ball impact...

Question
How can i improve the ball impact?...ussually a stroke the ball very high leaving big divots specially with short irons....
My other issue is when I impact good the ball with short iron i have a distance problem.....pitching i could hit it as far as 150 yards and sand as far as 120 yards....shots closer than 80 yards are very tricky for me and using a L 60 degrees have not helped sp far.....thanks...

Answer
Hello and thank you for asking.  Your main issue is impact position and part of the swing.  You are not trapping the ball and delofting the club face at impact.  You are increasing loft and scooping the ball instead.  This will cause weaker higher shots, mostly straight or to the right for longer irons.

Divots have nothing to do with good ball striking.  Just because you take a divot does not mean you hit a good shot.  The divot has to be made in front of the ball after the ball is struck, and about the size of a dolar bill for most irons shorter than a 3 or 4, and not any deeper than 1-2 cm.

You are having trouble with the short irons inside 100 because 1) You dont practice them enough on the range 2) You have not mastered the control of the length of your backswing.

Now 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...

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)

- 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!