Ok so I hate doing this (especially cause I don't have access to a video camera) but with the state of my driver game I am out of options.  So for some reason the moment I pick up a driver my drives go astray.  I tend to hit about 9 out of 10 drives with an extreme slice.  The funny thing is if I am further left it goes further right.

I have tried closing the club face, all this does is lower the trajectory so it doesnt have time to slice.

I also tried bringing my swing back by keeping my elbow straight (thus eliminating the over the top swing) and still nothing.

Sorry guys again but I am desperate for any help.

"The funny thing is if I aim further left it goes further right." : Maybe try aiming further right then :)

When I had a slice a few years ago, I could start it out on the left fairway of the adjacent hole, it would slice from the middle of that fairway all the way over the fairway im trying to hit and into the trees on the right of the fairway im trying to hit, I'm sure it used to go further right than it went forward when I tried to aim further left.
The thing that stopped me slicing was an alignment change and the concious of thought of knowing what caused my slice.
I had a lesson and this was one of my first lessons, he told me to have something down for alignment when I'm practicing and now I almost always do. So first make sure your aligning straight, feet mainly but also shoulders etc. everything should be square.
Secondly he told me at impact to think that im going to push it to the right, what was causing my slice was coming across the ball so the further I wanted to go left the more I would cut across the ball. So he got my alignment straight and me thinking about pushing the ball to the right, feel like your clubhead is going to the right of the target at impact, It most likely won't its just a thought to stop you cutting across it.
This basically cured my slice instantly and replaced it with a push to the right until I got used to it, which is much easier to handle than a slice but still frustrating so don't give up if something similar happens to you, or better yet wait for better advice off one of the experts :)

Strengthen your grip by rotating both hands slightly more clockwise on the shaft. Hit more from the inside of the ball.

I have been trying to learn to golf for the last year.  As recently as six months ago if I would hit a driver, the ball would go about a hundred yards straight, and a hundred yards to the right.  I am not exaggerating.  It really was that bad.

Over the last few months, I am just now starting to get this under control.  The key for me was club head path.  Mine was outside to in, and this was amplified with longer clubs, and whenever I moved the ball forward.  Put a driver in my hand, and move the ball all the way forward, and I could literally never hit a playable shot, no matter how softly I swung the club.

In retrospect, I wish an instructor would have just set something (like a golf ball bucket) about a foot behind the ball many months ago.  If that had happened, I would have understood the desired diagonal clubhead path much sooner, and could have been much farther along in the development of my game.

Unfortunately I already have quite a strong grip

Check out the video in this thread (first video in post #39): http://thesandtrap.com/t/54665/great-golf-instruction-tips-videos-and-articles/36

He's got a shorter one you might want to look at first. Look up "Trackman Maestro on Driver Attack Angle" on youtube.

Lots of resources and people to learn from around here!

By strengthen your grip I dont really mean grip it real hard, I mean the rotation clockwise. It will help. That is how you grip it if you want to hit a draw. It worked for me. I use to slice it terribly but I hit it straight now for the most part because of the grip, hitting the inside of the ball more, and also some lessons obviously are crucial.

Club is WAY TOO LONG like by about 4 inches.

Try this

Do not cut shaft but

Remove the grip (hypo needle and paint thinner)

Cut the butt end TIP off of an old grip and install sliding it 4 inches farther up.

Give it a fair try getting over the novelty period and try it at that 4" shorter length.

+ 1 spot on Robert.

If you have to grip down beyond the bottom of a standard grip, get a lesson.

He didn't say grip down below the standard grip...

He said take the grip off, then install a grip that has had the butt end removed 4" further down the

stock length shaft and try it out.

If it works for him he can then have the shaft of the driver cut down and have a new grip installed.

It is simply a way to try shorter clubs without cutting the shaft first.

Thank you for that...I can read. Let me see if I can re-phrase my statement:

If the OP has a standard length driver (45-46"), a standard length grip (~10"), and average hands, he has at least 2" of length that he can grip down, effectively reducing the club length to 43-43.5" or so. If the OP can't hit a 43.5" driver, my suggestion is that he take a lesson.

If the OP would rather try to hit a 37"-41" driver, he's certainly welcome to do so.

The OP's issue is swing path - he has an extreme slice. I'd fix that, but that's just me. Like you, I'm entitled to my opinion.

Children and short people do not need to take lessons so they can hit standard length drivers. They need non standard length drivers.   The longer the club the harder it is to hit the sweet spot. Pros ave max is 45.5 DUH unless you are one of the best in the world then look at shorter lengths.

This is so good I am just going to C&P; the whole thing

"What all this means is this. Somewhere between 10 inches and 10 feet is the correct length for a golf club to hit the ball solid with distance and accuracy. But, I'll guarantee the right length for you is far closer to 10 inches than 10 feet!"

Let me see if I can, once again, crash through what seems to be a certain denseness:

You gave your opinion. I gave mine. You think you're right. I think I'm right. OP doesn't need to regrip with 4" of shaft stickng out to get his driver to Tiger's length (or any acceptable length, for that matter). OP also isn't likely to swing the club at Tiger's swing speed, so sacrificing FOUR INCHES of driver is going to make him a mighty short hitter even if he does make solid contact.

Again, if you and the OP want to play with 41" drivers, be my guest. You clearly play with a very, very short driver - good for you. The OP's issue is still swing path. Tiger can hit with a 50" driver and he's still not going to hit and uncontrollable slice. You want the OP to put a bandaid on his issue rather than actually fix his swing.

Shortening driver is fine, but the pros don't do it to mask an underlying swing flaw. They do it for better control and consistency. Based on the tenor of your posts, I don't expect you're going to actually understand that, though.

There is no sacred cow swing weight any more than there is a sacred cow shoe size.   A D4 46" driver at 42" would be about C0  Neither D4 nor C0 is a  a sacred number to be maintained. I like to have GO-ish or heavie.  I max out the SW scale and beyond.

I wasn't implying you don't have a right to an opinion.