Correcting A Golf Slice To Improve Your Score

Correcting a golf slice involves two basic steps - identifying the cause of the slice and rectifying the fault.

Basically, a golf slice is caused by the club face being angled slightly to the right (or left for left handed golfers), rather than being square on, at the point of impact. This puts a clockwise spin on the ball and it curls out to the right. It has been calculated that every degree that the club face is off square slices the ball seven yards off centre in a 200 yard drive. So if you are five degrees off square, you will slice the golf ball 35 yards out to the right.

Drive Straight Without Spin

When you are correcting a golf slice you are basically training yourself to hit the ball square on, so that if your swing is straight the ball will be driven straight on without any sideways spin. The same is true for a hook, which involves anti-clockwise spin on the ball.

The first step you must take when correcting a golf slice is to identify what you are doing that brings the club face down to the ball at an angle. There are two primary possibilities. Either your swing is straight and your club face is meeting the ball at an angle, or your club face is straight and you swing is coming down from right to left, so that at the point of impact you are striking across the ball with a straight club face. Either of these situations will cause a slice, and both are frequently involved together.

Correcting a Golf Slice by Observation

To begin correcting a golf slice you should get someone to observe your swing, or even film it. A film or video is an excellent idea since you can observe your whole swing, from backswing to follow through, in slow motion. If this is done from various angles you should be able to spot whether or not your swing is straight, and if not what is causing it to deviate.

You may also find it useful to get the services of your club pro, or a professional golf instructor, who are used to correcting a slice on almost a daily basis.

Steps To Follow

So, to sum up, the steps to take in correcting a golf slice are to have someone observe your swing, film or video your swing from different angles if possible, determine if you are swinging straight or not, identify the cause of the problem then work on rectifying it. It may be as simple as strengthening your grip, but the help of a golf pro or instructor, who is well practiced in correcting a golf slice, will definitely help.

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