| wing through the swing plane and finishing over the | | | | quit near the top of the swing too early. Which is a |
| shoulder is the simple fix for a golf slice if you have a | | | | common problem for a lot of amateurs. Have you |
| proper grip, stance and clubface position. Quitting the | | | | ever been anxious to see the results of the ball in |
| golf swing halfway or three quarters of the way | | | | flight? Notice how the arms are positioned, and how |
| through the shot could be a sure way to steer a golf | | | | the club and hands are pointing out towards the |
| ball out of play. | | | | fairway after picking up your head too soon? |
| Amateur golfers are able to control the problem once | | | | Typically the golf club and arms are stretched out in |
| and awhile by closing the clubface and aiming a little | | | | front of you as you watch the ball slice. This is a |
| more left or right depending on which way you play | | | | proper golf position finish if a golfer is planning to |
| golf. It does not cure the problem, but it only | | | | steer around trees and control the distance with their |
| controls the ball flight to get one a little closer to the | | | | irons. |
| center of the fairway. This is a very common fix for | | | | A simple fix for eliminating the slice, if the clubface is |
| a lot of amateur golfers. We sometimes hit the | | | | square to the target with a proper grip, would be to |
| fairway and say to ourselves; I am hitting the ball | | | | keep the head down and only to pick it up after the |
| straighter today. What am I doing right? | | | | right shoulder touches the chin for right-handed |
| What we probably did without realizing it could have | | | | golfers, and left shoulder for the left-handed golfers. |
| been keeping the head down and following through | | | | Only at this point in the swing plane it would be |
| the swing, or finishing the swing. The golf swing is | | | | difficult for the golfer to stop the golf swing from |
| finished when the hands are above the top of the | | | | finishing all the way around without loosing balance. |
| shoulder after the follow through. This is not always | | | | Lifting your head too soon will throw the upper |
| the case for punch shots or trying to take a little | | | | portion of the body out of position creating the |
| distance off of the golf club. | | | | arms, hands and golf club to move away from the |
| Have you ever finished your swing and stood there | | | | proper swing play and quit before it nears the top |
| posing like a pro watching the final results of a | | | | preventing maximum distance and accuracy. |
| well-struck ball? Have you noticed the way your | | | | Keeping your head down and making it a habit will |
| body, hands and arms are positioned? Probably not | | | | assist in guiding the arms, hands and club through the |
| because you’re smiling and looking at the ball | | | | proper swing plane to the top for a proper finish and |
| in flight feeling like a pro, because you finished like a | | | | a straighter ball flight. Keep in mind this is one of the |
| pro. | | | | basics of the golf swing, but a very important one to |
| Straightening the golf slice and correcting the problem | | | | master. |
| depends on the final finish of the swing. One of the | | | | Self-instruction is the long road to good golf and |
| main problems in an amateur’s swing is not | | | | correcting problematic swing flaws. Taking golf |
| following through and completing the golf swing. | | | | lessons and finding Professional golf tutorial books or |
| One of the most common problems during the swing | | | | videos, will speed up the process in playing great golf. |
| is picking up the head too soon creating an urge to | | | | |