| Improving anyone's golf game starts with the swing | | | | counter-clockwise (or right-to-left) spin is imparted on |
| since many of the common problems golfers face | | | | the ball and the result is a flight path that has the ball |
| are a direct result of an imperfect swing. The two | | | | move from right-to-left. The result is the golf hook. |
| most common problems that most beginning golfers | | | | So, one of the first things to do in order to correct |
| face are the hook and the slice and while the slice | | | | your hook is to make sure that the clubface is |
| may be the most common result of a golfer's | | | | square to the ball at contact. What this means is that |
| imperfect swing, many amateur golfers have just as | | | | the club should not be angled towards or away from |
| much trouble with the hook. Learning how to swing | | | | your body at impact, but rather pointing straight in |
| better can help eliminate both of these problems that | | | | the direction of the target line. |
| beginning golfers face. | | | | Also, be sure to finish the swing with your weight on |
| Much has been written about fixing the golf slice, but | | | | your front foot - This is by far the best solution to |
| there is not a lot of solid information online about | | | | cure the golf hook. Most golfers who hook the ball |
| correcting the golf hook. What's more is that | | | | finish with some of their weight on their back foot. |
| sometimes a golfer may want to hit a slight hook - | | | | Correcting a golf hook is something that many |
| called a draw - intentionally as this shot can help get | | | | golfers want to do, because for those of us that do |
| the ball onto the green in some tricky situations. The | | | | not slice consistently, we usually hit an occasional |
| rest of this article will focus on some golf swing tips | | | | hook. The hook is actually a sign of a pretty good |
| to correct your hook. | | | | golf swing in many cases, so it is not that hard to |
| A golf hook is the direct result of having a clubface | | | | correct. It is by doing a lot of practice that beginning |
| that is 'closed' at impact. What this means is that | | | | golfers lose the golf hook. It is important to hold the |
| when the club contacts the ball, it is not square, but | | | | club in a firm grip, and make sure the surface of the |
| rather angled in the direction of the golfers left foot | | | | club does not end up pointing in the wrong direction |
| (for right-handed golfers). The result is that when the | | | | as it strikes the ball. |
| clubface comes through the golf ball, | | | | |