There is one major difference between the proper swing for a driver, and for an iron. That difference is the angle of attack. The angle of attack refers to the angle at which the club is coming at the ball into impact. For irons this angle should be steeper, as to help get the ball into the air with lots of spin. With the driver however, the angle of attack should be very shallow, as the club is designed to sweep the ball off a tee.
Practice Swing Drill – Fix your Pop-Up and Skies!
Practice Swing Drill ~ Fix your Pop-Up and Skies! Problem: The player’s weight tends to remain on the front foot into the downswing. Result: The swing becomes extremely steep, and tends to travel out to in. Especially with woods, this problem tends to lead to a shot that goes extremely high, and doesn’t travel very … Read more