Diagnosing a Slice

sliceDo you know what a slice is? A slice is what happens when your ball curves wide to the right if you are right-handed, or to the left if you are left-handed. Slices are one of the biggest problems that recreational golfers find themselves struggling with the most. When you slice, the ball often begins on the left of the target line and then sweeps back toward the right, ending up well right of where the target is. The first step to dealing with a slice is to diagnose the problem.

Your Grip - Your hands may actually be turned too far to the left if you are often dealing with a slice problem. The V that is formed between your knuckle and your thumb on both of your hands should be pointing between your right ear and your right shoulders.

Your Set Up - Your shoulders and your feet may be aligned too much to the left of where the target line is. Try realigning your set-up and see if this changes your propensity for slicing in any way.

Your Ball Position - The ball may be placed forward too far in how you are standing.

Your Backswing - You may be bringing the club back too far out, pushing the club away rather than keeping it in tight. If the club is pointing left or laying off at the top, this may be causing the slicing.

Your Downswing - Is your shoulder going too much out and not down enough? If your arms are pushing away from you, the club may be approaching the ball from outside of the target line. You could also be possibly blocking your wrists through the impact with the ball, and this may be preventing the golf club from properly turning over.

Your Impact - The type of impact that causes you to slice means that the ball is curving in a left to right motion as it crosses the sky. In order for the ball to do this, it has to be spinning specifically in a clockwise direction. Imagine for a moment that your golf ball is on a peg, and it is only capable of spinning in one direction or the other. In order to spin the ball in a clockwise direction, you have to swing the club more to the left, and the club face has to be pointing in a slightly right facing way. In a golf shot, this is exactly what is happening in order to make the ball curve in a slice. If you want to confirm this, you can look at the divot. The divot that is produced when you slice is often pointing well to the left, and the ball often ends up well to the right of the direction that the divot is pointing in, creating what is essentially a classic slice.

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Originally posted 2009-07-19 05:28:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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