Golf Shots Sucking? These Setup Fixes Will Deliver Better Clubface Control
Golf is hard, especially as an amateur or beginner golfer who lacks consistent results due to flawed fundamentals.
But instead of getting frustrated, cursing, and snapping every golf club in your bag in half, most players work on actually improving instead, trying to learn a few golf tips to fix their problems.
So for those golfers who just can't regularly hit it straight - and often see nasty hooks or bad slices instead - the video below is here to help. That's because it gives some easy setup changes that can lead to more clubface control and better contact.
3 Golf Setup Changes for Better Clubface Control
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In the video, I take a golf lesson from top-ranked teacher Brian Mogg, who works on creating a more consistent way for better clubface control.
While I tend to open the face, leading to a slice, Mogg doesn't go into a full reboot of my golf swing. Instead, he keeps it simple first by having me make three setup changes that might correct the clubface issue instead.
"I'd like to see your [lead] arm get a little more rotary, with the creases in your elbow pointing to the outside of your bellybutton," Mogg instructs. "You had your [lead] arm really turned under, which forces the club to [open]."
Mogg then has me rework my golf grip, making sure I'm not holding the club like a baseball bat in the palm of my hands - which is a common mistake - but rather in the fingers instead.
"Let's get the gloved hand just a little bit more down through your fingers," Mogg says. "So the left hand is a little more on top, which will help [with clubface control]."
As he helps guide my club back to feel the proper swing path, he says making these subtle setup changes can help identify how exaggerated my backswing needs to be for better control of the clubface.
"[As you go back], the right palm should feel like it's facing the camera," he adds. "So it's a combination of some setup changes and how we get the club and the right arm [to the top of the backswing].
"Your club might be a little delofted and closed [right now], but, in theory, doing this will lead to some hooks."
So for someone who slices (like me!), these changes will lead to more shots going left than right - which is always a better mishit. And as I continue to work on the new feels on the driving range and in practice, I'll slowly keep making tiny adjustments that lead to straighter shots.
"If you can get control of your clubface, you'll be able to get control of your ball flight," Mogg says.
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This story was originally published April 17, 2026 at 11:27 AM.