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I cant stop hooking the ball. Help!

Pl0we

By Pl0we
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Have you tried shortening up your left thumb?

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Have you tried taking a rediculously outside to in practise swing and making sure that you dont release the club? kind of like miguel angel jimenez (or however you spell it) does.

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If you're sure that both a more open stance or a more neutral grip is not helping, I'd suggest the following ideas:

1) Make sure that your weight is on your front foot at the finish/pose. If you leave some weight on the back foot, you might be coming around the ball with a club face that is closed.

2) Your ball may be too far back in your stance. Move it forward a little at a time to see if it straightens your ball path.

3) Use a slightly tighter grip if yours is too loose. Without a stable grip, the club head will accelerate forward and can close up.

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