fading

[captgray]

I have been able to hit my driver fairly straight if not great lengths but fairly strait most of the time. Irons I just could not get any distance.
I had one of my scheduled lessons and the pro saw that I had moved my right hand round the club so the grip was wrong. Since then the irons have been fine and fairly straight and a lot of loft much more happier. But teeing off 90% seem to fade quite dramatically.
Any thoughts.
Graham

 

[medwayjon]

Could possibly be too steep a back-swing Graham.

Try a flatter take away.

Just my thought on this as it works for me.

 

[golf_bug]

Do you mean fade or slice? A controlled fade is a good shot, you just need to aim better. A slice is a bad shot and is caused by an out to in swing path with an open club face. Your swing is probably the same with all of your clubs i.e. left to right shape. However, with irons it isn't as noticeable as you put backspin on the ball, which negates the 'slie' side spin. A driver doesn't put anywhere near as much backspin on the ball, so sideways movement is exaggerated.
I would ask your pro if you have an over the top downswing and then ask him how you can adapt your swing to eradicate the slice.

 

[captgray]

Off the drive I hit straight and then it curls round very right. I am getting so much more loft though with the grip I dont think its slicing it seems to just go straight then curl.
G

 

[Whereditgo]

I have exactly the same problem as described, the drive sets off straight then fades dramatically (and usually disastrously) right. Of course if I anticipate it and set the drive off left, then it just keeps on going

Got a lesson booked for this evening on just this issue!

 

[bobmac]

As a general rule...If the ball starts straight, the swing path is straight. If it then moves off to the right without indicating, the clubface must be open. Check grip

 

[Whereditgo]

As a general rule...If the ball starts straight, the swing path is straight. If it then moves off to the right without indicating, the clubface must be open. Check grip

Forgive my ignorance here, I am unsure what "without indicating" means.

 

[Twire]

As a general rule...If the ball starts straight, the swing path is straight. If it then moves off to the right without indicating, the clubface must be open. Check grip

Forgive my ignorance here, I am unsure what "without indicating" means.

There the little orange flashy things on each corner of your car........you'll get used to Bobs sence of humour soon enough.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Check grip, and your alignment. Lay a club down to the right of the ball and another parallel to it like a train track. Make sure your feet, hips and shoulders are all square to the target line.

 

[Whereditgo]

As a general rule...If the ball starts straight, the swing path is straight. If it then moves off to the right without indicating, the clubface must be open. Check grip

Forgive my ignorance here, I am unsure what "without indicating" means.

There the little orange flashy things on each corner of your car........you'll get used to Bobs sence of humour soon enough.

doh!....but funny!

 

[Whereditgo]

Fresh back from the range, seems the main problem was at address. I was turning my shoulders as I moved my hands left to address the ball instead of lowering my right shoulder and staying square.

So kudos to Homer on that one - I had previously checked the alignment of my feet etc, it took someone observing the swing to spot the main problem. As ever there are other little things to work on as well, I guess there always will be in this sport, but pretty quickly during the session there was a marked improvement.

Money well spent I would say - roll on the weekend!