Learning how to never hit a snap hook again can be a life changing experience. I start hooking my driver when i get to flat on my takeaway. Driver snap hook swing fault by tom stickney golf info guide. In many cases the beginner golfer with an over the top slice.
This, if done properly, should add height to your drives and eliminate your hook. Snap hook golf, 3 good cures to fixes it video by dean butler. Often, i will line up way right and play the hook and it will come back 40 yards past the target line to the left. A radically closed clubface one that points to the left of a right handers target causes the ball to spin low and left, running hard toward trouble. If you havent been fit for your driver, i would start there. Take a narrow stance, and hit drivers at 75 percent. This has me baffled, ive no idea where it comes from, im obviously doing something to create that but the swing at the time feels normal. Nov 20, 20 fixing a snap hook golf lesson video subscribe to my channel here.
Jul 07, 2019 this can be really frustrating for the uninformed golfer, as they see the ball snap hook to the left, and every bone in their instinctive body tells them to swing more to the right but this just exacerbates the problem. Finding and fixing what causes a hook in golf is crucial for low to high handicappers alike. Even pro golfers hook the ball, as fred couples did on the 18th tee during the 1998 masters, leaving him in the woods. I feel your pain because i had a nasty hook in 2006 i could actually snap hook an 8 iron 150 yards. So a snap hook golf is a ball that travels as a right hander, from the right side and brings itself back it finishes to the left. Do i need to change my swing for my age and stiffness in my back. A closed club face at impact and an insidetoout swing can cause a duck hook. Here is why it happens and how you can stop hitting duck hooks. With less loft, the 3wood exaggerates these misses compared with irons and wedges. What we need to do is feel our body finish the swing. Craig hocknell shows you how to never hit a snap hook again with your driver. One of those shots that indicate a loss of control is the dreaded duck hook, sometimes called the snap hook. Even the name makes me shutter and gives me flashbacks to some of my worst rounds ive ever played. Rotation of the hips and rotation of the shoulders through impact.
A duck hook is a shot that curves hard to the left of your target, if you are a righthanded golfer. They look very similar, but the swing path for a snap hook is not left of target. Fixing a snap hook golf lesson video subscribe to my channel here. Sep 08, 2012 i have a very bad snap hook with my driver most of the time. The hook shot in golf, and how to use it or lose it. Hooking or pulling the ball off the tee with a driver can be fixed with a few tweaks. No clue if this will help you or not, but a few swings will tell you. A duck hook almost always gets a golfer into some kind of trouble on the course.
A pull hook and a snap hook are two entirely different ball flights. How to fix a duck hook golf swing golf practice guides. The third driver duck hook and probably the least fun is a duck hook that starts left and hooks even further left ending up in the rough or perhaps out of bounds, on the left side of the golf course. But, by changing a few subtleties in your swing, you can quickly turn a hook into a controllable draw and start landing some pretty nice shots. Driver snap hook swing fault by tom stickney tom stickney a top 100 golf teacher so whenever we get the club going this way clubs kind of go and crossline out to in blades kind of turning down we tend to get that low dive and snap hook that doesnt go very far and becomes a very very hard ball to control. Whether you call it a snap hook or a duck hook, it is one of the most dreaded shots in golf.
Snaps can creep up with nearly any club in your bag, but is most common with longer clubs like your driver to 5iron. Snap hook golf, 3 good cures to fixes it video by dean butler okay. I have developed a horrific snap hook with my driver. This drill assumes that your grip is in a position that is too strong, which, if youre struggling with a snap hook, is probably the case. Michael breed, host of the golf fix, teaches you a how to a hit a golf ball straight and eliminate the snap hook. For me, the quick fix is to focus on getting more vertical on my takeaway. Finally fixed my snap hook im finally confident in my driver again, for the first time this season im actually excited to take it out of the bag.
