From what I know: you're always gonna hit a little draw/fade, the scale of this should ofcourse become smaller when you're trying to hit it straight but it will still occur. You probably have a "natural flight" so a draw or a fade
Tip. As a long time strong fader borderline slicer with my driver. There were 3 things I changed. 1. Found a routine for initial driver set-up. Get your driver in position first then set your stance up 2. Make sure your shaft is strait..not leaning forward of the ball. This causes slice. That helped a lot. 3. Dropped my backfoot back slightly less than an inch. Result. Last 16 of 18 drives have been down the middle either strait or with a slight fade or slight draw.
I enjoyed your video, i am actually tired of worrying about stock and stuff.... It's driving me nuts these days I think crypto investment is far better than stocks
Watching the growth of stocks and financial assets in few years, everyone should start investing pronto even with the dip cause of the surprise in stock rising!
I would have prolly been richer than I am now if I had given ears to random advice on TH-cam on stocks investment and trading earlier but all the best I'm good
Rick, you totally changed my game over the last couple years. I only ever watch your videos when I need golf tips. I went from shooting 100 on average to hitting low 80's consistently. Thank you!!
I'm finally in a place where I strike the ball (relatively) consistently enough that I can start thinking about shaping a shot instead of just praying I hit it well enough to go towards the general direction of the flag.
It is literally the exact same ball just that it has a flaw in the painting. "Pro V1 Practice golf balls are conforming products that differ only due to a cosmetic blemish such as paint, ink, or registration of stamping. Pro V1 Practice golf balls do not have any construction or performance deficiencies."
Hi Rick. Thanks for the great vids. Played this past weekend and shot 91 after consistently hitting over 110. My playing partners couldn't believe it. I watch you and Peter Finch exclusively.
This is like watching Gordon Ramsay cooking an excellent meal, I'd get inspired, go to the kitchen and prepare myself a plate of something not even my dog wants to eat... but hey, at least I had fun doing it.
Hey Rick I’m an 18 year old whose recently got into golf and just had my first lesson. It has become aware to me the difference good clubs can make. My current set is probably worth about £50 over all (irons, pitching wedge and a driver). They aren’t very good quality. Do you have any tips on where to get good value clubs, or any change of a giveaway?
Rick, if you see this I just want you to know your videos have helped me go from shooting over 100 to consistently shooting in the 90's in a matter of months. You're doing amazing work, thank you!
Another great, really informative video. Great job with the graphics and breaking it all down in a way that a golfer of moderate skill can understand. The graphics are really helpful as well. I've watched pretty much all of the other mainstream instructional golf channels on youtube and for whatever reason Rick's lessons always seems to make sense right off the break, without having to watch them half a dozen times.
I tried this and now I slice when I’m trying to hit a fade and hook the ball when I try to draw. After a round of hooks and slices, I feel like my game before was not as bad as I thought.
Great video! Question though ( and it’s for anyone who reads it ) “Do any of you change your grip from weak to strong and vice versa when hitting fades or draws”? Personally the grip change for me aids in being able to shape shots, in the way that slot of the time having the grip one way or the other provokes the swing shape… Please share your thoughts, I’d love any feedback
Rick, I realize it’s extremely unlikely you see this comment given the age of the video, but I cannot thank you enough. I have NEVER been able to hit a draw. Watched this video once, now I’m consistently hitting a draw and carrying it 285 yards consistently. I have watched so many videos on hitting a driver and none have helped me. Cheers, mate!
Come play with me in Tennessee! I’m a member at a “blue collar” club, I think a Break 75 would be awesome here! I usually shoot in the mid to low 80s so I’ll try and keep it low for you!
I was slicing my ball for a few months and after watching a few of your videos and especially this one, I can now call my shots and confidently hit a draw or fade, cheers Rick! Still a few things to iron out but we move
Another tip is that the ball travels less far with a fade and more far with a draw so if u want to try and land a ball short of bunker or a water hazard than a fade is a good way to layup
I do fade my shots, it’s just never intentional or when I want it haha In all seriousness, Thank you, Rick. Still working on this on my irons. Much appreciated for all the tips over the years. Cheers 🍻
Sounds like a Ping driver (My favorite sound) I'm playing with the triple diamond smoke right now but I sure miss my ping G30 that was stolen. Once i replace my stolen irons/putter I'm throwing a second driver in the bag, Ping.
rick, first thank you. for me (and I bet many others) the hardest part is aiming the clubface in yiur fade instruction. i’m accustomed to lining up my clubface first then setting up square. once i align my feet/shoulders/hips left of where I want the ball to end up i’m at a loss about where to aim the clubface-since it comes after the body alignment now, if i align my clubface first-slightly left of intended ending up, then i have a very hard time aligning my body parts left of that. any help?
