GolfFan

If you learn to purposefully control your draw and fades, it can really help your game out. Here's an article I found that explains how to do it in relatively simple terms:
Adding Fades and Draws to Your Golf Game Will Shave Strokes Off Your Round - Associated Content

Topflite_d2

Hey I know a way to fade the ball, all you have to do is buy a Taylormade r7 draw.
After buying that I still can't get off the right side of the course. I sware that my swing path is straight too.

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GolfFan

Interesting. Do you fade your other clubs as well? Or do you feel the R7 "draw" is a misnomer. If you're swinging on a straight path, maybe you need to move the ball a tad up in your stance?

Topflite_d2

Well most of my other clubs are straight. I'm kinda mad because the guy said it should straighten out my ball flight and it doesn't so its pretty much a waste of money. I am going to take it back into Nevada bobs and tell him that I the slices are just as bad as my other driver, and ask him to watch my swing and see if he can find something wrong. If not I'm just going to get my money back. I'll try moving the ball up in my stance like you said. I know I shouldn't rely on clubs to make my game better, but I thought it would at least help a little. Thanks for your help. Maybe someone else could comment to.

EDIT: You guys don't think the loft of the club would have anything to do w/ it? It is a 9.0 loft.

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I play in a regular foursome.
I'm a single looking for a game.
I race the sun to get in 18 and I've putted for hours in near darkness.
I belong to a club.
I play the munis.
Sometimes the game is metal and sometimes it's a match.
I grind for two bucks like it was a thousand.
I still feel my dad's hands teaching me to hold a club and I'll never forget the day I beat him. I AM A GOLFER.
See golf doesn't begin on the 1st tee and doesn't end on the 18th green... its a life long journey.

GolfFan

It's possible - if you're using a 9.0 it will definitely have more spin. If you go to a 9.5, 10.0 or 10.5, it should fade less due to less spin. However, you may not get the same distance as your 9.0. You may also want to check your grip. If your grip is a bit on the weak side (meaning right hand is too far over on the top of your left hand) that can create a fade too; you can correct this by rotating your right hand slightly counter-clockwise so that it feels more under your left hand. However, this may not be your issue - bottom line: there are a ton of things that affect the golf swing!

RingerPro

When you can alter your finish to create the shot.. that's when I'll call you a player.

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Topflite_d2

Well I don't think that I could lose anymore distance than I am now, slicing. Well I'll see what the pros say after seeing my swing.

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I play in a regular foursome.
I'm a single looking for a game.
I race the sun to get in 18 and I've putted for hours in near darkness.
I belong to a club.
I play the munis.
Sometimes the game is metal and sometimes it's a match.
I grind for two bucks like it was a thousand.
I still feel my dad's hands teaching me to hold a club and I'll never forget the day I beat him. I AM A GOLFER.
See golf doesn't begin on the 1st tee and doesn't end on the 18th green... its a life long journey.

kingrickyfowler

Listen moving the ball further up in your stance will just cause you to push the ball to the right more. The fundamental key is your angle of attack through the golf ball. Releasing down the line is the difference between hitting slices and draws.

bjterry62

The primer is practically identical to what Jack Niclaus wrote in Golf My Way. It works to an extent. sometimes you have to aim the clubface a little left of the target if your fading the ball a good bit (ie. around trees). Same for a bigger draw.

Please do not confuse this primer as a cure to your slice. Fades and draws should only be added when you can repeatedly hit the ball straight.

BT

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bjterry62

I see this mentioned a lot and I always have the same question. In order to alter your finish, don't you have to alter your swing?

And, if you alter your swing and the swing happens before the finish, then why do you say "Alter your finish"? Why not "Alter your swing".

Just curious.

BT

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