How to Remove a Slice From a Golf Swing
By Steve Silverman
Learning how to swing a golf club is an ever-changing process. Golfer are not robots who can simply push a button and swing the club the same way every time. Instead, as a golfer learns to swing the club correctly, he will go through peaks and valleys. Sometimes the swing will produce great results while other times it will produce poor shots. Nearly all golfers slice the ball at one point or another and fixing that flaw is a top priority for medium- and high-handicap golfers.
Instructions
Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Make sure you address the ball correctly. One of the top reasons for a slice is that the golfer gets sloppy with his address to the ball. Make sure your left shoulder is pointing directly at the target and your left foot should be directly under your shoulder. If you open or close your shoulder your shot will likely veer off course.
Check your grip before you swing your club. You should not squeeze your hands too tight because it will prevent you from taking a full swing. A tight grip will restrict the golfer. If you don't hold the club tight enough, the club will wobble on impact and a slice will be the likely result.
Take a full hip turn as you drive through the ball. You want the club head to hit the golf ball at a 90 degree angle. This will not happen if you don't come through the ball with your hips. As you come through the ball, remember to finish with your club up high and that will assure that your hips turn fully. That will give you a shot that does not slice.
Slow your swing down. Most golfers who tend to slice speed up their hands when they swing because they are anxious to hit the ball a long way. A good golf swing needs to get the whole body involved and not just depend on the hands. The more you work at buidling a repeatable swing that does not depend on hand speed, the more likely you are to hit a straight shot.
Keep your head down all the way through the swing. One of the biggest problems that most golfer have is fueled by the desire to see their shot fly down the fairway. As a result, they pick up their heads and mis-hit the ball. More often than not, that mis-hit is a slice.
Tips & Warnings
Finish your swing by following through all the way until your club head clears your shoulders.
About The Author
Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time, among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.
