The best IRON striking GOLF SWING drills stop duffing iron shots

[@akibobrob]

Been working on introducing these changes over the last 3 weeks. Has made a massive difference and am hitting far more consistent iron shots than ever before. Cheers!

[@shaggy4344]

After a nightmare session on the range this was just what I needed.I was trying to stay down on it to stop the thins

[@tinmartinnage478]

Just picked up after long layoff and my long game sucks. Really think these drills are gonna help kickstart my game. I’ll keep you posted.

[@jairalt]

Did this drill help?

[@tinmartinnage478]

@@jairalt the 3rd drill did for sure. Helps to ensure you're using your body to power the swing. I tended to get s bit handsy and my arms came away from my body.

[@SolomonLi]

I love the focused points of these drills. Love the variety!!! Keep 'em comin' Mark!!! HALF WAY RAY!!! LOL... I just loved those vlogs. I hope he's watching!

[@marksullivan3303]

Mark, thank you. This is my current focus area with my coach. Focus items: more on my heels, hesitate at top of back swing, start swing w hips - bump and then turn, hit the inside of the ball. It’s helping. Your drills focus on smaller elements of this and may help me more w feel. Thanx!

[@mineshvaghjiani5757]

Great tips Mark, please keep them coming!

[@tonywestwell]

Will give these a try as my iron striking can be a bit hit and miss. Lovely video

[@stevengallant7482]

This was great help can't wait to try this one ..thank you

[@samahmed4701]

Your best video for instant results - thank you so much

[@aidanweb]

Cheers Mark, def something I'll try out

[@loutennant99]

Thanks. Been trying some of these and will try harder now. Just need to find time to practice them rather than thinking what’s next!! Thanks

[@chevy4x466]

When I was a child, my dad splurged for tickets for us to go to the us open at Oakland hills. I think it was 84, not certain. Johnny Miller was on the driving range. He was doing a drill with his 7 iron. He was hitting one handed, his left. He was stroking it about 150 pure contact. It was a show off move for sure, but the fans loved it. This vid reminded me of that, thx mark.

[@kenneth6847]

Johnny was the cool guy we all loved. A guy that really loved the game and the overall experience. He still loves analyzing other golfers. One of the nice guys. I’m not Mormon but I think the world needs more Mormon athletes.

[@johndunn2390]

“HALF WAY RAY” another great video Mark, keep them coming. 🏌️‍♂️👍

[@oilyblog]

I really hope this is the one to help my horrible golf!

[@sidbox]

THANKS MARK

[@martybates41]

Wow this will keep me golfing

[@kevinmurphy8644]

Excellent - thanks

[@nicklasfrank7987]

This must have been the very best excersice I've been introduced to. Helped my ballstrike with the irons to become nearly perfect. Thank you Mark and keep up the good work.

[@tedjohnson3899]

Great video, Mark!!

[@WorldPodTour]

Thank you so much Mark! Had my best range session in ages after watching this vid🙌

[@jamessulzer5105]

Great tips, Mark. I have been struggling with my iron play but these drills will get my swing on the right track. Thanks!

[@Dijalnar]

Just got back from a round and this highlighted everything I was not doing today. Perfectly timed video.

[@brettheaven2333]

I needed this vid yesterday, thin day!! will definitely use these tips. thanks.

[@davidpearson243]

More coaching video please you a natural teacher

[@joeryan6863]

Off to the range later, will trying these. Been thicking the ball lately.

[@82aleca]

Halfway ray. And definitely will be giving these drills a go as I've had a lazy lower half since lockdown!

[@TheRichardgrime]

Your best instructional video to date imho!

[@averynichols8035]

Awesome video, Thanks!

[@barnesa4]

Great video Mark thanks.

[@after2am150]

Love, Mark the Teacher!

[@blindsquirrel3123]

HALF WAY RAY. Great tips. This is what I was working on at the range today. I’m going to implement these drills. Thanks two hat and one sock!

