Turning a slice into a hook....

[Uthinkso]

I was told my a cousin of my yesterday about this technique he used to cure his slice last year. He said he purchased a book by Harvey Penick (sp) called the little red book. In that book he spoke of a technique to turning your slice into a hook on the basis that a hook is much easier to correct.

Has anyone else heard of this advice? My cousin is a 4 hdcp and plays well, so I'm inclined to at least investigate this book. I'd appreciate an insight on the matter or insight into the book.

[Spence17]

I turned my slice into a hook and in my opinion it's much easier to control. It's just a matter of toning down the turning over of the wrists which causes a hook in the first place. With a slice, there's no control, it just happens.

If you do develop a hook, all you need to do is concentrate on a snappy hip rotation which will keep the club face open and when your wrists turn over, that will cause a high draw. If you get wristy however, you'll hook so just be careful of that. If you don't snap your hips around you hook since the clubface will be shut. Good luck, hope I helped.

[TinCupTampa]

I turned my constant slice/fade into a draw in one range session/swing change. I developed a longer back swing and taking it back more with my body. Kept a very slow to moderate swing all the way to the top and started with the downswing with my hips. This kept my swing on the inside and I was amazed at how simple it was once I had the correct backswing.

[nico002]

I find that the only thing that turns my slice into a hook is my grip.

[Uthinkso]

I played with this yesterday. If I took care to keep the club on a outside path on the take away and didn't try to kill it I hit it dead straight or a slight draw. It was probably only 200-220yds, but certainly playable, and better than slicing into the other fairway.

[Spence17]

That's perfect! Don't start tuning up the power yet. If you can do that at the range for an hour straight for a few days and develop some muscle memory then you can start putting some power into your swing and adjusting. I'm glad you figured out and good luck!