Next time you are over a club, think about the loft and how much
it might slice. I think you will see better results and lower
scores
Well, do you? If so, I bet you probably fade or slice. When you pull a shot, your arms are pulling across your body in the direction the ball is going. Your swing goes from outside the target line (a straight line going directly to your target) to inside your target line in a cut-across motion.
This is the same swing you take with all your clubs. The reason your short irons pull and stay left, and the long clubs slice back to the center is the loft in the club. A short iron — 8-iron, 9-iron, etc. — has a lot of loft and, therefore, doesn’t impart the side spin (slice) that a long club — like a driver — does.
So, when you get over a 9-iron and aim left of the green, expecting the ball to slice, it won’t. Play your clubs to slice based on the amount of loft. The high-loft short irons will be pretty straight, whereas the low-loft long clubs might slice 20 to 30 yards with the same swing.
Next time you are over a club, think about the loft and how much it might slice. I think you will see better results and lower scores.
