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    Working The Ball

    I read a lot from different authors on how to work the ball. Right to left, left to right, and so on. Aim the club face at your target, then open the stance for a fade, while keeping your same grip, and swinging along your open toe/shoulder line. Same with a draw; closed stance keeping the same grip, and swinging along your closed toe/shoulder line. Others say keep everything the same, square stance, alignment, and just use a weaker, or stronger grip to open, or close the club face at impact. In almost all the cases, the author ends their info with "that's all you need to do", or something similar.

    I have to say in my own case, I find it easier to adjust my stance/shoulders open or closed to get a desired ball flight. I also find it easier to hit fades, than I can draws. More exacting is my fade "fades" more than my draw "draws". I tend to think my old timer's swing speed might have something to do with that revelation.

    Anyways, here's my question for discussion. How much, if any, does an incorrect release, through impact, effect the working of the ball? There are quite a few golfers who release too early, and few more who release late through impact. Is one better than the other when it come to working the ball?

    Most golfers might know that if we release too early or late, we are hitting the ball with a loft different that what the club was designed for. And of course there are types of clubs that due to design inhibits working the ball. I am just curios as to others' opinion on how the release might effect working the ball. GJS
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    Re: Working The Ball

    Interesting post.

    I think the release of the wrist has a major effect on ball flight. I watch peoples swings and have noticed that:

    Although someone may swing from the inside if they hold on through impact then they create a push slice. If they flip at the ball they create a hook.

    An out to in swing creates a pull slice without release and a duck hook with flipping.

    When I want to work the ball I need to create an image in my mind of the ball flight I require. For a draw I make a practice swing of two where I am swinging from the inside and rotating the toe of the club past the heel and swinging more around my body. When fading I make practice swings where I am swinging straighter at the ball and holding the toe behind the heel of the club then finishing higher.

    Draws and hooks tend to deloft the clubface and create a lower flight that will run further, fades and slices will open the face and create a higher flight that stops up faster.

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      Re: Working The Ball

      It definitely has an effect. Different releases effect the types of shots you can hit. There are 9 ball flights. High- draw, straight, fade Medium- draw, straight, fade and Low- draw straight fade. Having an unorthodox golf swing makes it difficult to hit more than a couple of the nine shots. An early release over the top will struggle to hit the following shots: all draws, medium straight and all lows. If these shots are weak shots for the golfer, it doesn't leave much to play with.

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        Re: Working The Ball

        Hi GJS
        i find playing my Trevino style swing that when you open your stance the ball is then to forward in your stance so you have to move your stance one or two inches forward to bring the ball back in your stance.
        it not just the opening of your stance it where the ball is now in the stance.
        when i set up i set my feet open about 30% to 40% open depending on the amount of fade i want. i also aim the clubface about 10% to the left of target and thats my swing line. using say a 5 iron that will give me about 12 to 15 feet of fade on an 150 yard shot. the ball starts out on my 10% open line of my club face then fades and drops to the right.
        to get more fade i open my stance a little more and my swing line goes about 3% more left.
        if you have the ball a bit more forward it flys higher and turnes a few feet more comes up about 10 yards short. further back flys lower and bends less and runs a few feet more.
        cheers
        Bill
        Last edited by bill reed; 05-06-2010, 02:57 PM.

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