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Blowfish

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299 posts

170 months

Tuesday 24th July 2012
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Just started to play a little golf up our local driving range and I am consistently hitting 80 odd yards straight but I am struggling to increase the distance. I'm using a 7 iron but when I drop to a 5 iron or even 3 wood the distance decreases.
Any tips or do I just need more practice and distance will come with time?

nw28840

1,006 posts

202 months

Tuesday 24th July 2012
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Take some lessons and search for the other thread on here - 'taking up golf'

spikeyhead

19,714 posts

220 months

Tuesday 24th July 2012
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Get some lessons.

It may be, if you video yourself you'll be able to work out what's wrong by comparing it with youtube videos of a good golf swing but help from a professional will save you sooooo much grief in the long term that it's best to do it early, otherwise you're building a swing on bad foundations and will either never get it good or spend much more on lessons taking an established swing apart and putting it right.