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Hi Mike,
I have increasingly been practicing like Harvey Penick made his college teams do. He had them take ONE middle iron to the range and hit that only. They might hit 100 or 200 balls every day with a 6i. Don't change clubs. Don't change anything. Just keep hitting balls from that same lie to the same target. In that way the golfer teaches himself what is necessary to be consistent. Eventually his grip, setup, backswing, swing plane, weight shift, downswing sequence, etc. will adjust to make it possible for him to propel the clubhead to and accelerate through the ball. I believe when we hit enough balls, we teach ourselves to do it. Just persist and persist and persist. When you play a round, you will be surprised that your 6i swing is there for every club--driver to wedge.
Of course the "teaching ourselves" task doesn't take as long when we start with good fundamentals, thus the "shortcut" is pro lessons. But as Harvey says in his "Little Red Book," a guy who makes the same fundamental "mistake" consistently enough to score-- will beat someone with better fundamentals and less consistency.
There is a reason club manufacturers make a zillion 6i in every line. Take your 6i out there and beat it senseless. When you wear the grooves out, buy another one on eBay--$10.
Larry
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