching the ground way before the ball.
So how do we fix this? Well I have a great drill for you that you can practise at home or at the driving range. It involves a huge brick wall and just one golf club.
If you want to learn more about it make sure you watch the full video.
Dan Whittaker is an elite golf swing and performance coach based at High Legh. For more information, visit his website or click here for more advice.
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Tom Irwin
Tom is a lifetime golfer, now over 30 years playing the game. 2023 marks 10 years in golf publishing and he is still holding down a + handicap at Alwoodley in Leeds. He has played over 600 golf courses, and has been a member of at least four including his first love Louth, in Lincolnshire. Tom likes unbranded clothing, natural fibres, and pencil bags. Seacroft in Lincolnshire is where it starts and ends.
