1/2 hr with instuctor- hook corrected

[sdped1]

Hooked up with an instructor today. I really felt kind of foolish as most of the problem was in my grip. For some reason I let it get to far down into my hand and not around the knuckle area or the base of the fingers. This was causing my right hand to take over and the result was a hook. Then I'd hit a slice when I tried to manupulate the club or what ever I tried to do to correct it. I was also lifting up my right elbow to early on the follow through, in other words I wasn't allowing it to fold under naturaly in a relaxed manner. Also my head was lifting up a little to soon, so he got me to keep it down a through the swing a bit more. It took him about 10min and I now I have this effortless relaxed swing that is smoking the ball with a little draw.
Help me understand this, I think I do, but correct me if I'm wrong. He said the reason I have the draw is because my lower body is just a little fast which causes the draw, he told me if I slow it down just a little I can hit a fade. His stance nor his swing path changes when he works the ball, it's all controled with his lower body(hips I assume). I have always shaped my ball by my stance, and my swing path and sometimes with opening or closing my clup when I address the ball. I didn't have a chance to work with this concept today but will give it try in the next few days. -Steve

[RC]

If Yogi played golf (maybe he did) he might have said something like, "Golf is 90 percent in the grip, and the other half is in how the grip works with your swing."