How much draw is too much draw?

[dodson914]

Like the title says, how much draw is too much?

I normally play a straight shot and hit the ball very squarely. The last couple of times at the range I have been focusing on hitting from the inside out. I have a tendency to pull the ball with my driver or a severe slice, my irons I hit very well. I am getting a draw on 99% of the shots I hit like this. I am just not sure on how much draw the ball should have. I am definitely not hooking the ball. I had that problem a few months ago. I seem to be getting about 10-20 yards of draw.

[wrx_junki]

It's too much draw when you can't control it anymore. For the driver, if the fairways are fairly tight and you land on the rightside it will run off into the rough on the left side. My ideal shot would be a 5-10 yard draw on my driver.

[David in FL]

Like the title says, how much draw is too much?

Depending on what you want to accomplish with the shot, the answer is going to vary, but the simple answer is when the shot ends up left (for righties) of where you intended, it was too much.

I know that's probably not helpful, but there are times when you simply want enough draw to hold a shot into the wind and there are times when you want it moving pretty hard to take advantage of the shape of the hole, or the topography. For a relatively straight hole, I tend to play a fade because it's easier for me to control. If I play a draw, I try to play one that will stay within the boundry of the fairway, even if I over/under cook it. As an example, if your fairway is 50 yds wide, even your 20 yd draw doesn't strike me as too much as long as you can control it.

[dodson914]

Sounds good, thanks. I think part of the problem is I am used to standing straight on toward my target. I guess I just need to start aiming a little left and keep on practicing.

[jones]

What about 50 yard draws or hooks or whatever you want to call it...

What are those caused by??? Coming from too much inside? With my 3 wood the ball starts straight and at first looks like a good shot and then it pretty much takes a left hand turn and goes waaaaaaaaay left. I am talking about going from the right side of a large fairway all the way to the rough or even past the rough to the left.

Part of the reason may be that the 3 wood looks like it is offset to the draw side, but I am not sure if it is offset?? I tried looking online and could not tell if this club is made as an offset. If I have a club that is offset what can I do about it? Do I pretty much have to get a new club? My 3 wood is in my signature. Also, it doesn't go left as much off the ground as it does when I hit off a tee.

[right handed phil mickelson]

50 yards is now in the territory of a hook. Usually caused by two things simultaneously; too much inside out, and turning your wrists over at impact. Both of these things give the side spin that causes a ball to draw, but combined they give a lot more of that side spin, causing it to hook.

The ball doesn't go as far left off the ground as it would off the tee because your are hitting so much more of the ball when its on the tee. The ground and grass behind the ball kind of straightens the club out a little bit, and also your not making as much contact with the ball as you are off the tee. Hope this helps!

~RHPM

[jones]

50 yards is now in the territory of a hook. Usually caused by two things simultaneously;

turning my wrists over at impact -- does this mean I have to speed up my body a bit and slow down my hands a bit? too much inside out -- I have tried hitting with a weak grip and have the same issue. When I first started golfing I had a really bad slice and was coming from way too much over the top so I probably have over-corrected. I also have a similar problem with my hybrids going left ever once in a while which really hurts my game because they tend to go O.B. left.

[royemunson]

Great tips provided already but to add my own experience I went from a fade to a draw and my tendancy is to aim down the left side of the fairway.

If I end up in the opposite side rough or simply duck hook it then I know it's too much!!!!

Personally I'd stick with hitting it straight

Joe

[$2 Nassau]

smaller the better in my mind. more control. my best shots are when the ball sails out pretty much dead straight and then a very slight draw on the descent.

[supronator]

Like the title says, how much draw is too much?

Too much draw is where your second shot is from the sand - of the beach below the course

[SpacklersEdge]

What about shot height? I find that sometimes when I try to hit a draw, the ball comes out low, what I would consider to be too low.

[dodson914]

Just got back from a lesson. It was too much draw. LOL He called it a rope hook. Got it fixed though. Hitting my irons extremely well. Only problem now is I can't seem to duplicate that swing with my driver. Something about that club that makes me go from the outside/in even when I feel like I am doing the opposite. Very frustrating.

[MiniMoe]

for me... a two yard fade is too much draw with my driver. It took me a few years to eliminate the left side of the golf course with my driver. Now I can aim down O.B. left and know it's not going here.

It's actually weird, I draw my irons, but fade my driver. I can't get that thing to turn over right to left if my life depended on it.. well maybe... but I like it that way.