Help with 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

A slice is caused by

1. an open club face at impact
2. a outside-to-inside swing
3. ball placement too far back
4. not shifting you weight. For right handers - not getting to your left side...

try this...

Take a few swings and watch where your club hits the ground...where you take a divot.

Place your golf ball just before your divot starts.

When executing you golf swing, you want to feel two things at the top of your swing

1. your hands are above and behind your right or left ear

2. you feel the club resting on top of your thumb

3. Weight on back foot.

Start your downswing.

Swing down and out. Not just down...down and out.

Just before impact, 100% of your weight should be on your front foot.

Good Luck!

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

Summary: Set up square, ensure that the clubface is square, and bring the club back low and straight.

Details:
It will not be possible for you to slice the ball if you do the following 3 things:

1. Make sure your stance is square to the target not open.

Line up your shot, then put your club down so it is touching the tip of each foot. Step back and see where the club is pointing. If you are a slicer, you probably usually line up left of target.

2. Make sure the clubhead is square to the ball at address - not open.

3. Begin your backswing SLOWLY by bringing the club back LOW and straight back on the target line - or even a little inside of the target line. (If you are a slicer, you probably bring the club back outside of the target line and too high- THIS IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF SLICING )

Answer 4

first off, your hips should be firing through first, then followed by your arms. most slices occur bcuz either you're swinging too fast and trying to crush it, you're swinging with just your arms only or you're losing focus on your backswing causing you to flail wildly. next time you go to the range, focus not on distance, but on mechanics. address the ball as you normally would and swing very slowly. remembering that each time your torse goes first, then your arms. assuming you're a right, your left arm should be straight as an arrow backwards and forward, your right elbow need not be tucked in and you can be loose with it but not too loose. let your torso lead your follow through then your arms should flow easily after that.

Answer 5

You don't want to think about what is going wrong just work on the fix. Here are some drills
three drills you can do to help cure that frustrating slice.
http://www.pga.com/improve/tips/swing/improve_hammond102604.cfm

how to fix that dreaded slice. Learning to swing your club on an inside
http://www.pga.com/improve/tips/techniques/improve_hilts040406.cfm

the swing flaws that can cause the clubface to be open, resulting in a dreaded slice.
http://www.pga.com/improve/tips/general/improve_clark052404.cfm

Answer 6

Start at a 45 degree angle to the left. Your slice should take it back into the fairway

Answer 7

On the down swing try to keep your arm closer to your body....

Answer 8

when you swing, try to extend your arms farter than you normally would at set up, then while you swing try not to move your torso, which should make minimal room for error.

Answer 9

Don't drink beer. It makes you forget to hold your left arm straight.