When I play golf, why come everytime I hit the ball I slice it?

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I'm almost ready to quit the game! Augghh!

Answer 1

slicing a golf ball is the most common fault for most amatuer golfers.The reason you slice the ball is because your hitting the ball on an out to in swing path.This means if i was to stand directly behind you i would see the club head to the right of the ball on the down swing and as you hit through the ball the club head cuts acroos the ball to the left generating slice spin.there are other factros that affect your swing such as stance and grip and the obvious cure would be to have a lesson with your local golf pro.I recommend this to any golfer of any standard in anycase.Its money well spent and its best to get the fundamentals right as you learn. people think nothing of spending hundreds of pounds on the latest golf gear and 460cc drivers but a lesson with your local pro would set a back around £15.00.In the meantime if your stance is square and grip anything like.I have a couple of drills you can try at your local driving range.
firstly try putting an object like you driver head cover about 2 inches outside your ball going backwards now practise hitting the ball without hitting the head cover.if you swing outside the line you hit the cover.keep practising untill you can strike the ball without moving the head cover making you swing more on the inside.to assist further a second drill is to put a tee peg or coin around 15-20 inches directly behind the ball.now on your takeaway try to move the club head away over the coin this will promote a more in to out swing and cure your slice. belive me i had similar problems years agohad a lesson and was given these drills.i now play with a draw shot and my bad shot is a hook which i would never had believed years ago.persever dont give up and youll be rewarded with some great days in this great sport.hope i have helped good luck practise hard.

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Answer 3

Either tape your swing from behind facing towards the target or have someone watch your swing from that position. More slicers have an outside to in swing. The club goes behind them on the back swing and when the downswing is initiated they bring it up and over the top.

Assuming you are right handed,you slice with this swing because the club face is open and it puts clockwise spin on the ball. If you have that type of swing but close the club face, so that it is parallel to the actual swing path, you will hit a searing pull to the left.

There is a tip on Yahoo I try to use. Imagine you are standing on a clock. The ball is in the middle of the dial and you are standing at 9:00. For a pure up and down stroke the club goes from 6:00 to 12:00. Your current swing is probably more of a 5:30 to 11:30 swing. For your downswing you want to approach the ball from the 6:30 point on the clock face with the idea of finishing at 12:30. You won't cause you will turn your body but starting at 6:30 reduces the outside in portion of the swing.

Consider lessons. They are well worth it! I still take them trying to get a consistent swing.

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slicing a golf ball is the most common fault for most amatuer golfers.The reason you slice the ball is because your hitting the ball on an out to in swing path.This means if i was to stand directly behind you i would see the club head to the right of the ball on the down swing and as you hit through the ball the club head cuts acroos the ball to the left generating slice spin.there are other factros that affect your swing such as stance and grip and the obvious cure would be to have a lesson with your local golf pro.I recommend this to any golfer of any standard in anycase.Its money well spent and its best to get the fundamentals right as you learn. people think nothing of spending hundreds of pounds on the latest golf gear and 460cc drivers but a lesson with your local pro would set a back around £15.00.In the meantime if your stance is square and grip anything like.I have a couple of drills you can try at your local driving range.
firstly try putting an object like you driver head cover about 2 inches outside your ball going backwards now practise hitting the ball without hitting the head cover.if you swing outside the line you hit the cover.keep practising untill you can strike the ball without moving the head cover making you swing more on the inside.to assist further a second drill is to put a tee peg or coin around 15-20 inches directly behind the ball.now on your takeaway try to move the club head away over the coin this will promote a more in to out swing and cure your slice. belive me i had similar problems years ago had a lesson and was given these drills.i now play with a draw shot and my bad shot is a hook which i would never had believed years ago.persever dont give up and youll be rewarded with some great days in this great sport.hope i have helped good luck practise hard.

Answer 4

Either tape your swing from behind facing towards the target or have someone watch your swing from that position. More slicers have an outside to in swing. The club goes behind them on the back swing and when the downswing is initiated they bring it up and over the top.

Assuming you are right handed,you slice with this swing because the club face is open and it puts clockwise spin on the ball. If you have that type of swing but close the club face, so that it is parallel to the actual swing path, you will hit a searing pull to the left.

There is a tip on Yahoo I try to use. Imagine you are standing on a clock. The ball is in the middle of the dial and you are standing at 9:00. For a pure up and down stroke the club goes from 6:00 to 12:00. Your current swing is probably more of a 5:30 to 11:30 swing. For your downswing you want to approach the ball from the 6:30 point on the clock face with the idea of finishing at 12:30. You won't cause you will turn your body but starting at 6:30 reduces the outside in portion of the swing.

Consider lessons. They are well worth it! I still take them trying to get a consistent swing.

Answer 5

Two factors determine the trajectory of the golf shot. The path and the swing and the angle of the club face relative to the path. The ball will slice if the club face is open to the swing path. The swing path can be either right or left of the intended target line or on the target line.
From the sounds of it you are likely swinging the path outside to in with an open club face. Many factors come in to play especially if you are trying to hit the ball too far rather than swinging at it.
But too simplify I suggest trying to strike the inside quarter of the golf and see what happens. My guess is that your swing path will improve to inside to square to inside.
Good luck!

Answer 6

Pay attention to the ball flight. If it starts left (for right handers) and slices it is cause by an outside to in swingpath with either a square or open clubface. If it starts straight and slices, it is a correct (down the target line) swingpath with and open face. If it starts right and slices, it is an inside to outside swingpath with an open club face. Any way, you need a knowledgeable person (preferably a pro) watch and tell you what to do to correct it.

Answer 7

A slice comes from the clubface being open at impact. Without going into detail, the quickest way to fix a slice is to close the clubface at address and use a stronger grip.

Answer 8

well, on your down swing close your club-face and use the rest of your body to get into the ball so you have some power, it might work

Answer 9

pretty much most of the time your leaving your wrists wide open...on your back swing you rotate your hands to the right, wich is basically leaving them open, on your through swing u need to roll your wrists so that there lined up the same from how you started, there you go...

Answer 10

try getting closer to the ball