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North Carolina Golf Blog »   Stop hooking the golf ball off the tee.

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      CommentAuthorAdmin
    • CommentTimeJul 16th 2007 edited
     

    How to stop hooking the Golf Ball

    A hook comes from two main causes.

    1) An inside to out swing path. This imparts a hook spin onto the ball. The ball starts right and hooks (or draws) back to the left. To cure this, make a box out of six tees by making two parallel rows of three tees each. The rows should be about 12 inches long and 6 inches apart.

    Practice swinging with your driver making, the club path go through the box (i.e. through the two parallel rows) without hitting a tee. This exercise will help you see flaws and teach you to swing straight through the ball.

    2) Hitting the ball with a closed club face. This usually makes a snap hook that starts left and keeps going left... (as you yell: "Noooooo!")
    To cure this, adjust your grip. The vee (shape between your thumb and index finger) on your left hand should point toward a spot between your chin and your right shoulder. The vee on your right hand should point toward your right shoulder. You can adjust by turning your right hand to left (counterclockwise) to make a more open face at impact and to the right for a more closed face.

    One of my favorite lines: "The best way to hook the ball is to try to slice it".

    • CommentAuthorThem.o
    • CommentTimeJul 27th 2007
     
    I work on my swing every day i have a 120 mph average swing speed and use a stiff shaft. Could my shaft be why im hooking sometimes?
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      CommentAuthorThe Bloke
    • CommentTimeJul 27th 2007
     
    Well, Having a 120 mph swing speed you're gonna want to use a stiff shaft. It could cause you to hook the ball, but it's more likely that your turning your wrist in a little. Do you go out to Smash the Ball into oblivion? :P Tell us a little more..
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      CommentAuthorgolfgod
    • CommentTimeJul 27th 2007
     
    When the Golfer swings his club, the only dynamic part of his club is the shaft. This is why, the SHAFT is so important. If it isn’t. then there would be only one type of shaft in the market. Except for the Putter, which the golfer would not want to have any flex, all the irons and woods must have flex. The flex transfer the power generated by the golfer to the club head then to the ball.

    During the down swing, the shaft will bend due to the force from the swing towards the ball (target). This bending of the shaft is known as LOADING. Once the shaft is loaded, it will unload bringing the clubface square to the golf ball at impact.

    If the shaft is too stiff, the shaft will not be loaded enough to unload, thus it is unable to square the club head at impact, resulting in a slice or fade.

    If the shaft is too soft, it will load and unload faster, thus causing the clubface to be closed at impact, causing a hook or draw.

    That's a really high swing speed, so having a stiff shaft is a must. It could be you need a stiffer shaft that your using.
    • CommentAuthorThem.o
    • CommentTimeJul 27th 2007
     
    Yeah I do try to crush it sometimes but mostly I just want to hit fairway. If I am in fact rolling my wrists a little much what could a do to prevent that cause ive only been golfing for 2 years and I lack experience in fixing the flaws in my swing and most of the time I will consult a teaching professional or my high school golf coach but neither has helped my too much.
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      CommentAuthorgolfgod
    • CommentTimeJul 27th 2007
     
    A lot of what you need to do depends on your grip. If your grip is strong your hands should be more passive or quiet, if your grip is weak the hands and/or forearms need to be more active. In a perfect world your grip would be neutral and you would not have to promote excessive hand action. So if you find yourself hooking the ball try adjusting your grip.
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    This is really good information to have. I have always wondered what makes a ball hook.
    • CommentAuthorFlubb10
    • CommentTimeAug 5th 2007
     
    Another thing too with hooking the ball is being too wristy in your swing. Lots of schools of thought are about hinging the wrists and using your wrist to give you more power, but in fact your power comes from keeping your left arm straight and your shoulders and hips. A swing with no wrist action is still very powerful.

    So I mean that you can hook the ball by releasing your wrists too early.
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    I tend to slice more than hook. I am a new golfer, so I will take all the help I can get.
    • CommentAuthorwillyable
    • CommentTimeOct 23rd 2007
     
    Thanks for the information and tips. i will try apply them to my next game. I will have to wait till next year to try.
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      CommentAuthorAdmin
    • CommentTimeApr 7th 2008
     

    I've just started hooking the ball, cause i've changed up my swing... maybe I need to try out my own advice here :)

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