The High Draw with a Driver

[saevel25]

What if no matter what you do you hit the ball straight out that then just cuts of way right? by way right i am saying probably 30-40 yards right.

Also what distance left or right would you consider a fade before it becomes a slice, or a draw becomes a hook?

[Rexx]

  saevel25 said:

What if no matter what you do you hit the ball straight out that then just cuts of way right? by way right i am saying probably 30-40 yards right.

Just as an arbitrary number, anything > 5-7% left/right of the carry distance would be hook/slice.

[CalBoomer]

  iacas said:

That's just going to hit it lower. High draws are push draws. Not pull draws.

The only things I would add to this are to make sure your swing plane is not too vertical and your takeaway is low with a larger arc. Almost impossible to hit the high draw with a vertical swing plane and an abrupt takeaway.

[mc0388]

Hit your normal draw. Tee up the ball a little Higher and drop back your back foot a few inches (like you are widening your stance, only with your back foot)...

[sean_miller]

  saevel25 said:

What if no matter what you do you hit the ball straight out that then just cuts of way right? by way right i am saying probably 30-40 yards right.

A hook or slice is when it bends way past a subtle curve. It can be a recovery shot or strategy, but typically it bends way beyond whatever amount of bend you played for and leaves you in trouble.

[jamo]

  saevel25 said:

Also what distance left or right would you consider a fade before it becomes a slice, or a draw becomes a hook?

I would draw the line at two places. I would say a draw or fade is a) controllable, and b) in the fairway. I would say a hook or slice is neither. But that's just me.

[GolferDot]

  mc0388 said:

Hit your normal draw. Tee up the ball a little Higher and drop back your back foot a few inches (like you are widening your stance, only with your back foot)...

Widening my stance does the opposite.

I tend to narrow mine slightly, it makes me swing around my body a bit more.

[KEEPITSIMPLE]

  CalBoomer said:

The only things I would add to this are to make sure your swing plane is not too vertical and your takeaway is low with a larger arc. Almost impossible to hit the high draw with a vertical swing plane and an abrupt takeaway.

I most definetely agree. I would also add that it is all about the plane. You want to hit it high, make sure you also have wide arc and hit the ball on the up swing.

Yeah ball position helps but let say if I tee it high and I swing down with a more upright plane on both back and downswing, the ball will not go as high as if I swing up with a flatter and wider arc. Trust me on this. I know how to do both.Basically if I have a more sit down move with my hip,the plane is steeper,and the trajectory will be lower. If I have more of a jumping up motion with the lower torso, the plane is flatter,and the driver is ascending and the ball goes higher.