fade and draw?

Question

can any golfers out there explain to me why i keep on drawing my shots,and explain to me in laymans terms,what causes the shots to fade and draw?
thank you

Answer 1

Hitting a draw is actually GOOD. Hooking it is bad.

A draw shot goes further than a fade or straight ball because the flight path of a draw shot is in in sync with the side spin that you put on it. Which explains why fades dont travel as far. Their flight path is counter to the side spin of the shot. This "fighting" decreases distance.

Draw shots tend to occur when one or more of the following happens.

1. Flipping your top hand over on your downswing
This will shut the club heads face. Shutting the face is the easiest way to hit a draw.

2. Setting up with a closed stance.
A closed stance is when your body is aim towards the RIGHT of the pin. It helps promote an in to out swing, which is essential to hit a draw.

3. Setting up with a closed face.
Even the slightest closed face, say having the toe pointing at 11 oclock instead or 12, will help produce a draw. Point the toe towards 1 oclock and see the difference in flight path.

4. Flat swing path.
If you set up away from the ball, or find yourself reaching for it...chances are you are using a flat swing path, which will also make it easier to hit a draw.

Let's assume that you hit more of a hook than a draw:
To prevent a hook, first check for the correct grip: two visible knuckles on the left hand and the left thumb pointing down the top of the grip, while still maintaining two visible knuckles on the right hand.

Check for the correct stance by dropping a club down by your toes running perpendicular to the target. This will set your alignment properly. Have a partner check at this point to see if your clubhead is also aimed for the target.

The last to check is the swing, which is also the most crucial. To make sure the clubhead is coming back straight, and following through to the target, place four tees, one inch apart, both behind and in front of the ball on a line to the target. Your swing is proper if you are able to knock all the tees down.

If there is one bright note about hooks, they are usually produced by more experienced golfers. They are the ones who take a basically sound swing and exaggerate it just enough to produce a hook. Therefore, to correct a hook is not usually a difficult task. All it takes is practice.

Good luck

Answer 2

Keep it up! A draw is a sign of a strong golf shot. The movement of ANY shot (fade, draw, slice, hook) is dependent on the position of the club face at impact. A draw is produced from an outside-in swing, which closes the face of the club, resulting in a counter clockwise spin on the ball and a right-to-left ball flight (for right-handed players). A fade is the opposite.
There are many ways to achieve the desired result. A stronger grip will produce a draw, a more open stance will produce a fade, placing the ball a little forward in your stance will produce a draw...
If you want to eliminate your draw, or prouduce a fade, try weakening your grip (roating it more clockwise around the club) to make your stronger hand less dominant. Concentrate on "pulling" your lead arm through the shot, rather than pushing with your back side. Tiger tries to fade by holding the clubface open through the shot and concentrating on keeping the emblem of his glove pointed at the target on follow-through. He's an ok golfer, I guess...

Answer 3

If you are hitting a draw you are striking the ball with the clubface slightly closed and/or coming in with a swing path from the inside -- i.e., instead of the club coming straight down the target line, it starts on the left (inside) moving toward the right for a right handed player. To hit a fade, you would need to strike the ball with an open club face and/or approach the ball with an out to in path. A simple approach to keep in mind is that closing your stance (left foot farther forward than right for a right hander) will likely produce a shot that draws, and opening your stance will more likely produce a fade.

The good news is that there is no right answer. There are great players who play draws and great players who play fades. The key is know which you play and how much it moves so you can aim for it.

Answer 4

The simplest way to put it is, it all depends on the spin put on the ball as it goes through the air, like a curve ball in baseball, regardless of how you make it spin the result is it will curve. A draw and a fade are controlled shots used by skilled golfers to play away from hazards. A hook or slice is not a controlled shot and can end up any where and to fix that you should see a pro, they will be able to analyze your swing and work you through any flaws you may have.

Answer 5

Well fade or slice is caused by opening up the club face so that when you hit the ball the club face is not perpendicular to the required direction of travel. This puts spin on the ball which comes into effect when the initial force pushing it forward declines and the ball starts to fall from the upper most point in its trajectory. This is the most comon problem for golfers.
Fade is the opposite and is generally more difficult to achieve. You want to be able to find the point where draw comes into play consistantly and then you can learn from there how to control the ball in your favour.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

A slightly closed club face at impact causes a draw. A slightly open club face causes a fade. If the draw is working for you, don't change it.

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Answer 9

usually, a draw is achieved when the club is closed at impact; a fade is achieved when the club is open at impact...

try to setup and make practice swings and try to stop at impact, is the face of the club open or close? i bet you it is closed because you draw your shots.. just try to re-grip until the club is square at impact..

Answer 10

I don't know, I just wish I could draw the ball all the time, I think it has something to do with the swing plane, I think you are just lucky, remember, if it 'ain't broke, don't fix it!