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By The Golf Tips Professional Teaching Staff with David DeNunzio | © Golf Tips Magazine

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More than 70 percent of amateur golfers slice. Slicing is a clubface error. The swingpath is typically straight down the target line as contact is made, but the face is open, producing left-to-right sidespin. Here are eight different tips to help you close your clubface and beat your slice for good.

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Category: Slice
Sub-Category: Alignment, Grip, Swing Plane, Swing Drills, Practice, Address/Set-Up, Downswing, Impact, Hands

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Releasing the Body

Keep the left elbow pointing down, the right hip level and eyes and spine towards the target

Proper Contact Fixes Fat and Thin Shots

Practicing punch shots and chip shots will help you perfect your contact and enable you to eliminate your fat and thin shots

Pre-Mold Your Golf Grip

Rest the club at the base of your fingers not your palms

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Hitting Over Trees

Play the ball forward, use more arms and hands and try former U.S. Amateur Champion Hank Kuehne's trick for selecting the right club

Understanding Shank Causes

Most players shank by pulling the heel of the club at the ball when they should really be tucking their left elbow in and squaring the back of their left hand

Swing Plame and Shoulder Turn Pole Drills

Using poles and shafts for practice can be very effective when working on areas such as flexibility and swing plane

Drop-the-Headcover Drill

Advanced player looking to add more width on their backswing and improve their left arm position should try this neat little drill from Vijay and put a headcover under their right arm

Junior Golf Fitness

There is nothing worse that seeing a junior get in a golf cart to play, make your kids walk the golf course, it is the way that the game is supposed to be played and also it is critical for fitness, giving your children a cardiovascular workout which they need

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