Simple Fix for the Duck / Snap Hook!

[@gsy971]

i was banging my drives for a while and thought i had it down and slowly it got worse and worse with exactly what you said. Hooks and pushing it high to the right. Your explanation was spot on

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@gsy971 thank you! I’m glad this video helped you 👍🏼

[@wesleythorpe7855]

Same dude

[@MrPeterjtom]

Thanks! This has been my problem for quite some time now. Thanks for confirming what I believed to be my issue.

[@murdochmcewangolf]

Thank you!! 🙏🏼 I’m delighted you’ve benefited from this video. I hope you enjoy my videos also. Many thanks!

[@onealrya]

Great explanation Murdoch. It seems like the solution is almost always taking it back to the fundamentals. It’s like calling IT and then they tell you to reboot your computer.😂😂😂

[@murdochmcewangolf]

lol! Yeah it’s very much like that! Check them very often

[@MrGolff77]

Exactly what has started happening to me. Makes you crazy.😀. Thanks so much for the for the advice. As I always say, you are the best.

[@jeremyh.flores4411]

Great video. I noticed my irons were great, but my driver started to get away from me and I wondered what was happening. Then, in this video, you stated about turning the left shoulder down. When I picked up my iron and swung and then picked up my driver and swung I realized I was not doing that with the driver and it was making me come extremely inside! Great video and thanks for the tip exclamation!!!!

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@jeremyh.flores4411 awesome! I’m so glad you enjoyed and benefitted 👊🏼

[@hudsencady5419]

I am in the exact same position hope to change it next golf outing

[@MyweathernetreportsBlogspot]

Thank you for this! Let you know tomorrow if it helps

[@coloz4565]

Well presented. Good pace in your delivery of information. “Fundamentals” struck a chord with me. My first visit to your site. Will be back.

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@coloz4565 thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed. Hope to see you back, thank you for your nice comment 🙏🏼

[@ericmackenzie123]

Good video. You have a calm confidence that allows the message to hit home. Suscribed!!

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@ericmackenzie123 thank you very much! Thats kind of you to say and I’m delighted. I hope you enjoy my other videos too! 🙏🏼

[@Joker-yh2xg]

Thank you sir! Great video.

[@David-lp2fv]

I turn every club over and your point about complacency is so true. I know what to do after some good coaching but struggle to implement what I’ve learned. I shot 74 last week and this week 90 ! The difference was not sticking to routine and losing my simple swing thoughts. Any advice on engraining changes easily? A good clear video, thank you.

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@David-lp2fv thank you for your comment David! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Let me send you a link to another video you might benefit from 👍🏼

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@David-lp2fv This video may be helpful for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2ewkoeJqLt3Z68si=SRnVdmDnxhhVkIt_

[@larskilli4504]

Great video

[@russellnichols1735]

Great explanation

[@22jkew]

What a good, unique video. I need this badly. Will have a go at it. Thanks

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@22jkew thank you! 🙏🏼

[@1snaj]

I couldn’t of said it any better myself I needed that encouragement

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@22jkew thank you! Let me know how you get on 👊🏼

[@BB-yh2kf]

Great lesson

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@BB-yh2kf thank you! 🙏🏼

[@allanbenoit8305]

I recently started hooking off the tee and I've been striping well for quite some time. I noticed I've been way away from the ball in an effort to kill it. This is very helpful. thank you.

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@allanbenoit8305 that is very common… the distance away from the ball increasing (as it does feel so natural to want to do that!). Good spot well done. You might want to just grip down an inch on your driver after doing this to help everything else “shorten” back to your neutral

[@jamesbonk3632]

Thanks for your driver/duck hooking segment. I purchased a new offset driver & 3 wood recently... Now I'm hooking ( not snap hooks ) on a regular basis and have resorted to a cut swing in order to find fairways. Probably a dumb buy, but shots all fly with a draw or hook. Jim/ port Charlotte FL

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@jamesbonk3632 thank you for your comment! Couple of questions to help me suggest something. How is the striking and shot shape of your irons? (Which irons are the best, are you a divot taker). What age are you? Limitations have you got any? Handicap / scores you shoot. I’ll get back to you again 👍🏼

[@nightwolf2666]

Wonderful, thank u so much. I realize now that I was taking my driver too far inside and I was a bit "quick" coming into my downswing. Great video, as usual. A video on Flop Shots around the green would be awesome, they are so challenging, especially on a tight lie. Cheers from the USA.!