[@markaochoa2017]

Halfway ray 😎 will try these out tonight

[@johnd996]

Half way Ray... I have been working on driving and incorporating the first drill was a great way to help me clear the hips which in turn stopped me feeling cramped, I used to focus on heal stomp but loading into the toes and snapping back is so much better for me. Thank you for the drill it's made a huge difference 😁😁⛳

[@seand8030]

Half way Ray. Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@jamesskilton2605]

One of your best video's. That hip turn is so crucial. Keep forgetting it on course. Then i start hooking like crazy as my arms / hands are arriving at impact before my body has turned. Need to keep it the other way around.

[@j1166240]

Great video Mark. Yes, very helpful. I just watched the pitching video of 30 yard pitches. In both of these videos you explain what we should feel and what you see some of do. Thank you!

[@glennmurley2463]

‘Half way ray’ Awesome drills, even if you don’t struggle with iron striking they’re good to just to make sure you’re keeping on top of things 👍

[@TheRycooder]

Best video I've seen you do!! Thank you!!

[@andrescovarrubias7898]

HALF WAY RAY This lesson is gonna add some distance and improve my play. Thanks!

[@guybrown1865]

These drills should help me. Half way Ray. Guy Canada 🇨🇦

[@shawnwootton990]

Grate vid mark will try these next time I’m at the range !

[@MarkCrossfield]

Let me know how it goes.

[@scotthudson1048]

Mark, thank you for this. My iron game has been in the toilet as of late. Lost distance, lost compression swing just completely out of sorts. But my short game and driving is phenomenal. Love this game but man can it be frustrating at times. “Half Way Ray”

[@allanhoustonal]

Just had a round littered with poor iron strikes this morning, so very much top mind for me at the moment! I'm fascinated by your takeaway practices before you hit Mark, would love to see some videos on that as I feel that my bad iron shots start out a bit iffy in the takeaway and get progressively worse as I compensate for that!

[@shaunhargreaves1749]

Great video and 3 great drills I'll definitely be trying on the range.

[@vikrampitre2343]

Right timing ! My nemesis is my iron strike consistency- I’m a 12 hcp and my GiR is 40% !!! Will give the drills a go.

[@legend9018]

Love the idea of that lead foot coming up off the ground a bit to encourage load and turn

[@jeffbates5401]

Mark great video

[@joemadeya92]

Things my coach is doing with me now. Perfect timing Thank You.

[@hermanwolke2677]

will give it a try for sure. hitting my noisy ping G25 miles and straight but then lose all with irons. thanks for the video

[@joebelford4274]

Been working on this through the winter, my biggest issue is sweeping the ball, with almost a flip of the club. Once I picked up a Mevo launch monitor, I was surprised at how much of a distance killer that really was! I’ve worked on keeping more shaft lean but to the detriment of your last example and trying to “stay down”. Definitely some helpful drills I’ll try! Thanks for the great content.

[@peteraloisio3533]

Half way ray. I went to the range and had a lesson with a new coach, he was getting do to something similar, but this looks a lot simpler than what I was doing. I will need to give these a go for sure.

[@jasontodd6401]

Very very good.. At last someone talking in a way.. We can relate to.. Well done 👏👏

[@tinmartinnage478]

Had a lesson (Honiton) and been using your drills. My ball striking is so much better. Still a way to go but happy with progress (was 11-12 when stopped in 2013, 3 weeks ago shot 100, yesterday 88), find I’m missing left a lot. Not sure if grip or alignment or a combination of several things. I watched your grip tips so I’ll incorporate that and keep working on the drills and keep you informed. FYI I’m 59 and target is single figures before I hit 60.

[@paulizzyrollins]

Half Way Ray - Good video.

[@joshuawilliams3221]

Great video, thanks! I am hoping to improve my iron striking this year!

[@christopherhall9576]

Half way ray, great video cheers

[@nickhales8612]

Half way ray. Thanks for this, after my return to the course from lockdown I have struggled with addressing my poor strikes. Hopefully this will assist in getting it back.

