Nick Clearwater on How to Draw EVERY Shot (Video)

Even Nick says this isn't always the suitable way to draw the ball. But these days we're speaking CONCEPT, so let's take a look at this GOLFTEC video.

Nick is using four important keys here:

1. Strengthen your lead hand grip
2. At waist high on your backswing, point the clubface straight down at the ground
3. At the top of the backswing, point the clubface straight up at the sky
4. At halfway into the finish, point the toe of the club straight up at the sky

Of course, the idea here is that the clubface is NEVER Open, not once, at any point during your swing. What that creates is a pull-draw, maybe even a pull-hook. And while Nick doesn't say so, it's probably not going to be the longest shot you can hit, not just because it could end up out-of-bounds but because you're fighting the natural movement of your hands and arms. That means you're losing the benefit of hand motion that creates extra clubhead speed.

The CONCEPT right here, as I said before, is that the clubface is NEVER Open. However, this isn't the handiest way to preserve the clubface from commencing.

Carl Rabito confirmed me a easy drill a long time ago that taught me the way to square the clubface -- even close it for a draw -- once I wanted to. After possibly 15 or 20 mins practising it -- at the day he first confirmed it to me, not weeks later -- I should begin a swing, he might call out 'draw,' 'fade' or 'immediately' once I reached the pinnacle of my backswing, and I ought to create that ball flight.

Here's the drill:

• Tee up the ball. We used a 5-iron, although I don't know that you have to. He may have chosen it because the 5-iron was the hardest club in the bag for me to hit. But a 5-iron is a good club for this drill because it's an average-length club.
• Carl also had me use a neutral grip, with my trailing palm parallel to the clubface. That way, it was easier to think of hitting the ball with the palm of my trailing hand.
• At waist high on my backswing, I would cock my wrists 90° and make sure the shaft was pointed straight up at the sky.

A little bit of clarification right here: Please understand that, when you make a full-speed swing, you will automatically put the club on a tilted plane. Contrary to popular belief, twisting your forearms does not create this swing plane, it just Opens the clubface. We'll come back to this later in this post.

As I became announcing, the purpose you slice the ball is due to the fact you twist the clubface Open while believing which you are conserving the clubface square. When you pressure yourself to point the shaft straight up, you will truely be protecting the clubface square, just as it changed into whilst you addressed the ball. So be conscious that it'll sense a bit weird at first, and that is all right.

I bet you'll have some problem doing this continually at the start. It drove me nuts, and that's why Carl had me practice it for so long all through our lesson. But given the fast consequences it gave me, it was the quality 15 mins of drill paintings I've ever done.

• At impact, Carl had me hit a soft bag. I tried to stop the club at impact and feel that the clubface was square again. That got me used to the feeling of a square clubface.
• After that, it was just a matter of feeling that I "over-squared" (closed) the clubface when I wanted to hit a draw.

After decades of practice, I believe you can get the same sort of result by making sure you keep your lead elbow close to your side all the way through impact, which forces your arms and forearms to rotate and square the club. Most players don't realize that your shoulder moves forward (that is, it closes) during your backswing and, in order to get it back in the position it was at address, your shoulder joint has to rotate back Open. It's this shoulder movement that creates your swing aircraft, not twisting your forearms. Otherwise, you've changed the square position of the clubface at address to an Open position at impact.

If you want to peer what I suggest, just stand with your lead arm straight down by means of your aspect, then bend your lead elbow so your upper arm and forearm form an L form. Then put your other hand on the the front of your lead shoulder and, with out letting your higher arm circulate away from your chest, swing your forearm throughout your chest after which swing it returned. You'll be able to experience your shoulder flow forward whilst your forearm is throughout your chest, and move back in role whilst you swing your forearm back to the start position.

I shouldn't have to say this, but I will because we often miss the obvious: If you "close" your lead shoulder joint on the way back, you have to "Open" it again on the way to impact or you won't recreate the square position you had at address. That's clear, isn't it? Good.

Then, halfway thru the finish, try to factor the toe of the club at the sky or a bit behind you.

With a bit exercise, you may feel as if you're hitting the ball with the palm of your trailing hand. When that takes place, you will prevent questioning so much about mechanics and more approximately your goal.

And whilst you start considering your goal as you swing, it is while you will start getting higher at shaping pictures.