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Attack the pin!<br />

Improve your iron striking and trajectory to hit laser-guided approach shots.<br />

Irons are precision clubs. Unlike the driver, where you want<br />

to hit the ball a long way, iron play is all about hitting it as<br />

close as possible to a specific target. You can always go up<br />

a club if you want to hit it further so iron play must be built<br />

around control and consistency to achieve the best results.<br />

There are three elements to good iron play – ball striking,<br />

flight control and distance control.<br />

A quality strike enables you to produce consistent and<br />

repeatable launch conditions. From this solid basis, you can<br />

tweak your flight and carry distance to tailor each shot to<br />

the situation you face.<br />

Here, I will explain how you can improve each of these<br />

three areas to hit your irons closer to the flag and set up<br />

more and better birdie opportunities.<br />

BY STEVEN<br />

ORR<br />

England Golf<br />

Regional Coach<br />

Shot on Spain’s number one course<br />

at the 36-hole PGA Catalunya<br />

Resort, which is part of the European<br />

Tour’s portfolio of world-class<br />

venues. www.pgacatalunya.com

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