The cure for no more hooking!
The cure for no more hooking!
Hi, I’m Mel Sole, Director of Instruction at the Mel Sole Golf School, headquartered at Pawleys Plantation Golf and Country Club in Pawleys Island, SC. We conduct 1, 2, and 3-day golf schools, hourly golf lessons, and senior golf schools—any golf instruction program your heart desires. Give us a call at 800-624-4653 or 843-237-4993. We will be happy to book a commuter school or a package that contains accommodations, golf, and golf school.
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The higher handicap golfers tend to slice the ball, but many lower golfers will tend to hook. Here is a way taught to Mel by his friend and mentor, Phil Ritson. Phil always used to say, "Never let the fingers of the lower hand pass the pad of the upper hand. This will always ensure that the club's toe never passes the heel, thus preventing the hook.
I suggest you start this drill with a short iron like a pitching wedge or sand wedge before moving to the longer clubs to feel a little easier.
Go to the top of your backswing and stop. Look at the cupped position of the lower hand. The object of this drill is to try and keep this cupped position until just after impact. You want to square the clubface more with your body rotation rather than the hands. This will always ensure that the toe of the clubs lags behind the heel. If you do it correctly, the clubface should be slightly open at impact, allowing for a slight fade in the shot.
Important.
This is for the more advanced golfer. Most high handicap golfers slice. This action will lead to an increased slice if that's your problem. Contact melsolegolf@gmail.com or call 843-237-4993 to book some time with Mel Sole or David Oberding for someone one on one instruction. The Mel Sole Golf School operates out of Pawleys Plantation in SC and Sea Trail Golf Resort in NC.
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