How can I hit a driver without hooking or slicing?

Answer 1

Hi,

There are generally two things that contribute to a hook or a slice, namely swing path and club head position during impact.

To fix a slice: it means that your swing hits the ball from outside coming in, which means that if you draw an imaginary line through the golf ball that points towards your intended target, the club will cross the line from outside and come inside the line during impact. This is caused by improper weight position and weight transfer. Here is what you can do to stop hooking. First, shorten the swing and make sure that at the top point of it your weight is on your right foot. Then, before anything else, transfer the weight to the left foot, and as you do this the hands will start to come in, but don't force them down, let your shoulders take care of it. Then the make sure you hit through the ball as your head stays in the same postion, this the hands will follow through. Hope this can help your swing if you slice

If you hook the ball that means you come severely inside out during impact. This is a better problem to fix than the slice, because you must be doing something right. If you hook, place the ball further back in your stance and as you hit through the ball try to delay the release of the hands. In other words keep your wrists ****** just a touch longer.
Another thing you should watch out for is the so called baseball swing, where you swing way too much around your body.
Think about those things next time you go out on the range. Good luck

Answer 2

Consider getting a shorter one! The 45-inch standard driver that the manufacturers sell is too long for most players, in my opinion. The average driver on the PGA Tour is 44.5". Why would a regular golfer use a 45" or 46" driver?

Most players won't lose distance if they used a shorter driver! Try it. Go to Walmart and buy a "short" 43.5-inch driver and take it to the driving range. You should hit it more solid, so fewer hooks and slices.

A longer driver puts more onus on you the golfer to square the club head at impact. Also, long driver often promote an over the top swing path unless you have a silky smooth tempo, which you probably don't if you slice and hook.

Trust me, try a shorter driver! It's easier than making swing changes.

Answer 3

If you are prone to a slice- close the face of the club. I always hit a few practice swings before i tee it up. I usually use a broken tee or a cigg butt someone left on the ground.

Keep your head down also. Thats my biggest problem.

Answer 4

hi. what is do is do a few practice swings and look at something on the ground and pretend it's the ball first. make sure you swing the club through the thing, (one movement). the next step is dont worry about the ball being there as this happend to me before i tried this. when you swing just thing nothing is there and dont pull your body. remember to go through the ball. this could take a while for it the work for you but hopefully my advice gets you hitting the fairway alot more

good luck :)

Answer 5

What is the initial flight of your ball off the tee?

Is it straight?

Does it initially go left, then "banana" curve back to the right?

Or does it push off to the right, then curve even further right?

We need to know this initially, because this tells a story about your club path.

Slicing is caused by one thing: Open clubface at impact.

Answer 6

Here's a golf blog that covers both topics.

Answer 7

follow through with your hips