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