Slice is killing me!

[Varsity_Golf]

I have a WICKED slice. You know its bad because i wrote how bad it is in capitals . Anyway, I don't want to say you can "cure a slice" but what can I do to, i don't know, dampen or lessen it, let's say. Any tips, or anything I can do. My driver is listed in my signature....Cobra LD Speed 10 degree stiff shaft, Golf pride grips Tour ax shaft......

Varsity_Golf

[mattttt25]

Take your normal set-up. Move back foot a full 18" backwards (not kidding). Start swinging. You might scare everyone around you, but you'll quickly learn the feeling of bringing the club back on plane and bringing it forward inside to out. Pay attention to the feeling and then try to replicate with a more standard set-up.

[Paradox]

you know, I've thought about that drill quite a bit and isn't it more or less about your right hip getting in the way of the downswing. In other words, your hips are firing too quickly causing your swing to move outwards and become steep?

[delav]

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Should be all set now.

Also, try the right foot back drill as a starter, then post a video of both swings.

[Varsity_Golf]

See, you've got the recipe all wrong. You need twenty percent luck, ten percent skill, five percent concentrated power of will. Fifteen percent pleasure, fifty percent pain, and one hundred percent reason to remember the name!

WOW. I've been so wrong for so long......lol

Thanks guys wil definetly try!!! Varsity_Golf

[CoolBreeze20]

Slicing is almost always caused by a swing that is over the top. The drill mentioned above is good. You can also picture in your mind the feeling of throwing a frisbee underhand with your right hand during the downswing. This feeling will force you to drop your right hand on the downswing, making it a LOT easier to swing in-to-out.

[senorchipotle]

if it's a pull slice, keep your torso behind the ball and swing towards right field. if it's a push slice, scooch up closer to the ball.

[wrx_junki]

Keep your head behind the ball.

[Zeph]

Record a video, face on and down the line.

[spmurph]

if it's a pull slice, keep your torso behind the ball and swing towards right field. if it's a push slice, scooch up closer to the ball.

I agree. Where your ball starts is a major factor in determining if you need to just fix the face, or the face and the path.

[Varsity_Golf]

Ok I'll clear it up. It is a push slice. It starts out straight or to the right of the fairway, and quickly darts farther to the right.....

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[alomar123]

Take your normal set-up. Move back foot a full 18" backwards (not kidding). Start swinging. You might scare everyone around you, but you'll quickly learn the feeling of bringing the club back on plane and bringing it forward inside to out. Pay attention to the feeling and then try to replicate with a more standard set-up.

Tried that today, work for the first few then started hooking. But, did help thanks

[Zeph]

Ok I'll clear it up. It is a push slice. It starts out straight or to the right of the fairway, and quickly darts farther to the right.....

Then I'd say you are coming over the top, and sometimes with an open club face. Most likely you will do good by working on getting your hands deeper, but without video it is a toss up. I've seen players get deep on the backswing, but really loop at the top and come way out-to-in.

Moving the back foot back may work, but as a permanent fix, I'd rather start working on it with a normal setup. It is not impossible to get rid of this, and I think moving the foot back just makes it take longer to get right.

[Shanks A Million]

Ok I'll clear it up. It is a push slice. It starts out straight or to the right of the fairway, and quickly darts farther to the right.....

It's an over the top slice. If it started only hard right, and continued to turn, it would be a push slice. But %99.999 of the time it's an over the top slice, and I've yet to see anyone struggle from a push slice that was "wicked." All you need to do is eliminate the over the top move, and to do that, you have to swing toward the slice. Try to hit the ball dead right, as far right as you can, and it will go straight or left.

[mattttt25]

Tried that today, work for the first few then started hooking. But, did help thanks

That's what should happen. Those that struggle with a 'wicked' slice need to feel and see the ball turning in the opposite direction, sometimes just to prove to themselevs that its possible. The idea is to then return the back foot and keep the same swing principles. Could be considered a quick fix, but I look at it more of a teachning aid.

[inthecup]

You need to post a video, it is all guesses until then. By the way I believe that driver has an extra long shaft. That is not going to help someone who is trying to control the club face at impact. You might want to choke up an inch or two until you get things under control.

My suggestion is to take a lesson with someone who uses video.

[NCSU_MSE]

Then I'd say you are coming over the top, and sometimes with an open club face. Most likely you will do good by working on getting your hands deeper, but without video it is a toss up. I've seen players get deep on the backswing, but really loop at the top and come way out-to-in.

Not necessarily. When I get sloppy, I hit the same shot without coming over the top (according to my instructor). He could be coming at the ball too steeply, and he's most likely hitting the ball with his hips closed to the target. Until we see a video, it's all guesswork.

[spmurph]

Try to hit the ball dead right, as far right as you can, and it will go straight or left.

Unfortunately, simply swinging "as far right as you can" will not guarantee a straight shot. You still have to get the club face square/closed in relation to the path you are swinging on.

Understanding the proper ball flight laws helps a ton. Erik has a video on his channel and here is another good one: Also, do yourself a favor and get Brian Manzella's Never Slice Again video. Best $20 you will ever spend on golf instruction.