The Golf Blog: Drawing Closer to the Course

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Published: March 2, 2010

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Even after 20 inches of northeastern weather, I managed to drag myself to the range with a seven-iron and eight in hand. Before I recap the session, allow me to express my developing boredom with range visits.  

I realize the time spent practicing is extremely relevant to the hopeful success translated on the golf course, but eventually we all want to see our hard work come to fruition. For the love of the golf gods, give me 18 holes already. Tucked neatly into a six-by-six heated net region for the last few months, I'm beginning to experience golf's version of cabin fever.

Nevertheless, my latest visit had some ups and downs. The most notable up: my discovery that I now possess the ability to draw the ball—sort of.  

After watching a short video on how to go about doing so, and after hitting a lull with the club anyway, I decided to give it a shot with my eight-iron.

Literally, on my first attempt, I shifted my right hip back a bit, made contact, and watched as my ball traveled right to left. I can honestly say it was magical. As quickly as my practice was hitting a rough patch, it was uplifted into a state of euphoria.

From that point, until I moved to the seven-iron, I was imagining a line just right of my target and shaping my shot right on course. It was truly awesome!

(One question I have, though: Do professionals ever attempt to hit a straight shot? Or do they consistently rely on fades and draws? I began thinking about this after I hit about 10 draws. Once my mechanical alignment was out of sorts, I thought, "Am I screwing up my stance to the point where I won't be able to hit a straight ball?" Any insight here would be appreciated.)

But as quickly as my draw appeared, it disappeared. And my frustration level resurfaced. So much so that I decided, at least for now, that I wasn't ready to devote my...
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