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hey guys, im about a 9 handicap, which i think is good for my age (15) but i have been encountering problems in recent weeks with my swing. i am using a neutral grip, and my swing plane can turn flat at times, but i will hook one really bad once in a while, its annoying because my irons used to be consistant and my strength. I am using regular flex 90g t-step iron shafts, on my taylormade r7's. I hit my 6 iron about 165-170 usually and i have a regular grip size, my hands arn't huge, ANY THOUGHTS? could it be time for me to switch to stiff flex? or is their a tip that would help me?

Thanks alot!

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We all know a hook is caused by having the club face closed too much. Since you said it's once in a while, I'm gonna take a guess and say its that you're turning over your hands half a second too quick. I had the same problem and focused on that part of my swing and it eventually went away.

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i'd say it's definately a swing issue and not equipment because your said it only only happens once in a while and not all the time. without video it will be hard to accurately diagnose.

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We all know a hook is caused by having the club face closed too much. Since you said it's once in a while, I'm gonna take a guess and say its that you're turning over your hands half a second too quick. I had the same problem and focused on that part of my swing and it eventually went away.

is their any specific tip or drill that you used?

Could this be caused by starting the downswing with the wrists, and not the torso?
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It's hard to give an exact answer because I don't know what your swing looks like. It could be a million different things that's causing this dreadful hook.

What I did was do the handshake drill. Grip the club like you normally would and separate them, like you're holding a hockey stick. Practice swinging like that and get the feeling of turning your right hand over your left (if you're a righty). By the end of the swing, it should be like you're about to shake hands with your target.

I believe this aspect of the swing is timing. So it's more about feel/timing and how fast your downswing is to perfect this. Everyone is going to have a hook once in awhile. It just happens.

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- Nike Dymo 3 Wood UST Axivcore Stiff
- Nike Dymo 5 Wood UST Axivcore Stiff- Nike Blades 3-PW S300- Nike SV Tour 50* 54* 58* S400- Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport Beach- Nike Tour D

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I am always playing a anti-hook shot in all my clubs from driver to wedges and this is what I do to prevent the hooks.

Driver, I slightly open the club face at address and take the club slightly outside the line and vary this outside the line depending on what kind of shot I need to play. When I played today I hit 13 of 14 fairways.

Irons, I take the club outside the line with every shot.

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A hook is generally a better player's mistake. I find that bad hooks are when the player's hands slow down through the impact area (usually a confidence issue) and the club face closes very quickly as you make contact creating a left to left flight.

Definitely not an equipment issue.
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