My Slicing Is Terible

[Jax]

Name of thread should be : My Slicing Is Terrible

So I have tried everything!
My coach told be i aint hitting it in the middle of the club so i fixed that still sliced right :(
Coach's friend told me to rotate my club in i did that it works sometimes.
but most the time i get a big slice to the right what am i doing wrong?
so here is a video of my terrible swing

that last swing OMG !!!
note: have not played in awhile and iam only 16 and sorta taught myself how to play so anyhelp would help

[ks8829]

you have a powerful swing and you look very athletic, but what I see is your timing is off from your shoulder and hips. you are also not shifting your weight completely and hanging back.

I would recommend not practicing with your driver for now and get the basic swing fundamental down before attempting to hit the hardest club in the bag, the driver.

one drill is to keep your feet closer together and even together and practice hitting wedge shots so that you will feel the correct motion of the golf swing.

I would practice so that your timming is better with your arms and hips. recommend having a lower handicap golfer mentor you so that you can refine your golf swing to where you want it.

pitch shots of less than 50 yards are where I would begin practicing. I foresee you as a single digital handicap golfer in the near future.

[Jax]

thanks alot!

i will practice some more in a bit and see if it works tomorrow when i go to teh driving range. Hope this helps a bit

[taylor_made809]

Another thing you might want to look at is if your staying on the inside of your right foot on your take away. Also when you swing feel as if you are swinging from the inside out to emphasize a draw type swing. If you still are having problems, try setting up with the club face closed at address to compensate for your open hands at impact. Your coach is right about turning your hands over at impact. Another thing is you need to hinge your hands on the take away and not roll them. If you roll them you will fall into a "laid out" position and you will not be able to get back to the correct position at impact. I know this is a lot of info, but if you get these tips down you should be hitting them straight

[Jax]

Yah thats alot but i will practice on it tonight and see if it works tomorrow and the range

[Jax]

one thing when iam teeing off with my driver. In my stance do i aligned the ball with the inside of my left foot? outside of my left foot? where?

[taylor_made809]

Most people say that the width of your stance is between the outside of your feet but that is incorrect. You want the ball alligned with the inside of your forward ankle. That is what is considered by most professionals as all the way forward in your stance. But as the nature of golf is, it is all preferrance. So try different positions on the range but the norm for position is the left ankle.

[Jax]

Most people say that the width of your stance is between the outside of your feet but that is incorrect. You want the ball alligned with the inside of your forward ankle. That is what is considered by most professionals as all the way forward in your stance. But as the nature of golf is, it is all preferrance. So try different positions on the range but the norm for position is the left ankle.

Thanks i will try different position's tomorrow hopefully i can fix it by Tuesday. I dont wanna end up slicing it hard right and into another green lol

[BirdIsTheWord]

Ball is too far back in your stance definately. On the way down, the club face naturally goes open-flush-closed. Because the ball is too far back, your making contact before the face has a chance the square itself. It strikes while open, causing the slice...Start just forward of center and move the ball up a balls-worth until you find it.

The triangle of your shoulders and arms looks good and returns at impact. Maintain that when you move the ball forward (your hands will also be forward more).


The sequence of the swing should go arms, hips, hips, arms. On the backswing you're pretty close to a one-piece takeaway, the hips engage after the upper-body with good rythm. However, your arms initiate the downswing, leaving your hips to trail and fend for themselves (that's why you end up on your back foot). Start the downswing by reversing the sequence of your hips, the arms/club will fall in line with practice.

And for god's sake don't take every tip and try to apply them all at once in the 5 seconds before you swing. One step at a time....

[Jax]

Ball is too far back in your stance definately. On the way down, the club face naturally goes open-flush-closed. Because the ball is too far back, your making contact before the face has a chance the square itself. It strikes while open, causing the slice...Start just forward of center and move the ball up a balls-worth until you find it.

so i should move the ball forward more and start my downswing with my hips

[BirdIsTheWord]

P.S.---There are alot of books and such on instruction. My bible is "Golf magazines complete book of golf instruction" Gives complete details of every aspect of the game, and compares key points of pro's swings on every lesson. And breaks it down in managable bites. Tiny bit outdated (maybe 1998-2000), but great advice always rings true, I go back to it alot. You can get it on the cheap for about $20. A friggin great book is "Jack Nicklaus' lesson tee". It's a graphic novel format, and had to be, the way it is illustrated. Very in-depth and comparative and fun. Many pros have read it as kids and adults. You may have to hunt eBay for a bit to find it, etc. Cheap, like under ten bucks....

[BirdIsTheWord]

so i should move the ball forward more and start my downswing with my hips

Yup. Try those 2 and get back to us,lol...

[Jax]

Yup. Try those 2 and get back to us,lol...

K iam going to try thos two things after dinner tonight then get back with you guys after practice tomorrow

[BirdIsTheWord]

to initiate the downswing, you want to feel like someone is tugging at your left-hip belt loop. Just a little nudge is all it takes to unwind the coil you have made around your core. Nothing major, don't "throw" your hips...eventually, it will all sync up into a rythm.

[Jax]

to initiate the downswing, you want to feel like someone is tugging at your left-hip belt loop. Just a little nudge is all it takes to unwind the coil you have made around your core. Nothing major, don't "throw" your hips...eventually, it will all sync up into a rythm.

k thanks alot man i may upload a video later on with me trying this!

[Jax]

This looks 10x better but what do yall think?

[Mizzou12]

I'm not one to give much advice, but I think you are taking the club back too shallow. Try and point the club higher to the sky on your backswing. Also, at the top of the swing, cock your wrists more than you are currently doing.

[taylor_made809]

I like the fact that you are using video to help yourself. Try also looking at a mirror while taking your back swing to make sure your on plane and in a correct position. It will give you instant feedback so that you can change things while you are looking at it; whereas a camera you cannot

I'm not one to give much advice, but I think you are taking the club back too shallow. Try and point the club higher to the sky on your backswing. Also, at the top of the swing, cock your wrists more than you are currently doing.

I agree with this guy. He reiterated what I said earlier. And also break your hands hard at impact to emphasive the open-square-closed motion.

Good luck tomorrow.