This is by far the BEST explanation from start to finish on why you might be hooking/drawing your shots. He starts with: 1) swing path visual that explains the club face 2) goes into a REAL solution with proper form and keys through out the follow through to think about and Q in on. Wonderful job.
I never comment on UA-cam vids but I logged in especially to thank you for this video. Been losing my love for the game as nothing could fix my mega block/duck hook. This video did it. No alignment sticks stuck in the ground, no head covers lying here there and everywhere. Just simple clear instruction on the body positions I should be in and it has transformed me! So a sincere and genuine thank you from rainy Scotland. Subscribed for life!
If someone was to have a PhD in golf then I would certainly nominate Jonathan. Great explanation of the physics of the golf swing in relation to the human anatomy 🏌️♂️👍 keep up the excellent tuition Jonathan
Extremely underrated video and not sure how this isn’t more viewed. Fitted for an XStiff driver with a natural draw and after about a month developed a nasty snap hook that went straight into the ground after 30-50 yards. Had a lesson that was only a bandaid. At the range today focused on letting the driver start to drop naturally then swinging down and left had me hitting a baby fade about 270. You are the MAN!!!
I look at tons of instructional videos and always come back to Jonathan, so simple, very informative in all different directions and angles. Thanks for changing my game brother.
I cant believe after 5 years this video is what fixed my hook. Finish right arm inder chest and the feeling of holding umbrella on the finish conpletely changed everything. After watching every youtube video on how to fix the hook this is the only one that uses this method, appreciate it!
Thank you! This has been the most helpful video I have ever seen to fix me dreaded hook. Focusing on those follow through feels totally neutralized my whole path. It even helped me with my early extension. I am back to being confident on the tee again.
Such an underrated teacher with way too few subs. I suppose that’s why most amateurs are out there hacking it with the bandaid/garbage tips on the other channels
I was a huge slicer until I got lessons about a week ago. After that I’ve been hooking a lot of my shots. I was looking for some answers until I get back for another lesson and like always, you’ve delivered again! Thank you for all the content you put out here for us
This is by far the best explanation I have ever seen. Usually by the time I get to number 18 I am tired and end up hooking my ball into the woods. This usually destroys decent round. Now I know how to avoid this debacle. Thanks for your GREAT content.
At first I didn't really understand what you were talking about but I stuck with it and it became more clear. This is really helpful for me. Nice work.
i watched this about a year and a half ago and needed to come back to it because i started hooking the ball again. I remembered this lesson but just needed to see the finer points. I also have watched other golf lessons from other youtubers and this one by far is the easiest to understand. Of course its just my opinion.
Terminal drawer / snap hooker of the ball so was looking for a way to calm it down. This just works, took a few swings on the practice ground today but it’s definitely straightening out the ball flight with even a touch of fade. Distances not impacted but ball flight most definitely has. Thanks Jonathan for the great content and especially this new thought. 👍🏼
These were all excellent points for someone that struggles with the dreaded hook(me). I always wanna feel like I'm exiting low left, but like you mentioned... You can't do this with "level" shoulders. I do this by extending my entire left side through impact. This does several things for me... It insures that I post up properly. It keeps me "behind" the ball, instead of smothering it. And, it allows the club face to stay more square longer through the hitting zone. Great stuff, my friend.
This was a big help for me today. My pull hook isn't gone all the way, but much better overall. Will keep working on this until I get it right consistently. Thank you!
Thank you Jonathan this really helped my swing, practiced this continuously for two weeks now I don’t hook my balls any more, hit most shots flush if not a slight fade
This is unreal Jonathon. I've been fighting a hook for the last couple of years now and this has helped me get the right visual for a straighter path and not rolling my wrists. The alignment stick in front is such a usefu visual that I use every range session now and every warm up as a check. Thank you and keep up the good work!
Focusing on the finish position of the arms and hands rather than the downswing itself is really effective instruction. The downswing will correct itself without much conscious thought if the ending position is correct. Thank you. I'm subscribing to your channel!
This explanation really resonated with me. I've had several lessons to try and help sort my hook but I couldn't put into practice what I was being told. The last pro just told me to stop rolling my hands. You're explanation to feel the cupping in the hands and the arm locations is so much easier for me to replicate!! Thank you!