Golf is such a game of evolution. It's amazing to think that 6-7 years ago when I started all I had in me was a slice, and yet now my biggest struggle with the driver is hitting a fade.
Guys that slice! Really try to learn this draw. It will help so much with correcting that heavy slice to the point where you will actually be playing straighter shots even when your not trying to shape it
I have what's called the Fade boomerang. This baby goes fairly left comes back to centre with the key being that when it coming back to centre she be flying at a 70 deg angle across the fairway. On head winds or winds coming in from your right she will come back on herself and thus the boomerang is born. Honestly professional level shot i'm sure we will be sing this in the tours any day now. hahaha
Rick, 20 handicap, drive is approximately 210. Unless I do something stupid my drive goes straight so all I do is allow for cross wind. Why do I need to know how to Fade or Draw?
Is that St Andrews driving range you are filming at Rick? Trying to find good grass ranges for driver is difficult but I think really important so you can adjust the tee height like you were doing and help practice feel realistic.
Thanks for posting, Rick. So, does a draw-biased driver promote a draw hit or is it working to save your slice? Another way to ask I guess is does it send the ball to the left? I love your videos. Thanks in advance.
Bryson, DJ, brooks etc exclusively hit one shot shape with the driver. Why would you advise us lower skilled golfers try and hit it both ways. Baffled by this video.
Rick could you play 18 holes at st ives (hunts)?? It’s the home of the titleist national fitting centre. Par 72 links style course. I am a member there 🥺
I am a left handed golfer I am Consistent with my fade. Struggling with hitting a Draw left -right Where should I be addressing the ball open face closed face shoulders and feet should be on the same line any advice Thank you
I don't need to try fade it, it comes naturally (with the more than occasional slice 🤣🤣) however! there's more chance of me scoring the winning goal for England in a world Cup final than hitting a draw 🤣🤣🤣🤣
When are you going to tell them about overcooking the draw and over-slicing the piss out of a fade? Sometimes I wish I had never learned how to shape the ball lol
used to hate my lil fade in high school cause i had a lot of guys during school and in summer tourneys that would bomb it past me, 20, 30, even 40 yards (big high draws). i quit caring after i realized a lot of them *wanted* that lil controlled fade and couldn't hit it.
Rick this may sound odd, but why is it when on a range i can muller my driver but on the course i struggle with a slice? Sounds mad but putting the ball on them big rubber tees gives me confidence 😂🤦♂️
I seem to hit draws and fades but never on purpose ;). At the main two golf courses I play there are freaking trees strategically placed so you can't just hit a straight shot at a 325 yard green. It would shave off a few strokes if I could get these down.
Rick I have a Titleist TSI driver and I have it adjusted for a draw, but the course that I have been playing requires me to shape the ball. Should my driver be set a more neutral setting if I need to shape the ball with a adjustable driver?
I get my mind confused. Im a former baseball player and lefty. When I'm trying to hit a draw and hitting the ball out to the left, I feel like my clubface is open even more by trying to hit it out to the left. How do you visually think about hitting to the left but with a closed clubface? I just cannot get it to make any sense in my head.
My fade game is top tier. Every ball flies to the right without trying.
This is also the issue I have. Then, when I aim left to counteract the fade, I hit the ball as straight as can be 🤷♂️
@@srl4050 💯💯🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤣🤣
LMAO
Same here
Is there a way to learn this power?
If anyone is wondering how to slice it 20 yards right of the fairway let me know, I'll get you some tutorial footage.
Lol
I can hit both of these shots quite often. Just don’t know which one is coming….
My problem too. Every other club I draw it.
That's still impressive, I cant even hit a draw by accident.
Haha well said
@@jongalt6837 I’m the opposite. Everything is a draw (or at times a hook). An occasional PUSH right but never a slice.
😂😂lmao
easy tip to draw or fade: try to hit it straight. it will draw or fade! TRIED AND TESTED
Me: Watching a video how to fade or draw with your driver
Also me: Automatically drawing or fading the balls when trying to hit a straight shot
From what I know: you're always gonna hit a little draw/fade, the scale of this should ofcourse become smaller when you're trying to hit it straight but it will still occur. You probably have a "natural flight" so a draw or a fade
I have a natural fade. The all fades into the rough
Tip. As a long time strong fader borderline slicer with my driver. There were 3 things I changed.
