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Well, went to the driving range today...first time I've hit a golf ball in well over a year. The first 10 or so were ugly, but I hit a large bucket (105 total balls) and by the 40th or so I was hitting pretty solid drives, just about 200 yards (I'm only 15). But every single one went to the right towards the end of it's flight. They would go straight for about 100 yards, and then curve right the last 100 yards. It wasn't windy so it wasn't the wind.

Every single one was a fade, and I wasn't setting up for a fade. I even tried setting up for a draw and closed the clubface, but it still did the same thing.

So why was this happening, and what can I do to fix it?

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Fix your grip..rotate your left hand so you can see 3-4 knucKles. Cured mine and i havent sliced since

Rotate it in which direction? Left or right?

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Quite likely that your upper center (head/chest) is going forward into impact. With the driver, it's crucial to stay behind the ball. Here are two useful takes on some setup and swing thoughts that may help you. They don't agree on every point, but you can see the common thread:

Stretch.

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Here is my swing:

http://s304.photobucket.com/albums/nn166/elculver2424/?action=view¤t;=photobucket-4579-1309355257183.mp4

I do think my body was ahead of the ball and that's the problem. Thanks for the help!

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Originally Posted by MrElculver2424

Here is my swing:

That's not your swing. That's a practice swing with no ball indoors.

You'll learn if you haven't already that things change a lot when a ball is sitting there waiting to be whacked.

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Originally Posted by iacas

That's not your swing. That's a practice swing with no ball indoors.

You'll learn if you haven't already that things change a lot when a ball is sitting there waiting to be whacked.



There may be no golf ball there, but that IS my swing. I don't change anything when I really hit a ball. I know that that video is as close as possible to my actual swing. And I see the issues in it now.

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Originally Posted by MrElculver2424

There may be no golf ball there, but that IS my swing. I don't change anything when I really hit a ball. I know that that video is as close as possible to my actual swing. And I see the issues in it now.


No offense intended here, but if your practice swing is the same as your full swing, you'll be the first golfer in the history of the world to be able to say that.

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MrElculver,  I think what iacas is trying to point out is that you should try to get a video of yourself actually out there hitting a golf ball.  He's right, though.  There aren't a lot of people out there who make the EXACT same swing from their practice swing to actual swing.  Even if you think you're replicating the exact swing, chances are you're not.  It's just the science of our golf swings.  What we feel isn't necessarily what is .

Because of this, it's tough to provide truly useful feedback to help you with your 'true' swing since we're not really seeing it.

For starters, do you usually put the ball that close to the middle of your stance?  Depending on the timing if your hips and upper body, this can cause your point of impact to occur before your hands begin to clear, thus leaving your face open.

Take your camera out on the range and record a few swings!

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MrElculver,  I think what iacas is trying to point out is that you should try to get a video of yourself actually out there hitting a golf ball.  He's right, though.  There aren't a lot of people out there who make the EXACT same swing from their practice swing to actual swing.  Even if you think you're replicating the exact swing, chances are you're not.  It's just the science of our golf swings.  What we feel isn't necessarily what is .

Because of this, it's tough to provide truly useful feedback to help you with your 'true' swing since we're not really seeing it.

For starters, do you usually put the ball that close to the middle of your stance?  Depending on the timing if your hips and upper body, this can cause your point of impact to occur before your hands begin to clear, thus leaving your face open.

Take your camera out on the range and record a few swings!

This. You might not think there is a difference, and it might not feel like there is a difference, but there usually is.

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Driver: Titleist TSi3 | 15º 3-Wood: Ping G410 | 17º 2-Hybrid: Ping G410 | 19º 3-Iron: TaylorMade GAPR Lo |4-PW Irons: Nike VR Pro Combo | 54º SW, 60º LW: Titleist Vokey SM8 | Putter: Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas H7

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Originally Posted by jamo

You might not think there is a difference, and it might not feel like there is a difference, but there always is.


I fixed that for you.

McEluv... please start a "My Swing" thread with some actual video of you hitting a golf ball from good angles. Read " Filming your Golf Swing ."

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This video might help by Mark Crossfield

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A lot to think about in that last video. One thing that has helped me with the driver (as a habitual fader/slicer) was to finally understand that I needed to swing more to the right right in order to curve the ball less to the right . Took me ages to get my head around, because it doesn't sit well. You think you're just going to start hitting push slices instead of pull cuts. But Andrew Rice does a good job of explaining why in this clip.

Stretch.

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Great vid Stretch, the last one.  It took me some time also to get my head wrapped around all the backwards thinking in this crazy game.... after all, it truly is a game of opposites.  Swing right to keep from slicing right???!!  Swing easier to hit farther??!!  Hit "down" on the ball to get it "up" into the air?!?  WTH?  lol

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