Nicely said Jonathan I like that as I am definitely hooking the ball sometimes in the worst places possible !! And from your video identified that my body is stalling , so thank you for making me understand very easily . 👍🏼
Jonathan, I really appreciate your attention to detail, especially in demonstrating the bio-mechanics of the swing. I'm not sure viewers realize that you included a "transcript" of each element of your video. If viewers click on the "transcript" feature they can view in freeze frame each step in the swing process you're demonstrating. Perhaps you should mention this at the end of your videos. Great job!
I noticed that I was hitting the ball well when I was following through the way that you showed by accident. I'll be focusing on this on my next range session tomorrow. Thank you so much!
Keeping the club head right of my hands through the follow through has helped loads for hitting straighter irons! Even got a 100yrd Eagle on Skytrack trying this technique!
Interesting. My irons and woods are fine, but I tend to hook my hybrids. So I'll need three swings - trail arm more vertical for irons, trail arm flatter/across chest for hybrids and trail arm in between for woods. Will need to practice all three. Thanks.
You already know I like your videos - very much. Here's the problem many of us have - there is so much information out there about 'how to do things right' - that the reader / viewer must determine which video to watch and try to emulate. It would be nice to start at the beginning - let's just say the grip, then I suppose we must analyze how we hit the ball. Do we divot in front of the ball, or hit behind the ball, does our ball hook or slice, how is our balance in the swing, do we end the swing on our lead foot, does our body for a "C" or are we too straight upright? Should we work on club head speed to start or worry about accuracy? I suppose it would be nice to have a 'flow chart' and each of us can determine what we do somewhat right - but until some point - then we follow the chart and know what to work on next in the progression. Is there a progression in golf - or do we work on each video in parallel? Clearly that is too much to learn at one time.. so we must analyze our swing, determine our weak points, and pick a video. A difficult choice for us all.
I normally have a bit close club face and when I try to squre it at impact, the ball is hooking. I just watch some of your video, I can improve my swing a lot better, thank you very much. Very good content.
Ha I was trying to figure out why I would end in what I called a "baseball" finish. where the club would end above my shoulders (the hook finish). Couldn't figure it out, but this helped a lot!
great video. My biggest issue when I get a case of the hookies, it typically only effects my driver and longer clubs and my chipping, but what I do incorrectly is on my backswing I bring the club head way too far to the inside and also too shallow and low, than I usually manage to deliver a square club face , so the ball fires off the club relatively straight, I've even heard people say nice drive but then 160-200 yard down range the ball takes a hard turn down and to the left. I few unwanted slices and fades crept into my swing about a month ago, so I tried bringing the club to the inside more which worked great for awhile , but over time things get more extreme and too much of a good thing can be bad. golf is a balancing act. keep making great videos.
Great video, really interesting approach. I’ve been suffering from the hooks and I’ve been completely focused on my take away and down swing… but this gives me a cool visual image to work of with the hands being across the body. Nice work
love your teaching style... got any tips for us older....much older golfers ?? I remember being flexible, but that was decades ago...how to hit woods/hybrids and keep them in play would help..irons just don't travel as far as they once did, but still reasonably accurate. it's those pesky 2nd shots, and they make us play from the whites during tournaments.
I am a hooker of the ball and my tendency is to swing out more to the right to get the ball started further right and swoop in. But most of the time, it makes the hook worst. I used your drill on the range and it definitely helped straighten out my ball flight or made my hook more of a draw. I'm hoping more work will get that more ingrained in my swing so that dreaded hook doesn't show it's ugly head again.
By far best golf channel & instructor on uTube! Love your detailed & concise explanations…usually less than 10 min. My tendency is pushed shots so I have tried combinations of closing my club face, flat to bowed left wrist, strong grip, and not letting my club face inside to quickly on backswing. What seems to help me is when I move my right shoulder through the ball and stay in my spine angle longer- feels like over the top move swinging left. Am I holding on to the club too much and need to release sooner? Realize that hard to make evaluations without seeing my swing but can you provide me with suggestions and or, let me know if I’m going in the right direction?
You are brilliant. How I wish to discover your teaching of golf finer points earlier. I have an eleven+ years old golfer kid trying to play his best golf but struggling. Thanks bro!
Having been suffering badly from pulling irons and driver alike, and I definitely need this advice to cure it. Thank you Jonathan. Any advice to pulling of driver?
Loving these lessons!....Only problem with swinging left is if you double-cross you're in BIG trouble. But I guess there's no other way out of fixing a hook.
