If you struggle to make clean contact with your irons, you probably notice shots that don’t end up at the target, inconsistencies in flight, and more.

There are four big mistakes that golfers make when they hit their irons. These drills using the HackMotion training aid can help you correct them and become a better ball striker.

Watch the full video by Peter Finch below, and be sure to check out his YouTube channel, Swing Quest Golf, for more great golf content!

4 Drills to Fix Common Iron Striking Mistakes

Mistake #1: Poor Ball Position

While this first drill may seem simple, it’s one that you will want to check off your list before moving into any of the others. In addition, this is a drill you won’t need the HackMotion for, just your golf club and a few golf balls.

Ball position plays a major role in your ability to strike a clean iron shot. If your ball position is too far back, you will have a tendency to hit fat shots. If the ball position is too far forward, you’ll likely experience thin or topped shots.

Try this drill on the range; it’s simple, but it helps you dial in the ball position. Keep stepping away from the ball and then setting up again to practice the position.

Once you feel confident in getting the ball in the correct position, move on to the next common mistake.

Mistake #2: Flipping at Impact

The flip at impact is an interesting miss because golfers do it to square the clubface. The instinct is good, but the flip leads to weak and inconsistent strikes.

The flip often happens when the clubface is in the wrong position at the top of the backswing or when players don’t shift their weight correctly on the downswing.

One of the easiest ways to fix flipping at impact is the Impact Press Drill.

The drill trains your body to feel proper shaft lean and weight shift. You teach yourself how to get to this position, and because of that, you’ll learn to repeat it in your full swing.

If flipping is a real problem for you, take a look at the article on how to stop flipping at impact.

Mistake #3: Poor Clubface Control

Your clubface position at impact is what controls where the golf ball goes. If you have an open clubface, it causes pushes and slices if you have a closed clubface, it will cause hooks and pulls.

Inconsistent face angles make it difficult for you to learn to control the ball’s flight.

HackMotion allows you to check your wrist angles throughout the golf swing (in real-time) to ensure better face control.

Mistake #4: Over-the-Top Swing Path

Another common swing flaw is coming over the top. With this move, the club moves from outside to inside at impact. The result is a slice, pull, or poor contact.

When hitting shots with an over-the-top swing path, you cut across the ball, causing weaker shots.

The simple drill of putting a ball outside the one you are hitting brings some awareness to your club path and will help you naturally swing more from the inside.

Working on fixing the over-the-top swing path should also help you shallow your golf swing and strike with a more neutral swing path.

When you can match the path and clubface, you’ll hit some of your best shots.

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Final Thoughts

To hit better iron shots, you need to fix these common mistakes and work through these drills. Don’t forget that your clubface is controlled by the position of your lead wrist in the golf swing.

If you can get that lead wrist position right, you’ll hit predictable shots that travel toward your target with plenty of distance. Start measuring your wrist angles and see how they are helping or hurting your game.

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However, if you are just hitting balls without any real knowledge of how to perfect these shots, it’s time to make a change.

In this video, Alex from The Art of Simple Golf walks you through three powerful drills that will help you dial in your ball striking on both long and short shots. Watch the full video below!

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3 Great Drills to Be Use if You Want Better Ball Striking

Drill #1: The One-Arm Chip

The One Arm Chip drill is not just a great solution for the short game but also your full swing.

Start here so you can develop some consistency on the shorter shots, and then work your way up to the full swing with these same concepts in place.

This drill is so effective because it limits unnecessary wrist movement and ensures connection between the arms and body. It’s simple but effective, and it really helps with consistency in the short game.

Drill #2: The HackMotion Release Drill

A proper release in the golf swing helps both accuracy and power. When your release is timed correctly and in the proper sequence, you’ll have a better clubface position at impact.

To get the most out of the release drill, wear your HackMotion. It gives you real-time information that helps you go through this drill step by step.

If you can train the release position it won’t matter the length of the swing you take or the club you have in your hand.

You’ll eliminate last-minute manipulations and be able to square the clubface naturally. The result will be a straighter, more controlled golf shot.

