Hey everyone,
Yesterday I posted about my drives going low and left. As you can see in the video, I’m using a really strong grip. It works amazingly well with my irons — nice, straight shots, exactly what I’m looking for.
But once I grab the driver, it’s a different story. No matter how inside-out I try to swing, the ball keeps turning left — more of a draw or even a hook sometimes.
So my question is:
Is my only option to weaken my grip?
Or are there ways to make a strong grip work with the driver without everything turning left?
Any tips or insights are super welcome — especially from anyone who also plays with a strong grip!
by Fq_ye
3 Comments
It’s precisely because of your inside-out path that the ball is snapping on you. A closed face with an inside out path is trouble. Grip change may help. But you can also adjust the face to path angle.
try moving your ball position back you’re basically catching it way late on the swing arc.
Ball is outside of your left shoulder when ideally it should be under it or somewhere around there.
Try moving it to center and see if you still duck hook it you wouldn’t want to play the ball from there but moe just to see what happens.
The duck hook could be from this since your hands want to release the clubhead but since the ball is so forward you’d have to hold onto it for dear life to not duck hook it.
Grip is fine. Weight transfer is all off. You’re hanging back on it and throwing the club at the ball and thrusting your hips towards the ball instead of rotating through impact. Try to feel like your lead hip is moving back and away from the ball while your weight moves into your lead heel.