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Low Point Control Drills
Inconsistent irons usually means inconsistent low point. Here is how to fix it with feedback drills that grade themselves.
Drills for this practice plan
Iron play
The Carve
Lock onto your your 7-iron-yard target with a 7-iron and hit 10 stock shots. No shaping, no experiments — this drill is about your bread-and...
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The Marksman
Pick a target. Hit 5 shots with each of 5-6-7-8 iron, logging carry distance from the launch monitor. Goal: discover your actual gaps so you...
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The Knockdown
Pretend you are playing into a stiff headwind. Take one more club than your stock yardage to ~15 yards short of your 7-iron number (e.g., 6-...
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Iron Sharpening
Play "phantom holes" — call out an imaginary par-3 yardage, pick the club, hit one ball. Score: 3 points if inside a 10-yard circle, 1 if in...
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The Worst-Ball Gauntlet
Hit two iron shots to the same your 7-iron-yard target. You only score the worst one of the pair. Play 8 pairs (16 shots). The pressure is "...
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The Ladder
Hit one shot at ~15 yards short of your 7-iron number, one at your 7-iron, one at ~15 yards past your 7-iron number — three different clubs,...
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The Long Stick
Choke down two inches on your 5-iron and aim it at a target that is normally a 7-iron number (your 7-iron yards). Three-quarter swing, contr...
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The Apex Shift
With a 7-iron at your your 7-iron-yard target, hit 9 shots in three sets of three: 3 stock trajectory, 3 flighted (ball back, hands forward,...