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By Halldór H

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  1. Is fade or draw a closed club?

  2. Coolbreeze

    Coolbreeze
    Sudbury, MA

    This answer depends on your swing, swing path, stance, and myriad of other factors. For myself as right-handed golfer, I have a relatively shut club face at the top of my swing but I am able to work the ball left (draw) or right (fade/cut). Technically, if you shut your clubface around the point of impact; you will most likely hit the ball left for a right-handed golfer. What's going on with the swing? Maybe go get checked out by a teaching professional in your area or get fit by a Titleist Advanced Fitter. Good luck!
  3. Steve L

    Steve L
    Framingham, MA

    It is alway relavent to your swing path.  If the club face is open to the swing path at impact then you will fade or slice the ball, if it is closed then you will draw or hook the  ball.  check your alignment at address: feet, knees , hips, shoulders all on your intended swing path and all the same.  then you can check your divot .  I still use alignment sticks every time I practice.  After 35 years I still feel like I am aimed left of my target when I am correct.

  4. Chris Hatem

    Chris Hatem
    Boston

    Fade or draw, doesn't only depend on open or closed clubface. It depends on swing path and the angle the path makes relative to the target line. Check out this link for some of the new stuff. FOR GOLF NERDS ONLY http://www.golfwrx.com/251459/use-the-new-ball-flight-laws-to-understand-your-tendencies/ Chris
  5. Chuck Z

    Chuck Z
    Mt Pleasant, SC

    Military

    All these questions.  That is why I go to a teaching professional/master instructor.  A lot of misinformed golfers on the courses today.  Each persons problem is different and deserves individual attention.....

  6. Carl T

    Carl T
    Little Rock, AR

    Chris H said:

    Fade or draw, doesn't only depend on open or closed clubface. It depends on swing path and the angle the path makes relative to the target line. Check out this link for some of the new stuff. FOR GOLF NERDS ONLY http://www.golfwrx.com/251459/use-the-new-ball-flight-laws-to-understand-your-tendencies/ Chris
    Chris H is spot on. With the invention of the Trackman a lot of misconceptions on why a ball goes left, right or in the rare case, straight now can be understood. Basically the face angle will start the ball in that direction and the right or left spin dictates which direction the ball will curve from that path. A draw is basically when the ball starts right (for right hand golfer) from the target line and has face angle less than the swing path on a center face strike. Hitting the ball off the heel or toe also effects the angle on which direction the ball starts. Just remember that face to path defines the curve of the ball. An example would be if the swing path was 6.6 degrees to the right of the target line,launch direction was 4.4 degrees to the right and face angle was 4.2 degrees to the right the difference in the spin that is created will make the ball curve back to the left toward the target line and in this case actually end up about 30 feet left of the target line. A ball that starts with a swing path to the right but the launch angle is left and face angle is even more to the left the ball will start left and stay left (hook/draw).
  7. Chris Hatem

    Chris Hatem
    Boston

    Thanks Carl.  Clearing the misconceptions!

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