Golf Tip: Drawing The Ball; Jimmy Ballard

Draws are straight shots that fall to the left, which are different from hooks that curves to the left Jimmy Ballard: Listed as one of Golf Magazine's Top 100 Teachers Golf Digest's #24 instructor in the world; Golf Magazine's 80's Teacher of the Decade; Has taught over 300 PGA, LPGA and Senior PGA Tour players

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[AlexCzervic]

Have another drink.

Should be playing a fade to that pin anyway.

[wongfu82]

Ball flight is 85% clubface orientation, 15% swing path. If you close the clubface to point at the flag and zero out your swing path, you will hit a ball that starts at the flag and curves left of the flag.

[dschultz6072]

@mondo4422 there is no such thing as over spin when a golf ball flies. it's all backspin. the axis it spins on can be tilted to the right or the left, never flipped. if the ball had top spin it would not even get airborne. that's a topped shot.

[AmericansForGuns0com]

Couple weeks ago I was playing a round and got on the left side behind some tall trees just before a dogleg left.

I couldnt easily get over or under the trees, and I didnt want to waste a stroke.

I aimed my stance to the right of the trees, closed the clubface to aim just left of center of the green and took a normal swing.

Ball heads out towards the lake and about half way takes a sharp left turn. I ran up to see past the trees and sure enough,the ball was up in front of the green.

[mondo4422]

@AmericansForGuns0com

That's because draws and hooks have over-spin and roll further, while fades and slices have under-spin and will roll less, (think backspin with a wedge.)

[AmericansForGuns0com]

Two videos using another method to draw the ball that I know do work because I just used them with fantastic results today;

The Golf Swing Secret to Drawing the Ball

Ian Poulter - Draw shot

[AmericansForGuns0com]

@jacksonwaspedo

Why hit a draw?

Most of the time a draw will give you extra distance. Not sure why but other than Jack Nicklaus everything Ive read says a fade loses distance and a draw gains distance.

If for no other reason it would be good to learn to draw the ball for the extra yardage...which is where I am now.

My shots today did seem to have about 5 or so more yards than normal, so there seems to be something to drawing the ball and it going further.

:-)

[AmericansForGuns0com]

@dkayne6655

I'll definitely try what Ballad is proposing, probably works.

What I disagree with is his saying that you cant control a hook. I just did it about 100 times today and this is the FIRST time Ive ever even tried...Ive only really just learned to play this game this summer.

If an idiot like me can control a "hook" and drop it in the marked fairway every time I cant even imagine what a professional golfer could do to the ball.

:-)

[AmericansForGuns0com]

@beranbr

Gotta disagree, friend.

As a new player I just tried what another video was showing to draw the ball back and it worked EVERY single time right from the very first try.

when the ball does come back left of course its on that trajectory...its not going to stop mid air and change directions, so if you hit it hard enough it will go left of target....but that is where hitting the ball right comes into play...ie practice.

It ALL works when you make the 'correct' golf swing..thats the point.

[AmericansForGuns0com]

hmmmm

I just got back from the range an hour ago.

I aimed my body right of target, closed the club face to directly on target, used a normal swing along my body line and sure enough the ball went out way right and came back left very sharp and landed dead center of where my club face was aimed.

Im not doubting the sincerity of the man in the video...but Im a brand new player and I just hit around 100 balls doing this and they were very much 'controlled' even though they looked like a hook.