A Simple Way to Shape Shotswon t quite face the target. Perfect. Use your hips yep, your hips to hit...
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YOUR GAME PLAY SMART Greystone Golf & C.C., Birmingham, Ala. (Top 100 since 2013) MARK BLACKBURN WATCH THIS ON YOUR IPAD OR TABLET. VISIT GOLF.COM/ALLACCESS. 40 GOLF MAGAZINE / golf.com October 2014 A Simple Way to Shape Shots L earning to curve the ball not only makes you a better golfer (by helping you cheat doglegs and reach difficult pins), it also makes the game a lot more fun. Like most everyday players, you’ve probably experimented with hitting draws and fades, but you may have given it up because you found that manipulating your hands through the hitting zone was an unreliable method. Well, there’s a better way. Working the ball left or right—at will!—no longer requires timing so perfect that only guys with Bubba-like talent can pull it off. All you have to do is either turn your hips (to hit a controlled fade) or slide them (to rip a big draw). Here’s how it works. THE NEW WAY TO FADE IT Take your normal address position and backswing. On your downswing, make a full, level hip turn—so full that it pulls your right heel completely off the ground. Try to point your belt buckle at the target while keeping your belt parallel with the ground. This severe turn gets your swing path moving to the left of the target after impact, which adds left-to-right sidespin. A final checkpoint: The shaft should rest behind your head at the finish. THE NEW WAY TO DRAW IT To sling a powerful draw, swing flat- footed, making certain to roll your right foot toward the target instead of lifting it. This makes your hips slide, not turn, and gets your path moving to the right of the target after impact. The result? Right-to- left spin—and a fistful of extra yards. Your left hip will feel higher than your right at the finish, and your belly won’t quite face the target. Perfect. Use your hips—yep, your hips—to hit draws and fades with effortless ease NEW-SCHOOL DRAW Slide your hips instead of turning them, so that you swing out to the right of the target after impact. Your right foot should roll, not lift. NEW-SCHOOL FADE Make a full turn and swing through and to the left of the target. You’ve done it correctly if your right heel is pulled completely off the ground. ANGUS MURRAY ( 5 ) Scan this photo to watch a video of this lesson. See p. 8.
Transcript of A Simple Way to Shape Shotswon t quite face the target. Perfect. Use your hips yep, your hips to hit...
YOUR GAME PLAY SMARTGreystone Golf & C.C., Birmingham, Ala. (Top 100 since 2013)
MARK BLACKBURN
WATCH THIS ON YOUR IPAD OR TABLET. VISIT GOLF.COM/ALLACCESS.
40 GOLF MAGAZINE / golf.com October 2014
A Simple Way to Shape Shots
L earning to curve the ball not only makes you a better golfer (by helping you cheat doglegs and
reach difficult pins), it also makes the game a lot more fun. Like most everyday players, you’ve probably experimented with hitting draws and fades, but you may have given it up because you found that manipulating your hands through the hitting zone was an unreliable method. Well, there’s a better way. Working the ball left
or right—at will!—no longer requires timing so perfect that only guys with Bubba-like talent can pull it off. All you have to do is either turn your hips (to hit a controlled fade) or slide them (to rip a big draw). Here’s how it works.
THE NEW WAY TO FADE ITTake your normal address position and backswing. On your downswing, make a full, level hip turn—so full that it pulls your right heel completely off the ground. Try to point your belt buckle at the target while keeping your belt parallel with the ground. This severe turn gets your swing path moving to the left
of the target after impact, which adds left-to-right sidespin. A final checkpoint: The shaft should rest behind your head at the finish.
THE NEW WAY TO DRAW ITTo sling a powerful draw, swing flat-footed, making certain to roll your right foot toward the target instead of lifting it. This makes your hips slide, not turn, and gets your path moving to the right of the target after impact. The result? Right-to-left spin—and a fistful of extra yards. Your left hip will feel higher than your right at the finish, and your belly won’t quite face the target. Perfect.
Use your hips—yep, your hips—to hit draws and fades with effortless ease
NEW-SCHOOL DRAWSlide your hips instead of turning them, so that you swing out to the right of the target after impact. Your right foot should roll, not lift.
NEW-SCHOOL FADEMake a full turn and swing through and to the left of the target. You’ve done it correctly if your right heel is pulled completely off the ground.
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Scan this photo to watch a video of this lesson. See p. 8.
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