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For those of you who can hit a draw.....help me!?

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Snelly said:
Stick with fade. It is a fine shot. I wish I could get rid of the draw.
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Big Jack (not so big these days I read) swore by his gentle soft fade. Actually I think it's a great shot to play. There are plenty of times I play a draw but I only play it as it comes easy to me - though I don't really know how I do it. I just say to myself - 'I'll play a nice gentle draw here' and generally - though not always - that seems to do the trick.
 
It's great that you're looking at how you can improve your game, but hankering after a different shot shape could also ruin it.

Roughly speaking, the face and path determine the flight of the ball.
It will start where the club face is pointing, and move in the air dependant on whether the swing path of the club was to the left or right of the face. If the path is left the ball moves right and vice versa.

So to hit a draw you either aim way right with your body and close the club face, or stand square to your target, aim the face a little right, and swing even more right.

If you knew all that but wanted to know how to swing to make those changes I'm afraid I can't help because I can't hit a draw, at least not on purpose! :mad:


There aren't many courses where straight shots won't see you round in a good score.
 
adam6177 said:
Hi all

I've been playing reguarly for 18 months now and am playing to 15-18 most weeks, but for the life of me I CANNOT draw my driver/woods. I do have some success with my mid-long irons simply by closing the club face at address by turning the club in my grip.

I use a Nike Covert standard driver - setup left and 9.5 degrees. Nike Covert 3 wood (standard).
I use Bridgestone B330 RXS balls.

I've had some success with my Nike Covert 3 hybrid (standard) but not consistent.

What one tip would you suggest that has worked for you? I'm bored of watching countless youtube videos.

I think my problem may be that I'm not in-out enough...... but am open to suggestions.

Adam
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I have found that adding some hip rotation on my backswing and rotating my hips through impact can help to promote a draw.
The second tip I use to hit the draw is to feel like my right arm is fully extended through impact - this really helps me to close the club face at impact

Good luck
 
londonlewis said:
I have found that adding some hip rotation on my backswing and rotating my hips through impact can help to promote a draw.
The second tip I use to hit the draw is to feel like my right arm is fully extended through impact - this really helps me to close the club face at impact

Good luck
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If you close the face at impact, you will do well to hit a draw
 
Just think table tennis.
Serve top spin draw, back hand return slice.
The table tennis ball moves with the spin. As does a golf ball.

You need to position your golf club face at impact so it is imparting a slight right to left spin on the ball.
This tends to defy logic as you need to aim slightly right of your target and hit confidently through the ball.

I am assuming that you have a perfect grip and a good swing.
 
Its good to be able to play shapes on Request but dont get obsessed with a draw. I've always wanted a draw with my driver and managed to produce it quite well but when it goes wrong, boy does it go wrong. Imo a bad fade will land you in less trouble than a bad draw. I'm currently working on power fades with a pro and its a good shot for my swing. Just hate wind out of the left
 
I am a natural slicer. One of the things I Learned how to do to combat the slice was the stance and swing plane for a draw. Sometimes it draws and it looks pretty good. Most often it goes straight down the stance line. But that's okay too because the stance line is right fairway anyway and if it drops off on to the first cut, compared to a 40 yard slice, that's still okay.

Learning to draw for a mid to high handicapper is relatively easy, but its a correction tool more than a distance and shape tool in my opinion. By setting up to draw I am merely correcting a slice off the tee.

It's a handy shot to have for a long second to a par 5 dogleg with a hybrid or a 3 wood because the shape and the flight always seems to facilitate a bit more run than a straight ball. If you hit a low draw round a corner and run it 50 yards its a worldy and it impresses the hell out of people standing behind you but its actually relatively easy mechanically to pul it off. I've done it maybe 3 or 4 times hugely successfully out of half a dozen attempts with no complete fluffs to report as yet.

Hitting a fade ? I am happy enough not to be doing it deliberately or otherwise for now.

Hitting a draw ? Try it. That's what the range is for. It's a lot harder off the tee than it is off the deck by the way. Don't know why.
 
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