What's the longest iron you play a 3/4 shot with?

[Barfolomew]

I was messin around with a 4 iron at range other day, holy cow it was nice hitting at my range again, and it feels like it only wants to be hit with a full shot inorder to get up in the air.

 

For you coaches and fancy players what's the longest club you play/teach to hit a buttery 3/4 type shot with or do you do it with all the irons wherever its needed?

 

I'm thinking a 7 iron for me but then if the wind is in your face might be a longer iron... butt the chances of catching it clean goes down when you get cute with it

 

[juststeve]

Any iron if the situation calls for it.

Steve

[Hawkeye77]

Yep, my first hole in one was a 3/4 smooth and low trajectory 5 iron 160 yards into a cool little Saturday morning spring breeze!!

I had people for a couple of weeks I would run into ask if the radio station and the course Facebook page got that right and giving me a hard time, lol.

More club and taking off spin works all through the bag for certain situations, IMO. (Also, practicing 5 irons 150 is really good practice).

 

[Ri_Redneck]

Yeah, same here. If the shot calls for that trajectory and release, I do it with a 4i anytime.

BT

[KC13]

@juststeve said it best, depends on situation. So many variables in the game of golf. I've hit 3/4 fairway woods to keep it low and carry a hazard.

Kris

[b.mattay]

Driver

[Barfolomew]

That's not an iron... fail lol

[b.mattay]

was just making a point-any club throughout the bag!

[MelloYello]

I think there's a different feeling between hitting a full long-iron that's flighted a little down versus hitting a 3/4 shot with a mid-iron. So I can understand what @Barfolomew is talking about.
If I start to get cute with a 3i or 4i it's easy to have that little 3/4 shot turn into either an ugly punch if I get on top of it or a hooking curve-ball if I let my lower body quit too early. Both are easy mistakes to make!
So I'd probably say I keep the 3/4 feeling for the 6-Pw.
If someone is attempting to land their approach short of the green then they're obviously playing a course that's relatively flat, dry and possibly baked out. You won't find much of that in the Southern US.

[COACH9]

Usually if I'm playing a 3/4 shot with a long iron I'll open the face a touch and try and cut it in there.

[trilerian]

Every club in the bag. Knocks about 20 yards off the distance and lowers the flight of the golf ball. Little bit more roll unless I play it back in the stance to get more spin. I call it my 2/3 swing. I try to play the same shape as my full swing. Mainly it is my wedges through 8i that get the most use, for gaping purposes, but I also use the shot in the wind with my other clubs.

[cardoustie]

6 iron, it's my longest iron

Back when I could play I'd even punch two irons

I love me some knock downs or punches or whatever the kids (or Phil) call them nowadays

[chisag]

... My only Eagle came on a par 4 came when I hit my 2 iron from 180 into a 25 mph wind using a 3/4 swing to keep it very low. Told my son I was gonna land it 10 yds short of the green and roll it on, then did exactly that and it went in. My favorite local muni is a links style, wide open and usually very windy track so 3/4 shots are a necessity with every iron.

[tiderider]

60 to driver and anything in between ... mostly intended, some not ...