HOW TO HIT A DRAW WITH THE DRIVER

In this vide PGA Professional, and Director of Coaching Chris Ryan, takes a look at how you can hit a draw from the tee with your driver.
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[@shahrambarikhan]

This is the Best advice on Net. Thumbs up for Chris.

[@miketopper1737]

Chris, Today I was successful at drawing the ball with my driver ! Thanks to you. Your comment about doing what works for you was the key. I used the preset method and I had to flatten my swing plane somewhat, it worked for me, I’d been trying unsuccessfully for a few practice rounds , and today, I found what worked for me !

[@housekarl5786]

crystal clear...i've perfected this over the last few months..works every shot...closed at address/strong grip...thanks Chris:)

[@chrisengland1]

Best description I’ve watched 👏

[@drivinggolfprmarketing3236]

To use your words towards the end of the video "absolutely perfect" - Chris you really do know how to explain the game with no silliness. Thanks!

[@theseeker1237]

Get to it

[@noroy2]

Thanks Chris, you explain really good and easy to understand, greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽.

[@sargemckenna]

Nice, clear instruction Chris. I’ve always used the “close the club face at address” method, but now you’ve given me another option: to just try to swing “around” a bit more. I am a better player so I think manipulating my swing might feel better; as you say, the shut club face in the backswing could seem unnatural.

[@derekwhyle1884]

Good advice Chris. Others may find like me that getting some of the modern low spin balls to draw is pretty difficult with a driver. Range balls no problem but if I really need to hit a draw on the course I find my 4 wood so much easier.

[@Kiwigucci]

Now that was really understandable. Thanks Danny. I will try to practice that.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Jan

[@swisstrader]

Totally correct on the bit about pre-setting the clubface and it feeling weird when you take it back. I can hit the shot but not with full confidence based on how the club feels coming back and through.

[@touristguy87]

...glad that you think so, dude

[@rajramjit1755]

Very simple explanation. Thank you, Chris!

[@16treeguy]

This confirmed what I was wondering as far as pre setting the club face. Great explanation of the how and why.

[@SolomonLi]

Clear and concise. Thanks Chris! Definitely need this in my life to help play around with calming my side spin down to get that length.

[@ronsanjuan2328]

excellent, I am going to try it tomorrow on the golf course, thanks

[@paulgolfer]

HELLO CRIS, I am a senior golfer and that course looks great. You are the nearest to what ive asked for. I HAVE A COBRA RED MAX OFFSET DRAW SUPERLITE SHAFT £249 SITTING IN A BAG AT HOME . NO ONE HAS IT SEEMS ANY IDEA ON SET UP WITH THIS CLUB FEET OR BALL POSITION. You though have opened my eyes and I will add it to my bag tomorrow with a backup driver , as your aware the face on offset is closed . In my next reply I will let you know if it worked. paul

[@georgemorton7145]

I've watched so many videos on this subject, and this one is easily the best. Clearest instructions, well laid out and very easy to follow. Thank you!!

[@NOSUGREFM]

Great explanation. Can't wait to hit the range.

[@WillertMorris]

Like the visuals of angles [vectors]

[@Dreama40]

I use my 3 wood teed low with the face 'slightly' closed and aim right, had the most success with 3 wood vs driver and still get solid distance.

[@joshhanham5325]

Very good explanation. Cant wait to try it!

[@robertcave-debuse920]

Can’t wait to get down the range 👍

[@patrickoconnor7072]

Great video will try again tomorrow.

[@228justaround]

Fantastic lesson. I cant seem stop my body from over rotating on the shot or lower (more around the body) swing path, which has resulted so far in very low trajectory draw/hooks. Can't seem to mentally get my body to do a normal swing, but closing the face feels to be happening.

[@ytubepuppy]

I'm going to try the club pre-set method tomorrow morning. My home course has 4 dog leg left holes that this should help on.

[@johncorson2915]

Sounds good will give it a try tomorrow....

