Choosing The Right Golf Iron For Beginners

For the beginning golfer there tends to be a problem when it comes to selecting the right golf iron for their next shot. Club selection is an essential part of the game and picking the wrong club will show up on your scorecard. In this particular article I will look at the basic mechanics of the golf iron, how to determine the distance and how much weather needs to be accounted for.

The design of a golf iron would have pretty much all going the same distance but this is not the case for the angle on the club face differs from club to club which changes the length of travel as well as the flight path. Take a typical three iron which club face is set at twenty one degrees which will send the ball on a low trajectory and go for a longer distance. On the opposite side we have the nine iron which has a forty one degree club face which sends the ball much higher in the air and for shorter distances than the lowered numbered golf irons.

For a beginner golfer the best way to figure out your iron distance is to head for the golf range with your five iron. Measure your distance over a series of shots to figure out what your average is. Now for each lower iron add ten yards for example if your five iron averages 150 yards the four iron would average 160 yards and the three iron should travel around 170 yards. For the higher clubs minus ten yards so the six iron is 140 yards and the seven iron is 130 yards and so on. Needless to say this is not a perfect system but is should give you an indicator of your range.

The problem with club selection is that weather will have a huge impact on the iron that you select. If your seven iron is traveling 130 yards a head on wind is going to shorten this distance due to the high flight path of the golf ball. If this is the case chances are you will want to lose a lower club which does not fly as high and will hopefully be able to cover the desired distance.

It will take you time to figure out how to use your scoring irons in the right way and as your technique improves so will the distance on how far the ball will travel. At the beginning it is essential that you build your swing so that it will be consistent over time no matter of the iron that you have selected. Of course it is essential that golf is suppose to be fun so take a moment to appreciate the beauty surrounding you and the company of friends and your golf game will develop naturally.