Just something ive been thinking about that i thought i might get some feedback on. I feel like if i raise an fdraw on the flop, and dont continue with a bet on the turn my hand is a bit face up. Of course, each situation is specific, but i am wondering in theory what people like to do. Free card? Barrel? For example, in order to mix up my fdraw strategies, sometimes i will just call or check a smaller f draw, and raise with nut fdraw, fdraw w overs or backdoor straight equity. Often, i feel like im playing too passive when i play for one raise and then check through to the river and give up when i miss, but feel a little spewy when i raise flop, turn and river and get called down when my opponent puts me on a busted draw which usually is pretty easy to sniff out. Any general thoughts here? Again, i know each situation is specific. Im looking to have a general discussion. If anyone wants to bring up specific examples of hands, board textures, in/out of position, villains, etc, feel free. Im thinking of new table with no reads, no image, and generic board textures like k93ss, both in and out of position.

You have to consider what you think your opponent is floating with.

Also, consider varying your semi-bluffing strategy. If you're out position, consider the delayed semi-bluff or checkraise semi-bluff.

Generally speaking, when I semi-bluff, I think about it that I'm trying to represent a made hand and I'm betting in order to protect it from the possible draw I'm concerned villain has. So unless I get a contrary read from the way villain calls, I'm going to at least double barrel when the turn misses me. And when the turn hits my draw, I always always check.

As stated above, playing the draw at times as if you're attempting to protect a made hand can be effective. Then when the draw hits, slow down. If your line is standard it allows opponent to bluff in a very obvious bluff spot, allowing you to extract more value.

Position makes a huge difference..

For example. If you're in early position and are the pre-flop leader and I call the bet and we see a flop, the flop comes XXX and has 2 clubs, you bet and I call again, the turn brings a X spade and now you check -as decribed by OP, the C-bet didn't really give you much info about my hand, but did give you enough info to know two things 1) you don't have a made hand and have maybe 10 or so outs and you're not crazy about putting more money in the pot because you have nothing, 2) you got a good idea I must have *something*, maybe just middle pair, because I called the first bet.
Anyway, you checked the flop to me, I might check back w/ middle pair, however if you bet into me again -remember I have position on you, 95% of the time I'm going to make a stiff raise that you probably can't call.
Back to a different senario, assuming you checked the turn and I checked the turn and the river brings a medium size offsuite card, not a club, and you check then obviously you're going to be facing a big bet from me, however if you make the big bet then I'm faced w/ having to call a large bet w/ only one pair, a small pair -second or third pair...many times a weaker or Nit type of player will fold, a thinking player who puts you on a [busted] flush draw might make the call, but certainly can't raise.
Bet sizing and reads/tells on your villain really make a difference.

I hope some of this makes sence to you and helps. I like to read about different hands but don't spend much time posting about them -keep that info to myself. ....so I'm not the best at explaining different situations when trying to type them out. Although I know what I mean, LOL, and have lots of expercine in live play under these exact circumstances.

I have thought about this before as well, my thoughts were to use check raise more on turn. Made or not if im oop ill check it sometimes to induce a raise by opponent. Of course you have to consider the pot odds if you are checking the draw, but you will love this move if you hit the turn.