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I've been what I'd consider money with the driver most of the year... I fixed the hooks that I got out of nowhere during the off season.
2 weeks ago I hurt my wrist and thumb in my left hand (i'm a righty).

Since then, my driver has been struggling. I don't know if it's the injury (partially torn ligaments)..but I'd assume my iron game would struggle more...
I've lost distance...and developed a high sweeping fade..... my ball flight looks like me swinging an 11 or 12.5 driver (I use a 9.5 deg. head & stiff diamana white board).

I've tried a stronger grip...then I tried weakening the grip and then bringing it back to neutral. I've tried putting the ball further in my stance to allow the face to get back to square.... I just don't know what I'm doing wrong. any suggestions? the only time the ball draws now is if i'm standing EXTREMELY closed...when I try to play a slight draw.... it'll go straighter...but i'm losing a ton of distance..getting EXTREME height...
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Try and hit a hook. Take your normal stance and try and really get the club over. Then work back to straight.

Also, and this is something I have to pay attention to as well. At address, make sure the club face is SQUARE to the target line. I have a habit of keeping it slightly open at address and I end up hitting a high fade as you describe. When I make sure the face is square and I release well, I generally get a decent shot.

Or, it could be your injury preventing a full release.

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For me, I seem to lose my slight draw whenever I do not shift weight on the downswing. Because of your torn ligament injury (assuming it is on your leg), you may be protecting it and not shifting your weight on the downswing, thereby swinging mostly with your arms instead of leading with the lower body--this guarantees fade/slice shots.

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  Yukari said:
For me, I seem to lose my slight draw whenever I do not shift weight on the downswing. Because of your torn ligament injury (assuming it is on your leg), you may be protecting it and not shifting your weight on the downswing, thereby swinging mostly with your arms instead of leading with the lower body--this guarantees fade/slice shots.

Not to hijack, but I also struggle with a fade. What would be a good way to see if Im leading with my lower body and not just arms?

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