Shot Shape....

[kid2]

Hey Guys ,
I know this might be a hard question to answer without seein my swing mechanics but can someone plase explain the difference of a fade a slice a hook a pull a push a soft fade etc. etc. etc a draw which i kind know.....i think my natural shot is a slight fade but i dont know how to tell?????????????????

 

[JustOne]

A slight fade starts pretty straight and just tails off to the right a few yards, a slight draw would move a few yards left.

 

[Smiffy]

A "pull" is what the above poster did on the 1st at Chartham Park last Thursday....
Correction.....that was a "massive" pull

 

[viscount17]

Push - A ball whose flight path is straight, with negligible sidespin, that ends up right of the target.

Pull - A ball whose flight path is straight, with negligible sidespin, that ends up left of the target.

Fade - A straight shot with <u>slight</u> sidespin, such that there is slight but noticible left to right travel by the ball at the end of its flight.

Draw - A straight shot with <u>slight</u> sidespin, such that there is slight but noticible right to left travel by the ball at the end of its flight.

Slice - A shot with severe sidespin, such that there is noticible curving from left to right.

Hook - A shot with severe sidespin, such that there is noticible curving from right to left.

as to why, I'll leave to others better qualified

 

[JustOne]

A "pull" is what the above poster did on the 1st at Chartham Park last Thursday....
Correction.....that was a "massive" pull

correction.... that was a frikkin' banana!

 

[Ethan]

Roughly speaking, the initial path of travel is similar to the club head path. The final destination depends on the face angle too.

Therefore a slice, starting left and curving right is invariably caused by an outside to in swing, often 'over the top', with an open face.

People think a fade is a mild slice, but they are really different beasts. When Jack Nicklaus faded the ball, he had a slightly open club face and an inside to square to inside swing path.