[EmpaccalGah]

Its a very good strategy, especially if you want to commit to a fade because its much more controllable. The thing to remember is that on "stock" shots, ams tend to curve the ball much more than pros. It sounds counter-intuitive, but the pros are able to generate much higher ballspeeds which means the forward action of the ball out does the side-to-side action of the ball at first.

Only after the pros shot has lost its initial ball speed does the ball start to curve. Accordingly, if you see pros hit the ball in person, their ball flights look like straight rockets off the face, then they apex, THEN the curve left or right depending on the desired shot.

Most amateurs (Me included), generally don't generate the ball speed required for this "penetrating-then-curve" ball flight, so our trajectory has much more curve to it. Of course pros will hit super curving shots when desired, but generally won't, ala the antecdote about Nickalus (gentle fade).

I guess my point overall though is that allowing the ball the curve is good thing, and committing to a ball flight can make the game much more enjoyable than constantly trying to "hit it straight."