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Hey Shawn,
I believe I kind of have a good understanding of it but when you say that you’re looking for a high/low fade and draw “flavor” do you mean your release/position? Or are there other factors that affect this other than the ball position? Is there a video you can direct me to that will elaborate a bit more on height/trajectory of ball flight in terms of why/how it will fly high or low in response to the relationship with the arc blur, release, and ball position?
From my understanding I can see that placing the ball at the center as you’ve mentioned in this video for a high draw makes sense because it’s coming a little up on the ball due to the arc, right? But is there anything else you mean when you say high/low “flavor”? Are you also releasing it a little later so it’s released higher? Thanks.
Phuong
You will see the videos on “working the ball” and I would also see “fade fine tuning” and “draw fine tuning” so you can see what you need to do for your swing when working the ball. Some of my students need to close the face more on a fade and some less; and it will evolve as you develop this skill as well!
Just so I can gain a better understanding, would you say typically to release it higher into the picture, the release is a bit more delayed? And then opposite for a lower release where the release feels a bit lower and sooner after impact than a higher one for both fade and draw? Thanks Shawn, everything seems to be slowly coming together for me except I’m just starting to develop the importance of being aware of what happens after impact, which I would assume would make my striking wayyy more consistent 😅😅.
Hi Phuong! You are correct and yes, correct again on the second point; keep it going! 😀👍
Love this video and the comments (responses) are helpful as well!
Thanks Krista! 👍
Hey Shawn! Great stuff as always! I’m a little confused on center of swing and getting behind the ball. Say I’m hitting draw and I put center just in front of the ball. If center of swing is the sternum notch, when I tilt back to get behind the ball does that put center back behind the ball?
Hey Jamison! This is the reason why we don’t think about where the sternal notch is anymore; because we suck at body parts! HOWEVER, when you step into the shot to perform the draw, the key is that you feel that the momentum will deliver to the right of the IP WITHOUT FORCING IT THERE, AND the low point feels like it is in front of the ball. Then you have optimal positioning of the body parts! See “predict contact” and “the goldie locks series”
Hi Shawn: Been struggling to keep my iron fade under control. It’s either more of a weak slice or straight pull left. How do I discern if its more path or face related? Thanks!
Hi Robert! Definitely face first! Get that shot pattern hooking solidly to give your brain the other side of the coin; then when you are hooking-drawing consistently, you can now deliver a path that can start to the right of the target because the brain can now PREDICT that the ball will come back!! Face first, path after. Enjoy!!😀👍
Hi Shawn
First I want to thank you I have been an on-again off again member over the last few years and you have helped me move from an 8 handicap down to a zero cap and I am struggling a little right now with confidence with the release, let the wrist go and whip vs holding the hands and control but always feeling like I am not hitting full potential? however, I do know I am loving the game like never before
Thank you!
Awesome! That is a sweet deal!
The prediction process is where this needs to go; sometimes if you don’t feel comfortable over the ball and hit the shot anyways, it will never pan out very nicely. So brush up on the “goldie locks” series and the “flow state series” and then see our latest “stick the finish despite the ball” series for some polish!