How To Correct Your Slice Or Hook Shots In Golf
What Causes A Slice Shot And How To Improve It.
Four of the main causes of slicing are:
1) hands too tight on the club;
2) reverse weight shift;
3) poor shoulder turn;
4) taking club away outside.
How to correct a slice shot:
If your grip is too tight your hands can’t rotate at impact, causing face to be open. So release the grip. If your shoulders don’t turn and your weight doesn’t shift to the right at top of swing, your body will be ahead of the ball and the club will open at impact. Taking club outside at takeaway will cause outside-in swing plane, causing ball to spin in slicing manner.
Make sure club is moving inside at takeaway to help prevent slice. Aiming left at address will not cure slice – it will only cause more left-to-right spin.
What Causes Hook Shots In Golf And How To Correct It.
The most common causes of hooking (too much right to left curve on the ball) are:
1) a closed club face at the top of the back swing;
2) a bad grip;
3) or a combination of both.
How to correct a hook shot:
Usually a closed face at the top of the swing is when the back of the right hand is facing the ground when you grip the club. You need to cover the thumb of the left hand. That will keep your right hand working with the club face. The left hand turned too far to the right can also close the face. The club can also get closed at the top of the swing by permitting the left wrist to collapse into a reverse cup position.
The good news about people who hook the ball is they have rotation in their swing. This along with a good grip and good center (the upper front of your torso) movement will go a long way toward good shots.
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