Fix a Hook Once and for All
Not Again Shouldn't this golf ball go straight and not crooked? When I hit it, it either goes to the right or the left.
If you are hitting your ball to the left then you have a hook as known in golf terms.
The opposite problem to a hook is a slice where you are hitting it to the right.
How the ball travels depends on the position of the face of your club upon impact.
When you are hitting a hook your club face is closed instead of open or squared.
Here are some methods to fix a hook.
The Club and Your Grip One problem causing you to hook the ball could be your grip on the club.
So first take the club and put your normal golf grip on it.
Next, you should look at the position of your hands on the club.
If you are right-handed check to see if you have more than two of your knuckles showing on your left hand.
For left-handed golfers the opposite would be the case.
If you are seeing more than 2 knuckles, than you are probably asking for a hook shot.
It is easy enough to correct, you simply rotate your grip on the club until you see 2 knuckles on your left hand.
Check to make sure that the face of the club is square to the golf ball.
Hold the golf club firmly but not too tight or too weak.
Grabbing the club too tight will cause your hands to turn over at impact and the shot will hook.
watch How You Stand Let's determine out how you are addressing the ball.
When driving the golf ball, you should be slightly forward of center or lined up with your left heel if you golf right or your right heel if you golf left.
You should make sure the fronts of your shoes are lined up across from each other so that you could draw a straight line.
Do not stand on top of the ball so much that you have to pull in your arms to swing and hit the golf ball.
This likely would result in a hook across your body.
Shifting Your Body Weight If after examining your grip and your stance and everything is okay then you have one more thing to check.
You could be keeping too much weight on the wrong foot.
If you are right-handed, you should be keeping more of your weight on the left foot when you swing through the ball.
When you have too much weight on the right foot you will probably end up hooking the ball.
One last thing, have your weight up on the balls of your feet and not back on your heels.
So Where Are We? So now you have several suggestions for how to fix a hook.
Apply them one at a time and eliminate each one until you find your problem.
Then of course practice your new method over and over in order to keep yourself from hooking the ball.
Then you won't have to ask yourself why you keep purchasing crooked golf balls.
If you are hitting your ball to the left then you have a hook as known in golf terms.
The opposite problem to a hook is a slice where you are hitting it to the right.
How the ball travels depends on the position of the face of your club upon impact.
When you are hitting a hook your club face is closed instead of open or squared.
Here are some methods to fix a hook.
The Club and Your Grip One problem causing you to hook the ball could be your grip on the club.
So first take the club and put your normal golf grip on it.
Next, you should look at the position of your hands on the club.
If you are right-handed check to see if you have more than two of your knuckles showing on your left hand.
For left-handed golfers the opposite would be the case.
If you are seeing more than 2 knuckles, than you are probably asking for a hook shot.
It is easy enough to correct, you simply rotate your grip on the club until you see 2 knuckles on your left hand.
Check to make sure that the face of the club is square to the golf ball.
Hold the golf club firmly but not too tight or too weak.
Grabbing the club too tight will cause your hands to turn over at impact and the shot will hook.
watch How You Stand Let's determine out how you are addressing the ball.
When driving the golf ball, you should be slightly forward of center or lined up with your left heel if you golf right or your right heel if you golf left.
You should make sure the fronts of your shoes are lined up across from each other so that you could draw a straight line.
Do not stand on top of the ball so much that you have to pull in your arms to swing and hit the golf ball.
This likely would result in a hook across your body.
Shifting Your Body Weight If after examining your grip and your stance and everything is okay then you have one more thing to check.
You could be keeping too much weight on the wrong foot.
If you are right-handed, you should be keeping more of your weight on the left foot when you swing through the ball.
When you have too much weight on the right foot you will probably end up hooking the ball.
One last thing, have your weight up on the balls of your feet and not back on your heels.
So Where Are We? So now you have several suggestions for how to fix a hook.
Apply them one at a time and eliminate each one until you find your problem.
Then of course practice your new method over and over in order to keep yourself from hooking the ball.
Then you won't have to ask yourself why you keep purchasing crooked golf balls.
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