Butch Harmon on How To Hit A Power Draw Golf Shot | Golf Lessons | Golf Digest

Want to hit a power draw? Fix your setup.

Transcript
Are you this guy that comes up on the tee
and you really wanna bust this drive out there,
and you get in here, and you think this is
such a powerful position, big old wide stance,
bent over like you're just gonna really
knock the heck outta this?
Well, let me explain something to you.
You got no chance hitting a good shot from this position,
and I'll tell you why.
From this position here, you're too far away from the ball.
As you swing, gravity's gonna wanna pull you to the ground.
You're gonna end up standing up, hitting the ball
off the toe in some kind of weak slice out to the right.
If you wanna hit a good powerful drive,
I want you to get in a nice little bit
of a closed stance position
where you pull your right foot back a little,
your hips and your shoulders are aimed
a little down the right side.
This'll give you the feeling of coming a little more
from the inside, hitting the inside of the ball,
and letting you swing out to the right with a nice release.
So next time you wanna hit a good one,
get this little bit of a closed stance,
get some good rhythm.
Hoo, I like that one.


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Butch Harmon on How To Hit A Power Draw Golf Shot | Golf Lessons | Golf Digest

[mynameismark]

that swing path though. Fantasic! what id give to have 5 minutes with him coaching.

[tbgdanny]

"Wohoo I like that one" Butch Harmon style

[bjdunnell]

This tip was a game changer for me! Ol' Butchy doin wonders

[remmy]

I can get it to draw, but only after I've pushed it 40 yards.

[lawrencemacdonald]

only top teaching coach of many top pros and you say he's old and rich.

[theivory]

I took two screen shots. He was almost the exact same distance from the ball in both the incorrect and correct setup. Only the direction of his feet changed.

[eggsmann]

uh, he just set up the same way to hit a shot as he told you not to.

[yesyes]

What course was that? Appeared to be in Las Vegas....

[marcevans]

Hard to understand he’s in such demand…Always sarcastic remarks and not a lot of “how”…and in this instance he stood the same distance away…describing the bad player and demonstrated the pulling the foot back before making his swing.

My sense of Butch is he’s more of a salesman that does know a lot…I mean, he grew up with his famous father and other legendary players, BUT he never really seems to easily convey “how” principles…AND THAT may be his genius…he has said he doesn’t teach technical but “we” would love to hear more.

[send-golf]

I mean, he is butch harmon. But be warned, if you get too close, you're going to be over the top and across or too inside. Your distance to the ball needs to be precise and consistent. Also, having a nice posture in the spine will help that rotation (if you slouch you sway not turn).

[josephstoll]

There’s literally wayyyy more to this than just closing your stance and bringing your right foot back a little in order to hit a draw.

[gordonduke]

Too bad the viewers could NOT see where the ball went !!

[beentheredonethat]

The video clearly depicts a left foot placement ahead of the right food position ? ..is this the correct stance to attain a DRAW of the golf ball ?

[nldmaster]

No grunt? I guess this video was pre-Butch grunt.

[craigt]

no instruction here. worthless information

[piffpete]

Never trust a golf pro who isn't a player