| Do you ever wonder how much more fun on the | | | | slicing. |
| golf course you could have if you didn't slice the darn | | | | 2) Second, if you truly want to learn how to cure a |
| ball all of the time? I can tell you, from my own | | | | slice, don't try and kill the ball by swinging hard. I have |
| experience, that golf is much more enjoyable and | | | | learned that this not only hinders your club speed, but |
| relaxing once I started hitting the ball straighter. But, I | | | | it can lead to a nasty slice. You feel that you have |
| mean, it just seems that there is an endless variety | | | | more muscular force swinging an outside-to-inside |
| of tips on how to cure a golf slice that you just feel | | | | swing path rather than swinging an inside-to-outside |
| lost and don't know which ones are worth spending | | | | swing path, so trying to swing hard and kill the ball |
| your time on. Anybody can make up a golf drill, no | | | | can lead to inconsistency and slicing. In order to learn |
| matter if it is effective or not, so it is hard to trust | | | | how to not kill the ball, there are a few steps that |
| what's out there sometimes. But, in this article, I will | | | | you need to follow. |
| give you some effective information and tips on how | | | | 3) Third, with your new, "more neutral" grip, check |
| to cure a golf slice for good. | | | | your grip pressure. If you notice that you are gripping |
| If you can know what causes a golf slice, then you | | | | the club fairly tightly, this will cause you to try to |
| will be much better off on your quest to cure your | | | | swing harder. Once I began to have a much lighter |
| ugly slice. A golf slice is a mix of an open clubface at | | | | grip, I not only swung the club more smoothly and |
| impact, an outside-to-inside club path, and grip/setup | | | | rhythmically, my slice almost vanished. A good way |
| flaws. I am not going to get into all of that technical | | | | to find the correct grip pressure is to grip the club |
| mumbo-jumbo. Instead, I am just going to tell you | | | | normally and then hold the club out with your arms |
| some easy-to-follow tips and drills on how to cure a | | | | locked until your arms are straight out in front of |
| golf slice. | | | | you, perpendicular to your body. |
| 1) First, you need to check your grip. The three main | | | | 4) Apply just enough grip pressure to where the club |
| categories of grips are strong, neutral, and weak. To | | | | does not slip through your hands, and then apply a |
| find out which grip you have, simply grip the club | | | | little bit more. This may feel uneasy and strange at |
| normally and if your right thumb (if you are right | | | | first, but I will assure you that you will notice better |
| handed) tends to wrap more around the left side of | | | | contact and straighter ball flights. You must practice |
| the grip, then you have a weak grip. If it is on the | | | | this on the range if you want to learn how to cure a |
| right side of the grip, then you have a strong grip. If | | | | slice. |
| it is more towards the middle, then you have a | | | | 5) And last, of course, make sure you hold your |
| neutral grip. A weak grip is usually associated with a | | | | follow-through on your swing until the ball hits the |
| slice. If you notice that your right thumb and hand | | | | ground. This simple tip, alone, has worked wonders |
| tend to wrap more around the right side of the grip, | | | | for my golf game, allowing me to gain extra distance |
| then try rotating your right hand so that your thumb | | | | and to swing through the ball more, which will help |
| is more towards the middle of the grip. Although this | | | | cure your slice in itself. |
| doesn't seem like much, it can majorly help you stop | | | | |