Am i the only one?

[trippelhej]

Hello,

So i picked up golf at about 3 yeras ago at 39hcp. I have always have a flat swing where i take the club a bit inside,flat shoulders, droping the hands inside and so on. Basically  a draw/hook or push draw hook. I have never had a slice problem with driver or irons. Now after 3 years and seen/played with 50+ people i have newer seen anyone with a draw/hook as the most common shotshape. Better players can draw but 50% of the shots go straight or fades. I don't think i ever seen a video where draw/hook has been the issue but just the solution, some parts of my swing tends to be seen as a "good player move".

Am i really the only one or just a very rare one?.

[dkolo]

Hello, So i picked up golf at about 3 yeras ago at 39hcp. I have always have a flat swing where i take the club a bit inside,flat shoulders, droping the hands inside and so on. Basically  a draw/hook or push draw hook. I have never had a slice problem with driver or irons. Now after 3 years and seen/played with 50+ people i have newer seen anyone with a draw/hook as the most common shotshape. Better players can draw but 50% of the shots go straight or fades. I don't think i ever seen a video where draw/hook has been the issue but just the solution, some parts of my swing tends to be seen as a "good player move". Am i really the only one or just a very rare one?.

My current miss lately is an over draw. Has been with my irons since last year. Recently extended to my driver as well; not getting the big slice as much anymore. And I'm a lousy golfer, haha. So I suppose you're not alone. Most people who are high handicappers tend to miss right with a slice because the faults that cause it are really common for beginners without a good grasp of the golf swing. Considering how long I fought a slice and how hard it was go learn a draw, I still don't get too upset over an over draw / hook. I'm not happy about it, but it doesn't upset me like a slice does.

[trippelhej]

My current miss lately is an over draw. Has been with my irons since last year. Recently extended to my driver as well; not getting the big slice as much anymore. And I'm a lousy golfer, haha. So I suppose you're not alone.

Most people who are high handicappers tend to miss right with a slice because the faults that cause it are really common for beginners without a good grasp of the golf swing. Considering how long I fought a slice and how hard it was go learn a draw, I still don't get too upset over an over draw / hook. I'm not happy about it, but it doesn't upset me like a slice does.

Well, you probably change your swing so you could draw the ball, i have had the draw/hook from atleast 39hcp. Is thera any high handicappers with a draw/hook?. My draw/hook is what all of yours fade/slice is. I remember that i had the same shot shape before i knew how my swing looked like.

[saevel25]

Hello,

So i picked up golf at about 3 yeras ago at 39hcp. I have always have a flat swing where i take the club a bit inside,flat shoulders, droping the hands inside and so on. Basically  a draw/hook or push draw hook. I have never had a slice problem with driver or irons. Now after 3 years and seen/played with 50+ people i have newer seen anyone with a draw/hook as the most common shotshape. Better players can draw but 50% of the shots go straight or fades. I don't think i ever seen a video where draw/hook has been the issue but just the solution, some parts of my swing tends to be seen as a "good player move".

Am i really the only one or just a very rare one?.

I would say Most PGA Tour players hit a small draw. Wedges to short irons have very little curve. Long irons might have a few yards of draw.

There are some who hit fades as well though. It isn't like the golf world is devoid of good golfers who hit fades.

A big draw to a hook is not a very desirable shot. Maybe Bubba Watson is the only player who willingly hits a big curve. He's a complete golfing outlier.

I would say a draw is a better player's shot shape. I think some movements better players make tend towards helping produce a draw.

I think its easier to for golfers to come across the ball and hit a pull fade. It is certainly a more common swing movement for higher handicap players. Also the early release, flip, will cause the path to dive left as well. So most amateurs have a few things going against them when it comes to trying to hit a draw.

If you want to get a more neutral shape to your swing then I would look at starting a My Swing thread here,

http://thesandtrap.com/f/4180/member-swings

http://thesandtrap.com/t/38240/my-swing-video-threads-rules-please-read

Here are some tips of video taping your swing,

http://thesandtrap.com/b/playing_tips/filming_your_swing

No way to really give you help with out seeing your swing.

[mvmac]

Am i really the only one or just a very rare one?.

You're not the only one but it is rare for a beginner to swing too far OUTward. Most beginners/higher handicappers fall into swinging down and left which is just an attempt to try and hit the ball solid.

[vangator]

I draw everything except the short irons. I often hit draws that cover half a fairway. Maybe better to call that a hook. Hard for me to slice these Ping K15 woods which is annoying at times.

[Yukari]

I've alway had a baby draw with all my clubs. People seems to envy my shot shape. If I hit a fade, it's purely by accident. It rarely happens.

[trippelhej]

I've alway had a baby draw with all my clubs.

People seems to envy my shot shape. If I hit a fade, it's purely by accident. It rarely happens.

Same here, my home course is very draw friendly. People often say i have a nice draw. I see to much people that tryies to draw the ball with and OTT swing. I rarely hit a fade and have had/has troubles even getting the right curve with irons.

we seem to be very rare .

[cupslam]

When I first started I aimed more left than lee trevino and played a big push. then worked my way into a giant over hook. then found a way to get somewhere in between. funny game