Questions & Answers Responses from PGA/LPGA Teachers on FINDaLESSON.com                                                                                  << BACK From Tom, golfer: I've started hitting a straight low left or low left hook. My swing feels ok, but I have felt that maybe I was a little fast or maybe rotating my left hip to early and left. I feel that I almost always have the ball close to the center of the club face. I have tried to relax my grip pressure and slow my transition move without success. What can you suggest? PGA/LPGA TEACHING PROFESSIONAL RESPONSES: Florida "Hold your hands back in your swing as long as possible. It is probably not your hips that are too quick, but your arms  are getting ahead of your body and pulling the ball left. By holding your hands back, your arms stay back and drop in to the "slot", and the swing plane stays on line instead of outside in. Hope it goes well." - Bob J. Pennello, Teaching Professional Florida "Tom, I suspect for some reason, you've moved a little closer to the ball. From there you have to pull the club toward you in the forward swing to hit it solid which also pulls it left. Standing closer to the ball forces your weight back on the heels which would explain the inability to decrease grip pressure and slow your swing. Being out of balance destroys rhythm and timing. Check to make sure you're bending from the hips to reach the ball, flexing your knees only slightly and playing the ball far enough away so your arms can hang freely from your shoulders. That position allows for the weight to find the balls of the feet for optimum balance. Good luck!!" - John Brott, Teaching Professional