Should I switch my golf swing to a draw instead of straight shot?
You need to know how to hit straight shots since that is the shot you will hit the most. The draw and the fade is the shot need to have for doglegs. Draws can turn into slices and fades will turn into hooks, a straight shot can turn into a draw or a fade. The straight shot should be your bread and butter, but a draw and fade are nice to have in your bag.
There are a lot of varying opinions on that theory. First of all you instructor was correct on the hardest shot, the straight ball, but there’s a lot of different ideas on the draw. A true draw will give you more distance and is usually a lower ball fight. Tiger and several players including Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman and Fred Couples hit a power fade. There is an old addage…..you can talk to a fade but you can’t talk to a draw. The meaning behind this is a power fade will play higher and drop softly and not roll very far. A draw will roll after landing and sometimes to far, because of the top spin on the ball. If you can play the draw on the right side and let it roll everytime that is good but miss it and it can be trouble. Also most golfers are slicers and it is hard to change that, not saying it can’t be done, but it will take alot of prcatice for that fade or slice not to come back. I personally prefer a power fade. One last tip. If you draw, line up on the left side of the tee
