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**JTS_tv** · 06-28-2012, 04:59 PM

I had my 2nd lesson last night and the pro had me TRY to draw the ball a little bit with each shot. We worked on hybrids, woods and driver.

After the lesson we were discussing this and he said that IF you can consistently hit a draw/fade, you can in essence not have to worry about the hazards on half of the course, ie. IF you draw the ball, the hazards on the right really don't come into play since you never hit it right........

So, do you you use that strategy when hitting onto the fairway or green or just try to hit it straight?

Honestly, I hope the pro wasn't trying to get you to try this from now on and maybe he was just trying to let you know his logic and where you could be someday in the future. I personally tend to hit a fade and now for some reason tend to hit a draw with my driver. I've been playing for a long time and decided that I want to hit it straight. That's it. Sure, I will mess around at the driving range or maybe even on some dog legs, but it takes some real skill to be able to draw/fade the ball and land remotely where you want it to land. If it's not natural and you can't normally hit it straight with some accuracy then I wouldn't try anything fancy.

He's basically right but, way too early. I can't tell you how many times I've seen a pro on tv line up for a draw/fade and then you see them leaning and groaning after the shot. They missed it and they're professionals that get paid tons of money. It's really tough to do even for the pros.

06-28-2012, 04:59 PM	#13
JTS_tv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 572 Senior Member	I had my 2nd lesson last night and the pro had me TRY to draw the ball a little bit with each shot. We worked on hybrids, woods and driver. After the lesson we were discussing this and he said that IF you can consistently hit a draw/fade, you can in essence not have to worry about the hazards on half of the course, ie. IF you draw the ball, the hazards on the right really don't come into play since you never hit it right........ So, do you you use that strategy when hitting onto the fairway or green or just try to hit it straight? Honestly, I hope the pro wasn't trying to get you to try this from now on and maybe he was just trying to let you know his logic and where you could be someday in the future. I personally tend to hit a fade and now for some reason tend to hit a draw with my driver. I've been playing for a long time and decided that I want to hit it straight. That's it. Sure, I will mess around at the driving range or maybe even on some dog legs, but it takes some real skill to be able to draw/fade the ball and land remotely where you want it to land. If it's not natural and you can't normally hit it straight with some accuracy then I wouldn't try anything fancy. He's basically right but, way too early. I can't tell you how many times I've seen a pro on tv line up for a draw/fade and then you see them leaning and groaning after the shot. They missed it and they're professionals that get paid tons of money. It's really tough to do even for the pros.
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