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Struggling to make clean contact with your irons? PGA Golf Coach Danny Maude breaks down exactly why you fat, thin, and top the ball — and offers two straightforward checkpoints to fix it. If consistent iron striking has been eluding you, this video gets straight to the root of the problem.
Danny Maude – From the Fairway
Danny Maude explains that consistent iron striking comes down to one thing: controlling the bottom of your swing arc so the club strikes the ball before it touches the ground. He walks through two practical checkpoints — forward weight and chest position, and a sidearm trail-arm release — that work together to shift that low point ahead of the ball. This is a clear, no-fuss lesson suited to anyone who has ever left a divot well behind the ball.
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Key Takeaways Keep your weight and chest forward
With roughly 70% of your weight on your lead side at impact, your chest stays ahead of the ball and the bottom of your swing arc shifts forward — making ball-first contact far more likely.
Use a sidearm, stone-skimming release
Instead of throwing the trail arm downward (which drops the low point early), keep the trail shoulder low and release the club on an arc around the corner, as if skimming a stone along a pond.
Position the ball in the centre of your stance
Keeping the ball no further forward than your lead shoulder — and ideally in the centre of your stance — gives you the best chance of catching it before the club reaches its lowest point.
Head to the range and try the two checkpoints together: weight and chest forward, then focus on that low, arcing trail-shoulder release rather than a steep downward throw. This lesson is ideal for mid-to-high handicappers who battle fat and thin iron shots and want a simple, repeatable mental image to take into every swing.
Danny Maude
Golf Coach & Founder, DannyMaude.com
Danny Maude went from a struggling amateur golfer to reaching the final stage of Open Championship qualifying in under two years, crediting his breakthrough to studying neuroscience, motor learning, and psychology rather than traditional instruction. The PGA Professional with more than 1.7 m followers on YouTube teaches practical, step-by-step training that golfers can take straight from the practice ground to the course, with an emphasis on real work over quick fixes.
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