2007-03-27 17:37:17 · 8 answers · asked by ryan d 1 in Sports ➔ Golf
"I'll open up my left (front) foot slightly"
I do the same. I was at the driving range today trying more things to help my slice. Honeslty the thing that helped me the most with my slice was making sure when i drove my club through the ball i rotated my wrists around. I tried that today. I couldn't believe it helped so much. Not too much but enough to keep the club face flat. Try it and see if that helps. I know it sounds so simple but i tried everything and thats what finally did it.
http://www.golf.com/golf/instruction/0,28385,,00.html
Check out this page too for more help. Scroll down to the lesson finder and watch the videos under "hit it straight" to help with your slice. I hope this helps you.
2007-03-27 18:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by Binks17 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Imagine where each foot points is on the face of a clock. Some will say they should be square at 12 o'clock. Others will say left at 11, right at 1. The common theory is the left should be very much at 11 even up to 10:30. The reason is it helps you rotate your hips towards the target generating more power. The right foot should be toward 1:00 but not past it.
Lastly width is an issue too. Today's theory is your feet should be solidly beneath your hips so hip width. Wider is thought to reduce power.
The thought about dropping your right foot back as an aid in reducing a slice is used by many. And the recommendation that rotating your right wrist over the left at impact also helps square the club face reducing slicing has merit.
2007-03-28 10:32:24 · answer #2 · answered by zudmelrose 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-24 21:06:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used to hit a slice all the time. I then dropped my back foot about 3 or 4 inches from where my front foot was so that they were offset. This helps you get the club head through better and also help you hit a draw or straighten out a slice
2007-03-28 01:16:03 · answer #4 · answered by sydaroo2003 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I keep both feet pointing at 12 but if you want extra distance try this hot tip: point the lead foot towards 11 o'clock.
Doing this will make it easier for you to rotate through the shot.
Also: pretend that from your knees down are in cement.
Dont sway with your legs. Pivot and rotate but doen sway right on your backswing or left on your downswing.
Good luck.
2007-03-28 14:53:10 · answer #5 · answered by Daren M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are slicing, (and you play right handed) you would want to pull your right foot back more, thus closing your stance at address. This will generally allow you to take a flatter swing and close the club at impact, producing a straight to hooking shot. But the problem is not your stance...it's your swing.
2007-03-28 13:50:40 · answer #6 · answered by vdrive_60 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I put them straight, but if I need to put a little extra distance on it, I'll open up my left (front) foot slightly to get a better turn through the ball for extra distnace.
2007-03-28 01:00:59 · answer #7 · answered by SG 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends a little on where they go naturally, but , assuming you're a righty, the left should shade toward the target a bit so it can 'plant' at impact.
Where they wind up if you don't think about them is probably OK.
2007-03-28 01:33:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