How to hit an iron

Question
Hello - I'm fairly new to golf (about a year).  I get very frustrated with my irons as for the life of me I never hit them.  I do great with my woods and drive straight and consistently about 175 - 190 yards.
With my irons I seem to always top them so they either just roll up the course or if they have any flight, they're low and slice to the right.  How should I be approaching my irons?  
Thanks for the help!!

Answer
Hi and thank you for asking.  You're question really requires about a series of 5-10 hour of supervised lesson in order to correct properly.  I am not trying to complicate things, I am simply telling you the truth... there are questions in science such as "How do I make ice?" or "How can I create fission from man made elements?"  Unfortunately, yours is more like the latter... sorry!

But to get you started, here are some simple tips that may help you do something on your own... causes for topped balls judging from what you have told me so far:

- Swinging up/Flipping the hands up too fast to get the ball airborne... this in fact makes you hit the ball thin instead of hitting under the ball flush
- You are coming out of your swing plane or off your spine angle before and during impact
- Your arms are not at full extension during impact, ie, your short-arming the swing

Slices are caused by (this should be mostly obvious to any golfer these days)

- An open clubface at impact (95% of the cause of a slice)
- An out to in swing path

Hello there and you for asking.  I understand what you are
asking, but first you should read some of the relevant FAQ's
I have already taken time to write out which will give you
much better knowledge of your issue and then if you have any
additional questions you can also ask me from the FAQ page.
So please go to

http://answerway.com/profile.php?expid=Dathaeus

and click on "View My Public FAQS!" in the Golf section, and
in particular for your issue, please read:

- Physics of moment of impact in golf...
- Basic Ball Flights & Causes...
- Swing Plane Drills...
- Casting Fixes/Drill...

If you need more help and advice after reading the FAQs,
please send me the following info and I can help you further:

(at the same link
http://answerway.com/profile.php?expid=Dathaeus
and click on "Ask Me a Direct Question" in the Golf section)

- Current/Best Ever Handicap
- Distance hit with driver, 5 iron, SW
- Avg putts per round
- Avg and preferred ball flight depending on club
- Tournament experience if any
- Hours you do/can dedicate to golf improvement every week

Thanks and good luck!