1. Found a routine for initial driver set-up. Get your driver in position first then set your stance up
2. Make sure your shaft is strait..not leaning forward of the ball. This causes slice. That helped a lot.
3. Dropped my backfoot back slightly less than an inch.
Result. Last 16 of 18 drives have been down the middle either strait or with a slight fade or slight draw.
Slicing*
I enjoyed your video, i am actually tired of worrying about stock and stuff.... It's driving me nuts these days I think crypto investment is far better than stocks
People will be kicking themselves in a few weeks if they miss the opportunity to buy and invest in bicton as it's retracing......BE WISE
Watching the growth of stocks and financial assets in few years, everyone should start investing pronto even with the dip cause of the surprise in stock rising!
I would have prolly been richer than I am now if I had given ears to random advice on TH-cam on stocks investment and trading earlier but all the best I'm good
it is over $550 USD actually hopeful it's still rising
Everyone should start financing in stocks I can remember when Tesla stock was just $20bucks
Me: watching videos of drawing and fading
Me on the golf course: how do I even hit the driver straight?
Right haha
jokes on you I already fade my golf shot (even if I don’t want to) 🥲🥲🥲
jokes aside, thanks for the tips!
My fade always ends up on the fairway, just not the one im playing tho lol
Is it only me or someone else is watching to counter their fades/slices 🥲
😂 yup
I just need the draw since i can slice!
Bold of you to assume I can move the ball in alternative directions on purpose.
Rick, you totally changed my game over the last couple years. I only ever watch your videos when I need golf tips. I went from shooting 100 on average to hitting low 80's consistently. Thank you!!
Heck, I can usually score in the 80s no problem, but then it's time to move on to the back 9
I'm finally in a place where I strike the ball (relatively) consistently enough that I can start thinking about shaping a shot instead of just praying I hit it well enough to go towards the general direction of the flag.
Hey Rick, just wanted to let you know that I think I could make a video better than yours on the topic of how to slice your driver!
I can do every shot shape in existence.... I just didn't mean it.
Rick you should do a ball test between the pro v1 and the prov1 PRACTICE golf ball. Always wanted to see if there was a difference!
Guys plotting to rob a driving range lmao
the practice ones are probably harder than a actual one. that way they can last longer
@@dandegasperis7457 well I saw some practice pro v1s at Walmart for 12 bucks
It is literally the exact same ball just that it has a flaw in the painting.
"Pro V1 Practice golf balls are conforming products that differ only due to a cosmetic blemish such as paint, ink, or registration of stamping. Pro V1 Practice golf balls do not have any construction or performance deficiencies."
Teo Kern: You should do a search on TH-cam.
He already did that test last year.
Yes. TH-cam DOES have a search option, ya know.
I’ve been hitting perfect fades and draws ever since I started playing. They just come unannounced.
Hi Rick. Thanks for the great vids. Played this past weekend and shot 91 after consistently hitting over 110. My playing partners couldn't believe it. I watch you and Peter Finch exclusively.
This is like watching Gordon Ramsay cooking an excellent meal, I'd get inspired, go to the kitchen and prepare myself a plate of something not even my dog wants to eat... but hey, at least I had fun doing it.
I can do every shot shape. Just not sure what ones coming out.
Yeah.. I'm going to work on not driving it over to a fairway three holes over before worrying about draws and fades...
Rick, you should do a video on why almost all beginner/amateur golfers naturally hit slice/fade. Is it alignment? Club face? Swing path? Etc.
Usually people swing over the top and have a weak left hand grip (right handed players).
Weak left hand grip. For sure.
Bold of you to assume I've got enough control to execute this
Amateur golfer's thoughts while watching : How to HOOK & SLICE your driver - REALLY SIMPLE TIPS
Heavenly Father I pray that you keep the person reading this alive, safe, healthy and financially blessed Amen🍉
When you watch this, despite not being to even hit the driver straight.....
Hey Rick I’m an 18 year old whose recently got into golf and just had my first lesson. It has become aware to me the difference good clubs can make. My current set is probably worth about £50 over all (irons, pitching wedge and a driver). They aren’t very good quality. Do you have any tips on where to get good value clubs, or any change of a giveaway?
Rick, if you see this I just want you to know your videos have helped me go from shooting over 100 to consistently shooting in the 90's in a matter of months. You're doing amazing work, thank you!
That’s awesome well done 👏
I can draw, fade, hit a stinger, hit a high one, I can do all of that. I just never know which one I am going to get!