Michael breed how to hit a golf ball straight golf channel. Apr 19, 2015 what causes a hook in golf is a question asked by many players. When that does happen, the game of golf can be incredibly frustrating. Finally put your accessories where you want them sign in or create an account. Every single drive was a violent snap hook ranging anywhere between 50150 yards. The dreaded golf hook a ball that can start any direction, but curves. Aug 11, 2016 this tip will keep you from hooking your driver. In short, to stop the snap hook you have to get a more online swing path. A snap hook is a mishit that can plague any golfer, tour player or weekend duffer alike. In the last couple videos we talked about the pull hook, our club was moving right to left across the ball and were closing down the face getting it to hook even more. This can be really frustrating for the uninformed golfer, as they see the ball snap hook to the left, and every.
Golfers typically hook the golf ball by either closing the club face at impact or swinging dramatically from the inside. If youve got issues with the snap hook, we can help. The snipes, snap, duck hook whatever you want to call it, its a frustrating and damaging shot that usually plagues better players. Just to let everybody know, i shortened my driver to 44. A shaft will not stop a snap hook however a tip stiff shaft will generally help reduce the severity of a hook. How do you stop snap hooking your driver yahoo answers. Snaps can creep up with nearly any club in your bag, but is most. The face flips closed, and you hit a snaphooka low screamer that turns left before it leaves the tee box. Lets start by making an incredibly obvious and unsurprising statement. It is almost always too inside out and the clubface is way too closed to that path. How to eliminate the snap hook from your golf game forever. I hit 20 balls on the way home from without one single bad drive. Michael breed tips to fix snap hook golf swing issue golf.
How to eliminate the snap hook from your golf game forever golfwrx. The snap hook almost always results from a backswing flaw of getting the club too far across the line at the top and coming from underneath on the downswing. The only 3 reasons why you hook the golf ball adam young golf. Nov 26, 2012 i have no idea why you snap hook your driver, but this is a recurring problem for me and i know what helps when i start snapping mine. Snap hook golf definition,meaning online encyclopedia. Stop hooking the golf ball, this is a simple drill that makes you adapt to your environment and achieve subtle changes in your swing to stop your. Fred couples most famous person that i played with. I used to hit driver pretty well, but now i have a consistent snap hook that goes about 100 yards and takes a dive. Hooks can occur at any time and are dangerous miss hits as they are extremely difficult to control. I have a relatively old driver and ive had a coach tell me that if i upgrade my driver to. Golf is a game of precision and all golfers want to play at their best, regardless of ability. A golf hook is tough to eliminate, there is no doubt about it. Jun 16, 2015 occasionally i have a snap hook with the driver that seems to come from nowhere, generally i drive pretty well and straight with a baby draw if anything. Im 6 3 and if im hitting it good, i will hit a stinging low draw or a dagger down the middle that goes about 270 290 yards.
Above is a sample swing i made showing a healthy snap hook. The snap hook myth dont be fooled are you struggling with a terrible hook. The root cause of a hook is a closed clubface at the moment your club impacts the golf ball. The vast majority of golfers struggle to consistently hit shots that result in their desired ball flight. How to stop a duck hook golf tips and tricks golfweek. When a righthanded golfers tee shot curves to far to the left, the shot is described as a hook. Jim hardy, a texasbased pga professional and author of three books on golf, blames snap hook problems on loose right hand grips. If your right hand grip slips underneath your left hand on the downswing, the only way to square the clubface at impact is to snap your right wrist, hardy says. For a quick fix, try weakening your left hand on the grip, in effect opening the face of your driver. Craig explains how when under pressure to avoid turning your nice draw into a snapper.
The face flips closed, and you hit a snap hook a low screamer that turns left before it leaves the tee box. Learning to swing with a square club face, to release the. Lately my biggest problem with driver has been getting into total ruts of snap hooks and super lowleft ball flights. Fighting the low smothered hook with driver right, so what i was alluding to was, though the path is in to out relative to club face angle. How to stop the ball from going left when driving in golf. This shot typically occurs when the club head moves across the ball from left to right, imparting sidespin on the ball. I tend to have a left problem in general more than anything else, but it can get to the point where i can lose the ability to hit my driver for stretches of time.
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