[@jc03571]

Great video. If you do not know why the ball goes in a certain direction, there is no way to improve. Very helpful

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks John and totally agree, need to know what causes the gall to curve 👍👍

[@jc03571]

ChrisRyanGolf my issue is actually a slice. was out today and hit 8 fairways and missed right only twice. I’m a new golfer and your videos are priceless. Do not succumb to the negativity.

[@lovetogolf4184]

Nice Lesson Thx Chris!!!

[@chrisb7353]

Nicely done Chris. More drills to try & help work the ball.

[@touristguy87]

anyway if you want to hit a good draw you"ve got to hit the ball on the outside of center. The more important part is to have a flat or even a down swing at impact to keep the clubface from opening or even sliding under the ball at impact. Lastly it's not in pursuit of additional yardage so much as to match ball flight to target landing area. This is where a draw fails as you have to start the shot into trouble to bring the ball back away from trouble. That is pretty-much the problem with any breaking shot. And if it doesn't break or breaks too early then you're just in trouble. The real reason to hit any breaking shot is to either follow the fairway line or play the opposite line so the ball comes back into play when it lands. As it is far easier to hit a controlled cut shot than a controlled draw. So instead of trying to hit a draw around thr side of a lake you can hit a cut shot out over the lake and bring it back onto land. My guess is that most golfers would prefer to play a cut over a fade next to a stretch of hazard. A fade is very hard to hit and get back into play.

[@jorgen_persson]

Another great video Mr Ryan. Thanks.

[@koushikganjam5071]

Vvawesome !!👍🙏 so simple and clean. None of the others made it so crisp.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks 👍

[@edmaljones8978]

Excellent!

[@chaolongchen2149]

So clear, great video

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks

[@tonypipia78]

Great video. The question I have is, is there a preference as to which side of the tee box to play when you plan on drawing it? I'm a left handed golfer, just to be clear.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Tony, there often can be but depends on the flight you usually produce and also the shape of the hole. Best thing is to try both sides and see if one suits your eye better than the other

[@carlosmelville]

Top work as always Chris!

[@paulmarsh8974]

Where is the ball placed between the feet??

[@HRodLoyal9]

Sold!

[@tonyharrison1052]

Great insight Chris thank you look forward to more

[@Clodknocker]

And IF you close the face of the club you better not have and out to in swing path it's going straight left lol dont ask me how I know🤫

[@pleroma5924]

What is the ball position please

[@otter68CO]

He said take your normal stance.

[@spakuloid]

great video - thanks

[@stevedickson3037]

Great explanation, look forward to trying this out at the range. The vast majority of people appreciate your efforts. Thanks very much. Best just to ignore the clowns out there who seem to revel in making themselves sound really silly.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Steve appreciate the comments 👍

[@paulemmerson3196]

I found it easy step by step tips

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Paul

[@andrewlynch9962]

Where exactly should the ball be in your stance at address?

[@otter68CO]

He said take your normal stance.

[@simon1841]

Whenever I try to hit a draw, I subconsciously square up the face & wind up hitting it dead straight to the right. I've tried a number of ways to get the path from the inside to out but just can't get it. On the other hand I do tend to hit the ball straight most of the time so I guess I'll just have to live with that ☺️

[@paulhutchins1236]

Simon Short, nobody wants to just hit it straight 😂😂😂 love this comment. I believe these things can be over thought! Hit it straight, keep it on the fairway and greens, the game is simple!

[@richardoakley6560]

Straight shots are boring. Exaggerate where you aim, look where you want it to finis, and swing. Simple.

[@pelassancho24]

I also have the hardest trouble getting my ball to break. Fade? Forget about it. Tired of being ridiculed by my golfing partners for just driving the ball straight down the fairway say 280-300 feet. I wish they would recognize it as a form of bullying. Excited about trying the “closed at address” tomorrow at the range. Hopefully at can at least develop a slice if the draw doesn’t come around. Fingers crossed!

[@andrewsherriff1702]

great tip something to practise

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Andrew

[@gwenevic]

Hi i can hit the draw using your instruction method,However i dont get it verry high,ive been told to move the ball back a little in my setup,is this correct,as you dont say aneything about the ball,im trying to hit a high draw please help victor.

