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
 
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
 
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).
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.

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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