The Draw

You can talk to a Fade, a Hook won’t listen

-Lee Trevino

I once heard that 85% of golfers have a slice … a ball flight that curves from left to right for a right handed player. Whether or not that is true has no bearing on the fact that all most all recreational golfers would trade their soul to learn to play a Draw.

A Draw is a ball flight that curves from right to left for a right handed player. It is traditionally produced when the face is slightly open (point right) of target at impact & the path of the club is swinging from the inside.

If you go on YouTube and search how to hit a draw … you’re going to get thousands upon thousands of videos that probably will not help a lick. Sure you might be able to pull it off once in a while or grove 5 shots in a row on the range … but lets add water, a long iron, and tucked back left pin suddenly the Draw is no where to be found.

I’m not saying to try not to learn to hit a Draw, what I’m saying is there is a Simple way & a Complicated way to do so. I used to teach for a company called Golf Made Simple … the only way I know to explain subjects are in a simple manor going step by step. Hopefully this next part will make some sort of sense.

Grab a wedge put the ball in the middle of stance & aim your body to the right of your target (right handed players … sorry Lefties, I know it sucks). Now let your right arm hand lower than your left when gripping the club (once again sorry lefties). Now get ready to swing … you’re going to try to hit the ball around 30 yards with the ball starting right of your target … that is the only goal!

Hit 50 balls in an hour (don’t rush) with this strategy in mind. Commit yourself to the discipline of hitting the same shot. The paragraph above gives a very simple task of learning how to curve the ball from right to left … the challenge comes from the discipline of not trying a different tip after hitting 5 terrible shots in a row.

Discipline is the key when learning to hit a Draw.

I have never met a person who lost 50 pounds in a day, so why would think it’s possible to cut 10 shots off your best round in one range session.

When you go to play, commit to the same strategy as the range session just now with a bigger swing. You’re going to hit shots that slice & you’re going to lose golf balls but you will see some difference in your ball flight if you care less about your score and less about the outcome of your shot.

Commit yourself to discipline of hitting the same shot if you want to learn how to get better.

Create a swing that encourages you to swing in a motion instead of fighting the motion that you hate. Aim to the right, point your club head at the target, & swing. Don’t worry about making doubles or losing balls. Once you start watching that ball turn over the way you want … then start slowly thinking about how to score

Learning to score might be different than you thought as well