How to Hit a Draw Shot in Golf

Adjust your stance. In a "normal" stance, a line drawn across your toes would point straight at your target. To hit a draw, you need a "closed" stance, one that points a little to the right of the target. Draw your rear foot back a couple of inches so the line along the top of your toes points to the right of the target. Meanwhile, your shoulders should still be pointed and your swing directed down the line at the target. Closing the stance results in an "inside" swing plane, or one where the club goes back inside the normal straight-back-and-through pathway and, after hitting the ball, continues outside that same swing path. That's what puts the right-to-left spin on the ball that makes it curve.

Strengthen your grip. To get a ball moving to the left, try turning your hands a little bit to the right on the grip of the club. This is called a "strong" grip position. With the hands adjusted in this way, the club face will tend to close on impact, which also helps promote that side spin that will curve the ball to the left.

Release the last 12 inches. You can't be lazy and hit a draw. As your club approaches the ball, think speeding up for the last 12 inches before contact. By releasing the hands into and through the ball, the right hand and arm will turn over the left. This helps ensure the club face closes and the side spin gets imparted in the right direction. Don't speed up the entire swing. Just think about releasing the hands quickly just before impact.

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Make sure your weight gets transferred. It's crucial for any good golf shot, and especially for one that draws in order to get your weight transferred from the back leg to the front during the swing. If your weight stays on the rear leg, the swing plane will drift outside and the club face will open. Result: slice. A good drill for getting the weight through is the Gary Player step-through. As he hits the ball, he almost walks through it, with the rear foot coming around and stepping off down the tee as if chasing the ball. That step ensures that his weight moves forward and that the club releases. That's half the battle for hitting a good draw.