Pull Hooking in Golf

Pull Hooking in Golf

Pull hooking, a ball that starts left and curves left, is a devastating ball flight that even plagues the best golfers. There are ways to fix this problem though. After reading this hopefully one may be able to hit a push hook or draw, a ball that starts right and curves back left. One must remain hopeful because it is always easier to bring back a hook rather than a slice or other words as a ball that curves left to right. (Woods)

The pull hook looks ugly off the tee. It jumps out left, has a low ball flight, and tends to keep rolling until it finally dies or hits something. There are a few reasons to why this is happening. One may be that a golfer has his ball to far forward in his stance such has on his front foot or even the ball in front of it. Another reason is having an outside-in swing path. The outside-in swing path is when a player starts his backswing and the club is moving away from his body and then on the downswing coming back in towards his body thus resulting in a pull. The reason the ball starts hooking left after it is pulled is because of a closed clubface. A closed clubface is when the face of the club is angled towards the player’s body at impact. Another major problem is if your upper body is getting ahead of your lower body. (Hook) One other cause is grip. A baseball grip or ten fingered grip is where all the hands are on the club and the Vardon grip is where the bottom four fingers are on the club and the bottom thumb is on it but clockwise and the upper hand’s pinky rests over bottom hands index finger while the other three top fingers rest on the club and the top thumb should be positioned counter clockwise on the grip. These two grips increase the chance that your wrists will turn over. Remember though the grip is important but it is also what is comfortable for the golfer. (Woods)

Let’s take a look at how to fix this problem. Trying to accomplish the push hook ball flight can be frustrating but will be worth it...

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