Shallow Early, Steep Late: The Fade vs. Draw Debate

Baden and Clappy are back after a flat-out couple of weeks. Baden unboxes his first new set of irons in six years (thanks to Tommy Bailey at Avoda) and gets real about lie angle, and finally ditching his "Ben Hogan delusion." Clappy previews his upcoming Titleist shoe fitting and force-plate session in search of extra ground-reaction speed.

Then the pair dig into the US Open: the Wyndham Clark heckling controversy, a shoutout to coach Pat Coyner, and Sean Foley's quiet wizardry with Tom Kim. That leads into the meat of the episode — a deep dive on why so many modern tour pros are choosing power fades over draws, the real biomechanics of "shallow early, steep late," and why amateurs trying to shallow the club almost always end up stuck, early-extending, or blocking it right. Tiger's fade-dominant prime gets the credit it deserves.

Plus: a Neil Robertson snooker swing breakdown, and a big tease for Monday's guest — short-game great Brett Rumford.

Topics covered: new equipment & lie angles, force-plate shoe fitting, US Open reaction, fade vs. draw mechanics, shallowing the club, Tiger Woods' swing evolution, and a preview of Brett Rumford's short-game episode.