For most golfers, knowing how to hit a draw is the promised land. To get there, you have to understand the conditions it takes to get that right-to-left ball flight (for a right-handed player). You need to have a slightly in-to-out path, and you need a slightly closed clubface relative to that path. That’s the basic formula.

Golf Digest Best in State Teacher Joe Plecker has a helpful 4-step recipe to get you hitting baby draws.