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Originally Posted by Boo Radley
ok, so thanks for the replies so far
i went to the range again today
once again tried varies techniques to make it happen
no luck. not even close.
i did the move the feet thing, ball went straight at the target.
i tried the roll the wrist thing, ball went straight at the target (or sometimes off to the right a little)
one shot i did manage to hook one, and it was hooked good, but to achieve this i had to address the ball with the club face facing the ground. everything about the address was normal, except the club was rotated 90 degrees from normal. i tried it with the club rotated 45 degress, and the ball went dead straight. (when i address the ball normally with no club rotation, most shots are straight, some are straight and drift right). i rotated the club so drastically to see what effect it had on the ball flight. did the 45 degrees first, and was surprised there was no effect.
does this last paragraph indicate any common swing flaws? (probably sounds retarted, but who knows)
Your wrist/forearm rotation is definitely an issue if you are rotating the club head that much in order to hit a hook, your body is either too far ahead or you are just not rolling your wrists at all.
By using the drill I explained with the baseball grip and gap between hands its impossible not to roll the wrists/forearms in order finish correctly, I never hit a draw in my life until I did this and understood how my body needed to feel though exaggerated in order to achieve it.
Sounds like you need to better understand what your body is doing and how it is supposed to move during a golf swing. Get some lessons is my next advice