How to Hit a Fade Shot in Golf

Video Transcript

"Being able to hit a fade shot in golf is very important in working your way around the golf course. My name is Jared Garbett, and I'm with Echo Farms Country Club, and today I'm going to teach you how to hit a fade. A fade for a right-handed player begins to the left of the target, and works its way back to the right of the target. In order to accomplish a fade shot, I'm going--instead of setting up parallel to my target, I'm going to open my stance, meaning I'm going to point my feet to the right of, or to the left or my target. Whenever I take the club back, I'm going to take it back on plane. I'm then going to shift above my plane, come down, and cut across the ball, so the ball works from left to right. Again, I'm going to setup to the ball, take the club back on plane, shift up plane, come down, cut across the ball, so the ball works from left to right. And that is how you hit a fade shot in golf."