Great golf is about predicting the shot you are about to hit, simple as that. I get aggravated with students that I work with that think that they must hit a draw. There was a guy named Nicklaus (whom I named my very son after) that won a few tournaments while playing a fade. Ben Hogan talked about hating to hit a hook. Now, if you hit a 30 yard draw or hook and can repeat it then you will do pretty well. The main thing in my opinion is taking one side of the course out of play if possible. This gives you a one-sided miss which again is predictable. Something that I still teach in course management classes and playing lessons is not crossing your line (this is something that Jack Nicklaus often talked about especially at Augusta). What this means is this: Imagine that you are playing number 13 at Augusta and are hitting your second shot into a back right pin. According to Nicklaus, the shot calls for a fade that starts left of the pin. The key is to not let the ball flight cross over the target line and finish right of the flag. the same goes for a draw shot into a back left pin. This is a great way to manage your round. This means that you can’t shoot at every pin but should take advantage of shots that fit your typical ball flight but not over do it to miss on the short side. DON’T CROSS YOUR LINE AND YOU WILL PLAY GREAT GOLF AND WHO KNOWS, MIGHT GET YOU A GREEN JACKET. predictability and consistency in your misses are the key to great golf. Thanks for letting me vent and I will see you on the lesson tee.
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That’s venting? Actually, very well stated. In my case, I know you have worked with me to take the slice/push fade out of my game. And with those improvements, I am seeing a very slight draw to my shots. For guys like me, I would be curious to know if we start out playing slight draws and then, as the round goes on and we get tired, do the shots start turning into fades?
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