Hooked shots are rarely caused by one mistake, but by a chain reaction that starts before impact. We break down why the clubface closes too early and how path, grip, and body rotation all play a role.

Advice from Golf Monthly's Top 50 Coach: Try Niven on how to fix hooking the golf ball.

Understanding how your swing path and the angle of your clubface affect your golf shots is crucial when it comes to understanding your golf swing. In this video segment, Michael Breed, host of The ...

Duke's Mason Plumlee (5) puts up a hook shot over North Carolina's James Michael McAdoo in the second half on March 9, 2013, at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Robert Willett/Raleigh News & ...