Cures for Slice

Whyner

I give up, well actually quite the opposite......I need to fix something and I need help/suggestions

A few months ago I hit the ball with a slight draw, unintentionally but I wasn’t complaining. For the past 6 weeks or so I’ve been fighting with myself over a slice. I’ve tried hard to correct myself by trying to reach out for the ball and being more laid off in the backswing. (I got one lesson). I used to come across the line and try poke my eye out. It’s actually amazing how much you swing out-to-in even when you’re trying to do the opposite.

I’ve had a good year losing 4 shots but the last few weeks have just been a ball breaker

Do people have any drills they practice in order to solve this most common flaw? I had a slice last year and turned it into a draw by standing square but hitting out to 2 o’ clock

I won’t go into my own setup as it’s too complicated, just looking for general advice, I’ll get there in a few weeks

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puttputt

Are you hitting a pull slice i.e. the ball starting left and turning right

Or a push slice i.e. the ball starting right and turning further right?

Presuming you're a right hander

Whyner

starting left and turning right

AldilaMan

I used to slice the ball but now draw it (or hook my bad ones). The position of the club a few inches before impact will always be outside the ball for a slice as it's the outside to inside swing that promotes the fade/slice. You must come from slightly inside the ball just before impact to create a draw and there are numerous ways to achieve this. For me, I try to drop my elbows back in towards my chest at the start of my downswing to get the club started inside the ball. Sometimes I overdo it and get the dreaded hook.

stockdam

Forget about complicating things........go for some lessons.

Hitting a draw or a fade is easy but only when you can hit it straight (or straightish). It's all in the setup. You don't change your swing or try to hit from the inside or swing flatter or roll the wrists etc..

When you can hit straight......

To hit a Draw........

Don't grip the club (yet)
Aim the body down the right.
Aim the clubface at the target (hence it is closed to the shoulder line).
Grip the club.
Swing (along the shoulder line)


To hit a fade........

Don't grip the club (yet)
Aim the body down the left.
Aim the clubface at the target (hence it is open to the shoulder line).
Grip the club.
Swing.


Simples.

puttputt

Check your alignment, you could be drifting open to the target line, two clubs or sticks laid out on the ground make a good reference. Make sure you are square and see if that helps. I tend to do the opposite get closed and it makes me hook the ball.

If you are sure you are square and are still having problems a quick lesson is probably the best advice.

whizbang

its probably tension; the more you think about your swing the tighter you get,
= more & more slice.
I imagine the ball as a fixed object, when the clubhead approaches and strikes, the head should slide away outside the line, much as if its the clubhead that takes on the flightpath of a sliced ball.
needs lots of release, and very loose grip; (string the club to your wrist for reassurance..!)
A buddys favourite saying is how the makers spend billions getting a club to do all the work, now all you have to do is deliver it to the ball: - then LET IT GO:P

heavyballs

i'm sure you're aware of this little drill
place a golf glove under your left arm-pit and swing as normal,helps to keep your arms connected and ensures as you follow through you will turn the clubface in the correct manner
it works everytime with major slicers,hopefully it will work for you

would also second stockdam's info,spot on

GreeBo

Whyner wrote: »

starting left and turning right

So you are swinging out to in with an open club face.
To stop slicing stop doing both of those things!

Check you grip & swing flatter.
Line up some balls with the logo or aim line pointing 30 -45 degrees right of your target and try to swing along that line at little more than half speed.

Whyner

GreeBo wrote: »

So you are swinging out to in with an open club face.
To stop slicing stop doing both of those things!

Haha and stop missing 10 footers...

Thanks for the advice. I'll try the glove one as it makes sense as I do feel my upper arms being miles away

I also like the logo pointing right. That's similiar to how I corrected it before

I know what's causing it and I know how you hit different types of shots. I was looking for drills as I need to drill it into my brain

GreeBo

If it were me Id work on either the grip change or the swing change in isolation until its resolved, then move onto the next issue. I think otherwise you will tie yourself in knots trying to resolve them both at the same time...