Excellent topic and the way you broke it down was really simple and easy to follow. I find that with this exercise it keeps the angle of attack more shallow and contact more neutral (straight ball flight). I wonder though, can this swing work for all clubs in the bag or mainly irons?
This is by far the BEST explanation from start to finish on why you might be hooking/drawing your shots.
He starts with:
1) swing path visual that explains the club face
2) goes into a REAL solution with proper form and keys through out the follow through to think about and Q in on.
Wonderful job.
Totally agree, very direct n simple
You took the words right out of my mouth (fingers?). Brilliant video on the issue. Literally stopped my hooking on a dime.
I never comment on UA-cam vids but I logged in especially to thank you for this video.
Been losing my love for the game as nothing could fix my mega block/duck hook.
This video did it. No alignment sticks stuck in the ground, no head covers lying here there and everywhere. Just simple clear instruction on the body positions I should be in and it has transformed me!
So a sincere and genuine thank you from rainy Scotland.
Subscribed for life!
Thanks for the guide. Golf is so counter intuitive where you have to actually swing more to the left to not hook! I'll definitely try this today
If someone was to have a PhD in golf then I would certainly nominate Jonathan. Great explanation of the physics of the golf swing in relation to the human anatomy 🏌️♂️👍 keep up the excellent tuition Jonathan
Extremely underrated video and not sure how this isn’t more viewed. Fitted for an XStiff driver with a natural draw and after about a month developed a nasty snap hook that went straight into the ground after 30-50 yards.
Had a lesson that was only a bandaid. At the range today focused on letting the driver start to drop naturally then swinging down and left had me hitting a baby fade about 270. You are the MAN!!!
I look at tons of instructional videos and always come back to Jonathan, so simple, very informative in all different directions and angles. Thanks for changing my game brother.
Happy to hear!
I cant believe after 5 years this video is what fixed my hook. Finish right arm inder chest and the feeling of holding umbrella on the finish conpletely changed everything. After watching every youtube video on how to fix the hook this is the only one that uses this method, appreciate it!
Well explained Johnathan. Thanks
Thank you! This has been the most helpful video I have ever seen to fix me dreaded hook. Focusing on those follow through feels totally neutralized my whole path. It even helped me with my early extension. I am back to being confident on the tee again.
Such an underrated teacher with way too few subs. I suppose that’s why most amateurs are out there hacking it with the bandaid/garbage tips on the other channels
I was a huge slicer until I got lessons about a week ago. After that I’ve been hooking a lot of my shots. I was looking for some answers until I get back for another lesson and like always, you’ve delivered again! Thank you for all the content you put out here for us
Man, that is counter intuitive but now makes total sense
You are probably the only teacher on YT that knows what they are talking about
Great video! I’ve been struggling with a hook. This has really helped 👍
Jonathan is an amazing teacher. Hands down my go to online instructor!! A+++
Really awesome videos you are making Jonathan. Learning lots even as a 7 handicapper. Keep up the videos I'm really enjoying them!
This is LEGIT!! Absolutely helped me get rid of my “watch the @:$& out” off the tee box! Mr Jonathan you saved my game! Very much appreciated!!
This is by far the best explanation I have ever seen. Usually by the time I get to number 18 I am tired and end up hooking my ball into the woods. This usually destroys decent round. Now I know how to avoid this debacle. Thanks for your GREAT content.
At first I didn't really understand what you were talking about but I stuck with it and it became more clear. This is really helpful for me. Nice work.
Perfect visual - will practice tomorrow at the range.
an amazing instructor, one of the best i have ever seen
i watched this about a year and a half ago and needed to come back to it because i started hooking the ball again. I remembered this lesson but just needed to see the finer points. I also have watched other golf lessons from other youtubers and this one by far is the easiest to understand. Of course its just my opinion.
Thank you! This really helped. Took it to the range today not only did it go straight I gained 7-10 yrds on carry!!
thank you so much for this, simple explanation, and simple fix
Great succinct explanation to resolve hooking/pulling left for right handers. Great.
This is the best video to fix hook shots! Hands down! Thank you.
