Why do I hit my irons straight but hook my driver?

Alignment Making sure you are lined up properly is going to help to ensure that you are able to hit the ball straight. This can cause hands and arms to swing around with a slightly closed clubface and make the ball head to the left. The alignment is one of the most common causes of a hook.

Why am I hitting a slice with my irons?

What causes a slice? The most common cause of a slice is an outside-in swing path. This means that through the initial part of your downswing, your club is outside the line of the ball (or further away from you than it should be).

Why do I slice with driver but not irons?

The general problem with a slice is that your stance is too open. This means that your leading foot is behind the trailing foot when facing the target. To exacerbate this, golfers tend to open their stance aiming further left and increasing the angle of the out-to-in swing path.

What causes a pull hook with irons?

Pull hooks results from an over-the-top (or outside-to-inside) swing path paired with a closed, quickly rotating clubface. By contrast, slices occur when the same outside-in path is paired with an open clubface, imparting left-to-right spin.

Why am I hooking my woods and driver?

Hooking a 3-wood is a common miss, and it happens for a common reason: Players who struggle with this club tend to set up as if they’re hitting a driver. The ball is positioned off their front foot, and the upper body is well behind the ball at address. That ball is going to pull or hook.

How do I stop hooking my irons?

To fix the issue, turn your hand more towards the target, in a neutral position. Make sure the V’s between your thumb and index finger on each hand point straight up. When the V’s are facing more towards your rear shoulder, you are likely to hit a bad left hook.

Can standing too close to the ball cause a slice?

The distance the golfer stands from the ball is just as important as the ball’s position. Standing too close to the ball causes a loss of posture, reduction in arm extension, loss of balance, loss of speed, toe hits, slices, low hooks and a change in swing path.