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Great video Mark! Can you do one on Fade as well?
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Hi Mark, seems like a good drill, surprised you didn’t mention ball position. For me to get a reliable draw I move the ball somewhat back in my stance, and I turn my both my feet so they point somewhat more to the target, thereby encouraging the club face to square a little earlier. Net effect of both of these is a draw hit with a somewhat lower flight than normal.
Will this drill work with your driver?
sorry guys this isnt really about a draw/fade but if any of you have hit the CLEVELAND MASHIE HYBRID or the ADAMS IDEA TECH V3 HYBRID or better yet both which is more consistant in distance and ball flight and just overall easier to hit??? i have had bad hybrid purcushes before and i cant afford to have a couple more so please help!!!
Not a big fan of changing the club path. The best way for me to work the ball is to modify either my grip slightly on big turns, or modify my release using my hands to control the club face. Should do a teach your hands video.
Hey Mark, I am having a problem. I have probably the worst slice ever and I can’t seem to fix it. Can you make a video on how too?
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he is a golf professional. i think he knows what hes talking about
hey, i watched your vid on divots etc… when i strike the ball i top it every now and then or get in the ground to much, like i cant control my center of gravity… do you have any exercises i could do to fix this? thanks
hey, i watched your vid on divots etc… when i strike the ball i top it every now and then or get in the ground to much, like i cant control my center of gravity… do you have and exercises i could do to fix this? thanks
@4golfonline I raised my objection based on what you say at 1:11 ” start the ball to the right by swinging inside out” but i agree with you at 1:26 and 2:30. i thing the topic “How to hit a draw/fade” should be approached from two side: what “mechanically” creates a draw (clubface open to the target, closed to the swingpath) and what’s the “feeling” about (swing to the right and close the clubface with hands). But this is just my opinion. Thanks Mark or sharing all these information with us!
i think what mark did is what u said @pixedOff. pointing the clubface left while his swing path is more towards the right. its not possible to pull/hook if your club path is going inside out.
@pixedOff hanks for the great comments guys, you are both right. Modern club face club path rules state the ball starts where the club face is pointing. at 1:26 I say get your club face to contradict the club path, and the club face needs to point left of where the cub path is traveling. at 2:30 i say, ” the club face needs to point left of the club path line. I do not refer to club to target line I always try to refer to club to club path line. Like you are both correctly saying.
thanks for the great comments guys, you are both right. Modern club face club path rules state the ball starts where the club face is pointing. at 1:26 I say get your club face to contradict the club path, and the club face needs to point left of where the cub path is traveling. at 2:30 i say, ” the club face needs to point left of the club path line. I do not refer to club to target line I always try to refer to club to club path line. Like you are both correctly saying. Great comment guys.
@pixedoff is right and that clearly shows in your video mark that when you hit the ball it’ just went left and more left(hook) it wasnt right then a slight turn in left
Sorry Mark but i think this is not correct:
the initial direction of the ball is dictated by the angle of the clubface. So basically a ball start right when the clubface at impact is pointing right (to the target).
The relation between clubpath and clubface gives sidespin, curvature to the ball.
So your clubface needs to be CLOSED to the clubpath to curve the ball from right to left.
Trying to close the clubface like you said will cause probably a pull-hook than a draw.
can you do putting for your next video
For your next video can you talk about putting. I’m having trouble with it, any tips?
@motty147 great let me know how you get on
Thanks Mark been trying on the range with little success, will give this drill a try.