Terminal drawer / snap hooker of the ball so was looking for a way to calm it down. This just works, took a few swings on the practice ground today but it’s definitely straightening out the ball flight with even a touch of fade. Distances not impacted but ball flight most definitely has. Thanks Jonathan for the great content and especially this new thought. 👍🏼
These were all excellent points for someone that struggles with the dreaded hook(me). I always wanna feel like I'm exiting low left, but like you mentioned... You can't do this with "level" shoulders. I do this by extending my entire left side through impact. This does several things for me... It insures that I post up properly. It keeps me "behind" the ball, instead of smothering it. And, it allows the club face to stay more square longer through the hitting zone. Great stuff, my friend.
This was a big help for me today. My pull hook isn't gone all the way, but much better overall. Will keep working on this until I get it right consistently. Thank you!
Thank you Jonathan this really helped my swing, practiced this continuously for two weeks now I don’t hook my balls any more, hit most shots flush if not a slight fade
I tested this approach, it DOES work. Thank you coach! 😄
This is unreal Jonathon. I've been fighting a hook for the last couple of years now and this has helped me get the right visual for a straighter path and not rolling my wrists.
The alignment stick in front is such a usefu visual that I use every range session now and every warm up as a check. Thank you and keep up the good work!
Focusing on the finish position of the arms and hands rather than the downswing itself is really effective instruction. The downswing will correct itself without much conscious thought if the ending position is correct. Thank you. I'm subscribing to your channel!
Thanks!
This explanation really resonated with me. I've had several lessons to try and help sort my hook but I couldn't put into practice what I was being told. The last pro just told me to stop rolling my hands. You're explanation to feel the cupping in the hands and the arm locations is so much easier for me to replicate!! Thank you!
Very well explained Johnathan. Thanks
Good explanations and camera work to show the positions. Great job.
Nicely said Jonathan I like that as I am definitely hooking the ball sometimes in the worst places possible !! And from your video identified that my body is stalling , so thank you for making me understand very easily . 👍🏼
Thanks champion this has fixed my hooks and pulls… I was finishing high right now just concentrate on trail arm under pec…
Jonathan must have been born on a golf course. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge while explaining things in a way even I can understand.
Jonathan, I really appreciate your attention to detail, especially in demonstrating the bio-mechanics of the swing. I'm not sure viewers realize that you included a "transcript" of each element of your video. If viewers click on the "transcript" feature they can view in freeze frame each step in the swing process you're demonstrating. Perhaps you should mention this at the end of your videos. Great job!
Wow, I tried this and it really made a difference. Thank you for the fantastic tip.
I noticed that I was hitting the ball well when I was following through the way that you showed by accident. I'll be focusing on this on my next range session tomorrow. Thank you so much!
Thank you. A complete match with my intentions.
I needed this video so bad. Can't wait to get to the range this afternoon and work on my follow through
Keeping the club head right of my hands through the follow through has helped loads for hitting straighter irons! Even got a 100yrd Eagle on Skytrack trying this technique!
Interesting. My irons and woods are fine, but I tend to hook my hybrids. So I'll need three swings - trail arm more vertical for irons, trail arm flatter/across chest for hybrids and trail arm in between for woods. Will need to practice all three. Thanks.
You already know I like your videos - very much. Here's the problem many of us have - there is so much information out there about 'how to do things right' - that the reader / viewer must determine which video to watch and try to emulate. It would be nice to start at the beginning - let's just say the grip, then I suppose we must analyze how we hit the ball. Do we divot in front of the ball, or hit behind the ball, does our ball hook or slice, how is our balance in the swing, do we end the swing on our lead foot, does our body for a "C" or are we too straight upright? Should we work on club head speed to start or worry about accuracy? I suppose it would be nice to have a 'flow chart' and each of us can determine what we do somewhat right - but until some point - then we follow the chart and know what to work on next in the progression. Is there a progression in golf - or do we work on each video in parallel? Clearly that is too much to learn at one time.. so we must analyze our swing, determine our weak points, and pick a video. A difficult choice for us all.
Nice explanation as I suffered such hooks last Sunday n a bit frustrating, tomorrow I will try on driving range. Thanks 👍
Way good advice that I can’t wait to try. Surprising that my club teachers just wanted me to swing further to the right!
Can you show how to do that with the driver? Struggling with big hooks. Thank you
Jonathan, you are the best!!! Thanks for your video!
I normally have a bit close club face and when I try to squre it at impact, the ball is hooking. I just watch some of your video, I can improve my swing a lot better, thank you very much. Very good content.
