| When you address the golf ball most golfers set the | | | | There are four areas to look at when assessing how |
| club face square to the target - aimed at the target. | | | | to cure a golf slice - grip, stance, backswing and |
| If at the point of impact the clubface is delivered still | | | | downswing. |
| square to the target - you have the perfect result a | | | | If your stance at set up is aiming too far to the left |
| ball that flies straight and true. If, however, the club | | | | then at the point of impact the clubswing is moving |
| face arrives at the point of impact flared open, i.e. | | | | across the ball and imparting that dreaded clockwise |
| pointing right of the target and the swing plane is on | | | | spin and creating the slice. |
| the target line the clubface imparts a clockwise spin | | | | Of course, if your ball has tended to fly to the right, |
| on the golf ball. As the ball flies through the air this | | | | the common tendency is to aim further left but in |
| clockwise spin, creates the left to right golf ball flight | | | | fact this is not the cure and serves to exacerbate |
| (the opposite for lefties) and leads to the dreaded | | | | the problem. |
| banana shot - the golf slice. | | | | So to cure a golf slice look at your stance, lay a club |
| Alternately if the club face is delivered square but the | | | | on the ground parallel to the target line and check |
| swing plane is across the line of target spin is | | | | your stance, are your feet square to the target line, |
| imparted on the ball, A clockwise spin causes the golf | | | | and most importantly are your shoulders pointing |
| slice. | | | | along the same target line. |
| The golf slices less dramatic and more controlled left | | | | A friend or video camera can be a useful assistant in |
| to right flight is known as the fade. | | | | assessing your stance and if you're on target. |