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Started drawing my driver instead of my lifetime fade. Thoughts...
Posted on 3/13/26 at 9:32 am
Posted on 3/13/26 at 9:32 am
I've hit a pretty controlled high fade my whole life. It's the shot shape I prefer, I've tinkered with it over the years but also stick with the fade.
Well the other day I show up to the range and all of a sudden I have a low draw with my driver. Shoot in the high 80's for the first time in ages. Worst/most frustrating round I've had in a while. Very hard to make yourself set up for a draw when in your head you're thinking about your normal shot shape.
I figured it was a one time thing and my fade would come back. Well my last two rounds were draws off the tee (my irons are still fade). It's driving me nuts.
I'm sure it's something simple but I don't get lessons, video my swing, or watch youtube instructional videos. I've always been able to work kinks out. my set up feels the same, grip, everything. Any tips on what might have caused this?
I obviously know it could be 100 different things but maybe looking for some simple things to try out on the range. TIA
Well the other day I show up to the range and all of a sudden I have a low draw with my driver. Shoot in the high 80's for the first time in ages. Worst/most frustrating round I've had in a while. Very hard to make yourself set up for a draw when in your head you're thinking about your normal shot shape.
I figured it was a one time thing and my fade would come back. Well my last two rounds were draws off the tee (my irons are still fade). It's driving me nuts.
I'm sure it's something simple but I don't get lessons, video my swing, or watch youtube instructional videos. I've always been able to work kinks out. my set up feels the same, grip, everything. Any tips on what might have caused this?
I obviously know it could be 100 different things but maybe looking for some simple things to try out on the range. TIA
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Posted on 3/13/26 at 10:52 am to iwyLSUiwy
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Any tips on what might have caused this?
ball postition?
hanging back?
club stuck behind you?
could be a number of things.
Posted on 3/13/26 at 11:01 am to iwyLSUiwy
Could be as small as you hitting the ball on the toe a bit and gear affect is causing the ball to draw. That is a matter of millimeters.
Posted on 3/13/26 at 11:28 am to Tyga Woods
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ball postition?
Going to put some alignment stick out at the range today to check this.
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hanging back?
club stuck behind you?
I have been battling a shoulder injury for a year now and my swing has lengthened a bit because I now cock my wrists over a bit at the top of my swing. Not John Daly level but a little bit. That could cause some lag/club stuck I would think. But it's consistent with my irons too and they haven't changed.
Might try shortening my swing up a bit to get rid of that and see. Extended it like I did with my wrist to make up for loss of distance that came with the shoulder injury.
Posted on 3/13/26 at 12:04 pm to DestrehanTiger
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Could be as small as you hitting the ball on the toe a bit and gear affect is causing the ball to draw. That is a matter of millimeters.
It's early in the season and I'm still shaking some rust off so I'm hoping it works itself out after my swing becomes more repeatable/muscle memory is there. But just frustrating right now and my last range session I could not figure it out.
Posted on 3/13/26 at 12:35 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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Thoughts
You’re definitely gonna find your answer here, good thing you asked
Posted on 3/13/26 at 12:46 pm to kc8876
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ou’re definitely gonna find your answer here, good thing you asked
I've found answers to plenty of golf questions around here, so yea, glad I asked. Go kick rocks.
Posted on 3/13/26 at 2:36 pm to iwyLSUiwy
It’s obviously different for everyone, but looks like when it’s going well we have similar flight patterns. When I feel like I’m making good swings but it starts turning left, I find I’m typically standing a little too far away from it and hitting it off the toe.
I’m not talking about dead straight pulls. I’m talking about the ball starts off straight (like it never really starts right to make a true draw), but it’s lower than normal and turns into basically a hook that runs into the left rough. And it actually travels a little further than the well hit fade, but is hard to control. Just always seems to run too far left.
I’m not talking about dead straight pulls. I’m talking about the ball starts off straight (like it never really starts right to make a true draw), but it’s lower than normal and turns into basically a hook that runs into the left rough. And it actually travels a little further than the well hit fade, but is hard to control. Just always seems to run too far left.
This post was edited on 3/13/26 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 3/13/26 at 3:12 pm to prostyleoffensetime
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I’m not talking about dead straight pulls. I’m talking about the ball starts off straight (like it never really starts right to make a true draw), but it’s lower than normal and turns into basically a hook that runs into the left rough. And it actually travels a little further than the well hit fade, but is hard to control. Just always seems to run too far left.
Man there it is. my first round when this popped up was a tournament and 4 times I was in the trash by 1-2 feet and had to punch out. Wasn't used to the roll out you got.
I force myself to aim right but it's not like I send it out right and it shapes back. It's more of it goes straighter and then turns over.
I'll move and inch or so closer next range session and test it out.
