Over the winter I worked on flattening my swing and had had my lowest round ever my first time out (5 strokes better than my best round on the same course, putting terribly). My contact has improved a bunch as well as my flight. Also, after my round on the range, I was working on different ballflights and noticed that I could hook one across the range if I wanted to, but the slice barely curved at all (noticed this during my round as well). This led me to some questions:
1. A lot of people singled out as good/great ballstrikers seemed to have had flatter swings. You rarely see someone with a really upright swing who's widely considered a good/great ballstriker. They're out there, but it seems like more of the better ones have had flatter swings (not one-planer flat, but definitely more draw-looking). What about a flatter swing would lead to better ballstriking?
2. What is there about a flatter golf swing that makes a fade stay a fade, and not move into a slice?
3. Why do swings that look like they should produce a draw (Trevino, Hogan, old Duval, Azinger), seem to work so well fading the ball?
1. A lot of people singled out as good/great ballstrikers seemed to have had flatter swings. You rarely see someone with a really upright swing who's widely considered a good/great ballstriker. They're out there, but it seems like more of the better ones have had flatter swings (not one-planer flat, but definitely more draw-looking). What about a flatter swing would lead to better ballstriking?
2. What is there about a flatter golf swing that makes a fade stay a fade, and not move into a slice?
3. Why do swings that look like they should produce a draw (Trevino, Hogan, old Duval, Azinger), seem to work so well fading the ball?
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