| <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in | | | | at impact |
| } --> | | | | The next reason you could be slicing a golf ball is |
| It's one of the biggest obstacles golfers face and that | | | | because at impact the club head is still open. If your |
| is how to fix a slice with a driver. Specially players | | | | club head remains open at impact there is no way you |
| who are relatively new to the game. In this short article | | | | can do anything but slice the ball. As a way to learn |
| I would like to provide you with a few slice tips you | | | | how to fix a slice with a driver that you must work on |
| should use on the range to help you do away with that | | | | these 2 things:a) Your grip: |
| nasty curve on the golf ball and start to hit longer, | | | | Your grip is a huge part of the golf swing and probably |
| straighter shots each time. | | | | the most overlooked reasons why people are having |
| The very first thing you have to realize before you | | | | issues. You must use the proper grip in order to allow |
| can learn how to fix a slice with a driver is why you | | | | the hands to release the club properly to insure you |
| slice in the first place. You see in order to hit a slice | | | | are making solid contact with the golf ball. In this short |
| there are a few major factors which are involved. | | | | article it would be tough to go over all the different |
| 1) To much spin off the driver head at impact (right | | | | sorts of grips and the way to apply all so I would like |
| spin for a right hander & left spin for a lefty) | | | | to give you simply a quick overview so you can make |
| 2) Club head is open at impact | | | | a quick change. |
| In order to be in a position to fix a slice that you need | | | | When you initially grab the club you need to be able to |
| to remove these two factors. How can this be done? | | | | see two or three knuckles on your left hand-or if you |
| Tip No. 1 - How to take the spin off the driver at | | | | cannot see any knuckles at all-your grip isn't correct. |
| impact | | | | Make certain when you grip the club all eight of your |
| If your slicing a golf ball it shows that when the club | | | | knuckles are showing. This will make a huge difference |
| connects with the ball at impact it's coming through the | | | | when it comes to rotating the hands at impact.b) Over |
| hitting zone on a cut angle. Having a cut angle on the | | | | Swinging |
| club is sometimes called coming over the top and can | | | | If you are having troubles slicing a golf ball maybe it's |
| make you dramatically slice a golf ball or dead pull it. | | | | because you are over swinging. Consider this the |
| If you come over the top of the golf ball it means that | | | | game of golf is called the sport of opposites. People |
| when you take the club back on the back swing your | | | | believe the harder they swing at the golf ball the |
| taking it to far inside the target line. What you ought to | | | | further it is going to go. That's not the case in golf. |
| do to correct this issue is to focus on taking the club | | | | Actually the smoother and more in rhythm you are |
| back on a straight line. | | | | through out the swing the further and straighter you will |
| Imagine as your bringing the club back that there is a | | | | hit the golf ball. Sounds crazy I know but it's true. |
| catcher crouched down behind you in a position to | | | | Have you ever sat down on a Sunday afternoon and |
| catch a fastball from a pitcher in baseball. Take the | | | | watched the PGA tour pro's swing at the golf ball? |
| club straight back to hit the catchers mitt and then | | | | The large majority of them look like they are hardly |
| straight up on your turn. | | | | swing at the ball and then the announcer just says |
| *Note: A good drill to work on this really is to simply | | | | they just hit that drive 305 yards off the tee! Well, if |
| stand with your back against a wall and make your | | | | you want to learn how to fix a slice with a driver you |
| swing. The wall will not allow you to be able to take | | | | must work on being more in rhythm and work on your |
| the club inside and you'll be one step closer to learning | | | | timing to get the club face back to square at impact. If |
| how to fix a slice with a driver. | | | | you are able to do this you will be much closer to |
| Tip No. 2 - How to get the club head back to square | | | | meeting your goal. |