cliveb
Head Pro
For a couple of rounds my 5 wood kept hooking. I very rarely hook, but this was happening all the time. I persevered trying to correct it, but to no avail.
Then on the third round of this trouble, it felt distinctly strange on a backswing and I discovered the head had come loose. I was able to just pull it off the shaft. (This is an old fashioned fixed head, not adjustable). After having it mended, I played yesterday (our course finally opened, hooray!) and the hook was gone.
Can anyone come up with an explanation why a slightly loose club head would cause hooking? I'm thinking perhaps on the downswing the weight of the toe end might be twisting it round and closing the face, but surely if it was loose enough to do that the head would just fly off the shaft?
Then on the third round of this trouble, it felt distinctly strange on a backswing and I discovered the head had come loose. I was able to just pull it off the shaft. (This is an old fashioned fixed head, not adjustable). After having it mended, I played yesterday (our course finally opened, hooray!) and the hook was gone.
Can anyone come up with an explanation why a slightly loose club head would cause hooking? I'm thinking perhaps on the downswing the weight of the toe end might be twisting it round and closing the face, but surely if it was loose enough to do that the head would just fly off the shaft?