Freddie's Fade

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I think it has been discussed but I can't find anything. So,

How was Freddie able to hit a fade with that very strong grip? Thanks
 
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DeepRedCee

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Freddie explains this a bit on this clip

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgdgwonPRIE&feature=related[/media]

But man what great tempo!

Cheers
Steve
 
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He has a geometrically flat left wrist at the top, so in his case, he cups his left wrist a little bit, so the club is just as open as most tour players. But even if he had a visually flat left wrist, he could propably hit a fade from there too (Trevino).
 
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Bigwill

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Clubface control is key. If you have a good awareness of the clubface's relationship to your hands, as well as a good awareness of the clubface's relationship to the swing path, you should be able to work the ball either way, regardless of your grip.
 
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pecky987

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his left lean at the top means he works under the sweetspot more than most. this action, coupled (see what i did ther ;)) with his very steep backswing plane, which effectively opens the face more, and a late shift to the elbow plane means he is a model fade-hitter.

see also colin montgomerie for how to lean left and work under the sweetspot to hit a fade
 
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Tball88

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Strong single action grip, no roll feel coming through the ball. If he rolled the arms aggressively he'd be big time fore left.

I use a similar swing. The feel for me is that I'm hitting the ball with my left wrist bone, so that I don't over roll into impact.

It's basically angled hinge swinging, Jack, Duval, played in a similar way.
 
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softconsult

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It also helps to be a world class athlete. I heard someone comment that if you could see Couples in shorts, you would understand.

Leonard Thompson was in my club in North Carolina (1980's). I clearly remember watching him hit balls on our little shag range. We would call a particular treetop at the end of the range and he would zing his 2 iron with remarkable accuracy time after time. His forearms were as big as my thighs, or so it seemed. Multi-Sport all star, but he couldn't putt to tour standards.

So it helps to have the genetics working for you.
 
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fronesis

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Tball88 said:
Strong single action grip, no roll feel coming through the ball. If he rolled the arms aggressively he'd be big time fore left.

I use a similar swing. The feel for me is that I'm hitting the ball with my left wrist bone, so that I don't over roll into impact.

It's basically angled hinge swinging, Jack, Duval, played in a similar way.
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I totally agree with your account of the swing. I totally agree that this is similar to Duval's action.

But I strongly disagree with the idea that this is similar to Jack's swing. Jack has a very neutral grip and did not hit a "hold off" fade in this way. Brian talks about this in SD.
 
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