Driver's with Draw any good or bad?

[Guns]

Hi Guys

A bit of background - I have been playing on and off for about 4 years with my golf always coming second place to my other interest football until now. I have given up the season ticket and given up trying to keep up with 18 year olds on a Sunday morning, and have got me a golf membership. My kit is a complete set which is starting to look dated and I am in the market to add a couple of upgrades.

I have always had a slice until recent weeks. But now I have slown my back swing down, as I was losing balance and ending up in the rough to my right. Now I do seem to be able to hit the fairway but that slice creeps back every now and again.

I guess what my question is, will a driver with draw help me or am I creating a bigger problem in the long run?

 

[RGDave]

I guess what my question is, will a driver with draw help me or am I creating a bigger problem in the long run?

Can do.

No.....

I have a draw bias C/F driver I use sometimes, but only when my swing is on top form, as it's only 10 degrees.
It doesn't seem to produce a draw unless I actually get the physics correct to produce a draw....i.e. I'd have drawn it with a regular model driver.

It calms down my occasional slice quite nice actually.

Has it ruined me forever? No, I'll play with it one week and then not....it's a trajectory issue for me......

 

[freddielong]

Imo as you are a fairly new convert to the game. I think it would be better for you to learn to hit the ball straighter, maybe have a few lessons, rather than mask the problem with a driver designed to stop the slice.
Who knows as you put more time in you may develop a draw anyway and then your new bit of expensive kit becomes your worst enemy not best freind.

 

[PeterPumpkinEater]

Hi Guns and welcome to the Forum.

I used to be in the same boat as you, always slicing. Like it has just been said a Draw Driver will mask the underlying problem, which is fine if you continue to swing the way that you do.

As i had a slice and all of my divots pointed left i.e. coming across the ball to create a slice, I decided to combat the problem and have lessons. It has cured the slice and my swing plane is pretty good now.

So either have lessons or buy draw biased clubs. I know what i'd rather do.....and it'll give you more distance too.

 

[Herbie]

Some good advice here.

Welcome to the forum, If you rely on a tool to do the job for you, its likely it won't.

Sort your shot out first before upgrading to something like this, then you may be able to benefit

 

[haplesshacker]

Welcome.

Been playing properly for two years. So I'm no expert. However, I did used to slice like a two bit chef at a carvery on a Sunday afternoon! I bought a draw bias driver with a 12.5 degree loft.

I then got some lessons. Cured the slice, I now have a hook on my bad shots and a beautiful draw on my good ones (rare!). My driver, now redundant in the cloakroom. I can't hit it for toffee. The neutral 3 wood however. Sweet.

Moral of the story for me.

Don't buy clubs to correct what is correctable. Have lessons, and then decide if you have a natural slice / fade.

Go neutral everytime. Or get one of these new fangled drivers that can be adjusted in face position, loft, lie etc. At least it can be changed as your swing changes.

 

[callawayjon]

Hmmm! I'm glad I read this! I have a slice....I was going to buy a draw biased driver....now I'm not! Thank you!

 

[RGDave]

Hmmm! I'm glad I read this! I have a slice....I was going to buy a draw biased driver....now I'm not! Thank you!

Your loss.....

I don't know why everyone is so anti......all players fail to square the face now and again, the draw bias (and no doubt closed face angle) does indeed work a little.

Any player can still go for lessons and improve their path and not suddenly hook every ball off the course.



I love mine (other than the loft) and despite being a fairly straight-hitting golfer, don't have such a negative attitude to this kind of kit.

Until I'm nailing every last drive 270 yards with a perfect draw and then discover this technology ruins my perfect shot with too much right-left spin, I'm a convert!!!

Just my opinion.

 

[steveyjd81]

Most drivers on the market tiday have a slightly closed clubface to compensate for a slice/fade

 

[RGDave]

Most drivers on the market tiday have a slightly closed clubface to compensate for a slice/fade

That's true, I'd say, for the higher lofted ones.

 

[KeefG]

However, I did used to slice like a two bit chef at a carvery on a Sunday afternoon!

Quality!

My two penneth: I bought my MP-001 driver sometime around Dec 2007, there it sat in my bag getting a trip out round a golf course every now and again though never leaving the bag....this went on for a good year at least!

I only ever hit it at the range as I had the most god awful slice in the world with it.

2 months ago I had 1 lesson at the range and the driver is working brilliantly now. I now have a nice fade most of the time with a fair few straight as a nail thrown in.

My moral: ok 1 lesson probably wont do it, but for the money you're going to spend on a draw bias driver, dont bother, have some lessons instead!

 

[haplesshacker]

Dave.

I do believe I qualified my comment as to what worked or didn't work for me. If your natural swing path is a slight out to in / fade. Then a draw driver may well be suited to you. (Or however it works!!)

I was only regailing my experiances having gone down the same route a little while ago.

I am not anti draw biased clubs. But After my own experiances I am cautious due to future swing changes that could happen as soon as next week! My current driver is now a waste of money. Wrong bias, wrong shaft!!

Each to there own. I was merely offering my own bad buying decision as experiance.

 

[haplesshacker]

However, I did used to slice like a two bit chef at a carvery on a Sunday afternoon!

Quality!

Still trying to work out how old you are Keef!

You 'knock' (TIC) the youngsters on here. Yet your humour could easily be that of a 15 year old. Occasionally you come across as an old fart, who's been there done that. And yet you know who the hell This Island Earth and Kissing The Pink are!

At a guess I'd say early 40's though! God help your kids though. Dad dance, I can't imagine!!

What was the OP again!!

 

[KeefG]

However, I did used to slice like a two bit chef at a carvery on a Sunday afternoon!

Quality!

Still trying to work out how old you are Keef!

You 'knock' (TIC) the youngsters on here. Yet your humour could easily be that of a 15 year old. Occasionally you come across as an old fart, who's been there done that. And yet you know who the hell This Island Earth and Kissing The Pink are!

At a guess I'd say early 40's though! God help your kids though. Dad dance, I can't imagine!!

What was the OP again!!

Thanks for the insult

I must remember to return the favour sometime...for the record, i'm 33 but like the next man, I love a proper good laugh & a joke

 

[vig]

However, I did used to slice like a two bit chef at a carvery on a Sunday afternoon!

Quality!

Still trying to work out how old you are Keef!

You 'knock' (TIC) the youngsters on here. Yet your humour could easily be that of a 15 year old. Occasionally you come across as an old fart, who's been there done that. And yet you know who the hell This Island Earth and Kissing The Pink are!

At a guess I'd say early 40's though! God help your kids though. Dad dance, I can't imagine!!

What was the OP again!!

Thanks for the insult

I must remember to return the favour sometime...for the record, i'm 33 but like the next man, I love a proper good laugh & a joke

Really?



No, come on how old are you?

 

[KeefG]

Really?

No, come on how old are you?

I wish there wasnt a swear filter and anti swearing police on here....

 

[HomerJSimpson]

To get back to the OP my advice would be to have a few lessons and get the basics sorted. However I have a Cleveland Hi Bore XLS 10.5 drvier with a draw bias and I was hitting it really well. My bad shot is actually a hook so in theory I should be just going left everytime but I was hitting nice high draws all the time. I only changed because a) I had a swing lesson and b) the kind folks at GM donated an R7 Limited edition