in golf, what can I do to straighten out the slice on my drives???

Answer 1

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 2

Make sure your stance is parallel to the target line. Take the club back slowly and smoothly. Make sure you have grips in good shape on the club so that you can lightly grasp the club without it spinning in your hand. Do not fluctuate in grip pressure during the swing. Too much grip pressure will prevent the club head from squaring. A slice is ultimately caused by the club head being open at impact. While this can be caused by many things, the first thing I would try is keeping you hands and grip relaxed when swinging and especially at impact. If this does not do it, try to turn your right hand over at the moment of impact. This will also add power.

Answer 3

Try turning your left hand further to the right (until you see 3 knuckles). It might feel a little awkward at first, but it will force you to close the clubface more on impact. Some people have a slice problem because they have they're hands ahead of the ball on impact, like how your irons should be played. Make sure your sweeping the ball off the tee, not hitting down on it. Other than that, I would have to know more details about your swing. Another thing.....don't try to kill the ball. You should focus on a slow, smooth swing just to hit it straight. After that you can work on getting more power behind the ball.

Answer 4

Hi, I am 14 years old and am a -1.4 handicap on the junior PGA Tour. You should try not to come inside on your backswing. Tell a friend to look at your swing. It should on the same line on the way up and on the way down. Also try to close your hands just before impact so the face will not be open which makes sidespin to the right which in simpler terms, is an annoying slice

Answer 5

There can be many causes, but the usual culprits are: grip (too weak OR too strong), swing path (outside-to-in), and equipment (shaft too stiff, open face angle).

Solutions:
- Grip:
If too weak (you slice even when you rotate through impact): then turn hands to the right
If too strong (you either "push" when you hang on, or duck-hook when you release) then turn your hands to the left
Either way: the "V's" formed by your thumbs should point to your right shoulder
- Swing path: Hit more "from the inside"
- Equipment: switch from Stiff to Regular shaft; try a driver with a more closed face angle or an offset driver

Answer 6

dont twist your hips as much. you are probably swinging like a baseball player, which is a big cause of slicing and hooking. also try turning your club face the other direction, and make sure the v that your top-hand index and thumb fingers is pointing up your bottom hand's arm.

Answer 7

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 8

Its all about stance, grip and swing. Golf is such an easy game.

Answer 9

remember PGA posture grip alignment these things must be correct or nothing you do will work