Erik_K
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In my quest to improve my iron play, I decided, this season, to pick a ball flight and then base my thoughts, swing rehearsal, grip, drills, practice, etc around that flight.
In general I tend to overcook the draw. My biggest miss is a pull that ends up turning into a giant hook.
In hitting the draw here some things I notice:
Ball is closer to the middle of my stance
I am lined up to the right, but the face is aligned more at the target - this helps me make sure the face is left of the path.
I am tilted to the right more for a draw
More of an emphasis on keeping my head back, and keeping some axis tilt through the shot
A strong grip
Be sure to swing out to the right a little bit
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After devoting nearly the entire golf season to employing this flight, I have to confess it feels rather uncomfortable. Especially from the set up and alignment perspective.
Today, I hit about 5-10 balls with the draw 'thoughts.' I hit a few fat, hung a few out to the right and the rest started right but curved way too much to the left.
For the hell of it I tried making a cut swing. I lined up open, basically took the same grip, and made sure the face pointed at the target. I swung left. I felt like I could hit the ball a lot harder. Lining open also helped me turn through the shoot more freely. Since I tend to have more of a steep downswing, maybe the Fade is a better fit? I did hit a few towering fades that curved to the right and fell right on the pin. I only a hit a few shots and one was a pull, but since since the face wasn't pointed to the left all that much (if at all) the ball went relatively straight. I would say this is much more playable miss.
I am just wondering as someone who sort of prefers an open stance with a ball position that is more forward, is the fade a better choice? It just feels a little more comfortable, especially from an alignment standpoint. Maybe I am missing something with hitting the draw. But it just feels like I need to swing WAY out to right field to hit a playable right to left shot.
Erik
In general I tend to overcook the draw. My biggest miss is a pull that ends up turning into a giant hook.
In hitting the draw here some things I notice:
Ball is closer to the middle of my stance
I am lined up to the right, but the face is aligned more at the target - this helps me make sure the face is left of the path.
I am tilted to the right more for a draw
More of an emphasis on keeping my head back, and keeping some axis tilt through the shot
A strong grip
Be sure to swing out to the right a little bit
*********
After devoting nearly the entire golf season to employing this flight, I have to confess it feels rather uncomfortable. Especially from the set up and alignment perspective.
Today, I hit about 5-10 balls with the draw 'thoughts.' I hit a few fat, hung a few out to the right and the rest started right but curved way too much to the left.
For the hell of it I tried making a cut swing. I lined up open, basically took the same grip, and made sure the face pointed at the target. I swung left. I felt like I could hit the ball a lot harder. Lining open also helped me turn through the shoot more freely. Since I tend to have more of a steep downswing, maybe the Fade is a better fit? I did hit a few towering fades that curved to the right and fell right on the pin. I only a hit a few shots and one was a pull, but since since the face wasn't pointed to the left all that much (if at all) the ball went relatively straight. I would say this is much more playable miss.
I am just wondering as someone who sort of prefers an open stance with a ball position that is more forward, is the fade a better choice? It just feels a little more comfortable, especially from an alignment standpoint. Maybe I am missing something with hitting the draw. But it just feels like I need to swing WAY out to right field to hit a playable right to left shot.
Erik
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