6 keys from Sergio Garcia to contact purely with iron

Golf coaching has been evolving, but the best advice has stood the test of time. In Golf.com’s new series “The Eternal Tips”, we highlight some of the greatest advice teachers and players distributed in the Golf Magazine page. Today, in the November 2008 release, we have six tips for hitting the ball with your iron.

Hitting the ball to the pin with close range shot is a key element in making a bird. Of course, you might roll a long putt from time to time, but if you want to keep a consistent circle on your scorecard, you have to hit it up close – which means making close contact with the iron.

When it comes to pure contact with iron, the success of the modern era is more successful than Sergio Garcia. At his peak, Espanyol was SG: approaching the top 25 mid-range tay pole. He won 11 Tour victories in the 2017 Masters and won 11 Tour titles.

Back in 2008, Garcia’s cover Golf Magazine For our November release and shared six keys to his Pure Ball Strike, you can check it out below.

Sergio’s 6 hitting keys

Whenever I score well, it’s usually because I hit the approach shot close enough to a putt, or at worst two shots. I love hitting irons – this is something I have always done well and to be a great iron man you need consistency and distance control. I built these two key requirements by focusing on six key but simple areas. Copy them and you will hit the approach shot consistently like me.

1. My Settings Key

When I solve the ball, I focus on two fundamentals: 1. My arms were loose and perpendicular to the ground. You should never feel like your arms are stuck or they have to reach for the ball. If you bend from your hips and keep your back straight, you will pin and swing more freely. 2. I bent my knees so that my shoulders are in line with my hips and my knees are in line with the ball of my feet. (I used to practice in front of a full-length mirror). When I do this, I feel completely balanced.

One more thing to know: Take a narrower stand with irons than wood. If your position is too broad, you tend to stay away from your goals. Your driver can, but not with the iron.

2. My backward key

I like to remember my left arm swinging across my right shoulder. This is an easy way for me to stay on the plane during my return, so I am confident that I can try to swing on the way back. When I’m practicing on a tee, I take some time to make sure my club stays square when it brings the club to the top. I’ll check that my left wrist is flat or slightly bent (to offset my worst shot, hook). When you are square on the top, there is no need to operate on impact.

3. My hem key

People tell me that my Clubhead lag is what I’m known for, but I never really thought about it. It just happened. What I’m concerned about is that when I swing the club down from the top, put my left arm close to my chest. When your left arm is too far from your body, the face of the club tends to open and you will lose the lens on the right.

4. My impact key

I tried to swing, but I felt like I did a great job of controlling control and one thing that helped me do that was to keep myself in my footsteps. In fact, keeping them “quiet” is a better way to think (you don’t want to rock in cement shoes).

My legs bent and moved, but they never get out of control. I tried to move the weight smoothly from the heel of the right foot to the heel of the left foot through the batting area. Some people will tell you to push your right foot away; I like to think of it as a weight “rolling” from the right foot to the left.

5. My release key

My club is moving at a very high speed when I hit the ball. I like to keep that speed on my follow-up and feel like I’ll let go of the club. The last thing you should do here is hold or keep your hands ahead of the club. During practice, I check that my right wrist is flat and there is only a little bend on the left. This tells me that when the ball is heading towards the target, I release the club to a lonely situation.

6. My Complete Key

From day one, I told myself to “work hard and get a good balance”. I think this is your good advice, too. When I play Pro-Ams, I often lend it to golfers in my group and pay dividends almost immediately. Players tend to get stuck in facial poses and swings on weekends. But if you focus on maintaining balance, you will play more than you can. Try to keep it done after each shot. Hold the ball until it lands on the ground. If you can’t, it’s too difficult for you. Call it back until you copy my final position and speed on each swing.