I have been visiting the range pretty much every day trying to develop a consistent swing and I am noticing that I am developing a slight fade on my iron shots. I am pleased with this because it seems like there is more spin on the ball when I'm landing on the green.

After doing a little research (blog searching), I came across an interesting post about shaping the ball and was curious if anyone here shapes the ball on a regular basis or play with their "pattern" shot.

If you do have a pattern, do you think it's best have a slight draw, fade or straight shot?

http://thesandtrap.com/t/61391/shaping-the-ball

My naturaly shot is a G.....My misses are D & H.

I've never hit an E in my life.

Up until I was 18 I was a C/F. My dad got me new clubs for my 18th bday and I instantly went from a bad slice to a nice draw. It was the oddest sudden change, and a change that stuck with me even after I changed sets again at age 27.

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I don't really have a pattern shot, but my miss is H with a block to the right. I'm one of those that love to shape the ball on just about every shot except with the wedges.

Natural is F.

Miss is I

I actually dont mind the fade as my stock shot.

F most of the time. Also have some H

My natural is F, my miss is H.

I'm about a 6, and I rarely hit a shot outside of my natural fade. I know I can hit a draw if I'm in trouble and need to, but it isn't nearly as consistent. I used to hate my fade because I lost distance. And since I'm not a long hitter to begin with, I had more mid/long irons into greens.

But I realized very quickly that it would take a long time before my draw would become as consistent as my fade, so I stuck with it.

My natural shot is a small G.

My misses are big G, H, or I (very frustrating).

I've hit every shot on there though throughout my life.

My natural shot is the dreaded A.

If you can control/aim for a B, I think it's the longest ball flight. I think G is the preferred ball flight, unless you can be E all the time. C is up there too, as I think the pull-cut is easy to control.

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My natural shot is the dreaded A.

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Me too

I don't see a shank on there, so I'm out.

F is my preferred shot off the tee, but I seem to have gravitated away from it lately and I'm moving too many right to left. When I'm driving it best, I aim down the left and hit a hard knuckle fade that curves back a little.

G is my typical shot with irons, but if there's a pin on the right side, I'll bend one the other way. Straight shots don't suit my eye, so I'm usually trying to bend it a little one way or the other.

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Throughout hs I had a fade and an interlocking grip. After college, I switched to an overlap and retooled my swing for a draw. Natural shot is a draw, but I'll cut it for certain shots if that is needed.

I can't vision a straight shot unfortunately. My driver has always been a fade but I can shape my irons both ways. My miss is almost always a push fade.

All of the above minus a true fade...I can hook the ball anywhere from 5 yards to 25 yards depending on position, I can hit a high draw to get over/around trees, hit it straight by adjusting my club face and swing plane, but I can't fade the ball to save my life...good on dogleg L, but impossible for DL right or approaches that require it L --> R ball flight.

Anyone have suggestions?

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I can hit a high draw

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I hate the high draw.

/WestwoodVoice

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Nice...!

Natural G. I can purposely work a big sweeping hook, but I can't purposely hit a fade to save my life. I can only block it.

Consistently C

G... a Is my miss.

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All of the above minus a true fade...I can hook the ball anywhere from 5 yards to 25 yards depending on position, I can hit a high draw to get over/around trees, hit it straight by adjusting my club face and swing plane, but I can't fade the ball to save my life...good on dogleg L, but impossible for DL right or approaches that require it L --> R ball flight.

Anyone have suggestions?

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AtascaAg,

I've noticed that if I concentrate more of rotating my hips on impact versus right arm extension, my ball flight is more of a F than a E. I think this is bringing my clubface from out/in on impact which is encouraging the fade. Maybe try the same thing to achieve the same result?

Mine starts off at B, and ends up at I

Jack Nicklaus said "If your not fading or drawing the ball, your ball is headed away from the pin..."

Draw goes further, fade is a little softer when it hits the green. I prefer a draw.

My natural is a C/F, miss is the I/not an option as it's banana sliced off the course at that point