What is a Draw and How it will Lower Your Golf Score – Lesson # 1

 

Here's a great lesson that will keep you on the correct swing path when you initiate the downswing that will enable you to draw a golf ball. So many golfers start the downswing by turning the body and shoulders, instead of separating the right arm from the body. This is one of the most common causes for a slice, and will hinder you from drawing the golf ball.

If this is a fault of yours, most likely you slice the golf ball. Here's why: since your shoulders begin turning before your right arm straightens out it forces the club to enter the impact zone at a very steep angle which, in turn, forces you to cut across the golf ball. This is what causes a slice.

What we want you to start doing, is to start swinging your arms down, focusing on getting separation between the right arm and the body. It should almost feel as if you are starting the downswing with your back still facing the target.

So when you initiate the downswing focus on straightening out your right arm before you do anything else. You MUST keep the right shoulder "back" while doing this. This move will make it much easier for you to start drawing the golf ball.

Please notice the pictures below. They are directly from the new dvd that we have produced called "How to Hit a Draw".

In the picture below please notice that the right shoulder is "back" at the top of the downswing.

In the picture below please notice that the right shoulder is still "back" even though the downswing has been initiated. Notice how much the right arm has straightened, and that the arms appear to be the primary force behind the club's movement on the way down. The shoulders have not caused the club to swing down. Instead it is primarily the arms. This move helps to generate club head speed and it keeps your swing on the correct path as the arms swing down.

Finally, in the picture below, notice that the right arm is completely straightened out at impact. And even though the force of the swing has made my shoulders start to rotate, please notice that my shoulders are now even with my arms and there is a nice triangle formed between my arms and shoulders. One of the biggest mistakes golfers can make is to let their shoulders get way ahead of their hands. Below is the correct position at impact.

 

---Today's email- More info on drawing the ball---

Here's the email I sent today about what a draw is and how it can help your golf game.

I hope this finds you well, excited for the upcoming season, and ready to score lower than ever before. I wanted to catch up with you, and explain what we’ve been doing lately.

First off, let’s be clear about what this letter is all about – developing a draw will add distance to your golf shots, and consistency to your swing. I’m willing to bet that after you master this shot, you’ll be playing golf like never before. Ready for the good news? We’ve been hard at work putting together an easy way for you to draw the ball – almost instantly (assuming you practice and understand the technique)!

There’s a reason why almost all professional tour players hit draws instead of fades or slices. But before I get into that, I need to take a step back to make sure that you understand exactly what a draw is, what it can do for you, and finally I’m going to give you some tips on how to actually hit one.

Basically, a draw is a golf shot that gently moves from right to left (for a right hander). You know the shot. It’s the one that feels like you hit nothing at all, but you look up and the ball is sailing neatly down the fairway gently moving from right to left. It’s not a hook because the movement on a hook is much more severe than a draw.

A draw puts “good spin” on the ball vs. a slice that puts “bad spin” on the ball. “Good Spin” propels the ball much further because it makes the ball cut through wind, and it rolls further once the ball hits the fairway. This all happens because of the topspin imparted on the ball when hitting a draw, vs. side-spin imparted on the ball when hitting a fade or a slice.

Put quite simply, you can hit a draw by learning to swing on an inside to out swing path (there’s more to it obviously). Even though this sounds easy to complete, without the correct training, the majority of golfers really struggle with it.

The problem is that most golfers have been swinging the club for years in a way that produces a slice– so initially, we’re fighting very deeply ingrained habits. But we’ve got ways to get you out of those habits. The bigger problem is that the swing that typically produces a slice feels very natural for most golfers. That’s why slicing is the most prevalent problem that golfers face.

But – through the techniques that you’re about to learn, and you feel the swing changes taking place, and you see the positive results, you’re going to start developing a whole new set of positive habits. The ones that will bring your swing path from the inside, and will enable you to make solid impact with the ball on a very consistent basis.

What we teach in this system will be revolutionary for your overall golf swing. We’re going to correct some basic parts of your swing, (the ones that most frequently produce a slice) and we’re going to teach you some great moves to start coming into the impact zone from the inside path – so you hit it further.

One of the neat things about this system is that it will also help if you hook the ball. We’ve focused so closely on the movements in your swing that produce a draw, you’ll be able to recognize those areas as parts of your swing that you may be overcompensating on, which in turn would be causing you to hook. There are a few other reasons this could be happening of course, but if you are making all of the moves correctly that we’re going to teach you – the result will be a nice gentle draw. No more hooks or slices!

Some of you may have heard that you can learn to work the ball from right to left and left to right by simply changing your stance or altering your grip. However, we believe that getting your shot to draw consistently is really about the golf swing as a whole.

Through this course, you are actually going to be making many positive changes to your full swing. Again, popular belief is that a draw mostly relates to your driver, but we believe this shot should actually be learned with your 5 iron. We want to be clear: The changes that you will be making to your full swing, will be very beneficial for every club that you carry. It’s all about making impact with the ball from an inside path.

By now you’ve probably seen our full swing video. None of the fundamentals in that video are going to change. But with this project we’ve really focused in on the components of the swing that produce a draw, and we teach you step by step, how to complete every one of those movements.

A draw really is essential to taking your game to the next level. So I want to give you a great tip (illustrated) so you can go out to the range and work on this right away to see some positive results.

Thanks, and have a great day.

The PurePoint Golf Team

P.S. Keep a look out in a few days, when we'll discuss another move that will help get rid of your slice and contribute to a gentle drawing golf ball. We'll email it to you.