Driver, D plane and fade

[ReefBoy]

Hi guys,

Just have a little confusion on how to adjust this. At my local there is a hole where I need to hit a fade with my driver so using the ideas of the D plane, I picked my spot to aim at and set up my feet, club face and swung to that aim point. I hit a great fade, well down the fairway Now here is my question, with the fade I hit the ball started in the right direction(to my aim point) but the left to right swing of the ball was a bit too much as I ended up in the far right side of the fairway. So what I want to know is how do I adjust the left to right swing of the ball? Is it just matter of closing my feet a little while swinging and aiming the club face at the original aim point? or is it a matter of keeping the same swing and setup with the addition of closing the club face at address a little?

Thanks

Christopher

 

[Brian Manzella]

Hi guys,

Just have a little confusion on how to adjust this. At my local there is a hole where I need to hit a fade with my driver so using the ideas of the D plane, I picked my spot to aim at and set up my feet, club face and swung to that aim point. I hit a great fade, well down the fairway Now here is my question, with the fade I hit the ball started in the right direction(to my aim point) but the left to right swing of the ball was a bit too much as I ended up in the far right side of the fairway. So what I want to know is how do I adjust the left to right swing of the ball? Is it just matter of closing my feet a little while swinging and aiming the club face at the original aim point? or is it a matter of keeping the same swing and setup with the addition of closing the club face at address a little?

Thanks

Christopher

1. Are you hitting UP or DOWN with your driver?
2. Where do you want the ball to start?
3. Where do you want the ball to finish.

 

[ReefBoy]

Hi Brian,

I would think it would be a very marginal up swing with my driver as I tee the ball quite low(crown of driver is just 2-3mm above the ball equator) but have it set at about my left foot instep. It could be a level or slight down swing, I don't have access to a trackman so I can't tell

I was aiming for the ball to start straight and have a 10-15mtr fade. What I got for the setup above was a start straight with a 25-30mtr fade.

Christopher