[@murdochmcewangolf]

You’re welcome! I’m glad it might have helped fix the big stick. The ground conditions here in the UK are still very wintery.. I have short game on the agenda as soon as things dry up a bit. Meantime, I’ll include a link to a video that might help meantime 👍🏼

[@murdochmcewangolf]

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[@murdochmcewangolf]

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[@nightwolf2666]

Your reminder to turn the shoulders more Up than Back saved me. I realized I was turning my shoulders too much like my waist, hence, the hook. You video was SPOT on..cheers!@@murdochmcewangolf

[@dougydoolittle5255]

Awesome tips, taking it to the Course on Friday, i was hitting it so straight and long for a few months and after watching this, yes, it seems I have drifted too far away from ball, and nasty snap and duck hooks became frequent with Driver, Woods and 3 hybrid, the short irons have been good, only hit them 90% but the long clubs, trying to give them 100% got me in trouble left and sometimes blocked right but dead straight, I haven't seen anything fade in a very long time. This duck hook sure made golf a little unpleasant. I just subscribed and will suss out more of your tips sometime. But for now, I will get closer. Cheers

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@dougydoolittle5255 thank you very much for taking the time to comment! I’m glad you enjoyed this video and thanks for subscribing! I try and keep all my videos relatable and realistic. I hope you can also benefit from my others. Feel free to reach out 🙏🏼

[@dougydoolittle5255]

@murdochmcewangolf you got to the point quick without rambling on for 20 minutes. Its rare and refreshing.

[@bryanlemontm]

Nailed it! Thank you! The hooks plague me all the time and I do think it’s a result of hips stalling and losing posture.

[@murdochmcewangolf]

Glad you liked the video! Thank you 🙏🏼 Stretch well. Particularly the Plumb Bob drill. This will train your body to become more active. You’ll get it 👊🏼

[@briang6168]

Great explainations. Can start of a round playing well and then gradually start getting a few mishits and immediately try to change something in my swing rather than check my setup.

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@briang6168 thank you very much. I’m glad you enjoyed this video! Keep me posted on how you’re getting on 👍🏼

[@MFrase927]

You know you've found the right video when he describes both of your misses perfectly in the first 100 seconds lol

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@MFrase927 Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I hope you can benefit from my other videos too! Thank you so much for the comment 🙏🏼

[@stefanomaniscalchi4983]

exactly ,hooks are due to the hands moving while the torso doesnt.To avoid an hook hands and torso must move together at the same speed

[@Runofthemill77]

So, for those of us who know all this already, have done all this and still hook / draw it- Best advise is your swing is already fine- just add a slight increase in pressure in your lead ring finger and pinky. You’ll hit it straight again with every club and even be able to hit fade

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@Runofthemill77 thank you for the comment. It’s really difficult without seeing the golf swing and understanding fully that golfer’s limitations.. but focusing on impact dynamics then working backwards from there is a good place to start. Ask yourself to “I’m I hooking with good contact?” Or are these toe hooks? A fade can only buy hit successful if path and face support it.. understanding what it might take for you to be in those positions is also with a pause and think moment. How are your irons and say hybrid? It’s rare but has happened before where that driver just isn’t the right spec compared to the success of the rest of the set.

[@m4rkgolfs]

Needed this bad

[@mickruban3567]

Hi again Murdoch, I notice in this video, (and I’ve also noticed in in other videos) that when setting up your posture you position the lean angle by touching your knees - presumably to establish the correct “arm hang”. I’m assuming this move is a general setting and not specific to the driver alone. Can you please elaborate or point me to the video where this setup routine is covered. Thanks again for your videos.

[@murdochmcewangolf]

Thank you Mick! Yes this arm hang, tap knee caps is in my turn drill.. I’ll link a video 👍🏼

[@murdochmcewangolf]

This is my Turn Drill.. gets your set up and posture correct too kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIC2YWyrgbKVpJYsi=HYMSKobWAF9ADeQz

[@mickruban3567]

Thanks so much Murdoch. FYI, I too was struggling with the duck snap hook and tried your setup recommendations today. For context, last week I was trying different drivers because it was suggested that a new driver could sort out some of my driver issues. My playing partners were in awe as I drove straight and consistently and questioning the logic of looking at alternate drivers. The issue I was facing was that the ball was slowly creeping further away. The arm hand drew me toward the ball and applied the right angles to my posture. I told them that Murdoch just saved me $AUD800!!

