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HOW TO STOP HOOKING THE GOLF BALL | Legend Tom Watson How do you stop hooking the ball? remember what trevino said he said you can talk to a slice but you can't talk to a hook. well a hook can really get away from you and this is what you do. Make sure that the left hand is not in too strong of a position. move the left hand over make sure that you see the two Knuckles there or even maybe just one knuckle if you're really a bad hooker of the ball. make sure that the right hand gets up on top like this. that prevents the club head from turning over really quick through the impact area. the other thing that you do is at the top of the Swing the transition you make a quicker transition with your left hip. this left hip moves quicker this way that keeps the club head delayed and not turning over. what commonly happens for a hook is that the legs stay too still on the downswing. the right shoulder comes around and the hands speed up too quickly. so this is how you do it. that's how you stop a hook. make sure that the left hand is not in too strong a position, make sure that the right hand gets up on top at the top of the Swing, you make a quicker transition with your left hip that keeps the club head delayed and not turning.
HOW TO STOP HOOKING THE GOLF BALL | Legend Tom Watson How do you stop hooking the ball? remember what trevino said he said you can talk to a slice but you can't talk to a hook. well a hook can really get away from you and this is what you do. Make sure that the left hand is not in too strong of a position. move the left hand over make sure that you see the two Knuckles there or even maybe just one knuckle if you're really a bad hooker of the ball. make sure that the right hand gets up on top like this. that prevents the club head from turning over really quick through the impact area. the other thing that you do is at the top of the Swing the transition you make a quicker transition with your left hip. this left hip moves quicker this way that keeps the club head delayed and not turning over. what commonly happens for a hook is that the legs stay too still on the downswing. the right shoulder comes around and the hands speed up too quickly. so this is how you do it. that's how you stop a hook. make sure that the left hand is not in too strong a position, make sure that the right hand gets up on top at the top of the Swing, you make a quicker transition with your left hip that keeps the club head delayed and not turning.
