Drives veering to the right always

torres9kop

Just starting to play golf and all my drives are going right, starting straight then going right like a banana. Getting good distance though. Any suggestions ?

newport2

I'm not being smart, but just google "slice" and "fix". Or see a pro

Jaysoose

You are being smart though..guy is looking for suggestions from people that play and post on here not to be sent to google as if there is something wrong with asking for advice from the board.

Always find it strange that making some false disclaimer actually excuses the act in some peoples eyes.

WacoKid

Most likely your swing is Over-The-Top which means you have an Out-To-In path on your downswing. Most common swing fault in golf.

newport2

Jaysoose wrote: »

You are being smart though..guy is looking for suggestions from people that play and post on here not to be sent to google as if there is something wrong with asking for advice from the board.

My genuine advice to him is that he's slicing the ball, which can be down to many reasons. Find an article written by a PGA Pro to help him to understand why he is doing it, or seek help from a pro in a lesson.

That's the advice I'm offering as opposed to saying his stance is open, grip is weak, club face open at impact, coming over the top, etc, etc when I've never seen him swing a club. In my opinion that's better advice, and like I said, I didn't say it to be smart.

Hacker111

newport2 wrote: »

My genuine advice to him is that he's slicing the ball, which can be down to many reasons. Find an article written by a PGA Pro to help him to understand why he is doing it, or seek help from a pro in a lesson.

That's the advice I'm offering as opposed to saying his stance is open, grip is weak, club face open at impact, coming over the top, etc, etc when I've never seen him swing a club. In my opinion that's better advice, and like I said, I didn't say it to be smart.

agreed, go get a few lessons and get to work at the range

L.O.F.T

torres9kop wrote: »

Just starting to play golf and all my drives are going right, starting straight then going right like a banana. Getting good distance though. Any suggestions ?

To understand your problem you need to understand what is causing it and either change it or control it.

This is what is causing your fade / slice:



This is how to hit a draw:

Rikand

This is nit a fix persay but it is what i did. Same as you with a driver the ball would travel out straight and then veer right. But it never happened with any other club.

Then i switched to an 'offset' driver and that changed everything. Offset has the face set to be closed at address so as to guard against slicing.

Might be.something to consider if its the only club in your bag you slice with

tayto lover

Try putting the ball back an inch in your set-up. Worked wonders for me.

nomunnnofun

Had awful trouble with this for about a year myself and had to aim 50 yards left of target to get it to land in play. Had countless advice from friends/playing partners about club being open at address, open stance, in-out swing etc. Tried so hard to fix all the above but still could not correct it. After being at point of giving up golf, booked a lesson and he told me that I had fixed all of the above ( if they were ever an issue at all ) but that my shoulders were way open. He got me to close my shoulders to the target to a point where I felt way uncomfortable. After 2nd or third swing ball was drawing just left of target. So, if you cannot solve by trying the usual fixes, don't waste time and drive yourself crazy. A Pro will have you swinging in tune no problems.

donalg1

I had / have the same problem trying to iron it out at the minute it is extremely frustrating. I have had a couple of lessons and was told first of all I was not aligned properly i.e. my shoulders aiming way left of where my hips feet and club were aiming so have tried fixing this, also I was bringing the club back too sharply and my grip wasnt the best either, I couldnt see my two knuckles on left hand when looking down which I knew I should be able to see and for some reason never thought to try and fix this (go figure).

Have worked on the above and a few other little things and it seems to be helping, but then it could be something completely different for you. If you are changing your stance, your ball position and a few other things and it is still happening it is most likely something else affecting it that you havent thought of. I know that sounds obvious but I spent so much time on the position of my feet (was convinced I had an open stance) that I didnt stop to think that maybe my stance was fine.

My advice is get a lesson or two sure could do no harm anyway.

GreeBo

OP are you sure they are starting straight?
Try to get someone stand behind you and confirm it.
It makes a bit of a difference to the fix as it might be grip/clubface/swingpath/feet or any mixture of the above.

Hit the range and lay a club along the ground at your target and align your feet to this.
Now place a ball on the tee but have the logo or some line pointing slightly to the right of your target.
Aim the clubface to your target but now try to swing so that you are hitting the ball in the direction the line on the ball is facing.
It should start a bit to the right of your target and then draw back.

Also check your grip in the mirror, you might have a weak grip causing your clubface to be open at impact.

PGF

tayto lover wrote: »

Try putting the ball back an inch in your set-up. Worked wonders for me.

If you have the ball too far forward in your stance this tip could help... of course if your ball is too far back as it is and you don't have time to square up your clubface then this might be the problem rather that the solution.

My advice would be the same as donalg1 & nomunnnofun, go see a pro.

bustercherry

tayto lover wrote: »

Try putting the ball back an inch in your set-up. Worked wonders for me.

This gives you less time to get the club face square at impact, I would be thinking the opposite TBH.

Dr.Silly

Practice these two drills for a few hours each to get the muscle memory working correctly. I found these absolutely brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDw0SjY4Tvw

Dr.Silly

BTW, I forgot to mention.

It's pointless really doing these drills unless you have the fundamentals.

You need good posture, grip alignment etc.
Get the basics right first and you'll be a +4 handicapper like the rest of the boards community

torres9kop

Ty for the tips ðŸ˜႒

Alrite Chief

bustercherry wrote: »

tayto lover wrote: »

Try putting the ball back an inch in your set-up. Worked wonders for me.

This gives you less time to get the club face square at impact, I would be thinking the opposite TBH.

I hear what your saying and I kind of thought that myself when I read it. However I just gave it a little more thought. If the ball is too far left in his stance the point when the driver makes contact with the ball could be when the club is starting to come around his body thus sweeping accross it putting spin on it.

As most have pointed out seeing a pro is probably best but before you do that. Get onto Mark Crossfield on YouTube. He has hundreds of videos that address nearly every issue you could possibly have. Just before you hit the range and give yourself something to work from.

MP62

torres9kop wrote: »

Just starting to play golf and all my drives are going right, starting straight then going right like a banana. Getting good distance though. Any suggestions ?

Op it's called a slice and although you may not want to hear it, Newport2 is right, the best way for a beginner to improve and understand the game is to go and get a block of 4 to 6 lessons from.
Alternatively you can get "advice" (otherwise known as "band aids" or "quick fixes" that don't last) from people who mean well but who have never met you or have seen you swing a club and hope it works and then in 5 or 6 years time you can go for lessons and curse yourself for not having gone 5 or 6 years earlier.

newport2

torres9kop wrote: »

Just starting to play golf and all my drives are going right, starting straight then going right like a banana. Getting good distance though. Any suggestions ?

OP, there are a selection of articles here (link below) on slicing. If you can work out the reason why you think you are from these, then there are lots of videos available on the web for each specific reason. If you think you find something that may be causing it, then google for a drill to work on that issue. A lot of these drills can be worked on at home without a ball, which makes ingraining them easier than only working on it when you get a chance to go to the range.

http://www.golftipsmag.com/instruction/slicing.html

Like several of the posters mentioned, the quickest route is going to see a pro. You may find yourself going around in circles if you just operate on tips because firstly your slice is possibly due to a combination of reasons as opposed to just one, and secondly it's very hard to "see" what you're doing yourself. Maybe get a friend to take a few videos of you swinging from various angles to help work it out. I'd advise starting on your setup, grip and alignment.

Good luck in curing it!