My Golfing Life As A Hooker!
Article by David Lee
This is a warning to all wannabe golfer’s,go down this path with your golf game i can guarantee you will live a life of pain and anguish,sorry i don’t mean to start on a negative note but the fact is it’s true.
Basically throughout my golfing career i have been a hooker,how or more importantly why it started i can’t explain.It certainly wasn’t intentional.When i first started hooking it was by no means every shot,the honest truth was that it just crept up on me,over days, weeks, and even months,the problem being it just gets worse to the point that almost every shot hangs towards the left,and not just a tiny bit either,oh no we are talking 90 degrees to the left my golf shots were making a circle look tame.
I spent a majority of my days in trees searching for lost balls,my friends didn’t want to play golf with me(i didn’t blame them to be honest)I can remember this day so clearly,the dreaded day i discovered i ran out of golf balls only during a round i hasten to add!.Talk about embarrassing.
I decided that i was long overdue in receiving professional help,i walked off the course that afternoon,and spoke to the pro in the clubhouse.He advised me that he had already heard about my problem,mmnn my so called friends had talked to him the previous day to find out if it was infectious of all things!.
However i began to cheer up after talking to the pro because there is a cure.Keap reading and i will elaborate
THE PROBLEM:
Hitting the ball with a closed clubface, causing shots to curve (sometimes dramatically) to the left.
THE CURE:
Ascertain your own grip,when gripping the club the Vs in each hand need to point over your right shoulder,if they are pointing further to the right your grip is way too strong,this will cause a closed face which will cause a ‘hook’ at impact-when your hands come back to their normal position.
You may find that your grip is good but you are still hooking,if this is you then weaken your grip by gradually moving both hands to the left.Your stance is very important so make certain your feet,knees,hips and shoulders are all parallel to your target line.
Another major cause of ‘hooking’ is the position of the ball itself having it too far back can produce an excessive in-to-out swingpath,to rectify this grip the club more in the palm of your hand,rather than your fingers,this will reduce the action in your wrists and premature closing of the clubface.
Always make sure that your left wrist joint isn’t to loosened up at the moment of impact,if this is the case your right wrist will take charge and consequently the clubface will close too early.Onto your downswing now,the action should always begin with your legs and body.This stops your wrists unhinging and closing the clubface too soon.
Can you see that this problem is curable folks?Well ok maybe not TOTALLY curable,after many years it still happens to me on occasions.But at least i don’t have to spend my golfing days stuck up a tree looking for lost balls,i am quite happy with my new title-The Happy Occasional Hooker!.
About the Author
Thank you for reading this article i appreciate your valuable time.my name is David Lee,and i write articles on golf and how to improve your skill and confidence.To learn more about improving your golf game through the use of online tutorials and dvd lessons please visit-www.LearnThePerfectGolfSwing.com