New to golf - please help!?

Question

I have just started to play golf, and go down the driving range. I can hit the ball ok, but my shots always seem to slice.

I had a golf lesson a couple of months ago but I have seemed to developed this slice to my shots?

What can I do to remedy this? (and yes, I know more golf lessons would be the obvious answer!)

Thanks!

Answer 1

Try going over the basics what your instructor taught you. Keep the pace of the shots the same as when you swung during the instructions. Normally beginners what to get more distance and try to speed up or force the swing. Forcing a swing for extra distance will, most of the time make you swing with an outside- in. The club is forced from the top position of the swing to the outside then on the down swing the speed has increased that the hands don't release into the ball at impact soon enough. So the face of the club is slight open with a glancing hit for the outside-in. What makes worse is when your hips fire to fast and turn sooner than should at impact and the face opens up even more, more slice.
Take your time. Practice releasing the club into the tee followed with a nice finish to the target with your body like your instructor taught you. Good luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

nearly everyone learning slices the ball. you'll probably remedy that and then start hooking it! its a frustrating game. Anyway i recently cured my slice so here's some tips. First thing i did was record myself swinging the club in the back yard with my phone. Straight away i could see my shoulders were really open on impact so i worked on keeping them level. Some others things to do is check your grip is rightand that it returns to the correct position at the point of impact. Also take a slow swing and concentrate on hitting through the ball straight, put a line on the floor (of sellotape or something) of the direction the clubhead should be going. er what else... oh yeah concentrate on bringing the club from behind your body. I think most important tho is don't try to hit it too hard, swing slow and you'll find greater accuracy. Good Luck!

Answer 4

There are all sorts of reasons why you might be slicing the ball as can be seen by the multitude of answers you've been given. The problem is you are still a beginner and trying out all the different solutions will only get you more confused and frustrated. Everything you try to do to resolve the situation will feel awkward and you won't really know if you're doing the right thing. You really must go and see and professional as he/she will be able to spot immediately what you're doing wrong. Once the problem has been resolved, you'll need to practice and practice so you get the feel of the right shot - then when it starts to go wrong again (and it probably will), you'll have a better feel for what you're doing and will have a better chance of rectifying it.

Answer 5

I've given thousands of golf lessons. Go get a lesson and make sure you leave with 2 or 3 drills to learn to make the ball go left. Most people have know idea what they are talking about in the golf swing so go to a PGA Pro.

Answer 6

You need to learn the feeling of hooking the ball or hitting from inside to out.

This will seem extreme but it will give you the right feeling. Set your stance so you have you back to the target, take some practice swings to make sure you don't hurt yourself then introduce the ball. Check your grip by dropping your left hand to the side and making sure that your thumb is down the seam of your trousers then put the club in, parallel to your leg.

You will start hitting some massive hooks and will learn the swing plane to avoid slicing then adopt your normal position and repeat the swing.

Let us know how you get on.

Answer 7

I want to try and save you some time. You will probably get alot of good information. Keep in mind two things: 1) Every tip doesn't work for everyone, and 2) the number one factor in a slice is the clubface opening up. You merely need to find out what within your swing is cause the open face - hands/grip, wrists, head, plane, could be a number of things. Happy hunting, for the problem slicing and the flag.

Answer 8

Trouble with golf is there are dozens of cures for slicers/hookers..it really depends on your swing fault

quick tip that always works: when addressing the ball move your right foot 4-5 inches backwards so it is no longer parallel to the rest of your body. As you stop slicing you will make the gradual adjustments to realign your body properly

Answer 9

It really helped me to slow my swing down. To many think the harder you swing, the farther your ball will go, so slow your swing down and let the club do the work. The driving range is also a good place to work on your stance, kinda play around moving right and left of the ball.

Answer 10

First you need to determine what the cause of the slice is because there are a few. I suggest gettung one lesson with a pro and he will tell you what you are doing wrong and give you a couple of drills to correct the problem. Then you need to go to the range regularly and concentrate solely on the drills until your problem is fixed.