Me, watching this video, while never having been able to purposely shape a golf shot in my life.
my fade and draw game is so good that i can make the ball start out straight and then go really really left or right :)
This is cool. Normally, my fade is the ball going straight for 75 yards, then making a right turn.
I'm just happy if it goes within 20meters of where I am aiming, distance aside.
Another great, really informative video. Great job with the graphics and breaking it all down in a way that a golfer of moderate skill can understand. The graphics are really helpful as well. I've watched pretty much all of the other mainstream instructional golf channels on youtube and for whatever reason Rick's lessons always seems to make sense right off the break, without having to watch them half a dozen times.
Hey Rick, since you switched to the odyssey big t blade putter, the prices of those have doubled on eBay, glad I got one before you made them popular
I can do these easily by trying to hit them straight
Thank you for all you’re tips. I’m almost as good as my terrible friends!
I tried this and now I slice when I’m trying to hit a fade and hook the ball when I try to draw. After a round of hooks and slices, I feel like my game before was not as bad as I thought.
Do a video on how to hit the ball next. I really need that lol
The sound off that Ping G425 when you stripe it 😳😬. Great vid as always!
Great video!
Question though ( and it’s for anyone who reads it )
“Do any of you change your grip from weak to strong and vice versa when hitting fades or draws”?
Personally the grip change for me aids in being able to shape shots, in the way that slot of the time having the grip one way or the other provokes the swing shape…
Please share your thoughts, I’d love any feedback
yes i was taught that way, strengthen your grip to lose the fade, and strengthen even more to draw the ball
Rick, I realize it’s extremely unlikely you see this comment given the age of the video, but I cannot thank you enough. I have NEVER been able to hit a draw. Watched this video once, now I’m consistently hitting a draw and carrying it 285 yards consistently. I have watched so many videos on hitting a driver and none have helped me. Cheers, mate!
I am happy if the ball is somewhere I can find it some days v
I want that driver he’s using, that sound is beautiful.
Watching this tutorial is so helpful! It may be 2 years old, but it is still so helpful, changed my game for better! Thank you RS!
Come play with me in Tennessee! I’m a member at a “blue collar” club, I think a Break 75 would be awesome here! I usually shoot in the mid to low 80s so I’ll try and keep it low for you!
"'Ow to draw enn faed yaeur draivah".
How does rick know when I want to know this??🧐
I was slicing my ball for a few months and after watching a few of your videos and especially this one, I can now call my shots and confidently hit a draw or fade, cheers Rick! Still a few things to iron out but we move
what is happing with the driver give away
Wow Rick is spending a lot of time at St. Andrew's !!!!
I can't blame him. Its a special place!!!!🏌️♂️⛳
Another tip is that the ball travels less far with a fade and more far with a draw so if u want to try and land a ball short of bunker or a water hazard than a fade is a good way to layup
I do fade my shots, it’s just never intentional or when I want it haha
In all seriousness, Thank you, Rick. Still working on this on my irons. Much appreciated for all the tips over the years. Cheers 🍻
Same here mate my fade is never intentional but always looks great 😂
Sounds like a Ping driver (My favorite sound) I'm playing with the triple diamond smoke right now but I sure miss my ping G30 that was stolen. Once i replace my stolen irons/putter I'm throwing a second driver in the bag, Ping.
I just need a video on how to hit it straight
And hitting a golf ball straight is a miracle lol 😂
I’m new to golfing, all my drives were 230-260 yards carry but always ending 30 yards right of the pin. Not I know why and how to go to the left!!!!!
Since most golfers slice, maybe a draw would make their ball go straight.
rick, first thank you. for me (and I bet many others) the hardest part is aiming the clubface in yiur fade instruction. i’m accustomed to lining up my clubface first then setting up square. once i align my feet/shoulders/hips left of where I want the ball to end up i’m at a loss about where to aim the clubface-since it comes after the body alignment
now, if i align my clubface first-slightly left of intended ending up, then i have a very hard time aligning my body parts left of that.
any help?
I'm starting to learn shot shaping after being able to hit my clubs straight. I will definitely try this next time.
Golf is such a game of evolution. It's amazing to think that 6-7 years ago when I started all I had in me was a slice, and yet now my biggest struggle with the driver is hitting a fade.
