7 Easy Ways To Cure Your Golf Slice Quickly

By Author: Michael Lewis
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It is said that the majority of golfers suffer from one form
of a slice or another. It can very often lead to reduced
distance, lost balls in the rough and most irritatingly a
disappointing score. It is possible to take steps to cure
your slice. This article will offer a number of quick and
easy steps to help solve your problem.

The slice is the product of an ‘outside - in' swing plane
where the clubface is open at contact with the ball. The
result is a squirt to the right. It can be so bad that the ball
can literally fly off on a right angled trajectory. Common
reasons why this happens are a lack of full shoulder
rotation, standing too upright, weak grip and a stiff swing
to name but a few. Lets get in to some of the ways you
can remedy these problems and get your handicap down to
where you want it to be.

Check to see if your stance is too open at address. If
your shoulders are aiming too far left and you are aiming
your clubface at the target then you will cut across the
ball. Try bringing your ...
... stance round so that your
shoulders are almost aiming directly at the target.

To help flatten your swing plane be sure to bend from
your hips to the ground. Standing too upright promotes
too steep a downswing. Try and imagine you are swinging
a baseball bat.

If you cant see any of your knuckles on your left hand
(your right hand if you play left handed) then your grip is
‘weak'. This will promote a slice so move your hand
round the grip so you can see 2 of your knuckles.

A simple way of reducing slice can be addressing the ball
with the clubface slightly closed. If your tendency is always
to open the clubface at contact this may help in straightening
out your shot.

To get you to have the correct shoulder rotation and stance
so that the swing plane is moving ‘inside-out' try this drill.
Take your driver and place it across your shoulders.
Have the grip by your left shoulder sticking out. Now set up
as you would normally and make your shoulder rotation.
When you have completed the backswing the butt of the grip
should be pointing about a foot beyond the ball. Anything
nearer and your swing plane is probably too steep and you
are likely to slice the ball. Practice getting your set up and
shoulder rotation so that the butt ends in the correct position.

Try this to help promote a nice loose swing with the
shoulders rotating fully through the swing. Stand with
your legs together and play as you normally would. You
will sacrifice distance but you will also discover a more
consistent swing through proper shoulder rotation. This
reduces the domination of the arms in the swing which
often leads to the club moving off plane and cutting inside
the ball.

On your backswing many teachers promote the idea that
you should flatten your left wrist. When you come back
on your downswing the wrists should then be rotating so that
the clubface returns square to the target with the right
hand rotating over so that it is on top of the grip on your
follow through. This is a difficult motion to master for
amateurs and results in the left wrist staying above the
right and therefore causing an open clubface at impact.
Try and eliminate this by concentrating on getting your
left elbow to be pointing down at the ground on impact.

If you employ some or all of the tips contained here you
should see a real reduction in the number of sliced shots
during a round and you will get much better scores. Get
out there and give it a go. Best of luck!

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