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I've been striking the ball really well here lately and this week it seems like it's all gone to crap. My natural ball flight is a draw and it's what I typically play. For whatever reason here lately I cannot get the ball to draw to save my life. I played in a tournament today and it absolutely destroyed my round. On the range I have to almost feel like I'm hitting a hard hook in order to get a 5-10 yard draw. What are some possible reasons for this?

I play a strong grip so I feel like grip shouldn't be the issue. If I understand the ball flight laws it means I'm coming from the inside with a open club face. What could be causing me to leave the face open? 


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A 2 index getting advice from a hacker.... okay here it is. Bear in mind I probably wish I was hitting the ball where you were.

1) Getting stuck on your downswing

2) Not allowing your hands to naturally rotate through the impact zone ... i.e. holding the club face open.

3) Cupping at the top of your backswing

4) Timing issues

Could be a combination of things. Take a video and post it in the My Swing section - preferably at 120 fps. Most phones have slo motion. Both DTL and Caddy views will be helpful. If you're a 2 HC you'll probably see it right away.

 

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Check:

  1. Your grip.
  2. Your clubface alignment at setup.

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25 minutes ago, iacas said:

Check:

  1. Your grip.
  2. Your clubface alignment at setup.

I've tinkered with it and I think I was getting lazy with it. I've also moved slightly away from the ball at address. I felt like I might be cramped and he only way for my arms to have room to swing from the inside was to early extend. This along with my grip seemed to fix the issue. 

Does this look too far extended with the driver? 

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28 minutes ago, lawsonjc said:

I've tinkered with it and I think I was getting lazy with it. I've also moved slightly away from the ball at address. I felt like I might be cramped and he only way for my arms to have room to swing from the inside was to early extend. This along with my grip seemed to fix the issue. 

Does this look too far extended with the driver? 

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No! It does not! In fact, it looks pretty close to ideal! But then, I haven't seen you swing.

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