How does my Uncle improve his slice?

Question

He is right handed and he seems to slice the ball.

Once he amed way left nad the ball still ended up 10 meters off the firway to the right.

Is there a quick fix thing without paying lots of money for correction lessions?

Answer 1

Hello AFL

Try this, tell your Unc to set up with his feet square, then ake a short back swing with his right elbow tucked against his right hip, Keep the elbow there and swing forward. Hit a few balls like this.

After just about 10 balls he can start increasing his backswing , if he wants and get more distance.

I would guess that he casts his right shoulder out at the start of his downswing and all is lost at that point. By casting the shoulder out I refer to him starting his downswing with his shoulders instead of his left hip, this makes the right shoulder move straight forward and causes an out to in swing.

Good luck

Leon

Answer 2

I'm a golf expert here is your tip for your uncle. The slice is extremely easy to fix its all about setup. You said your uncle aimed way left to try to fix his slice that actually makes the problem worse. Shoulder alignment is key basically he should aim right. His shoulders in relation to his nees and stance feet
dictate his swing plane to a large degree. When your shoulders are aligned or slightly closed it creates a swing path that's flatter more inside with a better path he may still push slice most likely he will hit it straight or draw. Shoulder alignment is a prerequisite for a good swing plane. There are many other things that are essential grip balance knee flex most severe severe slicers
are set up way open fix that ingrain the feeling of setting up slightly closed and he is on his way to hitting farther golf shots that draw or go straight.

Answer 3

Its almost impossible to correct a specific person's problem without seeing his swing but what I can tell you is that most people slice because of TWO mistakes.

1. Swing path.
Most slicers come down across the ball from 5 oclock to 10 oclock. That 5-10 swipe across the ball give the ball a left to right spin, it is also known as an OUT (5) to IN (10) swing

AND

when you aim MORE LEFT you actually magnify that slice effect.

Correction:
To correct a slice, think IN to OUT swing path on the down swing. Imagine a swing that starts at 6pm and comes out towards the ball at 2pm.

2. Shoulder alignment.
Watch a slicer's shoulders. You will see that most will have a right shoulder that falls over, or crosses in front of the ball and tee on the down swing which will "help" slice the ball.

Correction
Keep the right shoulder back, so it almost looks like your shoulders are aligned at 1pm, instead of 11pm like most slicers do. Keeping this alignment will 100% help you come IN to OUT on the downswing, which might even get your ball to DRAW.

Answer 4

First and foremost he has to get a good grip on the club. To ensure a good grip he must wear a glove on the left hand.
Secondly, close the stance a bit. That is, the line joining the 2 feet must be pointing more towards the intended direction.
Thirdly, the position of the ball as regards to the position between the feet; just a little bit to the left of centre.
Lastly, keep the left arm straight on the down-swing.

Answer 5

It sounds like your uncle wants to correct his slice, not improve it. He has his slice down to a science!

Despite what you hear and read, there is no quick fix for the slice, because it is often caused more than one thing.

I would suggest that you uncle go to the Golfonline web page below to use their Personal Lessons. This is a great and free way to get some tips to correcting that slice!

Answer 6

Point the shoulders to the right and turn the club face to the left. Swing hard. See what happens.

Answer 7

The easiest way
aim way right with your feet but keep you club aimed at the target. You may actually hit a draw

Answer 8

that is one sharp knife