| The most
common flight path of the recreational golfer’s ball (assuming a right handed golfer)
is a path that starts out going towards the target and then veers off to the right (unintentional
fade). Naturally, that’s where they put the largest and deepest bunker, a
lake, or lots of trees. Then just for kicks, they identify these areas with little red and
white stakes. What’s really sad about this is that most of these golfers have a pretty good swing. The fact that the ball starts out heading for the target shows that the position of the golfer’s hands is square to the target at impact. It’s the open clubhead angle that puts the spin on the ball causing it to go to the right. Again:
To stop that unintentional fade, make sure that the top hand (left) is not too weak. After taking a normal grip, the golfer can look down at his or her left hand and see if the little “V” formed by the thumb and forefinger is pointed just slightly to the right of their chin. Slightly is the key word here. Second, the golfer should make sure that he/she is not playing the ball too far forward in their stance. Again, slightly forward of center usually works fine. When using a driver, a couple of inches more forward than the setup for an iron shot is recommended. |
