Comments on How to Hit a Draw Shot in Golf

As with any golf shot, you should keep your hips still. That is, keep them from tilting on the back swing. Novice golfers who try to intentionally draw the ball often drop their hips through their back swing and fore swing causing, among other things, the face to open. This can result in a mammoth slice that is compounded by aiming right of the target. If anything, concentrate on pushing the left hip slightly forward during the back swing and keeping stable through the fore swing.

As with any golf shot, you should keep your hips still. That is, keep them from tilting on the back swing. Novice golfers who try to intentionally draw the ball often drop their hips through their back swing and fore swing causing, among other things, the face to open. This can result in a mammoth slice that is compounded by aiming right of the target. If anything, concentrate on pushing the left hip slightly forward during the back swing and keeping stable through the fore swing.

At address, your left foot (assuming you are a right handed player) should be slightly higher, meaning more up in your stance than your back (right) foot. Make sure the ball is positioned a little behind where you normally hit, and try to swing through the ball so your weight ends up completely on your left side. You want to feel like you're swinging across your body at impact, firing to the left side. Additionally, when you setup at address, you want to have a strong right hand grip and a weaker left hand grip. You'll know you are there when you hit the ball and you feel your right forearm turning over the left forearm through impact. The ball should start out right and turn toward the left in flight.

Assuming you can hit a straight ball to start with, and play all shots off your left heel: FADE: Shorten your thumb positions on your grip, and kind of scrunch your two hands together. Swing normally. DRAW: Lengthen your thumb positions on your grip, and kind of stretch your two hands apart. Swing normally. HIGH: Grip the club with your left hand turned strong and your right hand turned weak. Swing normally. LOW: Grip the club with your left hand turned weak and your right hand turned strong. Swing normally. Nothing changes except your grip positions for fade, draw, high, or low shots. Keep you ball position the same. Transfer your weight the same. Keep your swing plane the same. You control your trajectory with your hands. You will normally adjust your alignment to compensate for these shots. This grip/change system works very well and is easy to do.

For beginners, place the ball roughly 2-3 inches back in your stance than normal. Aim your stance further to the right. Close the clubface slightly (really not that much). Make sure to take the club back slightly on the inside or closer to your body than usual and follow through toward the target line that your feet are pointing at.

For beginners, place the ball roughly 2-3 inches back in your stance than normal. Aim your stance further to the right. Close the clubface slightly (really not that much). Make sure to take the club back slightly on the inside or closer to your body than usual and follow through toward the target line that your feet are pointing at.

I like to use a little more of a strong grip for this shot, but not too much. Turn your body a little to the right with your left foot a little higher than your right (make your stance is a little narrow), then close the club face a little and take a swing that is inside to outside and it should draw.

I like to use a little more of a strong grip for this shot, but not too much. Turn your body a little to the right with your left foot a little higher than your right (make your stance is a little narrow), then close the club face a little and take a swing that is inside to outside and it should draw.