GOLF: How To Cure Your Hook For Good - Drills

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If you are someone who hits a hook - or curves a ball too far from right to left - you need to understand that you have a club face that's too closed to your path.

There are two things to check. First, If I took a normal setup, the stronger the grip – if it was really rotated clockwise -that would promote a more closed clubface.

For you guys that hit hooks or draws, typically that can be associated with a ball position that's farther back. I like to see the ball position somewhere between my sternum location and my shirt logo.

The next part of the hook and what you have is a path that's overly inside out. The path being to the right hits the hook. If you're struggling with a hook, your path is too far to the right.

What do you do? If I go to the top of my backswing and I'm too far inside out, I need to feel like I'm more over the top, more outside in. If you're way inside out and hitting hooks, you could feel way over the top and you'll probably hit the ball pretty straight.

Something I also do a lot when I play is I feel the club exit more left past impact. The more left the club works past impact, the less it's going to draw and the more that I'll neutralize your ball flight pattern.

The first thing I do with someone if they have a hook and they're swinging too far inside out is I'll put a range bucket halfway between the right foot and the ball. I have it set up just underneath the angle of the club I’m using. It’s in my way. You want to feel the club head working outside of the bucket.Start with short shots, like a little hundred yarder.

Second I just add a layer to that. I put an alignment rod in the bucket to make it a little bit more difficult. I move the bucket back a little bit farther, but it's still kind of in the same spot and I do the opposite of how I want to do when I shallow it. I take the club back where the club is parallel to the ground on my toe line and I want to have the stick about an inch or two in front of that. This will be a little bit more exaggerated. I want to feel like the club stays a little bit more out in front of me.So if you're someone who comes way inside, this station is going to feel way in your way. You're going to have to feel like the club is way outside going back, and way more in front and way more steep coming down.

When getting rid of a hook, you want to get rid of the club coming too far inside. So, you want to put a station behind the ball between your foot and the golf ball, and then you would do the opposite of that. For option number three, I would take the bucket and stick and go to the right of the target. My goal here is to get the club head to the left past impact again to get rid of that draw pattern.

If you're someone who hits hooks, you want to see some cuts. You want to exaggerate and you want to have the golf ball curving to the right. This shouldn't feel minor, especially on day one. f you're trying to get rid of the hook, don't be afraid to hit a bunch of cuts in the beginning. Exaggerate some slices so you can find middle ground.

-If you are hitting hooks, your clubface is too closed. You must do something to get it back to neutral.

-Check your grip and ball position first. Make sure your grip is not overly strong and your ball position is between you sternum location and your shirt logo.

-If your grip is neutral and your ball position is not too far back and you are still hitting hooks, you have is a path that's overly inside out.

-Use one of the three practice stations demonstrated in this video to get your path back to neutral - a bucket behind you, the bucket with stick is number two, and the bucket with the stick in front.

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[mariopiluso]

Straightforward useful drills, no BS. One of the best coaches out there. Thanks Eric

[nickhayes]

Thank God for YouTube and thank God for me finding your videos. I spend so much time analysing my swing and forget about simple drills like this to stop getting stuck on the inside from the top. Thanks Eric! You're the best thing that's happened to me during Covid!

[thoriclancer]

Amazing drill. Put the basket in front of my right toe at rhe range and immediately started puring it dead straight. No more hooks at all. Almost unbelievable how quickly it worked. Thanks

[railroadkid]

I was fighting the massive hook off the tee with driver, and I will say, this absolutely straightened things out significantly! It took a bit of adjusting, though, and the first few shots went thin, but things are certainly looking better! Thanks Eric!

[joshwhite]

Thank you for addressing the issue quick and to the point. Very helpful!

[texmex]

This is amazing! I've been struggling with a hook for a while now. This works! You're awesome!

[brucehoffmann]

Best stuff I have ever seen on correcting a hook.

[DavidKim-rtdw]

FORE! at 9:25
Great tips. Will definitely try these ASAP!

[deucetew]

I'm a 6 handicap and struggle with duck hooks with my 3W & 17*Hybrid from time to time. The drill with the basket is legit. It straightened me out & even gave me a bit of a fade for the first time ever.

[Eaaatlife]

I haven't tried this yet, but seems to be the best I've seen online so far to fix it. Everything else is like open your hips this degrees and your chest this feces, and your grip this way and you club this angle.

[Antnapoli]

Very helpful drills and the science behind the hook was nice. I get it now . Practiced and already seeing improvements. Thanks!

[FishingLifeTV]

Finally some helpful straight forward info and drills on a hook. Hopefully i can get out and try these out.

People who slice don’t understand how much worse the hook is🙄. I know because I was that slicer.

[melvynweeks]

Really great review Eric of a number of causes of a hook. Too many seem to focus purely on (strong) grip factor. Like the fact you covered grip, ball position and club path

[PedroMidwest]

Wow, just discovered this. My beautiful draw has turned to a duck hook that made me quit the game. I never understood the path until now. I thought it was the opposite, closed face and pulling across body after contact, not pushing out from the inside swing path. Mind Blown! Going to range tomorrow!

[raymondleemanpaper]

Thanks. I tried to fix my hook by trying to follow through to the right field resulting in a more drastic hook. Will try your advice next time I golf.

[remyd]

just came out of full lockdown here in uk and ive came back with a hook! had 3 driving range sesh's and its getting better but will definitely be trying these drills thanks in advance

[Catpain]

The best drill ever. Just for that I just subscribed and clicked on like.

[williamtaylor]

Excellent stuff Eric. As you know, the student has to actually hit balls to make these path changes stick. My swing reflection (glass/mirror) looks fine, but the act of hitting a ball can create a hypnotic affect. These props provide an instant reality check. Thank you!

[growithwes]

Nice drills, simple and straight forward.

[jradak]

Wow! This an old video!😮 thanks for the 3 reasons for a hook. I've been working on fwd shaft lean and now I'm hooking, but 5 or 10 yds further. Yay!? I end up working hard to keep the face from closing in the follow thru. But you're suggesting more left, so I'm thinking swing path has gotten too inside or the grip. Stay tuned.