[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":18},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-fade-shots-the-fundamentals-of-fade-shots":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":15},"the-fundamentals-of-fade-shots","The Fundamentals of Fade Shots","A practical opener that turns fade shots into decisions you can use on the course.","\u002Fimg\u002Ffade-shots\u002Fthe-fundamentals-of-fade-shots_fundamentals-fade-shots.png","The Fundamentals of Fade Shots illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"fade-shots","Fade shots","\u003Ch3>Start with the real shot\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The Fundamentals of Fade Shots should feel useful before a golfer ever reaches for another browser tab. Picture a 6-iron starting left and falling toward the flag; the point is to make that moment clearer, not to bury it under theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>What to notice\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Start by setting the face close to the line where the ball should begin. A playable fade is judged first by start line, then by how gently it falls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>First check:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Set the face near the intended start line.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Second check:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Let the path work slightly left of the face.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Scorecard check:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Did it support building a curve that is playable rather than weak?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Use it today\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>For this article, success is modest: one decision around fade shots should feel easier the next time the situation appears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",137,null,{"slug":16,"title":17},"common-fade-shots-mistakes-and-simple-fixes","Common Fade Shots Mistakes and Simple Fixes",1782812354623]