Why does a golf ball slice?

Answer 1

The scientific answer to why a golf by slices is physics and is similar to how baseball pitchers throw curve balls - aerodynamic drag.

When a golf ball flies through the air, there's air resistance that slows the ball down. Without air resistance, say for example a ball hit in outer space, the ball would fly forever or at least until something got in the way.

Now back to earth.

A golf ball with no or a small amount of spin will have a more uniform air resistance profile across the diameter.

A ball spinning sideways in either direction will have more resistance on one side and less on the other. Picture this, the ball is flying forward. One side of the ball is rotating into the wind and the other is rotating with the wind. The side of the ball rotating into the wind has more resistance than the side rotating with the wind. This difference in resistance across the diameter of the ball causes the ball to move in the direction of least resistance.

So for clockwise sidespin, the golf ball moves left to right.
Counterclockwise sidespin the ball moves right to left.
Backspin the ball will go up.
Topspin the ball will go down.
No spin the ball will fly straight along whatever initial launch trajectory.

Hope that helps to create a mental picture.

Now for the golf answer.

In golf, a slice means you hit a shot that turns in the direction you're facing at address - to the right for righties and left for lefties.

A hook is the opposite.

As far as the golf swing goes, there are many ways to accomplish the same result.

For a slice to happen, there's one common thing to every swing and that is the spin put on the ball at impact.

A lot of times the cause for a slice is the direction the club face is traveling leading up to impact. For a righty, a slice is created when the club face travels from outside to inside, which puts clockwise side spin on the ball. Add a little backspin from a decending blow and you have a high slicing ball flight.

Leaving the club face open at impact can make the slice more severe if you're swinging outside-in. If you're on plane with your swing, an open face at impact is a push and the ball typically goes straight right with not as much slice.

You can learn a lot by watching your ball flight.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Most golfers in the beginning of golf have a tendancy to slice the ball. which it spins away from whatever handed you are the reason for this is that: 1 - The club face is not square at impact and is left open: or 2 - You are swing path at the moment of contact is from outside to inside or swinging acrossed your body. Things that can help (you might want o look in a mirror to check this:

1. Make sure your elbow is tucked into your body at the top your backswing. This keeps your swing on plane.

2. On your downswing you shift your weight to the front foot.

Answer 4

The obvious answer is that the club face is open. An open clubface is a reaction to your swing. 99% of golfers see the pros swing and try to duplicate it. Rotation is the root cause of the open and closed face. More than likely you lift the club in the air and as you swing down to the ball your arms decelerate exactly as your hips are rotating to get out of the way. You'll hear swing the club faster but that won't help because your arms are not moving through the impact area fast enough so when you try to swing the club faster, your hips turn faster. Every good golfer has square hands at impact. Every poor golfer does not. So no matter what swing you have your right hand must be square. What is square? Stick you right hand out as if to shake someone's hand, that's square. Fold the right wrist into the right elbow and stretch out your right arm. You've now compressed the ball.
Just a couple of notes.
01. Your left hand should be strong or rolled to the right at address and your right hand must be weak or rolled to the left.
02. Backswing inside around your waist like Hogan.
03. Downswing below your right knee for depth.
04. Wrist break only on the backswing to fold the wrist back into the right elbow like Hogan.
05. Fold right forearm into right shoulder on backswing like Hogan.
06. Unfold right arm to your right heel not toe.
07. Hips follow. They don't lead. That's why golfers have the slice in the first place by leading with their hips.
08. Swing down with your arms and let your shoulders and hips follow.
09. Try to square your shoulders at impact without rotating your hips.

Answer 5

The ball can only "slice" because of the side spin put on it by the position of the clubhead relative to swing path at impact. It can slice no other way. A ball with backspin only (a well struck shot) cannot slice. A ball that slices has been struck with a clubhead that is open at impact relative to the swing path. Fixing it is an entire different topic.

Answer 6

There are many reasons to why your ball slices... One your club face is open...2 you are "chopping" at the ball...you are coming across it...

Try to fix it (if your are right handed) by doing this...(if your left handed do vice versa)... Hold the club with your left hand and set your right hand on it. Your right hand is probably trying to do the job for you so you need to hold tighter with your left. You can also try building your left hand up with a stress ball.

Answer 7

There is a spin produced by hitting the ball with club face facing a little right.

Answer 8

Two reasons: 1-you swing that way. It is an odd way to swing, but it is possible. 2-you open your hands as you are in your downswing. I had this problem a few years back and to help correct it, (being right-handed) I turned my right hand over counter-clockwise slightly more than usual.

Answer 9

Assuming you're real-surpassed, this could be a slice - almost the maximum common subject in golfing. you're putting spin on the ball with the aid of the type you're swinging. you're in all probability bringing the clubhead too plenty from out to in (so reducing around the ball and spinning it clockwise as considered from above). you're in all probability pulling the club around too plenty too the left/in the back of, in line with hazard considering you're bending your left elbow. attempt thinking of the club head following a without delay course in direction of the objective (in case you notice previous action picture of Arnold Palmer he demonstrates this maximum dramatically) additionally, in line with hazard you're additionally bringing the club-face with the aid of too "open". it relatively is maximum in all probability led to with the aid of the two in basic terms keeping it too open interior the set-up, or liberating your wrists too previous due. it relatively is regularly led to with the aid of a "vulnerable" real hand (one that is in basic terms too plenty over the main stunning of the club). attempt moving your real hand - basically relatively! - clockwise on the club (as considered from the grip end) which will make you destroy your wrists fractionally in the previous. stable success - and bear in mind, even greats like Tiger and Olazabal have worry with the driving force!

Answer 10

If your backswing is not straight you change the angle of the club head an it doesn't hit square.