What problems will "open" shoulders cause

[Caddyshack]

Just after some input , what will open shoulders cause? When i say open i mean the shoulders pointing left of target as i am lined up. The way i see it it will cause a slice but not 100% sure

[bruce]

It will cause a slice or a fade,or in some cases pending on swing type a low pull to the left.

[Caddyshack]

Thanks for that , that is my exact problem at the moment with the driver, looks like i have some range work to do !!

[Where's the Cart Girl?]

Just after some input , what will open shoulders cause? When i say open i mean the shoulders pointing left of target as i am lined up. The way i see it it will cause a slice but not 100% sure

The way they point at setup shouldn't matter. You say that they point "left of target" so it sounds like your feet, hips, club face, etc.. are allowing to define a correct target line. As long as you get into the correct impact position it doesn't matter what you looked like before that. IMO

I would guess that if it f-ed you up at all it would be that it made it hard to aim at all having your different lines out of parallel.

[denver_nuggs_15]

The way they point at setup shouldn't matter. You say that they point "left of target" so it sounds like your feet, hips, club face, etc.. are allowing to define a correct target line. As long as you get into the correct impact position it doesn't matter what you looked like before that. IMO

But, it's much easier to have your shoulders pointed at the target to begin with that have to adjust mid-swing. You don't need your grip to be right before you swing, so long as you adjust it mid-swing to a propper grip?

For me, the open shoulders (which was a thing I worked on during my last lesson) caused me to drop the club way inside to compensate for it. Basically, I was aligned left with my shoulders (not my feet) and my brain had a problem with swinging that direction since it wouldn't go the right way. (I also think on my takeaway I started the club on the shoulder line resulting in an outside-in swing.) So, I unconsciously swung from the inside to hit the ball on the right line. I had a reverse-C position and my misses were generally dead pushes. I'm sure it's different for everyone, but that's what open shoulders did to me.