How to Hit High Draw, Golf Swing Draw Tips
Hit the Draw High - Stop Ball Quickly, Control High Golf Draw Shots
Jun 15, 2009
A high draw is sometimes the only shot that will get the ball close to the hole, but it requires a great deal of skill and timing. The higher you need to hit the ball the closer the club has to travel to the ground before impact. Learn how to hit a high draw successfully for spectacular results.
Hit a High Draw with a Driver
Hitting a high draw shot off a tee is much easier than hitting off the ground and only requires a change to the stance. Firstly, the higher you tee up the ball the easier it is to get underneath and hit the ball on the upswing. At address make sure you lean back from the target which sets up an upward attack into the ball. Most of your weight should be on the back foot.
To draw the ball requires an inside attack into the ball. This is achieved with a good backswing. The crucial part is a free turn of the shoulders, if your head impedes a free turn you will not be able to get the club onto the inside correctly. At address make sure your head is set back and to the right. Make sure it stays at the same angel for the whole swing.
The High Draw with an Iron
- The first thing to assess when deciding whether to take a gamble on a high draw is to ask yourself if there is any alternative. To control a high draw with an iron off the fairway requires the club to come into the ball at the very bottom of the arc and requires exquisite timing. This in itself makes hitting the ground first a great possibility. If however you want to take the shot on because you have to stop the ball quickly you have to understand how the hands work through impact.
- Scrunch up a piece of paper and put it on the ground. Then bend down and try to flick it at a nearby wall as high as possible just with your right hand. You should find that your fingers work quickly to flick underneath the paper, almost scooping it into the air. This is what should happen when you hit a high shot.
- Coming through the ball with masses of release makes the right hand very active, which in turn has an affect on what happens to the left wrist. As the right hand releases the club past the body, the left wrist cups. Rather than rotating in a unit, the left wrist buckles and the back of the left wrist starts to point towards the sky. This is the only way of putting extra loft on the club.
- The inside attack comes from the same head position at address as for the driver. For a draw shot there is nothing more important than the correct set of the head. Without the head being set back and to the right a draw is almost impossible.
- Try to find an alternative to hitting a high draw, but if there is none, use your right hand to release and scoop underneath the ball. Get the back of the left hand to point towards the sky for height, control and backspin.
See also: Train your Hands to Release the Golf Club or What Does an Over the Top Swing Mean?
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