Where to aim when hitting a draw

[RJstank]

I've been searching all over the Internet for an answer to this but I can't seem to find one When you're hitting a draw do you line up square with the target and swing to the right, causing the ball to start right and come back or... Do you aim at the line you want the ball to start and close the face to have it draw back to your target?

[Golfingdad]

If you're able to match your setup alignments at impact then you should line up the club face a bit right of the target and swing a little bit right of that. What currently works ok for me is to line up with the club basically at the target and imagine starting the ball just right of that line. When I hit it well it goes pretty straight tho.

[mvmac]

I've been searching all over the Internet for an answer to this but I can't seem to find one

When you're hitting a draw do you line up square with the target and swing to the right, causing the ball to start right and come back or...

Do you aim at the line you want the ball to start and close the face to have it draw back to your target?

The ball starts primarily where the face is pointing and curves away from the path. So when hitting a draw, the face should be aimed right of the target and the path will be further out to the right (right handed player).

I line up with my body parallel left of the target and swing to the right of my body lines. There are some players that aim their body slightly right and draw it and some that aim their body left and draw it. For most players I would recommend aiming their body parallel left or "square".

Good thread for you to check out.

[vangator]

I've found aiming left of target and swinging right can lead to some nasty things happening, like quacking hooks. During your next range session, consciously work on slightly open, square and closed stances. Find the one that works best for you. Slightly closed works best for me. Also, I'm right handed. I tee on the left of the tee box and aim down the right side of the fairway to maximize the "width" of the fairway. Do the opposite when trying to fade the ball.

[saevel25]

I tend to prefer a neutral set up, as @mvmac said, parallel to the target. Basically the railroad track image. Then the face is pointed to the right of the rail, and the swing path swings further right. If you do have trouble swinging further right, you can shift your body alignment a bit closed to help out.