Posted on 3/13/26 at 3:31 pm to iwyLSUiwy
A strong grip?
Posted on 3/13/26 at 3:34 pm to LSUlefty
Yes. Position wise.
Posted on 3/31/26 at 11:01 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Fought this majorly last summer. Pro said my swing path was great, but my club face was closed 8 degrees at impact. Things that helped me fix it.
1. Moved closer to the ball. I realized my arms were extended. Probably trying to hit it farther with a wider base.
2. I moved my hands forward a bit and played around with adjusting to see if I could create a fade.
3. Spine angle. My back hurts some so I was standing up and swinging around my body and not lowering the shoulder then working up and through.
Hope this helps!
1. Moved closer to the ball. I realized my arms were extended. Probably trying to hit it farther with a wider base.
2. I moved my hands forward a bit and played around with adjusting to see if I could create a fade.
3. Spine angle. My back hurts some so I was standing up and swinging around my body and not lowering the shoulder then working up and through.
Hope this helps!
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:27 am to iwyLSUiwy
If you were hitting a fade before, it was likely your timing was built more with you leading with your left side into the impact and follow through zone.
To suddenly go to a low draw, two things are probably happening. Your left side is decelerating a touch and you are rotating your right hand a bit too early. And this can be affected by aiming too much to the right, this causing you to take more of your take away inside than usual.
Do this: In your set up, flair your left foot open a bit in order to align your hips up more to the target. Work more on the first 18 inches of your take away to be straight back... make your left shoulder push your left hand instead of being too wristy too quick in the take away. Then, when you get back to the impact area, lead just a bit more with the left hand... and then let the right hand rotate toward the target finishing with your hands next to your left ear. You want a fade, not a slice.
One other thing to check, your left hip should be well timed with your hands at impact, be careful you aren't diving your right knee and dropping your right shoulder too much through the down swing.
To suddenly go to a low draw, two things are probably happening. Your left side is decelerating a touch and you are rotating your right hand a bit too early. And this can be affected by aiming too much to the right, this causing you to take more of your take away inside than usual.
Do this: In your set up, flair your left foot open a bit in order to align your hips up more to the target. Work more on the first 18 inches of your take away to be straight back... make your left shoulder push your left hand instead of being too wristy too quick in the take away. Then, when you get back to the impact area, lead just a bit more with the left hand... and then let the right hand rotate toward the target finishing with your hands next to your left ear. You want a fade, not a slice.
One other thing to check, your left hip should be well timed with your hands at impact, be careful you aren't diving your right knee and dropping your right shoulder too much through the down swing.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 12:27 pm to Remnant
Forgot to update thtis thread after I decided to get a lesson. Too many tournaments to play in to struggle with some kink throwing my game off.
It was this simple. We started with a GW but on my second swing he told me a different spot to hit with my takeaway. Worked on it with my GW, 7i, ad then moved to driver. My very first swing with the driver was back to my old fade.
I started a new pre shot routine about a year ago and I was taking it back way to inside on my pre shot routine and it was just gradually working it's way more and more into my swing without me noticing it. This new wider/straight takeaway is much more of my natural swing.
First time back on the course after the lesson I was hitting the shots I wanted on the range but when I got on the course it was 50/50. Some fade, some hook. So it crept back in. Just having to also completely change my pre shot routine. I now do a little Jordan Spieth like routine where when I'm over the ball I do a 1/4 swing, just my takeaway, just to remind myself to go straight back. Went to the range Monday and it was looking good.
Practicing I put a tee or something about 18" behind the ball and just make sure I'm going back to that and not coming inside it. I figured it would be a simple fix, just glad I had someone look at it instead of me trying to diagnose it because I was the one that was thinking I was needing to come more inside in the first place.
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Work more on the first 18 inches of your take away to be straight back
It was this simple. We started with a GW but on my second swing he told me a different spot to hit with my takeaway. Worked on it with my GW, 7i, ad then moved to driver. My very first swing with the driver was back to my old fade.
I started a new pre shot routine about a year ago and I was taking it back way to inside on my pre shot routine and it was just gradually working it's way more and more into my swing without me noticing it. This new wider/straight takeaway is much more of my natural swing.
First time back on the course after the lesson I was hitting the shots I wanted on the range but when I got on the course it was 50/50. Some fade, some hook. So it crept back in. Just having to also completely change my pre shot routine. I now do a little Jordan Spieth like routine where when I'm over the ball I do a 1/4 swing, just my takeaway, just to remind myself to go straight back. Went to the range Monday and it was looking good.
Practicing I put a tee or something about 18" behind the ball and just make sure I'm going back to that and not coming inside it. I figured it would be a simple fix, just glad I had someone look at it instead of me trying to diagnose it because I was the one that was thinking I was needing to come more inside in the first place.
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