i have a slice with my driver?

Question

when i hit my drive i cant seem to hit it strait, but its only with my driver. something im doing wrong?

Answer 1

Most of the amateur golfers have that problem. Many of them stand with an open stance or try to hit the ball too hard. An open stance usually makes the club come from outside in which causes the ball to be cut. If you try to hit the ball too hard the hands don't rotate fast enough leaving the face of the club open. Your grip could be a problem too. A strong grip can cause the slice. Try a stiffer shafted club.

Answer 2

I had the same problem. This persist every now and then, but this is what I would suggest to correct the slice:
1. Make sure you are aimming at your target. (You probably think you are, but you have to make sure your feet and shoulders are pointing towards the target - which probably you are not since you slice the ball).
2. Your club face is open at impact. Make sure you are not going too far back in your backswing. This will cause an imbalance in your stance and that will cause your swing to be off.
3. Also, you have to check with your local golf club fitters because the type of shaft and grip plays a huge part in your golf game. (Let's say you have a Regular flex shaft, but you are not getting much control. All you get is distance. That probably means that you should be going with a Stiff flex shaft. And with the grips, the grip is vital because that is the first thing you do with a club. You grab onto it. Is your grip midsize, oversize, or just standard. Check your hands. Bigger hands can handle the midsize/oversize grips.)
4. Just relax. Do not play with your ego. If the guy/gal next to you is hitting 300 yards + on his drive, don't try to out-do him/her. This game cannot be conquered if you let your ego get in the way. So slow it down. Meaning slow down your golf swing and see where the problem is. Is it at impact, is it during your back swing, is it during your follow through, is it your feet/stance, is it your alignment to the target, is it ball positioning, etc.

Keep playing, eventually you'll get better.

Answer 3

driver has a lot more whip in it and alot of people have this same problem. Instead of trying to figure out how to change my swing I try to adjust how high I tee the ball. Sms to work for me, I just tee it up a little higher and I hit them a bit staighter. And since I only get an extra 20-30 yards on my driver, when all else fails I drive with my three wood.

Answer 4

tee off with a 3 wood instead of a driver. most high handicappers hit a 3 wood almost as far as a driver anyway and a 3 wood is much more forginving and less likely to slice.

Answer 5

Sounds like a outside/in club head path and possibly with an open face. Outside/in path is like a 4 to 11 o'clock path. Try a 7 to 1 o'clock path, if 6 to 12 o'clock is straight at the target. This might give you a draw.
Good luck!

Answer 6

Try closing the grip with your left hand a little inward. If when your holding your club, you can see a lot of finger tip, your grip is too open, you want to see a little knuckle on your left hand. This is a PGA instructor tip that straightened me out.

Answer 7

maybe the driver is too whippy to resolve this either book some lessons with a pga pro or aim your driver slightly left I hope this helps you

Answer 8

Here are some drills


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


three drills you can do to help cure that frustrating slice

http://www.pga.com/improve/tips/swing/improve_hammond102604.cfm


You can find more on my 360 blog roll

Answer 9

give up golf is for sissies