I've had my problem diagnosed, now I need help fixing it!

[King Cobra II]

Basically my problem for the past month has been a severe case of the shanks, slices, pushes and everything else under the sun that involves going right. The problem: my hips are ahead of my hands. The reason: I don't correctly load up my back leg, which saps me of power, and results in the ball going sideways to the right. How do I learn to correctly shift my weight to my back foot and not "sway". Any help, especially drills, would be greatly appreciated.

[tim31x]

biggest thing i think with slicing is a balance issue. try taking a wider stance, somewhere in between your normal stance and a far too wide stance. this promotes a good hip turn which helps your timing and balance, it eliminates the "sway" that can cause slicing.

[rwise44]

There are a lot of videos that address this issue. Taking a lesson from a professional is the best way to get the feedback you are looking for. If you know a local professional in your area, not a friend or family, have them take a look at the dynamics of your swing.

[ieatfood]

try this drill:
set up to the ball
move your right foot 6 inches back
see what happens

I have the same problem. Instead of fixing it, I changed my grip to compensate. It seemed to work well for me.

[jambalaya]

One basic thing to consider is the action of your back leg in the backswing. A fundamental flaw that most of us fight is straightening the back leg on the backswing which often causes over rotation of the hips and prevents us from getting our weight properly balanced on our back leg or loaded up, if you will, on the back leg. Your back knee should have some flex in it at setup. You should maintain that flex all the way to the top of the backswing and down to impact. Also, resist rotation of the back leg in the backswing. Doing this, you should feel a lot of tension running down the inside of your back leg from your hips down to the ground. This tells you that you have shifted your weight properly. A rotational shift not a lateral shift.

I think, and someone can correct me if I am wrong, a tell-tale sign of the condition you are describing is the back foot is well off the ground when you make contact. If you are swinging correctly the back foot should just be lifting as you come into impact.