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Not so long ago, the average set of golf clubs consisted of some woods (usually 1, 3, 5) some irons (usually 3-SW) and a putter (usually the shortest club in the bag). Of late all that has changed. The advent of rescue clubs and iron/wood hybrids mean that we are using more wood type clubs for shots from the fairway.
As technology improves and enables further distance with our driving, we tend to use long irons less - many players are actually leaving longer irons out of the bag so that they can carry more wedges of varying lofts. So, how to improve golf swing techniques to compensate?
Here, I am going to concentrate on fairway shots with rescue clubs, iron/wood hybrids, and even good old-fashioned fairway woods!
One of the most common mistakes I see, apart from players trying to hit the ball too hard, is golfers trying to help the ball into the air. Fairway woods are designed with plenty of loft and require a sweeping swing to make effective contact with the ball, you are looking to brush the ball away - making no divot.
Ball position should be just inside your left heel (for right-handers), this will encourage the required sweeping swing and allow contact to be made on the up. If the ball is too far back in your stance, you will tend to steepen your swing and, invariably, make a divot.
Now you know how to improve golf swing techniques for fairway shots, you can take this to the course - especially the range as you can hone your skills for fairway shots by hitting balls straight off the mat.
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