Drawer learning to Fade

[ks8829]

My natural shot is the draw but I have recently learn to play all my shots with a fade and after a month of playing fades I started playing both shots during the round. Anybody else play both shots?

[Scott_K]

In my earlier years my natural shot was a draw or straight. These days my natural shot is a fade. I can still draw the ball, but not as reliable/predictable my fade. Sometimes they just hang out there and don't come back in.

If you can do both, more power to you. I think the more shots you have, the better off you are. If you can do it with different types of trajectories, that is really sweet.

[WUTiger]

I used to play a draw, in part because I lived in Oklahoma twice and the wind was always a factor. When I used to shoot in the 80s, my best chance at a birdie was to draw an approach shot back against a left-to-right cross wind.

Since rebuilding my swing, I have tried to play straight shots to get a feel for "neutral" ball flight. I'm finding that on tight holes and narrow courses, however, being able to work the ball defensively could help keep you out of trouble. On narrow holes, a tee shot not straight can bite the rough either left of right. If you could work the ball, you could take the "right side" or the "left side" out of play, as they say in the golf magazines.

This season, I'll probably take it on a day-to-day basis. If during warmup I can fade or draw the ball, try that shot during the round. If the warmup draws turn into snaphooks or double-cross fades - or a mix of the two - then "play it staight" that day.

[Randy4h]

Sure, especially off the tee. Given the choice, I will try to draw the tee ball to get some extra roll. On shots into the green, I generally just try to hit it straight unless the pin is back left. Then I'll try to go at the center of the green with a draw. Generally, when I try to fade into a right pin, I miss the green right, short-siding myself. So I don't try that shot any more.