How do I cure the hooks in my golf swing?

Question

I shot a good round in my estimation (85 at bellair gc in az). on hole 12, a par 3 170 from the white tees, the pin was on the front of the green. i totally killed my 6 iron, but it hooked left on me, and into the bunker. i believe my hands flipped a little on the downswing... any tips?

Answer 1

First things first, be very thankful that you have a hook, because it is much closer to a correct swing than those that yield slices.  The first thing I could tell you is to look at your hand position on the club.  You might be holding it too strongly, meaning that your hands are more behind the club than on top of it.  What you want to do is to move your hands so that the "v" made by thumb and index finger of your left hand points to your right shoulder, and the "v" on your right hand points to your left shoulder.  Another common fault is in your swing plane.  You're probably taking it too far inside, giving you an inside-out swing.  Try taking the club straight back behind that ball, and don't bring the club inside at all until it's at waist height.  This will help make the path of your club straighter.  The last thing should stop the flipping in your hands.  Visualize that you're hitting the ball with the back of your left hand, and that it's sweeping down and through the ball.  This will help you to deliver the clubhead square to the ball.  Best of luck!!

Answer 2

sry I'd have to watch your swing to give u useful advice

Answer 3

Make sure the when you are swinging the club your hands arnt infront of the club head, and finish your swings straight and do not try to hit the ball as hard as possible because that will make it hoock for sure, just take nice and easy swings, yesterday i bought a new Cobra 5 hybrid and on my first swing it went 230 yards, and i hardly swung, let the club do the work.

Answer 4

There's a good online video that should help with your problem here: http://moenormangolfacademy.org/free/gol...

Answer 5

A hook is caused by a severe inside-out swing plane and too much hand release through the impact area. If you consistently hook, (assuming this one was not a fluke) try holding your hands through impact, and not releasing them or releasing less.

Answer 6

If your hands flipped, that might have changed the angle you were hitting the ball it which resulted in you hooking the ball.

Answer 7

I found some really helpful tips on your golf swing at, http://www.sdga.edu/golf_tips.php.  I have just recently started getting into golf and I found this tips helpful and interesting.  Hope they help you out too!

Answer 8

Keep your left arm straight as long as you can in your backswing. Also keep your wrist aligned with the driver head, this will create head speed. To practice stick a credit card under wrist watch.

Answer 9

The other answer is correct: a hook is caused by a swing path that comes from the inside.  In my experience, it is ***impossible*** to swing from the inside unless your hips rotate away from the target during the backswing.  Many times if you have a severe hook, it is because your hips rotate too far on your backswing which causes the downswing to travel on a path that is too far inside.  This can produce a severe slice.  

The same thing can also happen if your timing is off and you do not start your downswing with the hips rotating back toward the target.  If your hips lag behind where they need to be, this will also cause an exxagerated inside swingpath.

Lastly, you mentioned "flipping" your hands.  This *may* cause a hook, but typically "flipping" means that you flip the clubhead toward the target in an effort to provide extra lift.  This will not cause a hook.  However, if you mean that you are "releasing" your wrists (or rotating them toward the target) so that your right hand is on top of your left in the follow-though, this can cause a hook also if your timing is off or your release is too pronounced.

Good luck!