Would a draw biased driver benefit me?

[kfowler]

I've worked really hard over the last two years to get my swing on plane and have had a good success. My issue now is that my years of over-the-top swing has caused me to chicken wing some and leave the driver club face open. I've reduced it to the point where my misses are slight fades to fade borderline slice. None are dramatic banana slices. I feel like I need just a little more nudge to square the head.

So my question is would a draw biased driver help this? I was also considering a weighted model like the TM Super Quad and moving the weights to the toe.

Any thoughts?

[DiverDown]

I would continue to work on your swing plane. If you're almost there then keep going. Even if you do get a draw biased driver I doubt you'll quit working on your swing, and as it gets better the driver will then "overcorrect" the flight pattern. And then where will you be.........

Just my 2 cents. I did have this happen to me with a hybrid. It's offset to help with a draw, but as my swing has gotten better I find myself not wanting to use it and need to replace it. It makes me question my swing at address because I feel I'm prone to hooking it now.

[PiKapp23]

Typically, people will say that you should fix the issue rather than finding a 'bandaid' for the problem. Most non-tour drivers (I'm just referring to the designation that the manufacturer put on the model) are sort of draw biased anyway, though, with a bit of a closed clubface (sometimes as much as 3* or so), so if you buy most drivers you are sort of buying into the 'bandaid' fix anyway. The driver you are currently playing (according to your signature) may have a 'fade' bias (clubface open from .5* or more) or a square face as most Titleist models do, so this might not be the best model for you at this time.

With that said, it depends on how much you play and practice and to what level you want your game to get to. If you just want to get down to a mid-handicap level and have fun with friends and family on course, then a draw biased driver might be a good idea. It will not solve your swing faults, but it will give you more confidence on the tee and possibly help you correct the fade/slice ball flight. These drivers are designed not necessarily to fix the big banana slice, but to help correct what you descibe. Besides, even pros use the correct equipment and setups of that equipment to help their game, so why shouldn't we.

I fought a slice for years and the only way I was able to fix it several years back was by learning to hit a draw (with ball position and alignment). Now most of my drives are either a soft draw or straight.

[Snake]

I would continue to work on your swing plane. If you're almost there then keep going. Even if you do get a draw biased driver I doubt you'll quit working on your swing, and as it gets better the driver will then "overcorrect" the flight pattern. And then where will you be.........

Ditto. I never liked the idea of draw biased drivers. I used to have a pretty bad slice, but like you, I worked on my swing and now drive straight fairly consistently with some fades and draws mixed in.

[kfowler]

The driver you are currently playing (according to your signature) may have a 'fade' bias (clubface open from .5* or more) or a square face as most Titleist models do, so this might not be the best model for you at this time.

That's interesting. I did not know that. The D1 has been a good driver to me. I'm actually a fairly good consistant driver. My handicap suffers from my iron plan and short game. I always thought the draw drivers would be on no help to an over-the-top swing.

Thanks for the replies.