Bad hook developing any tips?

madheaded

Hey guys need some help
when i started playing golf i used a 420cc driver with a high moi and big head now that i have improved i moved on to a smaller headed club it's 450cc with 9.5 degree lift with the 420cc club i could hit the ball dead straight but now since i have moved on to the smaller headed club i notice a bad slice is after entering my game. Is this just me adjusting to the new club or is it a different problem?

Niall09

Are you developing a hook or a slice? You mention both in your post.

Maybe your new driver is draw/fade biased.

There are a number of things it could be. Try looking at your grip, go to your pro shop and just ask the pro if he can see anything wrong with it.

stockdam

Title says hook but your text says slice.

You also say that you are using a smaller headed driver but it's 450cc verses 420cc of your old one.

If you are slicing then check the shafts........is the new one stiff.
Check the old one doesn't have a closed face.

madheaded

It's a slice i have thanks for the advice will go to the pro and see what he says. Stockdam i mean the striking area is smaller not the cc

arg

madheaded wrote: »

Hey guys need some help
when i started playing golf i used a 420cc driver with a high moi and big head now that i have improved i moved on to a smaller headed club it's 450cc with 9.5 degree lift with the 420cc club i could hit the ball dead straight but now since i have moved on to the smaller headed club i notice a bad slice is after entering my game. Is this just me adjusting to the new club or is it a different problem?

If I found a driver I could hit dead straight I'd stick with it. I've noticed from other posters to this forum that finding the right driver seems to be a very personal thing and that finding the driver that suits you can be a slow process. You may have been lucky enough to do so with your first one.

madheaded

Thats true arg but i was lacking distance with the 420cc one i was only hittin 220 yards and wit a new driver was hopin to break 250 yards.

X-Calibre

I would make sure the shaft isnt stiffer than your last one.

DonkeyPokerTour

madheaded wrote: »

Thats true arg but i was lacking distance with the 420cc one i was only hittin 220 yards and wit a new driver was hopin to break 250 yards.

Distance is over rated. I'd take 220 down the middle every time over 250 into the rough! I've noticed from looking at my stats that I make par far more often from the fairway than from the first cut or semi rough! I'd stick with the old one.

Also a 450cc head is larger than a 420cc head (cc stands for cubic centimeter, hence more = bigger)

Regards
Ian

Kimbot

One thing to check is in the takeaway of the club, you may be taking the club away too shallow. (Thats where my problem is at the minute says the pro!!) :P

stockdam

jonny24ie wrote: »

One thing to check is in the takeaway of the club, you may be taking the club away too shallow. (Thats where my problem is at the minute says the pro!!) :P

I don't know how that would lead to a slice but each person's swing is different and that's why I'd advise anyone to take any "tips" posted here with a liberal dose of salt.

A slice is caused when the clubface is open with respect to the swing-line. That can be as simple as a weak grip, poor setup or a faulty swing. A lesson with a good teacher will sort you out.

Kimbot

stockdam wrote: »

I don't know how that would lead to a slice but each person's swing is different and that's why I'd advise anyone to take any "tips" posted here with a liberal dose of salt.

A slice is caused when the clubface is open with respect to the swing-line. That can be as simple as a weak grip, poor setup or a faulty swing. A lesson with a good teacher will sort you out.

I have to agree with you there mate(Going to a qualified pro is the only way to go), I only saying what my pro was telling me. What I am doing is kinda turning my upper body straight away instead of pulling the club back first so when the club impacts the balss its kind cutting across the ball and causing a wicked slice. When I widen up my swing then its perfect, every ball down the middle.

PhilipMarlowe

When I slice it's because I tent to pick the club up on takeaway and come in too steep into the ball... my focus needs to be out in front of the ball, making sure I deliver a good follow through out towards the target. The ball will get in the way of this and get a belt as a result. When my focus is on hitting the ball is when I struggle.