Golf Swing Plane
Friday, February 4th, 2011So many golfers underestimate the importance of the golf swing plane. By underestimating its importance, many people make the error of hitting wild shots off to the right. This is not to say they are slicing the ball necessarily; these shots don’t even deserve the title of a slice. They are the ugliest golf shots one can imagine and they need to be eliminated from your game. The best way to do this and to improve your golf swing plane is to move your body farther away from the ball. Another good tip when it comes to improving your golf swing plane is to keep your weight on your heels. Everything really ties together in golf, so there is no real starting point. But if you can master one tip at a time, you will slowly begin to see yourself improve.
Pay Attention to Your Golf Swing Plane
Thursday, December 30th, 2010The most efficient golf swing will have the most efficient golf swing plane. You might describe a golf swing plane as the path of your swing, from take back to contact and follow through. Learning to swing on a proper path will lead to longer, more accurate and more consistent golf shots.
The right swing plane is a smooth arc with a slightly upward finish and follow through. You don’t want to have too steep of a swing plane or one that is too shallow. With too steep of a swing path, you will tend to hit under the ball, resulting in less than ideal contact. You’ll probably pop the ball up and compromise the distance you can hit the ball. Too shallow a swing path will cause low flying shots that run along the ground.
Stop Hooking My Golf Shots
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010One of the questions that golfers ask themselves is, “How can I stop hooking my golf shots?” A lot of amateur receive bad advice about what causes a hook or a slice. One of the best ways that a golfer can stop asking himself, “How do I stop hooking my golf shots,” is to know what causes certain ball flights.
Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the club path from in to out that causes a hook. Rather, it is a closed club face. If the face of the club is pointed to the left, the ball is going to start left no matter the swing path. To stop hooking the ball, you have to make sure that your club face is square or open relative to the club path.
Stop Hooking My Golf Shots
Monday, June 14th, 2010I used to have a problem with the ball going wildly left after impact until I discovered how to stop hooking my golf shots. For me, the most important factors that allowed me to stop hooking my golf shots were the grip and the swing plane. First, my grip was too strong. This was causing the club face to close at impact, sending my golf ball left. In order to fix this, I weakened my grip to form a more neutral grip. Instead of seeing 3 knuckles on my left hand at address, I rotated my left hand so that I only had one visible. Next, after viewing video of myself, I noticed my swing plane was too shallow. This caused the ball to come out low and to have a tendency to hook. My shallow swing plane was the result of standing too far away from the golf ball at address. By weakening my grip and by standing closer to the golf ball, I learned to stop hooking my golf shots.
Put a stop to the hook
Monday, April 19th, 2010Players committed to purging “stop hooking my golf shots” from their repertoire of golf vernacular should focus on breaking down their swing entirely and starting from scratch. To stop hooking golf shots a player must first realize at which point in their swing the hooking motion is starting. The inside approach for golf swings has long been considered ideal for consistent contact and a strong draw swing. Golfers who struggle with a hook are usually coming from the inside out to an extreme that hits the ball to the outside with a strong spin back across the target line. Hook swings can be transitioned into draws if the golfer commits themselves to focusing on swing path without attempting to over swing. Golfers who have the hooks are often attempting to power the ball.
Beginners can usually benefit from instruction, even if it’s not from a pro.
Monday, January 11th, 2010I have a friend who asked me for some help with his swing. I told him I was a bad person to ask, because it took me years to stop hooking my golf shots. My swing has never been my strong point, and I’ve always thought of myself as a short game guy. He told me that he isn’t concerned by how long it took me to stop hooking my golf shots. He is impressed with my swing and he wants to pay me as an instructor. I feel kind of guilty taking his money, but he is such a beginner, that he could probably benefit from what I could teach him.
How do I stop hooking my golf shots?
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009If you have been wondering, “How do I stop hooking my golf shots?”, then there are some very practical answers to that question. The majority of new players out there either have a nasty hook or an ugly slice and it’s something that can be incredibly frustrating. To stop hooking my golf shots, I had to change a few things about my grip and my swing plane.
The first thing that you have to do is strengthen your grip a bit. For right handed players, this means bringing the right hand back on top of the club a little bit more. When it’s around the grip or below, you will have a tendency to create an impact point that produces a slice. Likewise, you will want take the club back a little bit straighter. For most people with a hook, they are taking the club back too far to the inside and this is causing poor shots.