11/11/2021 ISSUE 23

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PRECISION PLAY HOOK SHOT’S OK IN HOOPS ... BUT NOT IN GOLF KEVIN’S
KURES
PGA Golf Club in St. Lucie West was
the site of two more holes-in-one Did you know about 90 percent of golf- hand is firmer than it is normally. tion to the finish.
recently. Member Wesley Wingo, top, ers slice their tee shot, and only approxi- 3. Decrease your forearm rotation:
made his second ace of the year on mately 10 percent hook or draw the tee Kevin Perkins is a
Wanamaker course’s sixth hole, using shot. To those few players in the latter You must feel the left forearm “holding
a 9-iron from 137 yards. Member category, let’s identify the most common off” its rotation just prior to impact and PGA Master Profes-
Tom Morra made his ace on the reasons for the hook – and prescribe the slightly beyond. At impact, the back of the
Wanamaker’s 11th hole, knocking in “Kures” to hitting straighter drives. left hand should feel as though it is facing sional and operates
a 7-wood shot from 137 yards. slightly right of the target.
Congrats Wesley and Tom!  Why golfers hook his Golf Academy at 76
1. Grip: Players hold the club too much 4. The downswing must be more down
in the fingers of their left hand, and with the line and not be inclined to the right Golf World in Stuart. By Kevin Perkins
both hands positioned too far to the right. of target: The hands and arms must move
2. Grip pressure: Players hold the club down the line, the shoulders should not Kevin has authored
too loosely, especially with their left hand. tilt excessively, and the hips must finish
3. Forearm rotation is excessive and their movement, completing their rota- the golf instructional book Golf Everyone,
the left wrist is not flat: Players fail to
properly support the release or squaring published by Hunter Textbooks. Kevin may
of the club.
4. An in–to-out swing path: The path of be reached at 561-301-3783, email: dkper-
the downswing is too far to the right and
too shallow, resulting in the clubface be- [email protected], or visit his website at www.
ing severely closed to the rightward path.
‘Kures’ for the hook kevinperkinsgolfacademy.com. 
1. Grip: Make sure you see a maximum
of two knuckles on the back of the left hand
with your head in the normal address po-
sition. The V of the right hand must point
in between your chin and right shoulder.
2. Grip pressure: Hold the club more
firmly, with the left hand having more
pressure than the right.
Generally, you want to ensure your left

CARVELLI
HELPS TEAM
TO 3RD TITLE

St. Lucie West’s Gina Carvel-
li, far right, a 2018 graduate
of John Carroll High School
in Fort Pierce and currently
a senior at Marymount
University, was part of the
women’s golf team which
won its third straight Atlan-
tic East Conference title on
Oct. 28 at White Manor Golf
Club, a mountain course in
Malvern, Pa. The champi-
onship-winning Marymount
team is coached by Rob
Ferguson, a PGA professional
at Washington Golf Club in
Arlington, Va. ­– CONTRIBUTED

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