My “thinking” mind gets the geometry of the ball played back of low point (up plane). My “feeling” or intuitive mind has a different image.
If you can imagine the “ball on a string” analogy being whirled in a perfect orbit. Once the orbit is adjusted (tilted and moved) such that it intersects with a ball lying on the ground - like an iron shot - the perfect orbit is suddenly and violently destroyed. On paper, sure you can draw a perfect geometry. But in the real world does not the ground interfere, especially on hardpan or firm ground? So my “feeling” mind does not want to have the clubhead orbit collide with the ground. Even if this feeling is misguided on many levels (I figure maintaining the proper geometry is most crucial for the small number of milliseconds between impact and separation, not after the ball is long gone) it nonetheless is etched in my subconscious
Furthermore, I perceive an iron shot as having to be much more exacting. Contact the ground just before the ball and the shot is miserable and costly. The same degree of poor execution on a wood will result in an off-centre contact but likely a less penal result, even for woods played off the ground. Again, my “feeling” mind does not want the clubhead to collide with the ground first, so there is perhaps a tendency to subconsciously gravitate to thin contact – at least the outcome is more palatable.
This post has touched on the mental side though my problems (I sort of see my iron problems as “Yips”). Any comments on how to figuratively wipe the slate clean and re-program? I’ve got to admit, I’m slowly starting to panic!!!
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