Hooks

[Leftylucas]

Hi Bobby, I have watched all your available videos that I could on Google Video and they are the best I have seen by a country mile. They are short, to the point and they WORK! I have aspoused them to many friends and I am sure it has helped my game greatly. My problem is similar to the others on this specific forum.

I often hit a hard hook right-right (I am a Lefty as my name suggests) with the driver, usually when I am trying to hit the ball hard. I have also struggled with dead pulls right-right with all the clubs. I changed the grip more neutral, not seeing more than 1 knuckle and it seems to have helped greatly. The results were much better. Not as many hooks or pulls for sure. I did find that with this grip I am now losing it left sometimes (not really a slice, block left). Can you comment on this as well. Will adjusting my top hand grip pressure 2x more than my lower hand method you mentioned on this forum cure this as well?

Just a suggestion for you, when speaking on the forums could you please use generic terms such as "forward or back foot, hand, shoulder" that way lefties and righties will not have to convert as to which hand or foot you speak of. I understand most people are RH but when reading your answers I usually have to switch right for left to understand what you are saying.

Thanks,
Luc

[Bobby_Eldridge]

try keeping the right elbow "almost" locked into your right side at the top of the backswing. the hard left hooks can come from seperation at the top between your elbow and side. you're albe to release the club way too early from that position which causes the hooks

[Leftylucas]

I am a lefty, do you mean my left elbow? I am pulling right-right.

Luc

[Bruce McRae]

has that answer helped you leftie ,as i am one to left that is ,had a shock last game out hooked everthing ,was interested if answer worked for you ?