I have improved my driver, wood, wedge, hybrid and putt game. I am still struggling with my mid irons.
When you want to speak a language better you need to practice speaking it. Reading, writing, listening will help you increase your vocabulary and comprehension, but it will not help you speak better.
Same with your iron’s play. If you continue to rely solely on your woods and hybrids you won’t hit your irons well when you need them, aka, at certain distances where you need to land +/- 10 yards of your target.
So I came up with a method to improve my iron play. I call it the ONE IRON CHALLENGE. Inspired in the movie TIN CUP (see clip by clicking here), where Kevin Costner qualifies to the US open using only a seven iron, I embarked on a similar challenge. I played 9 holes walking and using only a six iron (I am a short hitter so I used #6 instead of #7).
Because I had to hit longer than normal my swing was more fluid, when I was closer to the green I had to use finesse, when I was even closer a gentle chip, and on the green hit it with the edge of the club. It was fun and interesting.
Remarkably, once I got to use all my clubs the following day, my hits were crisp and straight, not only with the irons but with all the other clubs. It was like my body was thanking me for allowing it to use the right equipment.
Try it ! I guarantee it will help your game