| One of the golf swing basic you must master is to | | | | right naturally. To fix this, you have to hit your ball |
| control you slice. Fully more than 70% of golfers hate | | | | inside out. |
| to slice the golf ball because it is almost impossible to | | | | Try to drop your right foot to about 10 inch (for |
| control the direction of the ball. This article will help | | | | right hander) to the back, this will allow you to swing |
| you to fix your golf slice. | | | | outside in easier. Adopt this swing to your normal |
| In fact, if you are a right hand golfer your golf ball will | | | | stance, you'll be amazed. |
| most probably curve to the right. To help you cure | | | | Tip 2: Throw A Bag? |
| your "banana ball". You must first understand your | | | | This is a simple yet effective practice. Get something |
| slice. Following are the 3 types of slice you might | | | | with decent weight, perhaps an impact bag. Swing |
| encounter. | | | | and drop the bag to the direction you want your ball |
| Type 1: The straight slice | | | | to land on. Remember to choose something light |
| Your club is open when applying a bit of spin to the | | | | enough not to hurt your back but heavy enough to |
| ball. Normally, you ball path will look straight initially and | | | | control your swing motion. |
| then curve to right. This is known as the straight | | | | This practice helps grooves an anti-cut motion. Keep |
| slice. | | | | your left arm connected to your chest as you swing |
| Type 2: The Pull Slice | | | | back, and maintain that connection until you release |
| This kind of slide result from which your club facing | | | | the bag to the right of the target line. |
| outside in (clubhead facing slightly to the left). The | | | | Tip 3: Fix your direction |
| result of this slice is first the ball will travel to your | | | | If your swing is straight, ie, not swinging outside in, |
| left and then curve to your right. | | | | chances are your clubface it facing the wrong |
| Type 3: The Push Slice | | | | direction. To fix your direction, get a small magnet |
| The opposite of pull slice which is club facing inside | | | | with the size of a calculator battery and a tee. Glue |
| out (club head facing slightly to your right). The ball | | | | the magnet to the tee and place the tee onto your |
| will first travel to your right and then curve to the | | | | clubface. |
| right giving you a nice (as intended?) banana curve. | | | | Place your DIY magneted tee to your clubface with |
| Now, you can judge your slice by looking at your ball | | | | the tee pointing out. Make a few slow-mo swings, |
| path. You should have a better idea why your ball go | | | | and study your clubface to see whether the tee |
| in those directions. To fix your slice, follow these few | | | | pointing to the direction you intended? |
| tips. | | | | As clubs get longer and as players swing faster, it is |
| Tip 1: Fix Your Swing | | | | quite impossible for beginners not to slice their shots |
| Chance are you have a bad habit of slicing the ball | | | | without clear instructions. However, with proper |
| outside in creating a left spin on the ball. When | | | | practice and analysis, any golfer can slash his |
| enough left spin applied your ball will curve to the | | | | handicaps by 3 to 7 within a short amount of time. |