Fade - Golf Tips and Videos

To fade the ball set your front foot open slightly and make your normal swing, this will allow the ball to fade and not slice

Jack Nicklaus was the first great player to hit a high power fade as his bread and butter shot. The power fade...

Clockwise sidespin makes the ball move from left to right. You impart this type of spin when the ball is struck...

The hardest shot in golf is the one that flies in a straight line. Draws and fades are a lot easier to repeat....

Since the face of the club controls the direction of the shot, we can hit controlled draws and fades by keeping...

Remarkably, golf wasn't introduced to the thickly forested barrier island of Hilton Head, S. C., until 1956 when...

Considering that most amateurs slice the ball, it's odd that very few can hit a successful power fade. The reason...

Most recreational golfers cringe when they hear the term "shotmaking." The idea of intentionally fading or drawing...

If you want to become a shotmaker who can control his ball, you must learn this great technique for drawing and...

Tour golf requires power and control. The key to both is in the release of the club through impact. K. J. Choi...

Ever wonder why most flagsticks are the same height? The answer to this question and others can be found in William...

David Duval is without a doubt one of the finest players on the planet. With his win in the'01 British Open, his...

A great way to eliminate blocks and hooks and develop a slight, controllable fade with the driver is to use one...

Most golfers learn the golf swing by trial and error. As a result, most golf swings are a patchwork of compensations...

When you want to shape your shot, getting the ball to move right-to-left or left-to-right is a handy skill to...

With eight majors (including five British Opens), five PGA Tour money titles and three Vardon Trophies for low...

It seems the notion of working the ball--of intentionally curving the ball left-to-right or right-to-left--is...

To hit a mid-iron shot that flies high and lands soft, remember that it's the left arm that leads the right side...

Competing on the highest level of tournament golf requires players to make a lot of birdies. To get the ball close...

When the ball is below your feet adjust for the change in your arc and shift in your weight

Have the clubface aiming where you want the ball to end up and take your stance aiming at where you want the ball...

It's important to approach your golf shot with confidence, and there's no better way than a good practice swing....

There's more to driving than simply whacking the ball into the next zip code. More often than not, it pays to...

It's not very much fun to get stuck on the fairway with a shotmaking opportunity and no idea how to execute the...

Serious players know that ball/clubface contact in the middle of the sweet spot is key for accurate shotmaking....

The well-worn clichΘ "drive for show, putt for dough" is familiar to most golfers, but heeded by few. Hitting...

Most of my students struggle with the slice. Many of these golfers have serious swing issues, but the majority...

Power-sapping flaws don't always occur during the swing. Sometimes they happen beforehand, at address. A perfect...

Golf is a game of variables. Changing weather and course conditions, among other things, means that no two rounds--in...

There are lots of teaching "conventions" that may or may not be correct for you. One of these is that everybody...

Our eyes are the most important source of information about the world in which we live. The same goes on the golf...

So here's the great paradox in golf: Imbedded in the cure of its most primordial problem (getting the ball airborne)...

Okay, you have a shot and you must hit the green. Don't forget to factor the effects of a sidehill lie. Sidehill...

I'm sure you know of a hole on your home course where if you're off the fairway, you're in serious trouble. Indeed,...

Tee the ball a little bit lower, keep the handle of the club back and make sure to take the club back a little...

The golf swing is a chain reaction--a series of events dependent on one another and whose sequence can't be compromised....

Every golfer is either a hooker or a slicer. You may only hook or slice a little at times, but your shots do have...

Many golfers are under the impression that although there are grip variations among the pros, there's only one...

From this position, all you have to do is make a gentle transfer of weight to the front foot and just "let 'er...

Basically, there are only two positions in the golf swing: the address and the finish. Everything else is a motion...

One of the most basic hallmarks of a good golfer is a solid, well-balanced finish position, and nothing in golf...

There is a huge gap in natural ability between the novice and the professional. Yet as a golf instructor and PGA...

The push hook doesn't yield as disastrous results as other ballflights, unless you don't set your target accordingly....

Aside from his obvious ability and desire to win, Fred Couples' main asset is his swing--one of the most envied...

What upstanding linksman wouldn't want to pay homage to the legends and legendary swings that have made the worldwide...

Recreation golfers who play the game for fun might not have the same level of talent or time to invest in the...

The driver is the only full-swing club in your bag that you use 14 times a round. Thus, your driver sets up your...

While they certainly share common traits, great golfers have at least one unique characteristic or "magic move"...

Sometimes it seems that spring will never come. Sure, the Tour has started up. We can spend a few cold nights...

Each hand plays a specific part in the golf swing, the left hand controls the clubface for slicing and hooking...

To hit crisp, powerful iron shots and keep the slice at bay, try these two golf swing tips. First, learn how to...

The biggest problem people have with practicing is that they've got the percentages all wrong. They go out and...

In studying the golf swing, I've consistently come across the term "connectivity." Jimmy Ballard and many other...

Hitting a guaranteed draw every time, to get around things like a tree, is simply learning how to set up for the...

Solid driving is obviously one of the keys to playing good golf and shooting low scores. Getting the ball in play...

If there's one thing that the majority of recreational golfers want to learn, it's how to impart Tour-like spin...

Every golfer has suffered through it--getting worse while attempting to get better, ultimately tinkering unnecessarily...

Links golf requires the use of every club in your bag. It demands creativity, inventiveness and confidence. Moreover,...

Start with a neutral grip making sure that your left hand is not turned over or under the shaft, this will prevent...

To become an advanced player you must learn the nine ball flights and how to hit every one of them, so use this...

Although there are many different swings, there are only two kinds of golfers: those who live in climes that allow...

Most of the amateur golfers I know watch Tour professionals with a sense of awe. They marvel at their power, precision...

For some golfers, that left-to-right slice never seems to disappear, and for those new to the game, it represents...

Stewart Cink won PGA Tour Rookie of the Year honors in 1997, and hasn't looked back since. Already a two-time...

Anyone remotely familiar with American golf instantly recognizes the finishing hole at the Harbour Town Golf Links...

Using your driver to practice accentuates errors in your swing, especially if you slice, and low handicappers...

When you have a strong right to left wind use the tee box to your advantage, tee it up on the right side and aim...

Fairway bunkers are hazards. We're not supposed to be in them, so they're not designed to be easy to get out of--much...

Weight transfer is one of the most misunderstood aspects of the golf swing. Most people recognize that there should...

Over the last eight years, I've been lucky enough to work with my good friend (and GT Senior Instruction Editor)...

The Mountain West, which incorporates the rugged terrain of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado to the Sierra Nevada...

There's no single element that can ruin your game faster than a high-powered wind. It can turn a slight fade into...

Accuracy is important, but the longer we hit the ball, the fewer strokes we have to take. If you want to launch...

When it comes to pitches, it's important to be creative and hit different shots depending on your circumstances....

As a predictor of success on the PGA Tour, perhaps no statistic is as meaningful, or meaty, as total driving,...

A draw from a fade-producing lie? It's a shot for the master playmaker. However, any golfer can produce it if...

How many times has the following happened to you? You're on the course, and you're swinging it great--easy backswing,...