HEEEELLLLLP!!!!!!!!!!!SUDDENLY HOOKING!!!

[delbertfarbe]

I naturally draw the ball but had a problem with pull-draws/pull hooks that turned out to be caused by having the face shut (club face pointed at the ball) on my back swing.  I have started to let the club face open naturally on the way back and I have gotten rid of the pull-draws & -hooks.  All I have been getting lately is the 2 to 4 yard draws that I like.

[Bazooka12]

Very interesting....I guess this is the normal progression...

common thing

my progression as an ameteur was a slicer, (36 handicap)

then i learned to draw it, (20 handicap)

thought more was better and it turned into a hook. (12 handicap)

started to minimise it (4 handicap)

went to a fade again (scratch)

now play all shapes (pro)

I learned the draw last year and it put me in the low 80s...this year I get the hooks....the only problem with that is my handicap went up to 20. Im trying to get back to more of a straight shot by opening my hips as early as I can which has killed my consistency. How did you go from 20 to 12 with more right to left?

[saevel25]

Draw versus Fade has nothing to do with handicap. Though most high handicap players slice the ball. A slicer can calm down his slice, make the over the top move a slight one, and hit a nice pull fade, just as well as someone hitting a push draw, and play very good golf. A lot of pro's hit one type of shot all the time as well.

[Mr Smell Good]

Originally Posted by Bazooka12

Very interesting....I guess this is the normal progression...

common thing

my progression as an ameteur was a slicer, (36 handicap)

then i learned to draw it, (20 handicap)

thought more was better and it turned into a hook. (12 handicap)

started to minimise it (4 handicap)

went to a fade again (scratch)

now play all shapes (pro)

I learned the draw last year and it put me in the low 80s...this year I get the hooks....the only problem with that is my handicap went up to 20. Im trying to get back to more of a straight shot by opening my hips as early as I can which has killed my consistency. How did you go from 20 to 12 with more right to left?

I can relate to this except i'm much less far along in my journey

Slicer (30 handicap)

learned to draw but sometimes hook (18 handicap)

That is where I am now.  Once you learn how to hit that draw and it feels so good to square your club face and not slice it I think sometimes we tend to over exaggerate it to make sure we hit a draw instead of a slice and it turns into a hook.  Also, a stiff flex driver might not promote more of a slice like you said.  With the regular flex shaft the club face might be harder to square because it's still lagging behind a little bit at impact (if you have a fast swing).  You probably just need to take your driver to the range once in a while and hit a bucket and keep working it out