Most people who no longer hit the ball for excellent distance try to improve our long game through drawing, or imparting a small hook, on our long golf shots. For the beginner and even the intermediate player this will likely at first seem impossible, but through knowledge of what we are trying to achieve and some practice, any person could be hitting the golf shot consistently.
There are two major benefits to drawing your shot:
o Greater yardage. Striking a golf ball having a hook spin is going to cause the ball to roll a greater distance than a fade spin.
o Accuracy. If we can consistently hit the ball with a controlled draw, we are able to take aim at the right of our target and permit the golf ball to shape in the direction of our target spot.
So to know how to shape a shot, we have to initially take a look at the grip. The important techniques, then, to get a hook grip will be as follows:
1. Lay the grip of the club over the base of the fingers. This allows you to generate more power with more wrist hinge, at the same time giving you better control, or feel, for the golf club.
2. Tend not to grip the golf club excessively hard. As the great Sam Snead a long time ago said, "If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death".
3. When gripping the club using a standard grip, the "V" between the thumb and forefinger points to the right shoulder for right-handed golfers, as well as the left shoulder with left-handed golfers.
4. To draw a shot, use a strong grip, which is accomplished simply by moving the hands on the club so the "V" is towards the right of your right shoulder (and naturally towards the left of the left shoulder for lefthanders). This will likely involuntarily close the clubface as it approaches the ball, imparting a counter-clockwise, or hook spin.
These tips on how to shape a shot are only broad-spectrum, as each golfer must try out how strong his grip ought to be for the desired effect. For example, people with naturally strong hands may find a more powerful grip excessive to bring the golf club into correct location.
The last factor that must go along with your hook grip to properly shape the ball will be good swing path. (We talk about this in {proper swing|swing plane). When the golf club on contact doesn't exit through the ball, that is, if it cuts crosswise on the ball on an outside to inside swing path, the closed clubface is going to trigger a "pull" shot. This for a right-handed golfer is going to cause the ball to travel far towards the left. The swing path of the club head should be with a slightly inside to outside plane. The desired outcome is going to be achieved if the golf grip along with the swing path of your club work in concert.
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