With Ryan Moore having picked up his fourth PGA Tour win this past week, perhaps this is a good time to have a look at how he manages to be so aggressive -- even on a big hitter's path -- notwithstanding now not being a massive hitter himself.
The November Golf Digest has an article Moore did about his technique for hitting a fade. I like the way he starts the article:
I've been a professional golfer since 2005. I've got more than 220 PGA Tour starts, 45 top-10 finishes and three wins [correction: now it's four]. Want to know how many swing changes I've made during that time? Zero. I turned pro playing a fade, and I'm still playing one now.He's right -- if what you've got works, why change? Just learn how to capitalize on it!
Ryan says it is extra herbal to hit a fade. (Since maximum of you war with a slice, you likely consider him.) The article has his three recommendations for hitting a 'seasoned-style fade,' plus two other tips in case you want them.
His keys?
- Align left at setup (of course, Ryan's a rightie),
- make a good turn with your shoulders (one-piece takeaway, anyone?), and
- keep your body turning ahead of the club head for as long as possible. (He expands on that in one of those two extra tips, recommending that you make sure your body keeps rotating all the way through to the finish -- enough that your body faces even farther left if possible.)
Of direction, for those of you who really need to hit a draw, an expertise of ways Ryan hits his fade may want to assist you draw the ball by doing the alternative. (For instance, Ryan says that -- in reference to the third key above -- swinging your fingers past your body at some stage in your downswing encourages a draw.)
If you observe Ryan's pointers, they may help you get control of that slice you already hit and turn it into a nice controllable little fade. And every time you may use your natural inclinations to get top effects, why now not?
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