Best way for Manipulated Swinger to Draw and Fade the ball?

[300Drive]

Chime in Guys, whats the best way?

[Doug]

Chime in Guys, whats the best way?

Fade...Keep #3 pressure point on top, to follow through.

[jim_0068]

Change your alignment and plane line to accomodate different ball flights. Also ball position can effect it but i feel it is easier to change your alignment and your plane line.

[300Drive]

So, to draw, change the plane line to the right and 1) over-roll, or 2) close the clubface at address, or 3) Something else?

[jim_0068]

Close the plane line.....but point the face at where you want the ball to end up (target).

By closing your stance and keeping the face aimed at the target you are shifting your plane line more to "right field" and since you keep the face "looking" at the target it is already "closed."

So you end up with and more of an inside/out swing with a slightly close face and what happens?

DRAW!

Do the complete opposite for a fade....you'll notice the only thing that you have to make sure you do is to swing along your new plane line. If you don't, bad stuff will happen LOL. Also you are going to have to experiment with how much to close/open your stance and where to put the ball to make the ball do certain things.

[300Drive]

Simple enough, thanks

[Collin Neeman]

Yes. When you want to hit a fade, you have to line up a little left and make sure your clubface is on the target. When you do this make sure your clubhead is going to trace the new open plane line through impact. When I feel I want to hit a fade, I do the vertical hinge. This feels like 'reverse roll' with the Clubface staying very square.

[Yoda]

Yes. When you want to hit a fade, you have to line up a little left and make sure your clubface is on the target. When you do this make sure your clubhead is going to be on the new open plane. When I feel I want to hit a fade, I do the angled hinge. This feels like 'no roll' with the Clubface staying very square (but I know the Clubface is really doing a 'half roll').

Welcome, Collin, and congratulations on your first post!

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Collin (age 18 ) and his Dad, Cal, just spent two days in The Swamp. And let ol' Yoda tell you something: This young man can flat bust that Ball. He can 'golf' it, too: He recently was named the #1 High School Golfer in St. Louis. Not surprisingly, he is also the youngest entrant in the St. Louis U.S. Open qualifier next week.

Good luck, Collin!