Golf - Help with my slice

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R.Lewis

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I dont have a clue whats happening, I never used to slice this bad.
When I started I only sliced my drive slightly, now I'm slicing all my woods.

It wouldnt be so bad, but on the 4 courses I play, only one of them has a right dog-leg.

Anyone got any tips or should I just book some lessons?

Also... When driving does anyone have the ball about a foot to the left of center? Ive found I get a lot more distance, but with much less accuracy.
 
When I drive, I play the ball off of my front ankle.. but I also use a old calloway big bertha that needs some upward travel to get the ball up.

As for why you're slicing... is it a sharp slice or a slight fade?

how long have you been playing?

what is your handicap or average round?
 
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Ive been playing for 2 years, Ive played about 70 rounds.
But Ive only scored on half of them. No idea what my handycap is.
My best score is 85, but my average is about 93.

It used to be a fade right, but now it goes straight for about 100yards and snaps at a right angle. I end up about 50-70yards to the right, with a max drive of 200yards. Where last year I could hit 250yards pretty straight.
 
ok.... that helps a little bit, that means you're imparting serious sidespin on the ball.. and it can be a number of factors.

More than likely 1 of a few things is happening, you're hitting the ball off of the toe, the clubface is open when it strikes the ball, or you're feet are moving in your swing, and throwing off the swing plane.

if your using graphite shafts, you may be swinging so hard that the clubhead is way behind the ball.. try taking a little off of your swing to see if that corrects it. Since you usually fade your driver anyway, you probably don't get 100 percent square to the ball so if you overswing it can worsen it.

we tend to hit woods in situations where we need extra distance, but getting it by muscling the swing rarely helps. I take it you hit your irons fine.
 
R. Lewis I am a 2 handicap.

The most common reason for slicing is that your swing probably takes an out to in path. Try pulling the club more inside on the take-away then on the way down hit out at the ball. Make sure you keep your swing on the same path, dont want to see any figure of eights at the top.
You also have to make sure your are transfering your weight properly. If all your weight is on your back foot then you will hit the ball high, with a big slice. Also make sure you release your hands at impact.
 
lambo69 said:
R. Lewis I am a 2 handicap.

The most common reason for slicing is that your swing probably takes an out to in path. Try pulling the club more inside on the take-away then on the way down hit out at the ball. Make sure you keep your swing on the same path, dont want to see any figure of eights at the top.
You also have to make sure your are transfering your weight properly. If all your weight is on your back foot then you will hit the ball high, with a big slice. Also make sure you release your hands at impact.
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good advice, Im a 9 handicap, he knows more than i do hehe
 
I'm by no means a "good" golfer, but i have overcome a slice very similar to the one you are describing.

For me, it was as simple as keeping my right elbow (assuming you're right handed) tucked in. This helped correct my out-to-in swing... i still have a slight fade on the ball, but it is very controllable. Any time i start to see my slice coming back, i pay attention to that elbow, and it goes away. Hopefully the fix for your slice is as easy as mine was!
 
Good stuff, I'll hit the driving range tonight or tomo morning and let you know.

Yeah I'm useing graphite woods. Tanks guys.

How do i workout my handycap?
 
R.Lewis said:
How do i workout my handycap?
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Take your last 3 scores and work out how much (avaerage) you were over par. That will be your handicap.

E.G. If the par of your course is 71 and you scored 3 93's then your handicap would be 22.

That is just general because when playing for your handicap properly most clubs take account how well you did on the hardest hole in the course or if you had any disastrous holes etc.
 
Ok so I would be quite safe to say that my handy cap was 22ish.
Thanks.

I really should know more about golf. My uncle plays off scratch and is in the 2nd year of his PGA PRO degree. I just never see him.
 
Derwyddon said:
I can't believe you guys really play golf.
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What? Why not?

Sara did you not get my PM's?

I forgot to update this thread...

It help a bit just to be aware of what was causing it. almost got it back to what it used to be. I'll still go for some lessons tho.
 
I used to have the same problem. you can try moving the ball in front a bit but you are just compensating for improper form. One day someone said that it looked like my hands were in front of the club head. So I began to focus on making a straight line from my shoulders->hands->club->ball. Magic!

I have seen people move the ball forward and back, adjust their grip so that the club head is closed more than it should be, but its pretty much just compensating for a not having good form. Just like weight training, if you don't start with good form, you will never see the results you want.

Give it a try, start out swinging very slowly and work your way up to full speed, concentrating on good form at the moment you strike the ball.
 
This is old, old, old thread.

Anyway, I have been going to the driving range. I don't understand why they keep the drivers line in the back, and everything else in the front. Needless to say, I nearly smacked a few people in the head.

However, one thing that helped is the Wii. Though it isn't realistic, the Super Swing Golf is fun and it sort of helped me keeping the swings straight when I reach the actual driving range. I heard Tiger Woods is much more realistic, so give that one a shot too if you're still having trouble - though I highly doubt the TC is still checking up on this.
 
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