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What Does Hook Mean in Golf?

By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
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Golf term

Hook

Hook in practice

A vicious low hook is sometimes called a "snap hook." Where slicers lose the ball right, hookers lose it left — often the sign of a grip that's too strong or hands that flip through impact.

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