I need help with my golf game, especially slicing.?

Question

I have the tendency to not have the same swing plane and come across the ball. My hands start at the right position, but then on the down swing I extend my arms too far causing myself to come across the ball.

Answer 1

usually a slice comes from breaking your wrists at the start of the swing, but not bringing them back at the point of contact.

try the pendulum exercise: Hit balls at the range but don't break your wrists at all. pretend they're in casts. You won't have much backswing, but once you get this right, you'll feel the proper form, then you'll be able to incorporate the wrist break (and return from the break) back into your swing for more power.

Answer 2

Well I would recommend a short lesson from a professional instructor. Too many people just walk out and start playing without learning the correct basics. They then spend the rest of their lives trying to forget the bad habits they learned from the start. Better to learn the right way at the start and practice that than continuing to practice all the bad habits you have.

Basically a slice is caused by a couple of things. An open club face at impact and an outside to inside swing plane. But these can be caused by some many different things there is no way of knowing without watching your swing. It might be too heavy a club or too long a club for your height and wrist strength. Your feet could be in a wrong position, a weak grip can also cause the hands not to come through at impact leaving the club face open. Easier to go take a $20-$30 lesson and get it fixed right than to try to cure in online.

Until then don't change anything. just allow for the slice.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

here is a drill that i learned to fix a slice
stand in your normal posture but with your butt to the target and hit about 20 balls or so, this promotes more arm action since u cant move your body then switch to your normal swing and voila!
anytime your slice comes back simply do this drill again

Answer 5

how to fix that dreaded slice. Learning to swing your club on an inside-to-out path through impact, Hilts says, is a permanent fix.
http://www.pga.com/improve/tips




three drills you can do to help cure that frustrating slice.
http://www.pga.com/improve/tips/swing

Answer 6

SWING SLOWER, MAKE SOLID CONTACT... KEEP YOUR LEFT ARM EXTENED THROUGH OUT YOUR SWING, QUIT TRYING TO KILL THE BALL... HAVE FUN AND RELAX...