slicing my tee off left, help!

**putput** · April 25, 2009

I am new to golf (played 3 times now) but so far my biggest problem is when i tee off i slice to the left bad right. Bad as in i will carry it 20-30 yards to the left, so bad that yesterday 3 of my tee offs went on to other fairways. This is embarrassing but more then anything frustrating to me.

I don't know what i am doing wrong, the ball gets out about 40 yards and just takes an left. I am standing a little behind the ball, but not so much that my front foot is behind it, what could be my problem?

**JetFan1983** · April 25, 2009

My advice to you: Read more about golf. If you read more, you would have noticed there's another thread on this subject on the 1st page of this section. The fact that you missed that entirely shows me you simply do not read about golf. That's where you must start, or better yet, get a lesson. Good luck.

**William Le Wolf** · April 25, 2009

And you won't become good at golf from reading books or online forums :)

For the faster route:
Take a lesson from a professional and see what you can learn. Hopefully they will be able to teach you the basics and have you aiming straight. Try to stay away from any professionals who are too Technical!

For the slower route:
Watch players around 2 to +4 handicap range and try to copy what they do... Because they must be doing something right!

Try not to take advice from people with higher handicaps too seriously because they obviously have something wrong with their own technique. And what they are actually telling you could be the problem with their own game..!

**JetFan1983** · April 25, 2009

I have learned so much from this forum and from books. You're entitled to your opinion as much as I whole-heartedly disagree with it, but I'm not sure why you would use this forum at all if it didn't teach you something.

However, I do not disagree with getting lessons. Clearly they are important, especially at the highest levels of the game: low single digit handicap and beyond.

But if you have a serious problem understanding golf instruction from books written by the greatest who have played the game, then yes, by all means, seek out lessons. I'm proud of being self taught though and plan to seek out lessons when self-improvement starts to plateau.

**Donnie_Brasco** · April 26, 2009

I personally prefer to be a student of the game.

Everything you do in life knowledge is power.. The more you know from terminology to different techniques can all help you improve..

I choose to read articles and watch youtube videos, the golf channel, read books, mags forums ect..

I do this becasue I love the game and am infatuated with it.. i also try and pick up something that I didn;t know previously.

I do recommend lessons though.. That's my next step.

**William Le Wolf** · April 26, 2009

Try to be comfortable and keep your swing basic. You don't want all technical thoughts running through your head that you read on here for hear from other people.

Something i use to use too find out where about you should be at the top of the backswing:
. Address the ball as if you are going to hit it...
. Lift the club head off the ground and the have the shaft parellel to the ground.
. Turn your wrists 90 degree to the right (if your're right handed) then lift up and you should be able to see where about's you should be at the top of your backswing.

From here its quite simple, transfer your weight through and hit at the target. (Pick a target on the ground for alignment). Hold the finish and you won't be far off doing it correctly. As i mentioned earlier, watch other low handicap golfers and try to copy their swing. Don't copy them if they have some weird looking swing :). Use glass reflection and mirrors to your advantage with this.

***Don't sway your body when you transfer your weight from side to side. Practice transfering your weight without a golf club. Turn your hips to face the target at the finish.

**billysandy** · April 26, 2009

Handicap by Age

Too much info in you signature stop being so big headed. You may be a great player but no need to go on about it.

**William Le Wolf** · April 26, 2009

It's there for when i give advice. If you are serious about improving your game you shouldn't really be taking advice from players with a lack of skill.

It's a no brainer... If your being effected by my "big head" then you should have a go at comparing your progress with only your progress.

***iacas*** · April 26, 2009

It's there for when i give advice. If you are serious about improving your game you shouldn't really be taking advice from players with a lack of skill.

Nobody's going to take advice from someone who's making stuff up.

Average Putts Per Round: 17-25

Uh huh. Right. Brad Faxon leads the PGA Tour at 27.20.

**William Le Wolf** · April 26, 2009

At the Age of 16 when i could hardly hit the ball 150 - 200 yards due to my physical size i was only hitting 3-5 greens in regulation... The only way i could be good at golf was to have an insane short game. I spent 1-6 hours every day working on short game.

Yes back then anything more than 25 putts per round was disappointing. My main aim now that i have returned to playing is to bring back the consistancy i once had with my short game since i now have the part of the game that i didn't have then (being able to strike the ball and hit it a long way). And once i have that there is no reason why i won't be turning Pro.

