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• HubbaTwatson 5 Posts

  Fri, Jul 5 2013 1:32 PM

  Aside from stopping the shot meter just short or just long of the line, are there any other ways to shape shots? Is there a pre-shot device that I am missing that will allow you to set up to hit a draw or a fade?

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Fri, Jul 5 2013 5:45 PM

  HubbaTwatson:

  Aside from stopping the shot meter just short or just long of the line, are there any other ways to shape shots? Is there a pre-shot device that I am missing that will allow you to set up to hit a draw or a fade?

   

  You're not missing anything. There is no built into the game draw and fade.

   

  But..... you can still hit a draw or fade off the tee with the Driver or 3 Wood pretty easily and accurately once you practice it and get the shot aiming down. You just need to click in the dark blue area on the swing meter either left of the center or right. In this pic I'm set up to hit a fade. I clicked in the dark blue area right of the center line.  It takes some practice to get a feel for where to set the aimer so I would suggest setting up a practice mode round and use the free ball at first. Good Luck and bend 'em crooked. ;)

  

   

• HubbaTwatson 5 Posts

  Fri, Jul 5 2013 7:22 PM

  Wow, that far out? Thank you, fine sir. I will practice.

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Fri, Jul 5 2013 9:58 PM

  They say it will be available some time in the future. At present it's more of a push and a pull than a draw and fade.

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Sat, Jul 6 2013 9:37 AM

  courteneyfish:

  They say it will be available some time in the future. At present it's more of a push and a pull than a draw and fade.

   

  Court,

  I've watched my tee shot replays a heck of a lot using the above method and the ball does draw and fade if hit in the dark blue. You can really see it from a reverse fairway camera looking back at the oncoming tee shot. The 4th hole at Olympic really takes a nice draw around the tree and prevents the balls from running through the right sloped fairway. I know some folks just use full backspin and hit it over the tree but I love to bend one around the corner just to see what it looks like. :)

• Mushy01 2,567 Posts

  Sat, Jul 6 2013 10:02 AM

  Do you lose a lot of distance using this method ? ..... sometimes i only just miss the ding and it effects my distance enough to notice.

• phiber 2,795 Posts

  Sat, Jul 6 2013 10:08 AM

  You do lose some but not a great deal.  Watch the wind closely though, it's very easy to over compensate and end up in the rough on the right of the fairway.  This is a pretty good tool and you do actually see the ball curve in flight.  #2 BP is another great spot to use this shot.  I always leave the target marker right where it is and hit the first mark before the ding.  #1 and #10 both on Oly, #10 on Merion, #13 on Merion, #1 on Merion sometimes and there are a few others as well.

• CerinoDevoti 3,232 Posts

  Sat, Jul 6 2013 11:41 AM

  phiber:

  You do lose some but not a great deal.  Watch the wind closely though, it's very easy to over compensate and end up in the rough on the right of the fairway.  

  Right on. I really only use it to avoid trouble off the tee so giving up a little distance is worth keeing it in the fairway. Totally agree about watching the wind. Practice it all and it works.:)

• KittyWumpus 345 Posts

  Sun, Jul 7 2013 2:29 PM

  Merion hole 1; 13mph wind to the right and slightly forward, Champion tees, and I know with my driver and fbs that I will likely either need to choke up to avoid overshooting the fairway, or do a nice fade. Move the aiming arrow a bit to the left to get around the trees on the right and avoid fading too much and drop in that bunker on the right in front of the green, full swing, click a bit into the dark blue on the right, and... on the fairway, 57yds to the pin. It is beautiful to see that ball go up, out, and arc around those trees.

  Ditto on OLY hole 4. Place the aiming arrow a bit to the right of the path from tee to fairway (from Hard and Champion tees), fbs, click in the dark blue to the left. Adjust spot clicked in dark blue, aiming arrow placement, and possibly strength of swing depending upon the wind, and watch it fly!

• fronny25 280 Posts

  Sun, Jul 7 2013 3:09 PM

  CerinoDevoti:

  you can still hit a draw or fade off the tee with the Driver or 3 Wood pretty easily and accurately once you practice it and get the shot aiming down. You just need to click in the dark blue area on the swing meter either left of the center or right.

  excellent tut here..thumbs up !!!

  will have a look at this myself..cool.