I have a chronic problem with a hook with my driver please help me?
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December 26th, 2009
by gcw
MABISKING asked:
Im not sure if its a hook or a pull hook it goes of the toe and goes 240 yards weak. I feel as if im not using my right hand enough and my left collapses causing the face to close bad. I tend to aim to far right and struggle to finish in full balance. I also tend to make a bad turn a times i feel it may be a culprit i have tried slowing it down and speeding it up to match my arm swing with my body. I will note the i know a ton about golf but still struggle with this i wanna bomb it like i used to.
Any good drill tips or subtle things that may be the magic cure im looking for?
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Im not sure if its a hook or a pull hook it goes of the toe and goes 240 yards weak. I feel as if im not using my right hand enough and my left collapses causing the face to close bad. I tend to aim to far right and struggle to finish in full balance. I also tend to make a bad turn a times i feel it may be a culprit i have tried slowing it down and speeding it up to match my arm swing with my body. I will note the i know a ton about golf but still struggle with this i wanna bomb it like i used to.
Any good drill tips or subtle things that may be the magic cure im looking for?
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to cure a hook:
in order of things you should do first
grip it lighter
aim straight
try and hit a fade.
good luck and good golfing mate.
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Cool question!
Firstly…stop trying so hard! sounds vacuous I know, but really – just relax.
Best way of relaxing with your swing, is firstly to practice only with an 8 or a 9 iron. Check your feet are pointing where you want the ball to go,
Tee the ball up, address it, then take your right hand off the club and practice the next 20 shots with only a half swing with your left hand, counting to 3 on the back swing, holding for a second, then keep you eye on the ball so much so that you are inspecting the turf it was sitting on long after it has flown away….
give it a go!
Gabi – a long time golfer!
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check your feet. line up straight to target. relax. keep eyes on ball. try turning your hand over in grip alil to keep it from collapsing. nobody can really help! you have to practise to find what works for you. good luck.
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I have found that in most cases a hook or pull hook comes from trying to swing too hard. You may in fact be trying to slow down….but your body may be doing something entirely different…..When golfers usually try to slow down they mean they are slowing their arms down. To get a bit philosophical here….The swing must flow like water…every thing moving in synchronicity. You asked for a drill……..The one I use most is to take a 5 Iron….Stand with your feet together….Take 1/2 swings and hit balls……Watch your ball flight. Don’t overswing….Stay in balance. Gradually work out to a full stance and full swing……It works for me….maybe it will work for you……..It just seems to get me back in sync. The only other thing I would offer if this does not cure your problem is a visit to a teaching pro….He may see something entirely different that will fix you right and proper
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As dumb as this may sound GC has come up with a gem of an answer for you. If you have just started this hooking problem and used to bomb it the sure fire cure is to simply try to fade it..end of problem.
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did your grip change? it could be possible that your grip is too strong. the V’s that your thumbs and hands make are supposed to point at your right shoulder (for a righty). It’s possible that they’re pointing past your shoulder, without you knowing it, and that led to more compensations.
the finishing out of balance is from trying to kill the ball, because you’re looking for lost distance.
weaken your grip and swing under control. try swinging at 50-60% at first, so you can get some feel (and your finish) back in your senses. after you get comfortable, work up to 70%, then 80%.
if it WAS the grip and you get it back to where you had it, everything else should fall back into place- even the distance.
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Try this:
Grip the driver with a little bit more pressure with your last three fingers on your left hand.
Your middle, ring and pinky.
Hope this works, sometimes the easiest answers are the best- don’t over think it- it is only a game.
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As a better player, you are more likely to have the opposite swing flaws from the over the top high handicappers. The hook, particularly toe hook, usually comes because the hands and arms lift the club up and away from the body in the takeaway and then the legs drive/slide too much through the ball. When the legs go too hard and slide too far forward, the upper body hangs back and stops rotating, the club gets extremely inside/out and the hands flip the club over at impact. You probably feel weight still on your back foot through the ball and may feel some tension in your right lower back as your upper body leans backward through impact. You may have trouble staying in balance because your torso has not rotated fully to the target. The cure is to quiet your leg action and try to stay in your spine angle through the ball. When I get hooking it a little, I always go back to feeling like my hands and arms do absolutely nothing but hold on to the club. That way I can turn away from the ball on plane and really turn back aggressively though the ball. Hands and arms just go along for the ride. When I want to hit it further I simply make a little fuller turn and then rotate faster through.
Very common problem for better players, hope this helps.
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Sounds like your hands/wrists are to involved. I used to have this problem all the time.
The best way I can fix it on the course is to grip the shaft way down on the club, like maybe 10 inches from the driver head. Then take practice swings and make sure the head stays square with your hands. It works because you dont hook your wedges and they are shorter, so if you just take a few swings with your hands almost at the club head, and then move gradually back up on the practice swings, it will usually give you a feel for your hands. This has saved my so many times during tournaments when i know i cant hit it left.
Seriously, Try it.
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Wow, you really hit the jackpot here. A lot of solid info. Here’s one more thing to mull over, when I feel like I am out of sync I will make practice swings with just my left hand on the club. I could go on about the benefits, but anyone who has used this tip knows full well. It has been an absolute cure-all for me to this point. Good luck.
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in your grip turn your left hand to the left around the shaft(assuming your right handed), and also open your stance like stand normal and move your front foot back like your moving it behind you