Golf Digest South Africa — January 2018

fyou’veeverwonderedwhyyoucandonowrongwithyourshortironsbutstrugglewiththelongerones,theanswer

isprobablyphysics.Longerclubswithlessloftmakeitmoredifficulttohitagoodshot.Plus,faultsareexaggerated.Aswing

thatproducesafive-metremisswithawedgecanbea30-metreslicewitha5-iron.Abigissuegolfershavewithlongerclubs

ismakingsureeverythingismovingintherightorder,soI’llhelpyouwithsequencingonthefollowingpages.Butfirst,Iwanttogive

youaswingthoughttohittheseshotsmoresolidly.Inthisphoto,lookhowmyrightshoulderislowerthanmyleft.Asyouswingdown,

think:Drop the right shoulder and keep it down as you rotate through.That’llimproveyourimpactandgetyoustartedhittingthe

longerironsliketheshortones.Nowlet’slookatafewmoretipstomakesurethathappens.–WITHRONKASPRISKE

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SMOKIN’ IRONS

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