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Step 1
Choose a specific target to aim at in the distance. Usually, this will be the flag but not always.
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Step 2
Address the ball with it positioned just to the inside of the heel of your front foot. As you use higher-lofted hybrids, gradually move the ball position toward the middle of your stance. The ball should never be in the middle of your stance when using a hybrid.
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Step 3
Check your feet to make sure they are shoulder width apart.
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Step 4
Focus on sweeping the ball off the grass. You don't want to contact the ball on the upswing like you do on the tee box. Instead, you want to contact the ball at the bottom of the swing.
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Step 5
Make a long, smooth swing like you do on the tee box.
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Step 6
Check the ground after your shot. You should not see a divot on the ground when you hit a golf fairway shot with woods and hybrids.
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Step 1
Look for your target on the green or use another landmark to line up your shot.
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Step 2
Position your body with the ball closer to the middle of your stance than your front foot. If you use a low-numbered iron, the ball should be more forward in your stance than when you use a high-numbered iron. For example, you should position the ball just to the left of the middle of your stance when using a pitching wedge.
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Step 3
Move your feet just inside a shoulder-width spread. For shorter irons, you can move your feet even closer together. Move your feet 1 inch at a time as you go to higher-lofted clubs.
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Step 4
Focus on hitting the ball just before the bottom of the swing. At the bottom of the swing, the iron should cut a small patch of grass out of the fairway. You should always hit the ball first, and then hit the grass under the left side of the ball.
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Step 5
Use your normal swing to hit the ball. You should see a shallow divot in the grass where the ball was positioned.
