Golf Tip: Drawing The Ball; Jimmy Ballard
Posted on
March 18th, 2010
by Kahuna
Draws are straight shots that fall to the left, which are different from hooks that curves to the left Jimmy Ballard: Listed as one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers Golf Digest’s #24 instructor in the world; Golf Magazine’s 80′s Teacher of the Decade; Has taught over 300 PGA, LPGA and Senior PGA Tour players
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i tried this tip at the range tonight and couldn’t seem to get it!oh well there is a wicked dog leg left i’m gwanna use it or loose it on tomorrow in a round w/ Da boss ,cheers from SoCal
wouldnt this method cause a lot of pushes cos once ur at the top starting the downswing the whole body adjusted to come on that inside plane so it changes the direction.. ive tried this and i pushed and drew.. so i dunno
what is the elbow tip? where is it
yeah, if you want to hit a snipe hook!
a great Texan once said, “you can argue with a slice but a hook won’t even talk with you”
If you flip your hands then people will
hit the ball probably like you do,
like crap!!!
what does that mean?!
it means that a hook is worse than a slice…and that you can actually play a decent round a golf with a slice provided you allow for the left to right ball flight. It was funnier when Trevino said it.
I’ve messed around with several ways to hit a draw, and this one seemed to help me the most, provided I release the clubhead correctly and don’t leave it open. I found that the more I move my foot back, the more I swing in to out, and the more it draws (sometimes to the point that I hook it, yes),
So basically for me I just have to know how much I need to bring the club inside on my backswing to get the right amount of draw on the ball, and now I don’t need to drop my foot so much if at all.
And your timing has to be impeccable to get the ball moving on the correct path. Without correct timing of the body and arms, your shot can still go anywhere other than the intended flight path. That goes for any golf shot. This method slightly alters the normal timing of hip rotation so you will need to hit a lot of balls to get the feel of how it changes your timing.
i don’t get it – if with a draw the ball goes straight but ends up to the left of the target – WHY NOT JUST AIM STRAIGHT AT THE TARGET? I.E. aim straight at the target WITHOUT hitting a draw? A hook at least GOES AROUND a tree but what is the point of hitting a draw if it goes in a straight line?
well that wasn’t really the issue or question I had. You are talking about hitting a ball straight and the question I asked was WHAT IS THE POINT of hitting a draw? AS i understand it you are setting up stance RIGHT of the target and then hitting the ball so it goes to the left in a straight line?? wtf?? why wouldn’t you just hit a regular shot aiming straight at the target? I don’t get it? set up right and hit ball in straight line to target on the left? makes no sense.
it is hard but certainly not impossible. With driver I hit maybe 50% of my shots straight. with irons – probably 90% and with 9 iron probably 98% straight. I play with others that will hit neraly EVERY drive straight. it’s not true that it’s impossible.
If the clubface is square at impact, the club is not coming inside out or outside in – the ball WILL go straight. It helps if you roll your wrists over at impact
you are wrong. a ball will curve if you hit it NON FLUSH i.e. with the club slightly on the right or left of center – thagt is what causes hooks and slices but also the ANGLE of the c;lub face at impact IF HIT SQAURE with a club bace that is not slightly inward or outward -0 then the ball will go straight. there is very littel slicin with say a 9 iron so this is proof.
well, for one draws do get a little more distance. second, if there is a hazard, like water or a bunker right in the front of the green, you can draw the ball on the green to safely avoid the hazard. much safer than trying to soar it over.
sorry I just don’t get it. If you’re aiming at the green the ball still goes from where you are to where the green is. I don’t see how shifting your stance to the right and then hitting a shot that makes it go tot he same place it would go if you aimed straight at the green makes any difference.
When he says a draw is a perfectly str8 ball that falls left he means the ball is somewhat right of the target and falls left. A fade is somewhat to the left of the target line and then falls right. He knows that but doesn’t make the distintion. A draw will produce more distance because of less backspin and a fade will be more accurate with not as much distance.
because most people do not have the natural ability to hit it straight. most am players hit a bad slice or a major hook a draw is a prefered ball flight, however for pros a fade so it lands soft with spin. golf is a game of misses hitting it straight doenst happen often
he is talking aabout is aiming left and to purposely hit the ball in such a manner as to make in land right of where you aimed. I would agree if you are hitting right consistently you would simply aim left but most people do not know why they hit it to the rigth. this here video is stating to purposely do it that way so then that would be as hard to do as hitting it straight. I still don’t get it. If you’re able to purposely aim left, go right well then you should be able to hit straight too
no your not aiming left at all, listen jimmy ballad is my personal coach, he is saying line your feet left but keep your core where the golf swing comes from in the same line, it only creates a slight fall to the left on the golf ball. draws and fades are used for spin factors on the greens.
ok that is the first time anyone made sense. you should do the video for Jimmy as you are better at explaiining it hten him. I could not figure why you would line your feet up to the left but when you say that it is to create SPIN FACTORS on the green then that makes sense JIMMY BALLAD LEFT THAT OUT HE NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THAT SHAME ON HIM HE NEEDS TO NOT LEAVE OUT crucial points. I give him an F for this video as without that crucial piece of info the entire video makesno sense. thanks
You can draw a ball this way, but there is a much easier way to do it. Pick a line you wish to start the ball at. Make sure its small target a poll or tree. this helps accuracy. Setup as normal aiming at the target right of the hole. Then close t he club face to point at the flag. Make sure you re-grip with the new closed face, dont just turn the face closed. Same swing as normal. You can get a 60 yard draw this way if u want. Round a tree if needed.