Help!

[andy101]

Hi All,

Hoping someone could help me out here.

I am having trouble off the tee. I tend to slice the ball quite badly, but with my irons I draw the ball. It really frustrates me because I am forever having to scramble due to my inconsistent driving, which is killing my game.

If anyone has got some video links or articles on the movement of the hands in the swing, i would much appreciate them. I am thinking that it has something to do with my hands in the swing. I think my right hand is too strong, meaning that I lead with it too much that my left hand can't turn my wrists over. I notice that on my glove it wears away on my thumb, so not sure if that is an indication that I am holding too tight with the left hand.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

[alomar123]

Are you swinging out-to. I used to have a bad slice, but I took the advice hanley gave ray of over emphasizing a swing in which the backswing is more steep followed by a shallower downswing. It is really hard to slice doing this after a while, as you are no longer coming over the top.

Another tip that I have heard that paid dividends is your right hand should feel like you are skipping a rock on the downswing. This is the motion it should have rather then like a forehand in tennis, as a stroke like that can lead to a slice.