Tip From the Archives

Fade Your Fade

Problem

You have an unintentional fade.

Cure

Chances are is that your swing path is okay. However, take a look at it and check your clubface at impact to see if it is little open.

Therapy

Work on squaring the clubface at impact. An easy way to ingrain this feeling in your arms is to try to hit a tee with the toe of the club. Use one of your middle irons. Setup with a tee in the ground opposite of the arch of your leading foot. Focus on rotating your forearms as you approach impact so that you can make contact with the tee with the toe of the club. Repeat this drill anytime this fade creeps it way back into your swing to help straighten it out.

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11 votes

 
Bill | 2 years ago, at the start of May

This tee opposite the arch of my leading foot is along the target line?

lpeanut | 2 years ago, mid-May

I tried it outside and it seems to work with the tee just barely on the outside of the target line. This seemed to force me to keep the clubhead square longer than I usually would.



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