| Hey! Mike again! Serving up more slices of golf | | | | slice, or even develop a controlled fade like the pros |
| wisdom. | | | | can do, we need to know the causes of that |
| Okay, we know we have a golf slice, but in order to | | | | unintentional spin and control it. Well, no matter how |
| cure it, we need to know what it actually is. You're | | | | you 'slice' it, it's an open club face. |
| spinning out on the golf course, of course! | | | | Aw Crap! Now we need to figure that out! |
| There is a purpose for those dimples on your golf | | | | There are several causes, but only a few really |
| ball. They act like little cups and catch the air as it | | | | popular ones that all the kids are using. Grip, swing |
| whistles over them at 100 mph. They create a drag | | | | plane, alignment, and weight shift. I've talked about |
| or wind resistance and any spin that the ball has is | | | | grip in my previous article "Need a golf slice cure? Get |
| pronounced in the ball's behaviour in the air. The | | | | a grip". This is a great place to start your search for |
| greater that spin, the more pronounced the ball's | | | | what's spinning you out. It's also an easy fix. I'll get |
| reaction. | | | | into the others in future writings, but I wanted to let |
| Basically, a slice is an (presumably) unintentional spin | | | | everyone in on the Big Secret of the golf slice. |
| that causes the ball to do undesirable stuff to our | | | | I cured mine! Your turn! |
| otherwise amazing 275 yd drive. So to eliminate the | | | | |