Why Not Just Hit It Straight?
Hack It Out Golf
Golf Swing Productions by Mark Crossfield Greg Chalmers and Lou Stagner
4.6 • 488 Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Do you need to have a preferred shape on the course? Why can't straight be a shape? In this episode, Mark, Lou, and Greg take on a listener question about that affects swing and course strategy. With so many talking about "taking one side of the course out of play," is an intentional straight ball really a bad idea? Mark weighs in from a coaching perspective, Greg as a pro, and Lou as someone who, like many of us, isn't always sure what shape shot is coming next.
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| 0:00.0 | We have another great question from James on where they ask their questions via the link. |
| 0:09.2 | James is asking. |
| 0:10.3 | He says, hi, guys, absolutely love the podcast. |
| 0:14.1 | James doesn't Hamilloo in his intro. |
| 0:16.6 | So just an FYI, James, you're lucky the question is good, otherwise you would never have got |
| 0:21.7 | selected. |
| 0:23.7 | What? |
| 0:25.0 | I feel like it should be the opposite. |
| 0:27.4 | You could ask the worst question in the world, but if it hammers, Lou, marks all over it. |
| 0:31.8 | Let's do this one, guys. |
| 0:33.9 | Fantastic. |
| 0:34.6 | Let me read this one out. |
| 0:36.7 | So absolutely love the podcast. |
| 0:38.3 | One question I have that may be stupid, but here we go. |
| 0:42.3 | What is the reason that elite players don't aim to hit the ball straight so opposed to draw or fade shots? |
| 0:49.3 | I understand shaping the ball when needed. |
| 0:52.3 | But if the dispersion was good, why wouldn't a top player just pick a target and hit the |
| 0:58.1 | ball straight? |
| 1:00.1 | There obviously is a reason, but to my amateur brain, it seems like it would reduce one |
| 1:06.1 | more variable. |
| 1:07.6 | Thank you, James. |
| 1:09.3 | It's a really good question. |
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