He would open his stance more on shorter clubs and close ... which is complicated but here are the most basic basics: Your golf swing is an arc The club goes out to the right then curves back ...

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If you can play this shot well, you can play any shot well as the short iron swing is the bedrock of all golf. The only variation ... the narrower the stance and the further back the ball should be in ...