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Draw or FadeAddress Posture / Stance at Address All clubs Intermediate ⏱ 2 min 🇬🇧 Video in English, summarized

Hank Haney's Foot Position for a Draw and a Fade

Without altering your swing, the angle of your feet changes the rotation of your hips. Hank Haney offers two simple adjustments: one for a draw or to counter a slice, and the other for a fade or to counter a hook.

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To be continued

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What the lesson shows

Hank Haney points out that stance affects the way the body moves. For a right-hander who slices or wants a draw, he recommends pull the tip of your left foot back a little, barely open, and’open your right foot wider. The hips rotate more during the backswing, the club path is more inside, and the hips slide forward more easily during the downswing, causing the club to come down from the inside.

For a player who hooks the ball or wants a fade, it's the opposite: back foot straighter, front foot turned out. Hip rotation is more restricted during the backswing and easier during the downswing. According to Haney, the more the body leads, the more the clubface stays square. Two small adjustments that make it easier to execute the shot you want to play.

The Exercise, Step by Step

  1. Identify your shot: a draw you're aiming for or a slice you need to correct, a fade you're aiming for or a hook you need to correct.
  2. For the draw, bring the tip of your left foot in slightly, keeping it just slightly turned out.
  3. Still for the draw, open your right foot a little more.
  4. For the fade, position your right foot more perpendicular to the line and turn your left foot out.
  5. Keep your usual swing and watch how your hips rotate.
  6. Compare the ball flight for each setting.

Key Takeaways

Stance changes the way the hips rotate.
Draw or slice to correct: left tip slightly tucked in, right foot more open.
This adjustment makes it easier to rotate during the backswing and to slide the hips on the downswing.
Fade or hook to correct: right foot straight, left foot turned out.
This adjustment limits the backswing and allows for rotation during the follow-through.
The more the body leads, the more the clubface stays square.

Mistakes to Avoid

  • Trying to correct a slice using only your hands.
  • Opening your left foot when you slice the ball: you'll make the problem worse.
  • Overdoing the adjustment: Haney talks about making small adjustments.
  • Change your swing at the same time as your feet.

Driving Range Mode

Keep it in plain sight, on the rug.

  1. A series of shots with feet positioned for a draw, followed by a series for a fade
  2. Same club, same target, same swing
  3. Observe the ball's trajectory and the sensation in your hips
  4. Note the setting that gives you your basic shot

Your Questions

Which foot should you bring in to make a draw?

For a right-hander, Hank Haney tucks the toe of his left foot in slightly—leaving it barely turned out—and turns his right foot out more.

Why does opening your right foot help prevent a slice?

The hips rotate more during the backswing, the club path is more inside, and the hips slide forward more easily: the club path is inside on the downswing.

What if I hook?

Haney recommends the opposite: keep the right foot straighter and the left foot open. The backswing is shorter, the rotation through the swing is easier, and the leading side of the body keeps the clubface square.

Should we also change the stance alignment?

The video focuses solely on foot positioning. According to Haney, these small adjustments are all it takes to make the desired shot easier.

Learn More

All “Draw Effect or Fade Effect” videos →Find the lesson that's right for youAll videos on “Stance / Address Posture” →Find the lesson that's right for you John Daly's Draw: Quiet Legs and Ball PositionFor Daly, the draw comes from keeping your legs still at impact and rotating your hands, but first and foremost from a well-positioned ball, close to your left heel. Fade and Draw from Your Stance: Start from a Straight ShotStart from a completely neutral straight shot, then open your stance for a fade and close it for a draw, without changing your grip or ball position. Position at 9 o'clock relative to the hook: Van de VeldeThe hooker often raises the hook with the hook face closed; at the 9 o'clock position, the hook face, the back of the left hand, and the right palm should all face forward, without any further manipulation. Hank HaneyAll of his lessons

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