Originally Posted by
BC MIST
To hit a PURE DRAW a golfer delays the straightening of the leverage angles until later in the downswing and so the club head speed tends to be a little higher. Because the draw is usually lower than a fade, for the same golfer, the ball will run farther than a fade on landing, if the fairways are firmer. When playing into a wind, the draw flight will bore into it a lot better and the ball will be less affected by a crosswind.
Because the fade's trajectory is higher, the ball will stop faster on landing and this is advantageous when hitting into the greens. The Tour professionals who play fades already hit the ball a long way, so accuracy for them is paramount and the fade will give it to them. However, if the fade or draw is very small, both are very effective. It's the extremes, hooks and slices, that are problematic.
Lee Trevino once said, "You can talk to a fade, but a hook won't listen," and then he changed from a fader to a hooker for awhile, to get more distance.