Ha I was trying to figure out why I would end in what I called a "baseball" finish. where the club would end above my shoulders (the hook finish). Couldn't figure it out, but this helped a lot!
great video. My biggest issue when I get a case of the hookies, it typically only effects my driver and longer clubs and my chipping, but what I do incorrectly is on my backswing I bring the club head way too far to the inside and also too shallow and low, than I usually manage to deliver a square club face , so the ball fires off the club relatively straight, I've even heard people say nice drive but then 160-200 yard down range the ball takes a hard turn down and to the left. I few unwanted slices and fades crept into my swing about a month ago, so I tried bringing the club to the inside more which worked great for awhile , but over time things get more extreme and too much of a good thing can be bad. golf is a balancing act. keep making great videos.
Big help, thanks Jonathan🎉
I needed and benefited so much from this explanation! Thank you!!
Excellent video and very helpful JKM!
Great explanation!
Great video, really interesting approach. I’ve been suffering from the hooks and I’ve been completely focused on my take away and down swing… but this gives me a cool visual image to work of with the hands being across the body. Nice work
What a great feel
This is just what I was looking for. Great video. Amazing content
Great video. Thank you.
Great Lesson. I fixed my hook.
Off to the range tomorrow to see if I can implement this. Wish me luck
Thank you for the simple instruction. This will help so much.
Very well explained and visually presented.
Thanks Johnathan another great golfing tip as usual.
Excellent explanation, thanks🇦🇺
Super helpful. Thanjks
Very helpful, will try this!
Super tips! Thanks!!
Thanks alot! This is asolutely what happen to my swing
Tks I have a pull problem hopefully this can help with it too
love your teaching style... got any tips for us older....much older golfers ?? I remember being flexible, but that was decades ago...how to hit woods/hybrids and keep them in play would help..irons just don't travel as far as they once did, but still reasonably accurate. it's those pesky 2nd shots, and they make us play from the whites during tournaments.
Outstanding Jonathan! Best explanation I've ever had pleasure to listen to on the topic of hooking
Thanks for this. Currently struggling with the same problem and definitly have a very vertical finish. Will definitely be trying this out.
Excellent video, you nailed my problem of late!
I am a hooker of the ball and my tendency is to swing out more to the right to get the ball started further right and swoop in. But most of the time, it makes the hook worst. I used your drill on the range and it definitely helped straighten out my ball flight or made my hook more of a draw. I'm hoping more work will get that more ingrained in my swing so that dreaded hook doesn't show it's ugly head again.
Excellent. Thanks. U r the best.
By far best golf channel & instructor on uTube! Love your detailed & concise explanations…usually less than 10 min.
My tendency is pushed shots so I have tried combinations of closing my club face, flat to bowed left wrist, strong grip, and not letting my club face inside to quickly on backswing. What seems to help me is when I move my right shoulder through the ball and stay in my spine angle longer- feels like over the top move swinging left. Am I holding on to the club too much and need to release sooner? Realize that hard to make evaluations without seeing my swing but can you provide me with suggestions and or, let me know if I’m going in the right direction?
best video on how to cure your hook
You are brilliant. How I wish to discover your teaching of golf finer points earlier. I have an eleven+ years old golfer kid trying to play his best golf but struggling. Thanks bro!
Great video. Same for driver?
Such a good Point. Thx. Question: is it the 100 % same one with the Driver?
Thanks its really fix my problem
Great point!! 😀
Having been suffering badly from pulling irons and driver alike, and I definitely need this advice to cure it. Thank you Jonathan. Any advice to pulling of driver?
Can u do a follow through with the driver?
Thanks for the video. Can you do a video over next couple days on how to properly do a fade & common faults like pulling, etc.
Thanks
Great video
Loving these lessons!....Only problem with swinging left is if you double-cross you're in BIG trouble. But I guess there's no other way out of fixing a hook.
Excellent topic and the way you broke it down was really simple and easy to follow. I find that with this exercise it keeps the angle of attack more shallow and contact more neutral (straight ball flight). I wonder though, can this swing work for all clubs in the bag or mainly irons?
Awesome bro thank you
Brilliant!
Excellent!
@jkm Thanks for another great video. Can this follow through correction also be applied to fix a hook with a driver?
Very useful!
How do you fix the back swing when the hands get too deep...mine always loop behind me and i can only hit in to out
Perfect example of my hook, know I do exactly that, problem is trying to swing left I either hook it more or push it right! 😂