Reduce And Eliminate A Golf Swing Hook

Tips To Correct A Golf Swing Hook

The golf swing hook is a problem which means your golf ball is traveling from right to left for the right-handed golfer. More golfers will suffer from a slice than from a hook, however the dreaded hook can be almost as equally painful if left unfixed.

There is always a cause for having a certain golf shot pattern. If you are having issues hooking the golf ball, there are a few reasons why this may be occuring.

Reasons You May Be Hitting A Golf Hook Shot

The first thing that can lead to a hook if having too strong of a grip. If you are having hooking issues, try and have a more neutral grip when you are holding the club.

Flipping your hands too much near impact and releasing the club head too soon can cause you to hook the golf ball. In order to create the opposite effect, try to feel your hands come down slightly sooner. Have your hands get to the ball before you hit it instead of having the club coming to the ball before your hands. This will prevent your from flipping your hands and turning the club face over.

Another reason a hook may be plauguing you is if your golf swing is too flat. Swinging the club too much around your body will cause the clubface to be pulled left too quickly at impact, thus the ball will be hit with a right to left sidespin and cause a hook.

An Early Golf Swing Release Can Cause A Hook

In the golf downswing, Releasing The Golf Club too early will also often lead to a golf hook. This basically means your club head gets to the ball before your hands get in line with it. An early release comes from your wrists being over active in the downswing. You want to swing the golf club down with your arms in the downswing, but still maintain a good wrist angle as you are coming into hit the golf ball. You'll simply swing and turn through the ball without without trying to control of lift the ball as all with the wrists.

Another golf swing tip which can be helpful is to feel that you swing your golf club more towards your target after you've hit the ball. If you are hooking the ball, your club is moving too much to the left just after impact. Feel your golf club and arms stay extended after the hit and try to more conciously swing the club in the direction of your target. This can help fix your overall golf swing path.

There are always different degrees of how far you may be hooking or hitting your golf ball offline. If you are really suffering from a big hook or even a duck hook (the most dramatic and damaging type of hook), you'll probably need to spend more time working on drills and correcting your swing path. Having a good Golf Swing Plane will allow you to minimize and get rid of you hook or errant golf shots.