| Most golfers have a problem with a golf slice. This is | | | | your shoulders have to move and rotate properly. If |
| because the golf swing is a very unnatural rotational | | | | your shoulders do not rotate fully on the backswing |
| movement and the natural configuration of the | | | | then during the swing the shoulders will be ahead of |
| human body should normally lead to a slice. The main | | | | the rest of your body, which will pull the club |
| way to fix a golf slice is to develop good swing | | | | towards the left and so slice the ball. The way to fix |
| mechanics. | | | | a golf slice in such cases is to work on getting your |
| To Fix a Golf Slice You Need to Know What Causes | | | | swing mechanics right. |
| It | | | | Don't Let Your Chest Turn Too Quickly |
| When a golf ball is hit straight, the club face is | | | | Get somebody to watch your swing and keep an |
| moving directly in a straight line between the ball and | | | | eye on your chest. If your chest swings round past |
| the target, and is aligned absolutely square to the ball, | | | | the ball before you strike it, you will slice. Again, to |
| the ball moving straight to the target with no spin. | | | | fix a golf slice caused by a leading chest, you need |
| When the club is not square to the ball it will either | | | | to work on your swing and get your backswing |
| slice (if facing slightly right) or hook (if facing slightly | | | | sorted out - get your shoulders right round, and get |
| left), and this can happen in a number of ways. | | | | your hips turning quicker so that they are not lagging |
| A slice is caused by clockwise spin being imparted to | | | | behind the top half of your body. You chest and club |
| the golf ball, which curves it out to the right. For left | | | | head should both be pointing at the target on impact. |
| handed golfers the same principles apply, but in the | | | | Strengthen Your Grip |
| opposite directions. To fix a golf slice you have to | | | | Another problem could be a weak grip, which means |
| make sure that the golf ball does not spin clockwise | | | | that you are holding the club too much anticlockwise. |
| at the drive. | | | | Shift your grip a few degrees clockwise, especially |
| Rotate Your Shoulders | | | | your top hand, and your club face will straighten up |
| First, you must identify all the actions that could | | | | more on impact. Keep practicing till you get it right. |
| cause the club face to hit the ball at an angle. Having | | | | Just as there are many reasons for slicing the ball, |
| done so, you must then try to decide which may | | | | there are also many ways to fix a golf slice, all of |
| apply to you, and then correct them. For example, | | | | them connected with the stance, swing and grip. |