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One And A Half Knuckles
Like you, young Ben Hogan had a smasher’s instinct and a sometimes wicked hook. But instead of trying to throttle back , he found a method to control his hook. One of the main changes that transformed Hogan from Captain Hook to Captain Power Fade was the position of his left hand on the club. Rather than fight a strong , three -knuckle grip, Hogan turned his left hand so that he saw only one knuckle on address. Weakening his left hand let him hit as hard as he wanted -without worrying about hook.
Keep in mind that Hogan had a very strong forearms that allow him to take a weak left -handed grip and still square the club-face at impact. You’ll probably find more success if you can see a little more-one or one and a half knuckles-of your left hand at address. Then put your hand on the club so that the palm is facing the target.
Hit balls on the practice range using this grip. You’ll slice the first few but the more you let the right side back in the swing, the smaller the slice will be. Plus you’ll never hook it, so you can swing as aggressively as you want.
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