Pull hook on Dogleg Left holes

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I was wondering if someone could help me with a problem I have been having for a few years now. On right to left holes, I tend to hit a hard pull hook that starts really left and continues left (off the tee). At the top, I have the club a little laid off and a bowed left wrist and sometimes swing to far to the right. I was wondering why I have such a problem with pull hooks on these types of tee shots. Any help will be greatly appreciated as I am at my witts end trying to figure this out. It is adding about 3 shots to each round. Thanks for your help.
 

Chris Sturgess

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I think you just need to be more clear with yourself about where you want to start the ball. I assume you want to hit a "straight hook" so the hook part is good.
 
Sorry for the confusion. The problem I am having is when I am aiming across my body on these holes. I am not trying to play a hook, just trying to hit it straight. It seems that whenever I play a hole that sets up right to left, I hit a hard pull hook. I can't seem to hit the inside part of the ball. I was hoping Brian or someone else might have insight into this problems. Thanks.
 

Chris Sturgess

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Aiming across your body? What do you mean by that? If you are trying to hit a straight shot then it shouldn't matter if the hole is a dogleg left, right, or straight away.
 
Sorry to be so vague. What I mean by across my body is when the tee box is aimed straight ahead but I am aiming left across the tee. This usually happens on short dogleggs where I am trying to cut off part of the hole. For some reason, when this happens I always hit a sharp pull hook. My handicap fluctuates between 0-2 depending on how my tee shots are going. Thanks for any insight.
 
If I understand what you are saying correctly then I've been suffering with a similar issue on a particular hole at my home course. Its a downhill par 3 to a semi island green with water surrounding it on all but the right hand side. I setup aiming toward the right of the green to take the water out of play but usually end up hitting a shot that starts down the middle of the green but hooks into the water. Got fed up with this on Saturday and took the opposite approach, aimed at the water and made darn sure that I faded it back, worked a treat but proabaly not the safest approach I'm sure !
 

Brian Manzella

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I was wondering if someone could help me with a problem I have been having for a few years now. On right to left holes, I tend to hit a hard pull hook that starts really left and continues left (off the tee). At the top, I have the club a little laid off and a bowed left wrist and sometimes swing to far to the right. I was wondering why I have such a problem with pull hooks on these types of tee shots. Any help will be greatly appreciated as I am at my witts end trying to figure this out. It is adding about 3 shots to each round. Thanks for your help.

Becuase you really have no idea HOW FAR TO THE RIGHT YOU USUALLY SWING TO HIT YOUR NORMAL SLIGHT DRAW or STRAIGHT BALL!

But, on this hole, you swing left with your closed face.

Get on the left side of the tee, and try to hit it down the right side of the hole.
 

Brian Manzella

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If I understand what you are saying correctly then I've been suffering with a similar issue on a particular hole at my home course. Its a downhill par 3 to a semi island green with water surrounding it on all but the right hand side. I setup aiming toward the right of the green to take the water out of play but usually end up hitting a shot that starts down the middle of the green but hooks into the water. Got fed up with this on Saturday and took the opposite approach, aimed at the water and made darn sure that I faded it back, worked a treat but proabaly not the safest approach I'm sure !

Well, you don't USUALLY swing as far to the right.

You need to get on the right side of the tee, and try to hit a "one yard" cut, to the far left side of the green.
 

Leek

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Really interesting topic. Some swing too far left, some too far right, and we are always trying to find the "middle".
 
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