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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn  Won't that just start it right as opposed to turning right? |
This is where science and 'but this is what I always do' meet.
Science says that when face angle to path is zero, we get a straight ball flight. When face angle to path is open, we get a shot that starts to the fade side of the path, and fades some more. When face angle to path is closed, we get a shot that starts to the draw side of path, and draws some more. The greater the deviant angle, the greater the starting angle deviates from the path, and the greater sidespin is put on the ball.
To borrow a style from cmays:
Grab your putter. Keeping the face square to your target, swing as inside out as you possibly can, and as fast as you want. Watch where the ball goes.
Now, close the face, and swing as down-the-target-line as you can. Watch where the ball goes.
Some argue that the putter is 'too slow' for the 'path dictates starting flight' theory (in which case, there's a caveat that there has to be a certain ball speed before path dictates flight, but that's another ball of wax).
So then. Grab your SW. Hit some pitch shots, ensuring that the face is square to target. But swing as outside in as you can. Watch where the ball goes. Swing as inside out as you can - have that face square at impact! Watch where the ball goes. Repeat the same as the putter (closed face, path down the line; open face, path down the line).