Thanks rick so much I’m playing 18 holes tomorrow and this will help me so much
Guys that slice! Really try to learn this draw. It will help so much with correcting that heavy slice to the point where you will actually be playing straighter shots even when your not trying to shape it
Simple explanation without 15 minutes of excess wordage
I have what's called the Fade boomerang. This baby goes fairly left comes back to centre with the key being that when it coming back to centre she be flying at a 70 deg angle across the fairway. On head winds or winds coming in from your right she will come back on herself and thus the boomerang is born. Honestly professional level shot i'm sure we will be sing this in the tours any day now. hahaha
Finally getting a consistent fade with my driver . Feels just as you described. Now I’ll work on that draw
Rick, 20 handicap, drive is approximately 210. Unless I do something stupid my drive goes straight so all I do is allow for cross wind. Why do I need to know how to Fade or Draw?
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Rick...how about the short sided flop shot from the deep rough? Any ideas on that execution?...appreciate your videos and insight...thank you
Is that St Andrews driving range you are filming at Rick? Trying to find good grass ranges for driver is difficult but I think really important so you can adjust the tee height like you were doing and help practice feel realistic.
I cannot DRAW or FADE... I can HOOK and SLICE great though...
What golf ball tracking device are you using in video? What do you know about the Rapsodo MLM? Thanks in advance for your response!
Went 15/15 fairway hits going baby fade on every drive. Too bad I’m absolute rubbish with my irons.
Thanks for posting, Rick. So, does a draw-biased driver promote a draw hit or is it working to save your slice? Another way to ask I guess is does it send the ball to the left? I love your videos. Thanks in advance.
That’s all you need to do? Awesome!! How do I qualify for US Open?
Can you please do a video on pre shot routine? Thanks and keep up the good work buddy!
As an Expert* in slicing my drives, I’ve gotta try this next time I’m at the range.
As a baseball player I can fade 100 yards almost every single time
A draw requires too many swing thoughts for me.
Thanks
But what’s about the most difficult shot? Just purely straight 😉?
Bryson, DJ, brooks etc exclusively hit one shot shape with the driver. Why would you advise us lower skilled golfers try and hit it both ways. Baffled by this video.
Rick could you play 18 holes at st ives (hunts)?? It’s the home of the titleist national fitting centre. Par 72 links style course. I am a member there 🥺
Great lesson, thanksRick. That driver sounds hideous. Just sayin.....
I am a left handed golfer I am Consistent with my fade.
Struggling with hitting a Draw left -right
Where should I be addressing the ball open face closed face shoulders and feet should be on the same line
any advice
Thank you
I appreciate your efforts to bring some finesse to a bunch of hackers (judging by the comments). At least you're one Britisher I can understand.
I don't need to try fade it, it comes naturally (with the more than occasional slice 🤣🤣) however! there's more chance of me scoring the winning goal for England in a world Cup final than hitting a draw 🤣🤣🤣🤣
When are you going to tell them about overcooking the draw and over-slicing the piss out of a fade? Sometimes I wish I had never learned how to shape the ball lol
AMEN! Wish I didn't know how to hit a draw or a hook, my scores would be so much better.................
used to hate my lil fade in high school cause i had a lot of guys during school and in summer tourneys that would bomb it past me, 20, 30, even 40 yards (big high draws). i quit caring after i realized a lot of them *wanted* that lil controlled fade and couldn't hit it.
Rick this may sound odd, but why is it when on a range i can muller my driver but on the course i struggle with a slice? Sounds mad but putting the ball on them big rubber tees gives me confidence 😂🤦♂️
Your fade shot is 90 percent of my drives. Don't know why it does that. Wish I could draw the ball on purpose.
Great lesson thanks Rick.😀You watching the England game later? 😀👍
latest podcast no comments (turned off) … is it because Guy threw Peter Finch under the bus and fans weren’t having it???
I seem to hit draws and fades but never on purpose ;). At the main two golf courses I play there are freaking trees strategically placed so you can't just hit a straight shot at a 325 yard green. It would shave off a few strokes if I could get these down.
There is one very important tip to perfectly draw and fade every time consistently. Use schoolchalk to draw and your sleeves to fade it out.
Rick I have a Titleist TSI driver and I have it adjusted for a draw, but the course that I have been playing requires me to shape the ball. Should my driver be set a more neutral setting if I need to shape the ball with a adjustable driver?
How about placement and set up on the tee box? For fade, set up on left, and for draw, set up on the right? (Generally)
I somehow can't understand or visualize having the face right of the target but left of where I'm aiming/stance. Can someone break that down for me?
Sry Rick I couldn't watch the YT commercials...
I get my mind confused. Im a former baseball player and lefty. When I'm trying to hit a draw and hitting the ball out to the left, I feel like my clubface is open even more by trying to hit it out to the left. How do you visually think about hitting to the left but with a closed clubface? I just cannot get it to make any sense in my head.