Golf - The Tale of the Tape
Do you have a club that hooks, fades or slices more that you would like?
If you do, or if you purchase one in the future, I’ll show you the simple and cheap way to make that club do just exactly what you want.
Now, before we get going, this is not going to cure a huge slice that is caused by inherent swing flaws. But, it will tone it down.
All you need is some lead tape and a litte time on the range. You can get lead tape for golf clubs for just a few dollars.
By applying the tape to the back of your club, you can affect the amount of hook/fade and trajectory of your ball flight. Let’s take a look at the hook and fade corrections.
I recently purchased a new driver and adjusted the internal weights to get my optimum trajectory. But, that left me with a dead straight ball flight and I wanted to draw the ball a bit. (Hey, I’m getting older, ya know, and I could use the draw to pick up a few more yards).
By the way, last year’s drivers can be had really cheap now that it’s a new season and stores want to unload some inventory.
Anyway, what I did next was apply three strips of lead tape to the heel of the driver and, wallah, I had a nice little hook. Now, I could put more tape on for more hook or less on to get just a slight draw.
And it took all of about two minutes to do.
Now, you can do the opposite to reduce or eliminate a hook. In fact, I did just that with one of my hybrid clubs.
My Taylor-Made Rescue club was great in every way except this particular club hooked too much. And I want this club to go dead straight.
So, a little tape on the TOE of the club, and, all of a sudden, I had the perfect club… dead straight shots that felt awesome.
To summarize where to place the tape…
You place the tape on the heel to promote a draw (or reduce a slice) as this helps close the clubhead during impact.
And you place the tape on the toe to promote a fade (or reduce a hook) as this slows the closing of the clubhead during impact.
If you’ve ever looked closely in the bag of most pros, you’ll see lead tape on many, if not all of their clubs.
This is how they fine tune their clubs to get just the right ball flight pattern they desire… as well as feel.
While they may be much more talented than you and I are, you can use this same adjustment to help your game and get immediate results without even having to change your swing.
Give it a try on any “problem” clubs you may have. You’ll be amazed at how well it works.
Tagged with: clubhead • fix • golf tips • hook • lead • lead tape • slice • straight • tape
Filed under: Golf Strategies • Golf Tips
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