When you want to hit the ball low under a branch, it shoots up like a rocket. When you want to hit an approach shot high to land soft, the ball barely gets airborne. What's going on? Irons are tricky to master because what your instincts tell you is the right thing to do, is usually dead wrong.

To hit irons solidly, which is the key to distance control and accuracy, you need to hit down and compress the ball between the ground and the face of the club. This produces backspin which, added to the club's loft, makes the ball rise. That’s right, there has to be some backspin for the ball to go up or it behaves like a knuckle ball. 

If you hit low-flying skulls, chances are your clubhead is whipping ahead of your hands as you try to scoop the ball into the air. That puts the leading edge of the club into contact with the ball. This is a very common mistake. Almost all beginning golfers try to make the ball go up.

Reading about golf swing fundamentals is a good place to start if you want to improve your golf swing. But how can you know which of those fundamentals are right for you and consistent with what you are trying to do.

Will you be able to apply those golf swing fundamentals to your own swing? What will you work on 1st? How will you know you are working on the right things and in the right order?

You need to be careful because — most of the information you're bombarded with in magazines, books, TV, etc. will be conflicting. Do not jump from one swing theory to the next.

You must work with something you believe in and understand and then stick with it. This is the shortest and surest way to lasting improvement. You will develop a swing that will hit the ball solid time after time. It will be come so natural, that you can focus on how to play the game instead of swing changes on every other swing.

Believe me, I have been there. Constantly changing your swing and searching for that next magic cure or tip only leads to frustration and mediocrity at best. Listening to your buddies who can't break 80, analyze your swing and telling you everything you are doing wrong. They will follow with what you need to do, so you too, can't ever break 80. 

Let me lay out a plan that will work for you, just as it has for 100's of other golfers like you trying to improve their games. You have nothing to loose, and everything to gain.

In the True Golf Swing you will learn how to hit the ball solid, consistently and you will understand why. I will give you a plan to follow to make sure you stay on target. You will be able to repeat your swing day in and day out with confidence in no time. This will allow you to focus on other game improvement areas such as course management, short game techniques and putting.

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