Author: Peter Cunningham

Article:
There are a lot of golfers who struggle with the woods. When I
say woods I mean both the driver and fairway woods. The reasons
that golfers struggle with their woods can be due to many
things. It could be that the ball is placed incorrectly in the
stance, it could be that you are not transferring your weight
correctly, it could be something in your swing etc.

If you are a golfer who is currently struggling with your woods,
be this slicing, pulling, topping, fatting etc then there is no
reason to lose heart. The first thing to do is to book a lesson
with your local PGA pro so that he/she can analyze the problem
and give you valuable advice as to what the problem may be and
how to rectify the issue. Practice as often as you can at your
practice are or driving range and before long you will be
hitting them sweetly again.

On the golf course though if you are struggling with your woods
then this could be causing you to lose shots, lose confidence
and in extreme circumstance cause you to give up this wonderful
sport. Many beginners to the game find it hard to hit drivers,
fairway woods and long irons, this is normal as beginners tend
to try to hit the ball rather than swing the club through the
ball, with a driver, fairway wood and long iron this is hard to
do and can end up being a pull, slice, topped shot etc.

If you are a golfer who is struggling then why not leave your
fairway woods and driver at home and play with just your irons.
Sounds strange doesnt it but if you think about it you should be
able to reach most of the green in regulation or at worst one
over regulation. For example you are on a par five which is 500
yards long, you know that you can hit your six iron 160 yards
and your 5 iron 170 yards so hit your five iron off the tee,
then off the fairway hit your six iron leaving you another six
iron to the green, two putt and walk off with a par.

Hitting an iron is a lot easier than hitting a driver, you
should be able to hit your ball more accurately. Granted there
is nothing as satisfying as hitting your driver down the middle
of the fairway but if you dont know if it is going to go left or
right then what is the point in hitting it. If you play the game
with your mind using your irons as much as possible then you
should be able to get some good scores, build your confidence
and still enjoy the game whilst you are working on the issues
with your woods.

If long irons are an issue as well as your woods then maybe you
could try a hybrid wood from your local golf shop, these are
designed to replace the long irons and are much easier to hit.

Of course you can still use your woods on a practice round which
will help you to work out what is wrong or work on the drills
which your pro has given to you, but during a competitive round,
or even a practice round if your shots are getting you
frustrated then pull out an iron and play if off the tee.

The biggest bit of advice that I can give is to sat 'dont worry
about it'. If you worry about it then you will become frustrated
which will cause you to tense which in turn will cause a bad
shot which will get you more frustrated - can you spot the
circle which happens here. There is nothing to be embarassed
about if you decide to take an iron from the tee. Have a look at
your golfing partners face when you birdie that hole after
teeing off with an iron.

About the author:
Peter Cunningham manages the Golf Review Center
website. This site is dedicated to the provision of quality
reviews for golf related products and servers worldwide.

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