Face-on
Ball position.
The ball is too far forward or back for a mid-iron. Film face-on with the club in the frame.
Face-on · Club in frame · Address, Takeaway, Impact
What's going on.
The ball is not where this club can meet it. Face-on, too far back and the strike goes low or you flip to save it. Too far forward and the club has already bottomed out. Thin, fat, or a ball that will not hold a green.
What's already OK.
You are still making a full mid-iron. The ball just is not sitting where this club can find it.
The one thing.
Play the mid-iron under the logo on your shirt.
The drill.
Under the logo
A mid-iron. Camera face-on, club in the frame. Stock full swing. The ball sits under the shirt logo, not under the belt buckle.
10 rehearsals, then 10 balls.
The ball waits under the logo. You do not shove it back to trap it.
Film again.
5 full mid-irons, face-on, club in the frame. Share the best. The next look is only this idea.
Face-on at Address the ball is under the logo, not under the belt. Impact still meets that ball, not one you have already walked past.
- Watch Athletic Motion Golf 0:28–2:10
- Watch Athletic Motion Golf 5:06–6:30
- Watch Athletic Motion Golf 3:02–3:40
- Under-the-logo: 10 rehearsals, then 10 balls
- Film 5 face-on mid-irons with the club visible and share the best
Watch these clips.
Official YouTube. Start times are the bit that teaches this idea, not the whole channel.
They name the common mid-iron miss: ball shoved back to trap it. Watch that face-on start. Too far back is this card, not shaft lean.
Face-on at Impact the ball that started in the middle is now back. Thin and flippy, or too low. Watch that picture. Skip the later inch talk.
They name the ball scooting back, then the body tilting with it. Watch that face-on start. Alignment is a different card.