why do i pull the ball left when playing golf?

Question

also if it hooks right why?

Answer 1

you are coming over the top. and some of the time you are opening up the club face to compinsate for the leftward movement causing the fade to the right.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If you are right handed, a ball does not hook right; it will fade right or slice right.
The most common reason for a ball hooked left is a faulty grip.
There are many books available that show what a good grip should look like.
A 30min lesson with a professional would be well worth the money if you hope to reach a reasonable standard.
A lesson will also save you many hours of experimentation.
Similarly, for a pull, there are many reasons and the quickest and easiest solution is to see a professional.
Good luck and keep swinging!

Answer 4

"Pulling the ball" left isnt the same as turning it left.
The majority of the answers so far describe a draw as in-"out to in" "turning through the ball" "Right hand dominant".

If your shots fly straight left....it means the clubhead is square to the flightpath line (not the target line)..and wont draw to save your life.

This can be caused by a number of things (or a combination of them)...from setup...wrong club...ball too far forward in the stance..incorrect swingpath..feet/hips/shoulder alignment.
and the most common is "throwing your right shoulder forward whilst swinging through the ball"

This will allow the clubface to square up to your flightpath and create a straight left PULL....which if i remember correctly ..was what you asked.

Grip
The grip is not normally a factor with a pull.

Set-up
Make sure you are not aiming too far left, or that your shoulders are pointing too far left.

Ball Position
You might have the ball too far forward in your stance. This causes you to catch the ball when the club is swinging back to the left.

Backswing
The club is likely being pushed outside the target line on the way back. The club should track a gentle arc on the way back. The club should be over your shoulder at the top, not over your head.

Downswing
Your arms are likely pushing away from your body at the transition. Keep your arms in so that they pass close to the right pants pocket on the approach. Make sure your head doesn't move toward the target until after impact.

Answer 5

I do not know if your left or right handed but ill assume right here is the tip. The pull is caused by a setup that is to open in relation to your target. When this happens your swing will come from the outside at impact the face closes and you pull the ball way left. If it does not close you may shank the ball or slice it way right. To fix this make sure your chest is aligned square to your target this really influences your swing path. If the face of the club is coming from the inside slightly shallow swing path you may push it right hit it straight or draw the ball the pull has been eliminated.
Just think about it this way make sure your swing has no extremes you can be slightly open slightly closed or square if you do this your swing wont varie that much all you have to do from there is work on balance and timing very simple keep it simple.

Answer 6

Unfortunately there are many answers:

1. You could be hitting the ball on an 'Out to In' path. This means that you hit the ball left of the target.

2. You are swinging correctly but the clubface is closed (pointing left) when you hit the ball. This could be beacuse your right hand is too dominant and turns the club over, or beacuse your hands are too far in front of the ball, or your grip is incorrect.

3. The clubhead is not pointing to the target at the top of the swing.

A good pro will be able to tell you what you are doing, however I would recommend getting a Video of your lesson, this way you can see what you are doing wrong and then may be able to correct it yourself.

Answer 7

youre either coming down to the ball over the perfect swing plane causing your hands to be already turned when you hit the ball or you are not throwing youre hips at the ball at the same time as you are coming down from shoulder height to the waist and then around in a semicircle. this will make your hands square when you hit the ball and no unpurposeful draw of over proportinate amounts.

Answer 8

Your club face, at the impact zone needs to be square to the target, for the length of a dollar bill at impact-Result in a straight hit every time. Your slicing the ball because your club face is cutting across the ball.

Answer 9

either your contact with the ball is early or late. a right hook is indicitive of being too upright or swinging too quickly. take your time and check your posture. watch your backswing too - if you go back too far with it chances are you won't be able to compensate.

Answer 10

simply -you are rotating your hands too much.
i try to imagin that my club head will fly in the direction of where im aming if it were to fall off after contact.
not over to the left