Hit Powerful Golf Shots With Finesse by David Lee in Orlando Florida

Many players have been under the impression for years that a fade is a weak shot compared to a hook or draw. Anyone who has personally seen Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods hit a power fade, knows better. A true power fade has the power of a pull hook but moves left to right (right-handed player). It is true that on hard fairways or greens, a draw will run out more than a fade, but because the fade has a higher trajectory, it can carry farther. When the fade is struck properly, it is very accurate and tends to sit right where it lands.

Technically, there are slight timing differences for a fade versus a draw that need to be understood. The line between the feet is aimed well left of the target for a fade, which instinctively promotes the body to turn and lead the arms and club coming into the impact zone. The insurance that the toe of the club will not go past the heel coming into impact, happens at the beginning of the swing or in the "heave" as we call it at Gravity Golf. The duration of the heave is slightly briefer when hitting a fade as opposed to a draw. This causes the arms and club to move slower through the change of direction and subsequently the body is slightly ahead of them at the point of impact - which is what keeps the toe of the club from catching the heel and the result is a fade. All available body mass goes against the ball in the power fade and as your "feel" for the timing develops, the shot becomes very reliable.

Study and practice the "Gravity" Golf "Three Mode Drill" and the "Heel to Heel Transfer Drill." They will teach you to properly hit the "power fade."