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C-Rope1

By C-Rope1
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C-Rope1 Established Member

C-Rope1

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Everyone, please let me know what I need to look for. I went to the range this afternoon and started hitting a sand wedge and had the normal straight ball flight. I went to PW and the ball started to draw some, which is very odd for me. We as I proceeded to the longer clubs, the draw started getting worse. When I hit Driver, I was hitting snap hooks with a lower trajectory then usual. What do I need to look for in my swing to know how to correct this? Most of my clubs are regular flex clubs, if that matters. Thanks!

In my Clemson Sun Mountain Superlight 3.5 bag
Driver - Cleveland Launcher 9 deg., stiff gold shaft
3 wood - Cleveland launcher 15 deg stiff gold shaft
3 Hybrid - Adams Boxer 19 deg
4 Hybrid - Nike Sumo2 hybrid 23 deg.Irons - Callaway X-18 Wedges - Cleveland CG 14 (50, 54, 58 degree)Putter -...


lugonza_2001 Well Established Member

lugonza_2001

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It could be a grip problem. If i hook the ball i am pretty sure my left hand is positioned too much to the right on the club, i mean, i am using a strong grip that will make the club face to close at impact.
With short irons is more difficult to make turn the ball either way, but as the club is longer, hooks, slices, fades,... are more likely to appear.

I would suggest you to check your grip, make sure is balanced and neither of your hands has a dominant position over the other one.
Also, check your downswing club path.

Hope this helps.

In my bag:
Cleveland DST Tour 9.5 Diamana
Callaway Diablo Tour 15º

Callaway Razr 5 wood
TaylorMade Tour Preferred 3-PW
Callaway Forged 56º, Titleist Vokey 58º

Odyssey White Hot 1

Srixon Z-Star


BlueHawkGolf Newbie

BlueHawkGolf

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More than likely your swing plane is flat and you are flipping, (rolling, turning your right hand over your left prematurely) and shutting the club face at impact which points your shots left, and if you are coming hard on an inside out swing plane the hooks will be drastic. Make sure you see no more than 2 knuckles of your left hand looking down. You may want a more neutral grip where you only see one knuckle. Also, Check your ball position, it may be a little forward.

To Long Straight Drives
Rick Pogany

In the Bag
Blue Hawk XT30 8.5 Firm 47"Proto-type 5 wood Blue Hawk ShaftProto-type 7 wood Blue Hawk ShaftPing I3 Blades 4-LWRife Hybrid Mallet 34"ProV1


schapman Well Established Member

schapman

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I tend to get a hook if my lower hand index finger and thumb get over active on the downswing. If i squeeze with them it pulls the clubface closed on me. I also used to get it from having the ball too far forward in my stance from when I was just starting out and trying to fix a slice through ball placement instead of proper rotation.

In my bag:
Driver: HiBore XLS (9.5*, stiff, gold shaft)
Irons: FP II 4-GW
Wedges: mp R series 56/13 588DSG 60*
Putter: Unitized TiempoBag: ADIDAS Velocity


TheNatural Dedicated Member

TheNatural

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You may be too close to the ball . take it back 1,2 or 3 inches and see. the lower clubs with longer shaft may be doing it. worst case you'll push a few instead.

C-Rope1 Established Member

C-Rope1

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Thanks for the tips guys!

In my Clemson Sun Mountain Superlight 3.5 bag
Driver - Cleveland Launcher 9 deg., stiff gold shaft
3 wood - Cleveland launcher 15 deg stiff gold shaft
3 Hybrid - Adams Boxer 19 deg
4 Hybrid - Nike Sumo2 hybrid 23 deg.Irons - Callaway X-18 Wedges - Cleveland CG 14 (50, 54, 58 degree)Putter -...


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