GOLFTEC TIP OF THE WEEK: Fix your Downswing Path for Cleaner Iron Contact

Your irons are trying to help you; help them do it

Chunking your irons or hitting inconsistent shots? The problem might be weight distribution and club path in your downswing.

In this lesson, Peyton works through lesson #5 with a GOLFTEC coach to fix two common swing issues that lead to fat shots: staying too much on the trail foot and swinging the club too far from the inside.

Using OPTIMOTION data and a simple drill with a training noodle, they show how small changes in weight shift and hand path can dramatically improve contact.

What You’ll Learn:

– Why keeping too much weight on your trail foot leads to chunked iron shots

– How shifting weight earlier in the downswing improves contact

– How club path affects pulls and inconsistent direction

– A simple noodle drill to train the correct hand path

– How exaggerating weight shift can help build the right motion

By moving your weight toward the target sooner and improving your club path, you can create cleaner contact, better ball striking, and more consistent iron shots. This lesson is part of a GOLFTEC coaching series following Payton’s improvement journey through structured lessons and measurable swing data. Learn more at: https://www.golftec.com/golf-lessons

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