[@johnwallace520]

Off to the driving range to try some of these ideas out. I have Gleneagles to play in a few days so need to get it right.

[@NicholasHankins]

Thank you for the tutorial, Mark! We appreciate your insights and entertaining vlogs so much. HALF WAY RAY :D

[@JWayize]

Half way Ray - headed to the range tomorrow and will give these a go. I’m a picker and rarely take a divot except with my wedges. Although I did take a nice one with my driver last week and immediately said it was a crime scene 🤣. As always, love the content and the help!

[@kenneth6847]

Good instruction to not fear the body.

[@ReaverWall]

My issue for making my strikes better is lack of rotation. So will for sure use some of this to work on that. I think I still manage to hit quite well thanks to some coordination but I want to improve so thanks for these tips Mark! As always great content! :)

[@aussietaffia9152]

halfway ray.. this is me when I haven't played much or out of form. great drills..

[@1golfer2another]

Thanks so much for this! I'm usually good with irons, but just in the last year I tend to "dump off" my wrist angles at release and hit something that resembles a shank and it happens at the most awkward times! I think working on this will be a start to getting the problem resolved! If you have other suggestions in this area I would definitely be interested! I think drill number 2 might really help, especially!

[@jonathanstevens2937]

Half Way Ray. I DO struggle with my iron shots! Just like you demonstrated, Mark: I move my hips laterally and try to shallow by tipping my shoulders back, then I EE like crazy. I've used stuff from your videos along with online lessons from Monte Sheinblum and (post vaccine) in person lessons from Carl Sealman to combat it. I've made some headway. It still creeps in and I can overcompensate as well, but I absolutely *pured* three 2i shots today; including two off the deck into Par 5s that set up eagle looks. I thought my 2i (literally the original Lockey Lumpy Callaway X Proto 18*) was a thing of my past. Now it is my 230 carry club again!

[@rayjones981]

Marvellous Mark, thank you. Can you do a driver release drill please? Cheers 👍🏻

[@darrenholden1283]

"Half way ray" been really struggling with hitting some really fat shots this year so will give these a go and see what happens.

[@adamgraham8453]

Half way ray. Great video. Title isn’t click-bait, but very informative and useful info

[@randymahony8157]

More please. I am fighting a sway.

[@adski0125]

Mark, this worked so nicely for my long irons and hybrid. I've now suffered a couple of side effects and wondering if you can give some hints. I'm now hitting my short irons really high. I already hit the ball quite high before this drill and now it's even higher. Any tips?

[@annandm]

Half Way Ray .... will give these a go! Ta

[@gerainthughes711]

Will try these, struggling badly with my irons...fats, thins and shanks, on a positive driving the ball really well

[@saintkeat]

Tried the second drill while playing, caught a few very crispy. Can you make a video of your iron swing a driver swing feels?

[@Mboogie69]

Great ideas to try. I’ve been struggling to get my hips more active since my back injury. It’s like my brain is trying to protect me even when I feel good. So I can’t wait to try these drills to retrain my brain to let my body do what it needs to do

[@DavidAllen-ci7gi]

Mark, another really helpful video, thanks. I’m trying to work on shallowing my downswing with my irons, and I’m struggling with the transition from backswing to downswing, which is causing issues with my hips as I’ve started sliding them to the left rather than rotating. Any tips would be gratefully received.

[@andythompson3777]

Seconding the mind reader comment. Completely lost my shape in the last lockdown and have been working on the range for the last fortnight to try to rediscover my strike. It has been a nightmare and I've only risked one proper round so far - and my iron play was mixed at best. You've just given me my range drills for tomorrow. Cheers, Mark lad.

[@gtflyer]

This was very helpful. Been working on getting my hips much more open at impact, so for the most part I've found that doing 1/2 shots helped the most, i.e. left arm parallel to the ground on my back swing. It's the " jumping up " that I have the most problems with, maybe due to my twisted and curved spine, not sure, but I'll keep trying.

