How to Cure a Slice
Tips to Fix a Slice
The slice is the golfer’s worst nightmare, apart from hitting it in water. Buying a new expensive golf club will not cure a slice, believe me I've tried! You can hit a straight shot with any cheap golf driver. You just need to understand what causes a slice and how to slightly adjust your swing and/or stance.
First of all, let me explain what a slice is. A slice is when a golf ball leaves the tee with a motion where it is moving from straight to right in a curve motion and from straight to left if you’re left handed. A slice is the most common type of golf shot because of the bodies natural position to set up to the ball. We are inclined to swing the golf club from inside out bodies and therefore push the golf club away from us, opening the golf club face and hitting a nice moving golf ball. A slice can be a great golf shot if you want to actually hit it but if you don’t want to hit it then it can be the most annoying part of your game.
Here’s how we can sort out the shot with some easy to practice drills. In our tutorial we will outline the steps and we want you to follow them in the exact wording to help cure your slice. You need to firstly set your shoulders and feet so they are parallel with the target. Many golfers are prone to continue moving their body left of the target because they feel that it will correct their error that they are making, wrong. An open body will increase the chances of slicing the golf ball. You need to make sure you that you practice drills that involves putting golf clubs pointing in the direction of the flag and then aligning your feet along the golf club shaft.
First of all, take a stronger golf club grip so this doesn’t allow your club to turn in your hands. Another issue that causes people to hit a slice is the way they take the club away from the ball. They will begin their take away and as they move the club face backwards, they begin twisting their wrists towards the sky so this causes the club face to point towards the sky. It’s a natural subconscious movement that the body makes and without practicing a fix for it, you will continue to do it. Do correct this issue you need to practice keeping your wrists still and promoting the straight left arm as you take the club away from the ball. This will point the golf club to the sky and not your wrists as you aim to keep the club aligned with your shoulders when you reach the top of your backswing. When you swing down through the ball, your clubface should come down more square and therefore promote a straighter golf shot.
When you’ve kept your wrists steady and aligned your feet with the target, it’s now important to not allow your body to slip into to habits of opening your hips up to the golf ball and also your shoulders. You need to make sure your feet, shoulders, hips and clubface are all aligned with the target because keeping these aligned with the target will lead to straighter shots.
