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tiger woods is still the best golfer in the wolrd by far. Let us be honest. Anyone that manages to play bad golf around Augusta national park in the masters and nearly win is in a different world from the rest of us. I am south african and a huge fan of charl but lets be fair him, day ad scott played out of their socks to beat tiger, and tiger left 10 plus shots out on the course easily.

I played My new course which I joined today for the first time. I played 36 holes with a pro and two young guys my age to be fair the pro was 18 which is the same age as me. I shot roughly 1 over 1 over but considering I had a 32 hour journey time from America and arrived a day before this round. When i teed off it was 2 am local time Where i lived in the states and I was very pleased with the fact that I am not on life support after playing 36. I kinda just ran on the fuel given to me by the odd 9 iron hit to 3 feet. Supperb course btw guys. If you ever have the chance to play golf in the east midlands of england make a stop at belton woods golf club. its quite a beaut.

Well for a start. Swinging on plane means you will hit a slight draw. To hit a fade you have to cut across the ball and to hit a draw you have to hit through the ball. Now tell me, which of these is a really athlete going to be hitting? I have never met a true athlete that hits a fade/cut. I am a young golf fenatic that wants to play golf for a living one day. I recently went out with a friend of mine from south africa that got his pga tour card for the 2010 season and after playing 9 holes and hitting most of my approach shots closer than his he said to me that if I want to make it to the pga tour I have to get rid of my draw and only play a fade. Well I can tell you that you must be able to play both a draw or a fade. But I have been struggling with the fade, yes I made 6+ birdies in a round but my misses were incredibly disgusting to say the least. So 3 days ago I retrurned to my natural draw and shot a easy 66 on a tough links course I have never played and was quite chuffed. I now play the fade only if I have to and it really is neccessary to be able to play both ball flights as well as playing a high/low trajectory. What I have learned from watching people like Tim Clark who comes from my home town. The best in the world play to their strenght not their weeknesses. Yes by all means learn to shape it both ways but do not play the shot in my case a fade unless you can't get it close hitting your natural shape. I mean your never going to run a fade up but a draw naturally comes out with top spin and you will never be able to stop a 3 iron out of the rough if the pin is cut on the front of the green and there is water short. But let us be realistic if it a pin is cut on the front edge near the water do you really want to play a low precentage shot. In my case as a honest +1 that regularly breaks par every I play. I am going to hit my high draw to the back edge of the green making sure I make it over the water. Just take my medicine and take my two putt par. Another thing if I have a 3 iron in hand the hole is definately not one that you should be playing with a attacking mind set. More than 60% of PGA tour players play a Draw for the record. Tigers go to shot may be a fade but his natural shot is a draw. I am 100% sure that Tim clark plays a draw and he is one of the best Iron players in the world if not the best. Retief Goosen plays a draw as well as Ernie Els who has more international victorys than anyone else. I am sure Rory Mclroy lead the masters for 54 holes with his draw and charl won it with his draw. Louie won the Biritish Open with a draw.