On the range today, something strange happened. I could only hit draws! My “go-to” shot, the power fade, had gone away! I could only hit slices when try to hit the power fade, yet the draw (which I rarely hit) was dead on!
At the end of the session, I realized what was happening: I was [...]
Just a note that I’m back to using a power fade.
I had experimented with this a while back, and had incorporated it into my rounds. However, I had tended to hit the ball straight left, and so returned to setting up straight at the target, or for a draw. I’ve gone back to the [...]
In a previous post, I mentioned my experiments with the power fade. I’ve since had two range sessions where I used the fade for my tee shots with the driver, and I couldn’t be happier. I’ve eliminated the left side of the fairway.
Tee shots vary from bullet straight to fading 5 to 10 yds, with [...]
Newbie golfer has been experimenting with hitting a power fade. This shot starts out a bit left of center, and goes long with a gentle curve left to right, finishing a few yards right of the target. This is a good controllable shot. Not quite as long as a draw, but with the draw I’ll [...]
