Great golfswing tips - fade and draw shots

Most golfers would be very happy with a golfswing, which produces nice, straight shots. It is, however, very beneficial to be able to also hit a draw or fade shot, when required. See below, some great tips to help you shape your shots.

Before going into the set-up positions for the draw and fade shots, it is important to look at the correct set-up position for hitting a straight shot:

1. Your clubface should be square to the target.

2. Your feet, hips and shoulders should then be aligned, square to your clubface and target.

3. Imagine standing on a railway line, with your ball and clubface on one rail and your feet on the other, all square to the target line.

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Try the following steps on the driving range, before trying the draw shot on the course:

1. Aim your clubface at the target.

2. Align your feet, hips and shoulders to the right of the target - generally, the more right you aim, the more draw-spin you will be able to put on the ball.

3. 'Strengthen' your left-hand grip just a touch, by turning your left hand clockwise on your grip.

4. Swing back, so that your shaft points slightly right of the target, at the top of your backswing - the further right you aim, the more the ball should draw.

5. Swing down 'inside' the line, sweeping your club across the target line from left to right.

6. The ball will take off to the right of your target and then gradually curve back in to the left.

Experiment on the range by using the tips above - take note of how the ball react and adjust your set-up for more or less draw, as required.

Try the following steps on the driving range, before trying the fade golfswing on the course:

1. Aim your clubface at the target.

2. Align your feet, hips and shoulders to the left of the target - generally, the more left you aim, the more side-spin you will be able to put on the ball.

3. 'Weaken' your left-hand grip just a touch, by turning your left hand anti-clockwise on your grip.

4. Swing back so that your shaft points slightly left of the target, at the top of your backswing - the further left you aim, the more the ball should fade.

5. Swing down on an outside-in path, sweeping your club across the target line from right to left.

6. The ball will take off to the left of your target and then gradually curve back in to the right.

Once again, I will encourage you to experiment on the range, by using the tips above - take note of how the ball react and adjust your set-up for more or less fade, as required.