[@damianhallsworth2092]

how are you getting on with your ball striking

[@gtflyer]

@@damianhallsworth2092 Very well, thank you.

[@damianhallsworth2092]

@@gtflyer good to hear, keep grinding man

[@ryandavidtrapasso]

Half way ray - I’ve found that a non-drill tip that helps me move low point forward is simply flaring out the lead foot a good amount. Helps with easing the hip turn especially for yours truly with a bad back who doesn’t dare launch/jump as an intention.

[@StockholmNorra]

Omg Mark. I have struggle with gliding hip movment for years and its ok the days i have the timing to flipp my hands at the right time. Hopefully this is the tool that i can remove the gliding hip from my golf swing. My Strokes Gained for the approach shots is realy bad, losing 4,22 shots every round.

[@martybates41]

Wow I hit 15 shots fat yesterday. This will keep me playing golf

[@ajaytuk7416]

Your best ever Dude ( probably as it is very relevant to me :-)) Can I ask a specific question though- On good lies and even practice range mats I never really have an issue with regard to low point- my poor shots always seem to start with a poor fairway lie ( rather than rough even). So surely it comes to be a confidence thing, which leads me to want to know are there irons that have better turf interaction especially for lower swing speed golfers like me.

[@glennpalmer4672]

Cheers Mark, I will let you know tomorrow at the driving range

[@zmcangus]

great

[@xBreexZe]

Would love a P7MB review!!

[@matthewcroad7218]

Half Way Ray. The guilty party of the crime scene. Great video Mark

[@Mrequine1]

RORY inspired crime scene fix 😂

[@ianbarton2581]

half way ray. Made a lot of sense, easier to follow that with the force mat indoors

[@garytonge4271]

Great set of drills Mark,. why can’t more coaches make things as simple as your videos? Low point at this time is definitely an issue, however I also feel that I’m leaving a lot of power on the table on the follow through, probably guilty of hitting at the ball rather through to target.

[@marcus9820]

Between the golf set you tested 3 years ago, called wilson X31 vs wilson Prostaff SGI you tested recently, which did you like best?

[@donwongjohnson3223]

What’s a good launch monitor that’s on the cheaper side?

[@michaelgoodchild2495]

Great video, just had a lesson for this problem, my drill is to put my 7iron back in my stance and try to hit under an imaginary tree. All my data on Quad was spot on but lost loads of speed, will I get the speed back playing like this like he wants me to for a while

[@fretless05]

I only seem to have trouble fatting partial swing shots; the movement and momentum of a full swing seems to induce proper transition. Is this just a matter of practice for me to get better strikes on partial shots when the club doesn't have speed?

[@Bagordons]

Hi Mark Does it matter what my club swing is if the GC quad numbers are close to 0 at impact?

[@byronstoddard1835]

Half way Ray This was my struggle this weekend

[@deekay2091]

Being an ex shoulder hitter I feel that every time someone says to rotate in the swing it should come with a big warning label about the shoulders and making sure not to over rotate the upper body. What helped me stop duffing was focusing on the hip movement in backswing. Having the feeling i draw a short line forwards with me bum. No more half way Ray 😁

[@matheuhexter6189]

Can these drill be used for the Driver also?

[@barrylawson8896]

I really struggle with low point! more help please

[@okimike5963]

Mark- love you VLOGS, educational and entertaining, but your short vids are always too notch. Keep them alive as we transition back to whatever the new post-‘Rona norm is

[@stuarthedley3465]

“Half Way Ray” - definitely guilty of “fat” or “thin” shots at the worst time; great drive and then the iron. At leat with the “thin”, it does a Sally Gunnell” onto the green if you’re lucky!

[@Hoggar10]

Half way Ray - have struggled with this in the past… in this moment, have the feel to be able to strike the irons well…

[@chriscave4611]

I have for a long time struggled to get a forward impact with my irons. I nip the ball off the top of the grass losing distance against playing partners. Ball strike okay just lack of distance.