One man's perception of a "Good Player" is another man's perception of an "Average Club Golfer".

Pro · April 27, 2009

Too much info in you signature stop being so big headed. You may be a great player but no need to go on about it.

Who cares what he has in his signature? It has nothing to do with the question that the guy asked

At the orignal post maybe you are swinging too hard and you need to slow it down. If you keep having trouble you might want to tee off with a wood or an iron until you fix the problem you are having

**chspeed** · April 27, 2009

Well, since he "always" chips and 1 putts (an up and down average of 100%), it's very possible he only "averages" 17-25 putts a round. By the way, Mr. William Le Wolf, that's a range, not an average.

Oh, and since the French have already given you a nickname. I suggest us Americans give you one as well. How about the Welsh Pete Rose?

**HSip** · April 27, 2009

Nobody's going to take advice from someone who's making stuff up.

Thank you

**William Le Wolf** · April 27, 2009

Haha, funny comment chspeed.

**Zeph** · April 27, 2009

A slice is usually a result of coming over the top and swinging outside to inside, often combined with an open clubface. Outside to inside and open clubface will launch the ball off to the left and spin back across the target line and over to the right. With a severe open clubface, the ball can also go straight right, regardless off swing plane.

At hcp 36 there can and probably is so many faults that you are better off to get some lessons. Your local course probably got lessons you can take. Private lessons will give better progress since it's only you, but group lessons are cheaper and often combine different aspects of the game.

If you get some lessons and manage to avoid most of the common swing faults, you can rid yourself of much future grief. If I knew what I do today before I had ever swung a golf club I would not play or swing a single time outside a lesson. It is of course a matter of understanding the swing also, but how you swing the first year, or even just the first rounds can determine how fast you will progress.

After some years your muscles will have learned how to swing, but if you swing wrong (which everyone do in the beginning), learning your body to swing correct will take much more time. Ingrain good habits from the start!

**putput** · April 27, 2009

A slice is usually a result of coming over the top and swinging outside to inside, often combined with an open clubface. Outside to inside and open clubface will launch the ball off to the left and spin back across the target line and over to the right. With a severe open clubface, the ball can also go straight right, regardless off swing plane.

Thank you for the advice, you have been very helpful to me. I think i might go get some lessons so i don’t keep those bad habits to long.

I understand allot of people have posted their feelings on me posting this, saying that i have not read enough and blah blah blah. The fact is everyone’s problem is a little different, and i thought it was worth me posting my situation in a separate thread to be more specific on how i swing and what could have led to me having this issue. If you have an issue with me posting "noob" questions just don’t post back. I don’t care for your negative feed back, nor will it effect me, i will wait patiently for someone to reply with something helpful.

**hippyboy** · April 27, 2009

I totally agree, I have learnt many things from golf forums, websites & instruction videos, but most of us have different problems.

I slice the ball with the driver, but I have a closed clubface when I do it (I can tell by the tee marks starting in the middle of the face & going towards the toe) sometimes it is a big slice, other times more a fade. I still do not know what causes it, I'm guessing it has something to do with my swing plane being out to in (or vice versa, can never remember which is which)

I'm hitting my irons really cleanly since I changed to a new (new to me) ball position set up, the one where you keep the ball in the same position , but alter the width of the stance, think its the Hogan method. So if I can get my driver going I should be able to cut my handicap :)

**pjsnyc** · April 27, 2009

I am new to golf (played 3 times now) but so far my biggest problem is when i tee off i slice to the left bad right. Bad as in i will carry it 20-30 yards to the left, so bad that yesterday 3 of my tee offs went on to other fairways. This is embarrassing but more then anything frustrating to me.

I'm confused - what do you mean by '...left bad right'? Are you a righty or lefty? I'm assuming you meant to say it slices to the left which means you're a lefty. Unless you're getting your terminology wrong? - you could really be hitting hooks.

Anyway, one thing I did to minimize my driver/wood slice to the point where it became a very controlled power fade was to tee the ball a little lower and slow the backswing down while keeping the club low, away, and AROUND your body for the initial 2 or 3 feet. If its a hook thats your problem, I can't help ya there, lol.

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