Golf Tips: Use Longer Iron For 'tweener

Question: What's the best way to hit a shot that's in between clubs?

Answer: When faced with a shot that has a yardage that's in between two of your irons, the easiest solution is to take the longer of the two (your 6-iron instead of your 7-iron), and choke down about an inch.

Making your 6-iron an inch shorter will do two things.

First, it will reduce the arc in your swing a little so the club won't travel quite as far, and second, it will make the shaft a bit stiffer.

A stiffer shaft won't hit the ball quite as far as it would usually go.

With these two changes to your club, you can now take the same swing.

Your 6-iron will hit like a 6 1/2-iron.

Choking down this inch is much better than either taking the 7-iron and swinging harder than normal, or taking the 6-iron and swinging easier.

Take the same swing and just shorten the club.

- Steve Anderson, director of instruction for Mirror Lakes Golf Club. Call him at 369-1997 or visit steveandersongolf.com.