| When you develop a slice in golf, it can stand as one | | | | yourself racing your hips through your swing, and |
| of the great mysteries of your life. You have no idea | | | | then pushing the ball off to the right. |
| how you got it and you have no clue how to get rid | | | | If you are moving your upper body faster than your |
| of it. The first thing you need to do is come to the | | | | hips then you would get a hook to the left. Fixing this |
| admission that something in your swing changed to | | | | problem takes a bit of time, and may require some |
| cause the slice. | | | | unconventional methods. Load up your portable MP3 |
| A slice is the result of something faulty in your swing, | | | | player with some rhythmic music and hit the driving |
| so when you suddenly develop a slice you have | | | | range. Classical music works great for this because |
| changed something in your swing that is causing the | | | | classical music can sometimes go a very long time |
| ball to take a hard right hand turn off the tee. There | | | | holding the same consistent rhythm and timing. |
| are many things that can cause a slice, but there are | | | | Great ancient scientists such as Leonardo DaVinci |
| three main things that are usually the reason your | | | | used classical music as a way to keep time for their |
| tee shots are going sharply to the right. | | | | experiments. With a pedigree like that, you can bet |
| A golf swing is easy to maintain once you get it right | | | | that classical music will help you put the right rhythm |
| because you work hard to instill muscle memory in | | | | back in your swing. |
| your body to remember how you accomplish the | | | | If you pull up on your swing then you are going to |
| perfect swing. If you do not work hard to maintain | | | | have problems with the results. Pulling up on your |
| that muscle memory, then your muscles have a | | | | swing will either cause you to hit over top of the ball |
| tendency to forget how to get that perfect motion | | | | which will cause it to dribble harmlessly to the ladies |
| every time. | | | | tee, or it will cause you to hit off the toe of the |
| A good golf swing should be a perfect circle from | | | | driver which will cause a slice. |
| start to finish. Where people start to develop a slice | | | | A couple of things can cause you to pull up on your |
| is when they develop what is called an inside out golf | | | | swing. The one that is the most common culprit is |
| swing. In other words, instead of swinging in a | | | | not keeping your eye on the ball. This punch line to |
| perfect circle you bring the golf club back inside of | | | | many bad jokes is a vital necessity in golf. If you |
| the swing and then follow through with an outside | | | | work to keep your eye on the ball, then you are |
| motion. This pushes the ball to the right on impact | | | | forcing your head to stay down and in position, and |
| and causes a slice. The way to fix this is to invest in | | | | this keeps your upper body down on your swing and |
| a swing guide. | | | | solves the problem of pulling up. The other cause of |
| A swing guide is a circular training device that you | | | | pulling up on your swing is swinging too fast or too |
| stand inside and learn to swing in a perfect circle | | | | hard. The simple solution to this is to slow down your |
| again. It is simply a black circle that you use as a | | | | swing. |
| guide when you swing. A couple of weeks with the | | | | A slice is the golfer's nemesis. It can sneak up out of |
| swing guide should get that perfect circle motion | | | | nowhere, and cost you a lot of money in skins every |
| back. | | | | weekend. The first thing to do when the slice shows |
| To maintain a good golf swing you need to maintain | | | | up is to not panic. Something is out of alignment in |
| good rhythm. A good golf swing is a consistent back | | | | your swing and you need to fix it. |
| swing, followed by a fluid follow through with the | | | | Hit the range, go through the basics and take some |
| whole thing working together to create the results | | | | good advice and you should have that slice solved in |
| you are looking for. Your hips need to be in concert | | | | no time. |
| with the rest of your body or else you will find | | | | |