Shot Shaping
How to Shape a Golf Shot: Draws, Fades, High and Low
Learn how to shape a golf shot by changing the impact conditions in your full swing. Tyler Ferrell explains how to produce draws, fades, high shots, and low shots for different course situations.
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the swing adjustments needed to hit draws and fades
- Learn how to influence ball height for optimal distance control
- Understand the impact conditions necessary for desired shot shapes
Tyler Ferrell. Golf Digest Best Teachers in California, 2026-27. The only person named to both Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America and Best Golf Fitness Professionals lists. Author of The Stock Tour Swing.
Video Transcript
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In the shot shaping section you're going to learn how to adjust your
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stock full swing to control different trajectories. So whether I want to make
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this ball curve way left to right, whether I want to make it curve way right
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to left, whether I want it to go super high, super low, anything in between,
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the
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shot shaping section is where you're going to learn the movements and the
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positions that can adjust your stock full swing to create those shots. So if I
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'm
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trying to hit a big massive draw, or if I'm trying to hit a big banana slice,
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you're going to learn what you can do to help create those different impact
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00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:46.400
conditions that will get the ball flight that you're trying to achieve.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.040
In the shot shaping section you're going to learn how to adjust your
2
00:00:04.040 --> 00:00:08.040
stock full swing to control different trajectories. So whether I want to make
3
00:00:08.040 --> 00:00:12.000
this ball curve way left to right, whether I want to make it curve way right
4
00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:16.180
to left, whether I want it to go super high, super low, anything in between,
5
00:00:16.180 --> 00:00:16.400
the
6
00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:19.560
shot shaping section is where you're going to learn the movements and the
7
00:00:19.560 --> 00:00:24.980
positions that can adjust your stock full swing to create those shots. So if I
8
00:00:24.980 --> 00:00:25.120
'm
9
00:00:25.120 --> 00:00:35.400
trying to hit a big massive draw, or if I'm trying to hit a big banana slice,
10
00:00:35.400 --> 00:00:41.640
you're going to learn what you can do to help create those different impact
11
00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:46.400
conditions that will get the ball flight that you're trying to achieve.
Tyler Ferrell. Golf Digest Best Teachers in California, 2026-27. The only person named to both Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers in America and Best Golf Fitness Professionals lists. Author of The Stock Tour Swing.
Shot Shaping
How to Shape a Golf Shot: Draws, Fades, High and Low
Learn how to shape a golf shot by changing the impact conditions in your full swing. Tyler Ferrell explains how to produce draws, fades, high shots, and low shots for different course situations.
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the swing adjustments needed to hit draws and fades
- Learn how to influence ball height for optimal distance control
- Understand the impact conditions necessary for desired shot shapes
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.040
In the shot shaping section you're going to learn how to adjust your
2
00:00:04.040 --> 00:00:08.040
stock full swing to control different trajectories. So whether I want to make
3
00:00:08.040 --> 00:00:12.000
this ball curve way left to right, whether I want to make it curve way right
4
00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:16.180
to left, whether I want it to go super high, super low, anything in between,
5
00:00:16.180 --> 00:00:16.400
the
6
00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:19.560
shot shaping section is where you're going to learn the movements and the
7
00:00:19.560 --> 00:00:24.980
positions that can adjust your stock full swing to create those shots. So if I
8
00:00:24.980 --> 00:00:25.120
'm
9
00:00:25.120 --> 00:00:35.400
trying to hit a big massive draw, or if I'm trying to hit a big banana slice,
10
00:00:35.400 --> 00:00:41.640
you're going to learn what you can do to help create those different impact
11
00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:46.400
conditions that will get the ball flight that you're trying to achieve.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.040
In the shot shaping section you're going to learn how to adjust your
2
00:00:04.040 --> 00:00:08.040
stock full swing to control different trajectories. So whether I want to make
3
00:00:08.040 --> 00:00:12.000
this ball curve way left to right, whether I want to make it curve way right
4
00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:16.180
to left, whether I want it to go super high, super low, anything in between,
5
00:00:16.180 --> 00:00:16.400
the
6
00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:19.560
shot shaping section is where you're going to learn the movements and the
7
00:00:19.560 --> 00:00:24.980
positions that can adjust your stock full swing to create those shots. So if I
8
00:00:24.980 --> 00:00:25.120
'm
9
00:00:25.120 --> 00:00:35.400
trying to hit a big massive draw, or if I'm trying to hit a big banana slice,
10
00:00:35.400 --> 00:00:41.640
you're going to learn what you can do to help create those different impact
11
00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:46.400
conditions that will get the ball flight that you're trying to achieve.
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