Hi everyone. I'm a beginner who still has a problem getting the ball in the air on about 1/3 to 1/2 of my shots. Even on a good day, when I do get the ball up most of the time, I don't have anywhere near the trajectory that my playing partners do. This problem even exists with my short irons. I've read many books and watched many videos, and know that I must swing down to get the ball up. My problem is *how*. I have taken about 15 lessons (and just started another series of 5 lessons) and still have this problem. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Teach

P.S.- I know that this is about 99% poor technique, but... would game improvement clubs help? If so, any suggestions? I'm going to post more extensively about this on the eqipment forum.