soft draw or never slice again?

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I am a single digit handicap who fought off hooking recently by copying the NHA pattern (loved the video and would recommend it to anyone I don't have to play for money). My problem now is I cant seem to get from the tee box to the course with a driver. I do NOT need more distance, just an accurate 'stock' shot to let my irons do their thing. Most drives turn in to push slices or are severely pulled left with the occasional pop up thrown in once every round or two...

so...

For a driver swing only, which do you think would be more beneficial to buy and watch (and why or why not) for someone who just wants to let their swing repeat and not necessarily add more distance. Soft Draw or Never Slice Again?
 
I'm just a poster here, so take this advice for what it's worth.

Brian has said that a Soft Draw backswing mixed with a NHA downswing is a very good mixed pattern and it is close to the center of the Manzella Matrix. I would imagine you could get Soft Draw, learn the backswing, and that would allow you to change the least with your driver.
 
I went to the range last night for a while and took my r9 wrench just to toy around because I would love to make it work. I just haven't been able to do so up to this point. It feels like the harder I go after it the more right I lose the drive. Even balls that are well struck with the desired flight and trajectory do not give the desired feel at impact.

While out there I had some observations.
I found it easier to draw the ball with the face open and easier to slice the ball with the face closed, could be a mental thing, but it has stood up time after time...
I tinkered a lot with stance and path lines....when its suggested to aim right with the driver, does this mostly reference the club head path or the stance? My most consistent drives came with my r9 all the way open, path straight at target, stance line also at the target (closed to the path) and face aiming slightly left of target. Does this seem like too many compensations or do I just need to rehearse and memorize this setup until it becomes automatic?
 

Jim Kobylinski

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To draw the driver with NHA, you need to "drop" the club more and "carry it" less. Same through the ball swing and you should be fine.
 
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