Hitting a draw with the Driver

[delav]

Originally Posted by zstipe

At the target. So i guess that wouldn't even be considered with a fade.

This isn't a push fade... this is a textbook slice.  If your shots are starting toward the target and violently finding the trees on the right, then the differential between where the club is pointing and the direction it's moving is pretty large.

It would be impossible to 'draw' the ball without first working on changing the path of your clubhead on the downswing.

Post a video if you can, and we can then try and give you some drills to help put the club on the right plane coming into the ball.

[zstipe]

I finally was able to hit the range today. I concentrated on the driver which I normally don't do. I focused on keeping my right arm in close to my torso and actually hit some draws. With that setup I either draw it or slice it. I think that depends on whether or not my hips are getting through fast enough on the descend. Luckily, I just found out my buddy's brother-in-law is a instructor at a golf course about 20 mins down the road, so I think he's going to give me a some video analysis for free. If he's able to, I'll get him to email me that video and I'll post it on here when I can.

Again, appreciate the help. It was a pretty good day on the range (especially with the irons) and it really got me pumped up.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by zstipe

I'm wondering if anyone who plays a draw off the tee can give me some tips of drills or adjustments I can try to rid me of this problem (I've tried quite a few, but I'm ready to do just about anything).

Maybe you are just swinging to hard, which makes you coming over the top.

Some quick fixes :

• Create room for coming from the inside  ....... most golfers tend to make the backswing flatter and more to the inside around the body to make sure they come from the inside on the downswing, the opposite is true if you make your backswing steeper and to almost outside, you have created room to come from the inside in the downswing.......
• A stronger grip promotes closing or squaring the face ........ when a (right handed) golfer adjust from normal to weak or to strong they almost always only change the position of the right hand, but once you also turn the left hand more the right..... you are getting more draw......

[zstipe]

Well one thing I did concentrate on yesterday when I went to the range again was standing over the ball a little more. I think I was too far away from the ball at address with just my driver in hand. I had a buddy mention something to me that with my driver I was not leaning over the ball enough at address. It took the straight slice out of play for me when I did that, I guess I was not able to "get around the ball" persay and it was causing me to hit those bad slices.

Has anyone experienced or seen that fault before? I wouldn't exactly compare my friend with Butch Harmon, and to boot I'm a better ball striker than him, I was just looking for input from anyone.

[golfernc]

Something to consider.....a 9 degree driver is a very strong club, so know that with your SS that club is designed to slice on you. So the more you get over to your left side the more the club will slice on you. So right now your opening the club face, adding loft, all because your driver has to low of loft for you.  You can work on these swing flaws all you want but they will not change because of your driver. This is actually a loft problem, and you have created a swing around it. So to actually change you need to correct your swing flaws, and get yourself more loft.  The root of the problem is your driver, all these things your doing in your swing are because of that.You don't ever want to compensate your swing to hit a club.

Find a person that can correct your swing, then fit you to a driver that will allow you to make that swing ( or use your 3 wood)

[zstipe]

Originally Posted by golfernc

Something to consider.....a 9 degree driver is a very strong club, so know that with your SS that club is designed to slice on you. So the more you get over to your left side the more the club will slice on you. So right now your opening the club face, adding loft, all because your driver has to low of loft for you.  You can work on these swing flaws all you want but they will not change because of your driver. This is actually a loft problem, and you have created a swing around it. So to actually change you need to correct your swing flaws, and get yourself more loft.  The root of the problem is your driver, all these things your doing in your swing are because of that.You don't ever want to compensate your swing to hit a club.

Find a person that can correct your swing, then fit you to a driver that will allow you to make that swing ( or use your 3 wood)

That's not a bad idea. I used to play a 10.5 degree club. Another thing I considered was getting a steel shafted driver. That's the only club I have trouble hitting straight and it's the only graphite shaft I hit (yes I hit steel shafted fairway woods). Could that be a possible solution.