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Golf: How To Hit A Fade

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Golf: How To Hit A Fade

Golf monster Rickard Strongert shows you how to fade the ball. A technique useful for when you want to make the golf ball follow a right-shaping fairway from the tee. Golf monster Rickard Strongert shows you how to fade the ball. A technique useful for when you want to make the golf ball follow a right-shaping fairway from the tee.

Step 1: The set-up

Depending on how much you want to curve the ball, set up aiming anything from five to ten yards left of the target.

Place the club head behind the ball and set up your body parallel with your aim. Then, open the clubface so it is aiming at the target and take your normal grip.

Step 2: The swing

The swing is the same as in a normal shot, a body rotation leading your arms and hands through the motion.

The most important thing to remember when hitting a fade is to keep the clubface open.

Lead with your upper body so that your shoulders are slightly open at impact and your arms and hands do not release the clubface too early. Then you can watch the ball curve nicely, just the way you planned.

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  1. buddy6713

    This just does not seem right to me. The face angle of the club determines most if not all of the initial ball flight direction and if you angle the face toward the target you want to end up at your ball will start not on the line of your shoulders/feet/hips but on the line that the club face is pointing to at impact. This is not some novel theory I've proposed. Most commentators say your club face position at impact determines the initial ball direction and height.

  2. bensta690

    Also, begginers, he forgot to mention, choose about 1 club more than u usually would, as the ball needs to travel further and higher in a fade. You can see Rikard pulled up a bit short there, thats probably why! =)

  3. jota

    I have been doing my diligent practices, and it is working. Thank you

  4. cuchuoi

    It's very useful for me, thanks a lot Rickard

  5. Herum

    I love this video. thanks Rickard

  6. edy177

    thank you rickard, you're the best golf mentor

  7. Anonymous

    Hey just wanted to say thanks to Rickard and any who works on this site. This helps my game a lot I play in the snow to! Best teacher and site on the web I really appreciate it! Alex Pignatello(Minnesota)