How To Fix A Golf Hook

Begin by assessing your current golf swing. Take a few balls from your bucket of golf balls and hit several the way you normally would. Observe the ball flight until you consistently witness your hook. Try to have someone observe you, taking special note of the manner in which your club face impacts the golf ball. Most likely, your hook is the result of a 'closed' club face at impact. By having someone observe your swing it should be relatively easy to confirm that this this, indeed, the cause of your golf hook.

Concentrate on setting the club face 'square' to the ball at the very beginning of your swing. It is much easier to return to the same position at impact if your club face is set-up properly from the very beginning of your golf swing.

Loosen your dominant-hand grip. For right-handed golfers, this is typically their right-hand grip and for lefties, it will most likely be their left-hand grip. A dominant hand grip that is too tight may cause the club face to turn over and become closed at impact, resulting in a golf hook.

Fix a golf hook by opening your stance so that your hip rotation is slightly ahead of your shoulder rotation at the moment the club face contacts the golf ball. This will help the club face remain somewhat open at impact and mitigate the effects of a closed face at impact.

By: Bill Gere

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It's always good to have someone else observe your golf swing as they can observe your swing from different angles and provide valuable feedback. Read more articles about the beginner golf swing in order to understand other common swing problems many beginning golfers face, as well as how to correct these.