If you have issues with your lower body, particularly your ankles (overhead deep-squat test), your pelvis will thrust forward on the downswing and move into the space where the club was supposed to travel. The club gets stuck behind the body, and this leads to blocked and hooked shots.
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The Problem: Getting Stuck
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The Problem: Getting Stuck

We have identified five typical flaws that amateurs have in their swings -- and the physical limitations that might be causing them. Do two sets of each exercise (eight reps); repeat in the opposite direction if movement is to one side.