Drill #3: The Motorcycle Drill

Finally, one of the best wrist action and impact drills is the Motorcycle Drill.

It is built directly into the HackMotion app, so you can easily work on this in real-time.

The motorcycle drill can help golfers who struggle with an open or inconsistent face at impact. Remember that with any of these drills, it’s best to work on things at a slightly slower pace and then add speed as you get the positions down.

The motorcycle drill helps correct wrist flexion issues and makes it easier to compress golf shots.

After studying more than a million golf swings of some of the best players in the game, we know that great players have a square clubface at impact and a slightly flexed lead wrist.

Many amateur golfers take too long to add that extra flexion in their lead wrist, and the motorcycle drill ensures it is done right from the top.

Once the clubface is square and the wrist is flexed, you’ll have a green light to swing through the ball at full speed.

Final Thoughts

By working through these drills with the help of HackMotion, you can create better ball-striking habits.

HackMotion’s real-time feedback accelerates the learning process. It’s like having a coach with you to make sure you are not practicing the wrong thing so you stop wasting your practice time.

Give these three simple drills a try.

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As you’ll see in this video from Let’s Play Thru Golf, HackMotion helped increase swing speed from 98 to 104 mph, added 10 yards to drives, and dropped a handicap from 5 to 2.

Here’s how it happened:

5 Ways HackMotion Improves Your Golf Swing

1. No More Slices or Shots that Come up Short

The slice is a golf shot that has frustrated golfers since the start of the game. When you slice, you hit the ball with a slightly open clubface, causing the ball to come up short of the target.

After analyzing more than 1,000,000 golf swings, we know that this open clubface happens because golfers have too much extension in their lead wrist. HackMotion provides real-time feedback and data to help you see and feel that extra extension simultaneously.

If you’re ready to stop slicing the ball, having the HackMotion coach on your wrist will make all the difference.

2. Increased Power in Your Swing (More Efficiency)

When you fix your slice, you’ll gain more distance in your golf shots. However, once you become confident with how your wrists should work in your swing and what it takes to keep the lead wrist flexed at impact, you can learn to generate much more power.

Better body movement and the proper wrist hinge will improve your swing’s efficiency and power.

3. Better Pre-Shot Routine and Tempo

The latest HackMotion release allows you to work on your golf swing tempo. If some days you feel confident and collected on the course but on others just can’t find your tempo, it might be because you haven’t practiced tempo and don’t truly know what great tempo feels like.

Use HackMotion to establish a great pre-shot routine and incorporate it into your next round to keep your tempo consistent throughout.

4. Getting the Proper Grip

Although we all strive for a neutral golf grip, most players struggle with their grip being either too strong or too weak. Getting the proper grip is all about consistency. If you can position your hands on the club the same way each time, you’ll hit better shots.

In addition, a weak or strong grip can lead to fluctuations in the clubface angle at impact. Use HackMotion to get your hands in the right place.

5. Improving the Putting Stroke

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve played the game or what your goals are; putting is a crucial part of golf. HackMotion doesn’t limit you to learning one putting stroke. Instead, it helps you understand the importance of consistency in the putting stroke.

You can benchmark your stroke against that of a tour player and push yourself to get the putter on the proper path every time.

HackMotion isn’t just a training aid; it’s like having a personal coach with you during every practice session.

Fix your slice, add power, and improve your game with real-time feedback. Get HackMotion today and start seeing results!

If you want to see more awesome golf videos, you must check out the Let’s Play Thru YouTube channel!

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However, there is more to the game than the position of the lead arm. The trail arm could be the secret to improving your golf game.

Take a look at this video from Rob Cheney, which gives you some insight into the position of your right arm or trail arm.

Positioning of the Trail Elbow

The first part of this process is to get the trail elbow in the correct position to start.

As Rob explains, you want it to be rotated slightly with the inside of the elbow joint pointing outward rather than internally rotated with the inside of the elbow joint facing the body.

Independence of the Elbow, Wrist, and Forearm

The elbow, forearm, and wrist don’t necessarily all have to be in a matching position.

You can keep this trail elbow in the perfect setup position (Rob calls it the 3 position) without impacting the extension or flexion of your lead wrist. 

