Thread: Fighting the dreaded hook

Jeff. Take a look about midway through the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzNXplA6V8I __________________ Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results

My problem was the same as Hoolios but since there can be more than one reason for hooks it is tough to say. I ended up going to see Marc Levac and oddly enough the problem was not what I thought it was. Not much help there Jeff but maybe try being a little more upright in the swing and see if that corrects it seeing your coming in square. A quick fix is to hold on to the club with your upper hand twice as firm as the lower hand.

I get them when I start the swing with my arms instead of turning my shoulders over to the right side. Once I fire the hips the club seems to come in really closed and off to the left she goes. The drill that I have been using all winter and this season is to take a mirror, place a piece of tape down the middle and try to get my left shoulder onto the right side of the mirror. This helps get that feeling of turning the shoulders and stops the...

i couldn't hook the ball if i tried. i dont know how you guys do it.

Quote: Originally Posted by jeffc Lately I have been fighting the hooks, mostly with my driver, 3 wood and rescue. Any tips out there? I know its tough but I have checked my grip, stance, alignment (all seem good) and there is something else going on. With the weight set up on the TM 2-wood you sold me you must have been fighting this for a while. The first few shots I took really sliced on me and then I saw it was set up for a fade - which...

I started hooking for the first time in years during my round at Les Vieux Moulins. I ended up fixing the problem by narrowing my stance a little, forcing me to swing a little more upright. I also moved the ball a little closer to the middle of my stance (I usually play it about 2" on the inside of my front heel) and raised my tee at bit.

Quote: Originally Posted by John I find I hit big hooks if i start with my back swing with any kind of "sway" backwards if you know what i mean, you also may just be bringing the club back more on the inside. I was fighting the hooks for a while w/ my long driver 3w, and 3-4I. I got it pretty much fixed and it was because I was 'hanging back' on my swing towards the ball, I would keep my weight on my back foot too much....

Lately I have been fighting the hooks, mostly with my driver, 3 wood and rescue. Any tips out there? I know its tough but I have checked my grip, stance, alignment (all seem good) and there is something else going on.

Jeff, you have played with me enough to know you should ignore this post altogether but I tend to have hook problems. And for me, providing my fundamentals such as grip, alignment and etc. are correct, these are the three major causes for MY hooks: 1) This one has been happening a lot lately, and the longer the club, the worse it is. I tend to take the club in too far. This seems to trap the club behind me and the the result is a really nasty...

I find I hit big hooks if i start with my back swing with any kind of "sway" backwards if you know what i mean, you also may just be bringing the club back more on the inside.