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@mickruban3567 well done! Thats great 👍🏼 I’m delighted the video helped you. Go win the money this weekend 👊🏼😉😂

[@MrGolff77]

You are the best.

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@MrGolff77 thank you! Thats so kind to say I really appreciate it and so happy I’m helping 🙏🏼

[@MyPaulie9]

Cheers Doch!

[@murdochmcewangolf]

You’re welcome!

[@colvillesfinest5761]

Amazing. I honestly have never heard standing to far away was bad. I had a lesson years ago and they told me stand further away

[@murdochmcewangolf]

It’s about being correct for you (everyone will be a little different).. factors like weight distribution, arm length come into play too. But ultimately as we get older and lose flexibility, or are overcoming a lower back injury, moving a little farther away seems to make sense… it’s also more comfortable, and can feel powerful! These temptations lead to being off. Each time you play, have a little check before the first ball, and perhaps a couple of no club drills 👌🏼👌🏼

[@DaveH1969]

This is me, I have been playing well lately but occasionally throw in a duck hook or leave the face wide open and push or slice my driver. Feel like I might be reaching at times and my miss is usually out of the toe. Cheers for the video

[@murdochmcewangolf]

Thank you for the comment DaveH. Be sure to throw in a few good turning stretches to free up your core and hips and you should be back striking the driver solidify very soon! 👍🏼

[@Experienceitwithadam]

This was a great video! KZbin algorithm must have access to my camera roll as this is the exact issue I’m having! Interesting that I could be standing to far away! I am short 5’6 so always feel so far away from the ball. Do you do in person lessons or online lessons?

[@murdochmcewangolf]

Thank you for your comment and I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I do both. I’m based in Somerset, UK but a have a large number I teach online. You can contact me or zoom chat if you like through my website 👍🏼

[@Experienceitwithadam]

@@murdochmcewangolf that’s awesome! Thanks mate! Im about 6 hours away from you so an online lesson/assessment would be really great! I’m away on holiday at the moment, but will reach out once back. Thank you :)

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@Experienceitwithadam great! Thank you, I’ll look forward to our phone chat when you’re back. Have a great holiday 🙌🏼

[@knudson6769]

Is that the same with irons duck hooking?

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@knudson6769 having irons react like this is rare but it’ll be the same concept. With irons you need the strike down approach complete check ball position and stance width is correct for you. The mind set is a “downward trap” so practice swing and get little divots.. if you push into a door frame, or tree stump with your clubhead, with a clearing left hip primary thought then you’ll get the idea. 👍🏼

[@highdefinition5724]

This is what i need for my game… thanks

[@murdochmcewangolf]

I’m glad this helped!

[@morganjacobsson1751]

That was spot on for me 👍 I have had terrible problems with my hook regarding the drive and long irons. Thanks for confirming my thoughts about my problem 👍 I must admit that I still sometimes have problems with my wrists rollover 🥲 I try to go back slowly and then accelerate so the wrists comes before impact. Are my thinking ok ???

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@morganjacobsson1751 thank you for your comment, I’m glad you feel the benefits! Try this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ-Ud2xtZbx2nNEsi=Z0QBBjtshseLnNr_

[@pukkapeter]

Yep, that seems like me. 2 under gross yesterday, then it creeps in on 14th, play a par 3 9 iron, then rip it down the par 5 16th and scratch my head wondering where the hook on 14th came from

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@pukkapeter well done. Sometimes it’s a blip. You see the likes of Rory be off only slightly.. if you’re a long hitter you don’t need to be far off at all to produce this hook. Try my “blueprint” approach perhaps were you try and make your good swing a feeling you can “mark” then clone another… then another.. this is a great way of creating an intense feeling of your swing that you can reproduce. You can then understand better when your swing is a little off.

[@terrymatheson4925]

Was 2 over untill the last 4 holes driver needed I know I was in trouble 5 over on last 4 killer snap hook

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@ sorry to hear.. if your three wood is ok then try gripping down on your driver 1.5 inches maybe even 2. Then set up with a fade in mind (so you’ve a thought on clubface control) and then commit to a few compressed low fades.

[@1snaj]

Wow great words because my game is “hooking the bed “sort of speak… been going low 80s every round now I’m low 90s because of the dreaded Hook

[@murdochmcewangolf]

@@1snaj I hope this will help you! Don’t pressure yourself, digest the concept and try these practice swings first