How to Eliminate a Golf Slice

By Glenn Mcanally

A persistent golf slice is the mark of an amateur. This occurs when the ball curves to the right after impact if you are right-handed, and goes left if you are left-handed. When you slice the ball it shows that you are not following the correct swing path. In order for the golf ball to fly straight, your club head must approach the ball at an angle. Your mind makes you think the club head must stay on a straight path to make the ball go straight. Learn the basic setup and execution to eliminate a slice.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Step 1

Once you have the proper stance when addressing the ball, think of a watch face on your left arm as your guide.

Step 2

At the end of your backswing, you want to have the face of your watch as close to a horizontal position as possible.

Step 3

Keep the left knee bent to make sure your club shaft stays on the proper swing plane. This will help your club head move toward the ball from an inside to outside swing path.

Step 4

Start the downswing with your right arm tucked close to your body to help maintain that inside to outside swing path.

Step 5

Stay focused on the ball with your head down and your spine in the same position as when you first set up your body for the swing.

Step 6

Strike through the ball and follow through with the club. You will feel like you are trying to hit the ball to the right rather than straight.

Step 7

If the ball does not go straight, check your follow-through. If your right upper arm does not push your chin up, then you are swinging on more of an outside to inside swing path.

Tips & Warnings

Stick a golf towel or hand towel under your right arm during the swing. If the towel falls out from under your arm, you are not swinging on the correct path. Don't tighten your grip or you will prevent the club from swinging on the natural path. Don't break your wrists until they are directly over the ball or you will release the club too early and cause it to strike the ball from the outside.

Stick a golf towel or hand towel under your right arm during the swing. If the towel falls out from under your arm, you are not swinging on the correct path.

Don't tighten your grip or you will prevent the club from swinging on the natural path.

Don't break your wrists until they are directly over the ball or you will release the club too early and cause it to strike the ball from the outside.

About The Author

Glenn McAnally is a thriller novelist and life long golfer who lives in Southern California. His most recent work is the action thriller Endangered as well as a story credit for the upcoming Nintendo DS title Elite Forces: Unit 77. He is a graduate of Villanova University.

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