Callaway Golf Irons Loft

24
Jul/100

Why can't I hit my irons that far?

I've been playing golf for two to three years now. I started by taking lessons from an excellent instructor in the Pinehurst area and have a nice compact smooth looking swing. I have a one plane swing that relies on my body rotation to hit the ball by slinging my upper body through the shot with my hips, and hit the ball straight (most of the time). My driver is fine and I can keep up with the guys I usually play with who hit around 260-290 on average. My irons however are usually 1-3 clubs shorter than they are. It wouldn't bother me so much but it kills me on the par 3's when it's 175 yards and I'm hitting a 4 iron and they're hitting 6 or 7. I would like to be able to use a more lofted club like that to stick the green rather than watch it hit and roll off the back on these narrow or shallow greens. I just don't understand the drastic difference in the irons. I use Callaway X-18s that are stock except new grips. Any help, advice, or insight would be greatly appreciated.

I've heard Callaway irons just play shorter than other similar brands. Never owned them myself.

For about $20 per club, you could have 1" extentions put into the butt end and new grips put on. You may want to have the lie adjusted to compensate though.

Or you could hood the face a little, push your hands forward a little more. That can cause you to hook a little more than you're used to though.

Or you could go to a golf shop and hit on the simulator or launch monitor and go with something longer.

Or you could work on club head speed, maybe by using a weighted club for practice.

Or you could accept the fact that you aren't the longest hitter in the group and work on accuracy.

Good luck.

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