Golf: Im a relatively new beginner and I have developed a nasty right handed slice. how do i correct this?

Answer 1

Horrible answers. Couple of suggestions:

1) Take 3-4 lessons from a PGA Professional (not your hacker buddy you play with on Saturdays)

2) Learn to release the club

3) Lighten up your grip pressure (this will help achieve #2)

4) Learn to "shallow out" your downswing. A useful image is skipping a rock on a pond. Notice how your right elbow (for a right handed golfer) stays close to your side instead of moving out and away? Same motion on your downswing.

5) Use regular shafts, not stiff, as they are easier to square at impact because of the "kick" they provide.

Good luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I had exactly the same problem. I cured it by taking up fishing instead of golf

Edit. Sorry for sarcasm above, just a joke. However your problem is all to do with the angle that you take the club head back during your backswing. Fact. Imagine three arrows coming out the back of the ball. One pointing straight back, one pointing slightly away from you and one pointing slightly towards you. When you start your back swing, if your club head follows the straight back arrow, your ball will go straight, if it follows the arrow that's coming towards you, you will slice the ball to the right, (If you are a right hander.) If the club head follows the arrow that is pointing slightly away from you, you will hook the ball so it will swing towards the left. The angle that the club head comes down when hitting the ball is very dependant on the angle that you take the club head back during your back swing. This the the correct answer, ask any good golfer/pro

Edit 2, hey told you I was right, I just checked the website that az below says to visit. They say exactly what I said above, but only make it a little bit clearer with the use of graphics.

Answer 4

Three things will cause a slice. For a right handed golfer you need to make sure of these three things. #1. GRIP- you need to develop a "strong" grip. A strong grip does not mean squeeze the life out of the club, it means make sure the "V" between your left thumb and left first finger are pointing at your right shoulder. #2. OPEN CLUB FACE. Make sure your club face is not open. Play the ball in the middle to slightly back in your stance. #3. SWING PLANE. In order to hit a hook or a draw you need to swing the club down from the inside then out with follow through. A good drill is to put a tee in the ground slightly ahead and to the right of the ball. Swing out at the tee and release your hands. The best advice is to spend a few dollars and get some lessons. They will more than pay for themselves with lost balls, broken clubs, and frustration.

Answer 5

ok you should firstly check your grip as this is the main problem with golfers.

your club face is open when you are coming through the ball which causes the slice. get golf monthly or similiar mag as they give tips for beginners.

Also I would recommend a few lessons as they while set you off in thr right direction

Answer 6

It`s normally to do with Timing.. your club head will be behind your hands when your Shoulders are square on.. try "turning over" your hands a little at impact and start your body turn a little later. Also use stiff shafts on your clubs!

The slice or "Fade" is the No1 gripe for most golfers.

Answer 7

purchase a sparkling driving force that's the two off-set or heel weighted. many of the extra moderen drivers are weighted to combat a slice and reason extra of a draw. The Taylormade R5 form D that got here out a pair years in the past is a sturdy one to attempt. It stopped my slice and all and sundry I enable try it did no longer slice the two.

Answer 8

try and find someone who has an explanar machine.set it to your swing plane and swing on it for 10 mins.your slice will go away.its the best invention ever.if you are in st andrews you can come and use mine any time.Im in st andrews at Bramley Guest House which is my pwn place and im a PGA Professional.
the explanar will train your muscles to swing on a better plane.i have pupils who start with a slice and after a lesson with me on the expanar they manage to draw the ball.Good Luck

Answer 9

Take a video leason. The stop video will allow you to see the club face at impact and hand position. This will help the teaching pro to cure your slice.

Answer 10

Xan - Phil Connors here. Welcome to the world of slicers. For years, I played a wicked slice. I feel your pain. Here's what fixed my slice and it was really simple. I was bringing my club up over my head instead of bringing it back more around my shoulder. Check out your swing in slow motion and just see whether your club is going back and up or back and around the top of your shoulder. Try to bring your swing around more, rather straight up and down. Slow down your backswing and try this out at the range - you will hit straighter shots and gain a great deal of distance. You may even hook a couple. Good Luck - and hit'em straight! Phil.