The Importance of Wrist and Forearm Positioning for Better Ball Striking

The trail wrist is as important for ball striking as the lead wrist.

The trail wrist and lead wrist work opposite of each other, so having more extension in the lead wrist through impact will help ensure better contact with the golf ball.

Wearing the HackMotion on your trail wrist can be a solution for some players.

Remember, the trail hand is the dominant hand, and if that makes it easier for you to feel the proper action through impact, training this way can make sense.

Keep the Elbow in Front of the Body on the Downswing

During the downswing, it is essential to keep the elbow in front of the body. This is much easier if the wrist and forearm are in the correct position (flexion in the lead wrist).

When the elbow is kept in front of the body, the clubface is easier to square at impact.

Wear your HackMotion and watch how the number for wrist flexion and extension changes in real time simply by keeping the elbow in this position on the downswing.

The 3 and 1 Drill for Wrist and Elbow Positioning

Rob Cheney calls this perfect position with the trail elbow “position three”. As you’ll see in the video, he works on getting the elbow, wrist, and forearm situated at setup and then maintaining that elbow in front of the body on the downswing.

If you are looking for better clubface control or the ability to fine-tune wrist angles in the golf swing, this is a must-watch video.

The HackMotion training aid’s flexibility makes it a perfect tool for golfers who want to work on both lead and trail wrist positions in the swing.

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However, for many golfers, the results are not just around the corner because the practice is wrong to begin with.

If you’ve got a driving range session coming up, check out this video from Peter Finch Golf about the seven mistakes amateur golfers make at the driving range.

7 Mistakes Amateur Golfers Make at the Driving Range

Mistake 1: Hitting Too Many Balls

We know that an extra-large bucket of golf balls is tempting—it’s only a dollar or two more, but it can hurt your game. Hitting too many balls makes it harder to improve because you’ll be too tired.

Focus on quality over quantity when you practice.

Mistake 2: Skipping Warm-Up

If you don’t stretch and move a bit before you start hitting balls, you will just be wasting about half your golf balls getting warmed up.

It’s the same as warming up before you play. It probably takes six or seven holes to start playing well if you don’t put in the warm-up time.

Do a focused routine with some dynamic stretches, as Peter shows, and prepare your body to play.

Mistake 3: Lack of Specificity in Practice

There are different types of practice, such as measured practice and pressured practice.

You’ll want to decide the type of practice you are doing in every part of your session so that you are working towards improvement instead of just swinging a club.

If you aren’t aware of the different types of practice, get familiar with them and start to plan your practice sessions.

Mistake 4: Not Measuring Practice

Not measuring practice is a common mistake amateur golfers make. Use tools like HackMotion, video, or a launch monitor to track improvements and benchmark your goals.

Many golfers fail to measure their practice, making it hard to know if their sessions are effective.

With HackMotion, you’ll have a coach with you at all times, helping you measure your practice on the driving range so you avoid wasting time.

Mistake 5: Practicing Too Many Things at Once

HackMotion is designed to help you work on every area of your golf game, but the idea is to break this work and practice down into pieces.

You don’t want to work on your takeaway, backswing, transition, and impact simultaneously.

Focus on a few specific areas based on feedback from HackMotion or lessons from a PGA Professional. Trying to work on multiple swing aspects in one session can be overwhelming.

Mistake 6: Ignoring Pressure in Practice

Failing to add pressure elements makes it harder to transfer skills to the course. On the course, you’ll have pressure so you need to create that pressure on the driving range.

Adding games and scoring elements in practice can help simulate on-course conditions. It can also make you more motivated to get your practice in.

Mistake 7: Repetitive Shots Without Variety

Continuously hitting the same shot doesn’t mimic real golf situations. To transition from the range to the course, practice different targets, ball flights, and scenarios to build adaptability. Hitting 15 drivers in a row can be a problem.

If you really want to work on the driver this much, at least change targets and vary ball flight. Creating real on-course conditions is essential.

Final Thoughts

You now have a great start to a practice plan for the driving range.

If you need some additional help, check out our full customizable driving range practice plan.

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