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Executing a Draw Shot in Golf

February 13, 2007 | under Golf Tips, Golf Swing |

Many recreation golfers or high handicapper like myself, I have a tendency to slice the ball.  For me, it is so easy with not much effort on my part… natural.  But sometimes, I would wish that I could draw the ball just a little.  Imagine that you are approaching a greedn with the pin on the extreme left, it is very difficult to reach a favorable position with a slice.  A controlled draw in this situation may help. 

A ‘Draw’ shot in golf is a controlled “hook” with the ball curving from right to left, for the right handed golfers.  This is a deliberate shot performed to get out of trouble or performed to achieve positioning on the green.  You can see many pros executing the draw to get them in favorable ball positionon the green.

To execute the draw shot, first address the ball with a slightly wider stance with the ball a little back of centre.  The feet should be aligned to the right of the target. Make sure your body, shoulders and hips are aligned squarely in this same direction.  Next, is to aim the club head at the target that you are aiming at.  This will result in a closed position where your body aims rights and the club head aiming to the target.

Next, take a controlled and wide back swing along the line of body alignment.  That means, the club at the top of the backswing will be pointing to the right of target. Take a normal downswing along the same path.  You must feel the right hand overtaking the left hand after the impact.  This will create the sidespins required to create a draw.

The above is described from a right handed golfers perspective. You may need to adjust for left-handers.

The key again, as with all golf swings, practice is necessary for you to have a good feel of this type of golf shot.  The degree on how much you aim right, will depended the the amount of draw required.  And it is good to practice the different angles to understand how much draw each produce.

I am trying to get a feel of this technique and will update you as I go along.  So far, looking good…..

Good luck on your golf too.

 

 

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  1. Executing a Fade Shot » Learn Golf with Me on February 19, 2007 2:03 am

    […] A fade shot in golf is one of the common controlled shot if you want to improve and bring your game to the next level.  It is the opposite of a controlled draw shot.  This shot is useful to help you get out of situations or have a better approach shot to the green.  […]

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    […] if you want to improve and bring your game to the next level. It is the opposite of a controlled draw shot. This shot is useful to help you get out of situations or have a better approach shot to the […]

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