Being able to drive the ball 300 yards is really awesome. It'd be even more awesome if you could drive it 300 yards down the middle of the fairway as opposed to driving it 100 yards forward and 200 yards to the left followed by your driver sailing 25 yards into the woods to your right. Isn't it about time you corrected that hook? Leith Toyota offers you these suggestions.

Fix your grip. The problem may have its origins in an overactive right hand (one of many problems, incidentally, caused by an overactive right hand). If your right hand, or left hand for lefties, rotates too much, too quickly, it causes the clubface to close too soon, leading to the ball hooking and you swearing uncontrollably. Check your grip by holding the club as you normally would before striking the ball. The space between your thumbs and the rest of your hand should form a 'v.' If the v's point to your shoulder, the grip is OK. If the v's align to the right of your shoulder, you're probably gripping the club too tight. The palm of your right hand and the back of your left hand should face the target. If there are more than two knuckles of your left hand showing, you're gripping the club too hard.

To loosen your grip, use the palm of your hand more than your fingers to grip the club. Hold the club tight enough to maintain control, but no harder.

Fix your stance. The object of swinging a golf club is to hit the golf ball in the desired location. This cannot be done if your stance forces you to bring the club in contact with the ball at the wrong angle. Make sure your knees, hips, and shoulders are parallel to the target line. Make sure when you line up the shot that your club head is set up to strike the ball correctly.

Fix your swing. All the grip-fixing and stance-fixing in the world will avail nothing if your swing stinks. There are some things in golf that are so important, they need to be repeated: Make sure when you line up the shot that your club head is set up to strike the ball correctly. Once you've lined up the ball with the sweet spot on your club, make sure the swing keeps the club head on the correct trajectory. Don't let the right forearm drop too far below the left. If it drops too far, the ball will hook.

Let your body do the work on the down swing. Relax the legs. This, along with shifting your weight to the left leg, will prevent your wrists from rotating and closing the clubface.

Happy swinging!