What causes a golfer to slice the ball? Is it stance, downswing or both?

Answer 1

Hello jr

Things that create a slice....

1. Stance
2. Arc of the swing
3. Clubface open at contact
4. Wrists or forearms not releasing
5. Overswinging
6. Making contact on the inside of the driver head
7. Starting the froward swing with the shoulders instead of the hips
8. Casting the club out in the start of the downswing

There are other factors but these are the main culprits.

I personally believe that the stance is the least of the factors, but it does contribute.

The bigest factor is an open clubface combined with an out to in ( casting ) swing and not releasing the wrists.

To change your game requires both, a swing change and attitude change.

Most slicers feel very comfortable with their swing so are reluctant to change it , you may have heard something like ,,,, that feels terrible and it didnt work either. Its a rare thing when a slicer can fix his swing with one swipe, it takes a dozen or so swings with determination.

So to answer your question, it takes a combination of things.

Happy New Year

Leon

Answer 2

There a few possible reasons why a golfer may slice the ball. First could be how the golfer is gripping the club. The head of the club should be parallel with the ball. Second could be his stance. Usually everyone sets up correctly, but too many golfers are in a rush to hit the ball. So on the upswing of the club, their stance and grip may change. Then obviously the downswing will change and affect the contact of the ball with the club.

Answer 3

If you are SLICING the ball frequently, the first thing it is attributed to is the downswing breaking the plane causing you to approach the ball from out side the line and coming back across the ball on an outside to inside path causing it to slice. The setup can also have a great deal to do with it as well. If when you are only addressing the ball, and your shoulders, waist, and possibly your feet are open to the intended flight path of the ball, it causes the slice to be more emphatic. It is more often both.

Answer 4

Your setup dictates your swing plane so its all of the above.
In golf your feet knees hips and shoulders should be slightly open aligned or slightly closed no extremes. The wild slicer usually has very open shoulders his body is aimed way left but his club face and feet are not. This produce a swing plane way outside and upright he will either pull the ball way left and straight or violently slice the ball to the right. If a golfer has a good setup that's slightly closed he may still hit push slices the club is coming from the inside but the golfer fails to release this slice is not as wild its more of a push. The setup influences the swing plane timing and other fundamentals such as weight transfer grip and balance are the other elements that cause good golf shots. In conclusion the true slicer has his shoulders way open as much as 20 yards aimed to the left this cause a poor path to the ball that causes big pulls and big slices.

Answer 5

A slice is most often caused by the club hitting the ball from the outside. Imagine a line from the target back through the ball. Your club MUST be on this line from about 6 inches behind to about 6 inches in front. Coming from the outside causes the ball to spin right (clockwise). Coming from the inside causes the ball to spin left (counterclockwise). BUT BUT BUT BUT The MOST common cause of the problem is swinging too hard. Slow down. Swing easy, hit hard.

Answer 6

Anything that causes the club face to open up. If you are a right handed golfer, this means that you put a clockwise rotation on the ball. The ball will then gain friction against the air and veer off to the right. The open club face can be caused by a circular swing, having the club face open on impact, or other factors. Practice hitting the ball dead on.

Answer 7

The best way to stop a slice is to picture shaking hands with the flag stick, this causes the face to square through the downswing and remain square.

Answer 8

A slice occurs when your club hits the ball with a right to left action (for a right handed person). This puts spin on the ball which makes it "slice". To help remedy this, place an object (something that will not damage your club) on the outside of the ball and try to swing inside of it. This will cause you to swing from the inside instead of coming over the top and hitting the ball with right to left action.

Answer 9

The ball slices when the head is not square with the ball. It might line up when you are about to hit, but while you are swinging down, your swing changes direction and the head hits the ball on the edge of the club, making it slice.

Answer 10

Yes the stance can cause it, and also not having the club head hit the ball square will do it too.