How to Control Your Golf Ball Flight – The Basics
When you do not get a correct swing on your golf ball, you start to wonder what is wrong. You practice the shot again and if this time also, the outcome is not what you had expected, you tend to get worried. The next thing you will do is go to your friends and ask for some advice and correction tips for the shot. You will follow what they say and sometimes you do get your shot right. But when you do not, you will ask from some more advice and will do anything and everything possible to get your shot correct. If you still don’t, an annoying frustration starts to build up, making your problems harder to solve.
So, rather than going around asking for advices, we suggest you to learn the basics of ball flight and be your own adviser and coach. They are the simplest explanations for what a golf ball does and why it does so. The basics given here are for a golfer who is right handed and is in the rightly aligned position.
Following is some information about the basics of the golf ball flight and its cause and effects:
| Basic | Cause | Effects |
| Slice | The clubface is open at the time of impact. | The ball curves towards the right. |
| Hook | The clubface is closed at the time of impact. | The ball curves towards the left. |
| Push | The clubface hits the ball in a slightly right-ish manner. | The ball curves towards the right of the target and then moves straight. |
| Pull | The clubface hits the ball in a slightly left-ish manner. | The ball curves towards the left of the target and then moves straight. |
Also, there are two other basics to be noted. They include a fade (a partial slice) and a draw (a partial hook).
If you try these single-handedly, the ball may not be able to make it to the hole. But, you can try these combinations in sets of two to achieve the desired result (which is usually getting the ball in the hole). These combinations can include some of the following:
- Pull-Slice
The basic effect of this combination is that the ball starts moving towards the left of the target and then curves towards the right. The face of the club has to be kept open. - Push-Hook
The basic effect of this combination is that the ball starts moving towards the right of the target and then curves towards the left. The face of the club has to be kept closed.
While using these basics, you must keep in mind that these basics are secondary. The main thing you should primarily focus on is getting the correct position of the clubface because it decides whether your basic will get implemented correctly or not.
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