[@Warp33]

Gwen Blanchard Check your strike location. You don't want it low or against the heel for a high draw. Ball positon is relative to where you hit it on the face. In theory the further forward you put the ball the lower the strike location, assuming that you have the ball of your front heel from the start. And don't move your upper body forward, that will create an descending strike. Upwards strike is key.

[@mikerodrick2430]

If you move the ball back in your stance, at contact the club face will be open but as you rotate, the face will close is what's needed to hit a draw. The problem is that if you quit rotating, you'll hit it dead straight to the right & the ball will never move. For a draw, the swing must come farther from the inside & a bit flatter so your swing catches the inside of the ball. The ball should be teed a bit higher. This isn't as easy as it sounds. You might want to try using a longer iron rather than a driver to begin. Even if you hit a hook, you're on the right track.

[@midlifebiker7424]

I can draw my irons and 4rescue but my driver/3w just goes straight..

[@robertcave-debuse920]

Can’t sit to get down the range

[@monkeybreeksjov9574]

5.44 = not what I want to hear. I am not good enough to decide how to play a draw; I need a coach for that.

[@otter68CO]

That's why he said to go try both methods. Too bad this free 8 minute video for everyone didn't magically give you new skills while you're sitting at your monitor.

[@touristguy87]

0:25 that's not a draw with a driver, that is a 5 wood hit left

[@monkeybreeksjov9574]

5.05 onwards = now it all makes sense .....................

[@hannykooiker8709]

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[@MrSmashmouth07]

Why in all this guy videos do he talk so much if only he could demonstrate more without so much talk wow

[@Kiwigucci]

Simply because explanation is important. You don’t get much of seing a guy hitting ball after ball

[@mfw1936]

Yackety yack. Why do these guys think we want to listen to them yack for several minutes before they show us how to do it? This isn't much help!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks for the feedback, out of interest, how long have you been playing golf?

[@otter68CO]

It's a free 8 minute lesson. If you think that's to long, I feel sorry for your partner. The vast majority of us who watched this thought it was great and very helpful.

[@robertocordovez7286]

A very simple lesson, but it looses attention from the viewer with so much talking. Could have been done in 25% of the time

[@bestbetswithryan]

shorten the video geez

[@milly7205]

Need to simplify more , you probably lost majority average golfer after 2 minutes

[@joecarlin7191]

.v n

[@markrotker5868]

way too much information for the average and poor golfer. I'm a 7 at 68 years old and can draw a ball. Over coaching. Simplification is the key to coaching. JMHO...aim right with your body, face of club straight ahead. easy peasy

[@michaelmcphail1211]

Talks to much..

[@MrSmashmouth07]

Damm can this guy talk he talk the whole time and made no sense in what he was saying

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

😂😂

[@otter68CO]

Except to the vast majority of the people who watched this.

[@pompeiiperez7182]

So many bla bla bla.. and just only one attemp.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks, it is impressive that I just needed the one attempt, appreciate your praise 😂😂

[@otter68CO]

Right, pretty cool that perfectly demonstrated his own advice and it worked. Unless you can't physically click back 5 seconds on the timeline to see it again, I don't get your issue.

[@alanpercy7883]

A convoluted and ultimately pointless video.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks for watching Alan, curious to know why you think this video was pointless though? Happy to accept that you personally didn’t understand it, but there may well have been many that did 👍👍

[@alanpercy7883]

I generally really get a lot from your videos. This one though just seemed to take a very long time to explain that there is no one technique that works for everyone; that all one can do is one to go and try out several different methods and see what works. That didn’t seem particularly instructional when compared with your other videos, insofar as that sentiment could be applied to any aspect of swing etc. PS I did understand it, I just didn’t think it was helpful on this occasion, nor to your usual high standard of advice and instruction.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hi Alan, fair enough happy to accept that everyone has their own opinion. Just a shame that if you have benefitted from other videos you had to leave such a negative comment. Anyway, appreciate your feedback and hope future videos can help 👍👍

[@myoungkim7743]

Too much talk

[@GeneMoretti]

Too much to concentrate on.

[@otter68CO]

Really? 2 things? How do you even leave the house?