Limitations of theory 2

Continuing on the limitations of theory theme, I discovered something during yesterday's round; the (somewhat obvious) fact that one's level of tiredness will affect the interaction of the core and the arms. That is: the more physically tired I am the harder it is for me to turn through the ball with my hips and the more my arms come into play - causing hooks and duck hooks.

Apart from getting fitter, I can't see any obvious way of overcoming this, because even trying to swing more easily doesn't help, in fact, it tends to promote greater wrist action, resulting in even more pronounced hooks.

Anyway, I'll have to work something out. Perhaps I'll work on my alignment and also try to make sure I don't toe the ball, the latter being a cause of yet greater curvature of my full shots.

Back to putting. A friend has given me an interesting idea for taking some of the variables (such as pulled putts) out of the equation. This is the idea of weakening substantially the left hand (for right handers) on the grip - that is, turning the left hand under the grip - so that the left wrist cannot easily hinge in the direction of the putt. The result is what seems to be a more stable (less waggly) club face and a feeling that you can't pull the putt. Not sure if this will work on the course, as it does in practice, but I'm going to give it a go.