My Swing (Retoid)

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I've been Playing Golf for: 2 years
My current handicap index or average score is: 18 Index
My typical ball flight is: Slice/Fade with a driver and FW. Generally straight with irons, varies some days left or right.
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: Driver slice.

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Edited July 9, 2025 by retoid

[iacas]

Two questions…

• Are you trying to swing like Moe Norman?
• What's your hip turn like? Have you ever measured it?

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This is my second year playing golf, I started last season but have always struggled with a slice.
I've tried multiple things to try and fix the slice:
Closing the face.
Rotating my right hand out or clockwise in the grip.
Keeping the club head low in my back swing.
Focusing on a straight swing path.
Trying the straighter arms like Bryson D. (as seen in the videos above)
Trying to not let me hips get too far ahead of my down swing.
Trying to keep my shoulders down until after I've made contact with the ball.
Etc.

I recently changed to the straighter arms which has helped me adjust away from such a drastic slice. So it has helped a bit.
Before that, I was trying to keep the club head low in the back swing and this was the most helpful in correcting the slice, however it drastically removed power and distance in the strikes and would even sometimes result in a hook.
About a couple months ago I had a single lesson with my driver and learned some helpful things, but have since struggled to perform what I learned well. One of the things in the lesson was to keep my shoulder down more in the the down swing until after making contact with the ball. This would help the slice a bit, sometimes drawing the ball. To even it out, I was instructed to rotate my hips a bit earlier in the down swing.
What I have noticed however with the earlier hip rotation is that it's really hurting my lower back a lot. Since backing off on that it's helped not injure my low back as much.

I believe my main issue might possibly be the swing path, being a Pull Slice.
 

3 minutes ago, iacas said:

Two questions…

• Are you trying to swing like Moe Norman?
• What's your hip turn like? Have you ever measured it?

See above, was mid typing when you posted.
I have never watched Moe Norman's swing to be honest.
I have never measure my hip rotation, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on that after you read about my hip rotation / back pain issue.

Edited July 9, 2025 by retoid

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11 hours ago, iacas said:

Two questions…

• Are you trying to swing like Moe Norman?
• What's your hip turn like? Have you ever measured it?

Had some time to review Moe's swing. I suppose I am trying that style yeah, at least with driving.
I also feel like I am placing the grip more in the palm of my right hand than closer to the fingers.

Not sure how to measure hip rotation.

[iacas]

I'm not the guy to try to help you with that grip or arm setup.

Good luck.

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9 minutes ago, iacas said:

I'm not the guy to try to help you with that grip or arm setup.

Good luck.

No worries, I understand. Thanks for chiming in and asking.
Overall I am just looking to improve though. I am not sold or set on any particular way. I have a lot to learn as I am still very new to golf.

[iacas]

I'd look at Days 2 and 22 here:

https://golfevolution.com/30-day-plan

And watch this video:

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12 hours ago, iacas said:

I'd look at Days 2 and 22 here:

https://golfevolution.com/30-day-plan

And watch this video:

Thank you very much for taking the time to reply, I appreciate it and your willingness to help.
I'll be practicing these things and will be bringing a club with me to work as well so that I can work on it a bit throughout the day in the down time.