Loft Angle Quotes

Your woods, irons and wedges are built with specific lengths and lie angles, which demand that you stand to the ball a little differently for each one. The secret is to know which elements of your address position remain constant, and which ones you have to tweak to match the club in your hand.

When you're hitting a fairway wood, you've got a lot of real estate to cover to get to your target. Your first instinct is probably to give it a little more power because you're worried about coming up short.

I've got a lot more control with my wedges.

Swinging harder with a longer club almost always leads to bad shots.

The good kind of spin - backspin - comes from hitting the ball cleanly, then making a divot after impact.

Ball position is everything in iron play. If you aren't careful about it, you can create some major problems in your game just by getting an inch or two off.

I almost never hit a shot all out, and I make a conscious effort to swing my long clubs just as I do my wedges. Keep this in mind when hitting your fairway woods.

I'm going to have wedge when guys are going have a 6-iron, plain and simple.

For a 7-iron, you never want the ball to be closer to your left heel than just slightly ahead of the mid-point of your stance. That's especially true if you're a tall player, like me.

I typically opt for a fade when I'm hitting into greens. It's just an easier shot to control.

My short game's not that good. It just becomes a matter of getting that weight moving.

My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.

From the rough, I'd use a 6-iron, play the ball back an inch or two and swing down on a steeper angle to catch the ball first. It also helps to aim slightly left and open the clubface at address. You'll get more height on the shot, and the club will cut through the grass more easily.

I love watching Anthony Kim play, but I'm not a fan of the way he grips down a good two inches on his full-swing shots. Choking down lightens the club's swing weight and effectively makes the shaft stiffer. It also makes it difficult to hit the ball high enough for all situations.

At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.

Most tall golfers don't have a lot of success. You have trouble getting steep on the ball too much. Stance, posture, all those things can be bad.

The Ping 51-degree makes for a nice transition from the irons. On my 60, it says 8 degrees of bounce, but I grind it to about 5 or 6 degrees. I tried a head with less bounce, but it just didn't look right.

With shorter clubs, your ball position should be just back of middle, to really promote hitting the ball first on a downward strike.

Early in my career, my 3-, 5- and 9-irons performed differently than my other irons. But I adapted and made them work.

I think I've always used a lower-lofted 3-wood, and I've been able to get the ball up. And, for me, I love having the versatility of it in the fairway, as well as off the tee.

You may not even realize how much your off-the-rack clubs are affecting your game.

You'll find that one-length irons are far more versatile around the greens. You can vary the trajectory more, your distance control will improve because you can choke down more if you want.