Best driver to hit fades

[pinestreetgolf]

All,

 

Trackman does not hit fades. Swings hit fades. Blurting out canned Trackman lingo will not help this guy execute the swing. An open faced driver will setup open for those who sole the club when taking their grip. They then align themselves far enough left so that the ball launches left of the intended target and curves back to it.

 

OP,

 

The club is only going to help you so much. You appear to know how a fade is produced, you just aren't executing the proper swing to get it. Post a vid in the instructional section and the swing gurus will get you squared away.

 

BT

 

I didn't understand the post and asked why he would want the face open, which somebody else answered constructively. I always attempt to align myself to the target, so opening up open on purpose didn't occur to me. I wouldn't call that "blurting out trackman lingo". The second sentence of your post was very educational. Its a shame it was preceded by the first three.

[Cwebb]

Get something with an adjustable hosel and a higher standard loft than what you normally use and set it to your lower preferred loft. That will open up the face.

 

A fade starts left of the target and curves right. This requires an out to in swing path with the club face closed to the target but open to the path. Why would you want to open up the face?

 

A fade only requires that the face is open to the path. Any given player can then adjust their allignment to get their dispersion more accurate.

 

Lee Trevino and Fred Couples for example, used to play a push fade with allignment well left

 

That's a really good point. Never thought of that. Glad I posted up. The face will still be closed to the target, just not the player's aim line?

 

Yeah. If a player doesn't want to change their swing, in terms of plane and path.....but wants to play a fade, they can simply open the face at address. All else equal (making their stock swing) the ball will start further right and continue to fade right. Known as a "push fade". Then they have to figure out how for left to adjust allignment to allow shots to end up near the target.

 

This is how to play a fade without changing our swing into some type of "over the top pull" move

[Ri_Redneck]

All,

 

Trackman does not hit fades. Swings hit fades. Blurting out canned Trackman lingo will not help this guy execute the swing. An open faced driver will setup open for those who sole the club when taking their grip. They then align themselves far enough left so that the ball launches left of the intended target and curves back to it.

 

OP,

 

The club is only going to help you so much. You appear to know how a fade is produced, you just aren't executing the proper swing to get it. Post a vid in the instructional section and the swing gurus will get you squared away.

 

BT

 

I didn't understand the post and asked why he would want the face open, which somebody else answered constructively. I always attempt to align myself to the target, so opening up open on purpose didn't occur to me. I wouldn't call that "blurting out trackman lingo". The second sentence of your post was very educational. Its a shame it was preceded by the first three.

Sorry if I came off callus, but the TM terms in the NBFRs lead to confusion for this who don't know their true definitions. I promise to count to 10 next time.

 

BT

[spinnywedge]

My 2017 M2 is pretty easy to fade. Low penetrating flight which I like. It has been harder for me to draw though (normal shot shape) than other drivers.

[SNIPERBBB]

2016 M1 9.5 turned all the way down and set for max fade. Very hard to turn over.

[dunn]

Ping I15, SF TP 2.0

 

But really it's the swing.....no driver can overcome a in-correct swingpath or flipping of the wrists

 

If you want to hit it straight or slightly fade ball consistently you have to adjust your swing.....i have fought hooks for years

[sTmGolfer]

PING i15. Super unforgiving but a fade monster.

[bervin]

All you need to do is say "Freddie Couples" over and over in your pre shot routine and you produce a fade 100% of the time.

 

Note* this also works while putting to govern stroke tempo. You're welcome.

[RH82]

Aeroburner TP

[dunn]

My 2017 M2 is pretty easy to fade. Low penetrating flight which I like. It has been harder for me to draw though (normal shot shape) than other drivers.

I can snaphook this driver as well with most others....wouldnt call it fade bias

[md1m]

So I noticed nobody mentioned anything about the shaft, which is probably more important than the head. I'm not that great of a player and I can work my G30 both ways (on purpose most of the time) once I found a shaft that worked for me.

[wkuo3]

Cleveland Launcher TL 310..

[dunn]

I hit a draw with open face and fade with closed face.....its only in relation to the path that matters.....i want my draws and fades to start left (fade) or right (draw) and come back to center....

[amish]

I25 with Ping tour shaft

[A.Princey]

Keep you weight forward and drive thru, fade...fade....fade.....

[MBBG]

Like most here, I've had or tried a bazillion drivers and can only remember 2 that I couldn't turn over: A TI SLDR that was like 3.5 open and a demo Adams XTD with stock Red Tie

[Cwebb]

Another way to go about this is "what drivers minimize the left side of the course" or have a "right bias". Sometimes with a driver that is low spinning, getting any kind of actual curvature or fade/draw is difficult. However, hitting a pull or push is in play.

 

Drivers that are longer from heel to toe, can have a "right bias" because the COG is further out from the shaft line. The Ping i15 is an example of this. It's hosel was set about as far away from the face as they could get it, which created a longer COG. If I recall, the Titleist 909D3 was like this as well.

 

Also, getting into a driver that is not really low spin, can help in working shots, because there's some spin to work with for curvature. This is why a lot of players have an easier time working a fairway wood...they produce more spin

[playa]

Cleveland Launcher TL 310..

Hit one in the nets the other day. Like it's successor the Classic 310 Tour, it is almost unhookable.

[jsanderso]

OP the answer is any driver and my swing

[24trickshot]

Ping G ls Tec

 

This is the correct answer.

[KCCO]

Swing as hard as you can. Literally will most likely fade into sunset or trees;)

[Jack Pearsall]

Or you can just grip the club rather firmly such that your forearms are a little tense. That will 'fade' any shot!

[Dcmusch]

Cobra Bio Cell+ right now.....

[bobcat]

A 9.5* Cleveland Classic 310 Tour Driver with the Stock Stiff Miyazaki Kusala Black 61s Shaft just wanted to hit fades all day for me even though my normal ball flight is actually slight draw...Definitely wasn't the shaft, so it had to be this Retail clubhead's fade bias.

 

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