| If your desire is to play good golf and lower your | | | | Swing the handle, as you would a club, to waist |
| handicap, you have to have a good grasp of the | | | | height. Pause it there, then feel the right arm |
| fundamentals of golf. You will need a good golf | | | | drive the handle down and through the imaginary |
| swing as well. To understand what I mean by | | | | ball. Follow through as you would with a real club. |
| good golf swing, take as an example, any of | | | | You will also notice a whooshing sound as you |
| today's top professional players as a model. Solid | | | | whip the broom handle down and through the |
| iron shots are the result of having a solid golf | | | | swing. What you are trying to do here is |
| swing. | | | | memorize this action so you can replicate it during |
| Here are two drills to help you hit solid iron shots. | | | | your actual swing. |
| 1. By cultivating the technique of hitting the ball | | | | 2. Practice hitting iron shots with both feet |
| late in the downswing, you generate the power | | | | together. This will remind you of the role the |
| and accuracy needed to play the irons well every | | | | hands and arms play in contributing to the swing. |
| time. But how do you practice a movement which | | | | The key test is whether you lose your balance |
| happens so quickly? I like to use a broom handle. | | | | playing these shots. If you do, the body is |
| Grip it with each hand separately, with the hands | | | | contributing too much. |
| spaced about three inches apart. | | | | |