The only slice I like is a slice of pizza with thick crust and pepperoni. A slice on the golf course is a recipe for disaster. It makes golf a lot more difficult than it has to be. In order for a ball to slice, the club face has to be open or in the process of opening at impact. If you fix the club face, you fix your slice. Let’s see how we can accomplish this. Afterwards, we can get a slice…..of pizza.
The most important way to overcome a slice is to make sure your grip is correct. Placing your hands on the grip correctly puts your arms in the proper position to square up the club face at impact. The “V” formed by your thumb and index finger on both hands should point to your right shoulder (for right-handed players). You can even go a step further by strengthening your grip by turning both hands more to the right to combat a slice.
Promoting forward arm rotation
Swinging a club about a foot above the ground or hitting balls off the side of a hill are effective ways to cure a slice. These drills promote forearm rotation which in turn squares the club face.
Swing a club about a foot
The impact bag is a great tool for curing a slice. This is nothing more than a leather bag filled with towels. The key to swing at the bag and make sure that the toe hits the bag before the heel. In other words, you are reaching impact with a closed club face which will cause the ball to hook. Hit the bag several times with the toe of the club and then hit some balls. The bag will give you the feedback you need to square the club through the hitting zone.
Club toe hitting the bag
The closed stance drill teaches you to swing the club on an inside-out path. Most slicers tend to swing outside-in. The reason slicers swing this way is because they are trying to compensate for an open club face. I have saved the closed stance drill for last because it is not really a cure for a slice as much as it is a cure for a slicer’s favorite compensation. Once you have learned to close the club face through the drills mentioned above, you should try the closed stance drill.
Moving the ball back in your stance
Pull your right foot back from your left so you aim right of your intended target. Move the ball back in your stance and swing along the line of your feet. If you swing along the line of your feet, and you are in the process of closing the club face through impact, the result will be a shot hat starts rights of your target and hooks back. Once you can execute this shot, you are on the road to good golf.
A slice decreases your distance and makes it difficult to play a lot of holes. As a junior golfer eager to reach greens in regulation and improve your score, a draw or a straight ball is the desired ball flight. A good grip will provide a solid foundation to cure a slice and the other drills will give you the sensation of squaring up the club face at the moment of truth. Let’s go get a pizza.
The most important way to overcome a slice is to make sure your grip is correct. Placing your hands on the grip correctly puts your arms in the proper position to square up the club face at impact. The “V” formed by your thumb and index finger on both hands should point to your right shoulder (for right-handed players). You can even go a step further by strengthening your grip by turning both hands more to the right to combat a slice.
Promoting forward arm rotation
Swinging a club about a foot above the ground or hitting balls off the side of a hill are effective ways to cure a slice. These drills promote forearm rotation which in turn squares the club face.
Swing a club about a foot
The impact bag is a great tool for curing a slice. This is nothing more than a leather bag filled with towels. The key to swing at the bag and make sure that the toe hits the bag before the heel. In other words, you are reaching impact with a closed club face which will cause the ball to hook. Hit the bag several times with the toe of the club and then hit some balls. The bag will give you the feedback you need to square the club through the hitting zone.
Club toe hitting the bag
The closed stance drill teaches you to swing the club on an inside-out path. Most slicers tend to swing outside-in. The reason slicers swing this way is because they are trying to compensate for an open club face. I have saved the closed stance drill for last because it is not really a cure for a slice as much as it is a cure for a slicer’s favorite compensation. Once you have learned to close the club face through the drills mentioned above, you should try the closed stance drill.
Moving the ball back in your stance
Pull your right foot back from your left so you aim right of your intended target. Move the ball back in your stance and swing along the line of your feet. If you swing along the line of your feet, and you are in the process of closing the club face through impact, the result will be a shot hat starts rights of your target and hooks back. Once you can execute this shot, you are on the road to good golf.
A slice decreases your distance and makes it difficult to play a lot of holes. As a junior golfer eager to reach greens in regulation and improve your score, a draw or a straight ball is the desired ball flight. A good grip will provide a solid foundation to cure a slice and the other drills will give you the sensation of squaring up the club face at the moment of truth. Let’s go get a pizza.
