Slicing Driver

[Fowlerfan19]

Hey guys, I've received some great feedback on this forum so far as I was struggling with hitting long irons. Played a round today and I pretty much have my 6-A going far and pretty straight. Going to work on my 3/4 iron soon.

My newest problem and the one I can't seem to get is slicing my driver. I'm pretty much bogeying each hole as I play on a pretty easy course because I'm slicing shots out of the fairway and its killing my distance. Anybody have any tips on driver slicing? Im pretty sure my grip is good because I don't slice my irons at all anymore. It's just my driver. Any help would be awesome!

[MiniBlueDragon]

Without a video there's no way to be sure. Is it a pull slice, regular slice or push slice?

[Fowlerfan19]

I'm going to upload a video the next time I golf...which will probably be Thursday. It's always a regular slice. Ill hit it off the tee and I'll think it's ok and then it will slice 20-30 right right putting me in no mans land.

[burner]

Originally Posted by Fowlerfan19

I'm going to upload a video the next time I golf...which will probably be Thursday. It's always a regular slice. Ill hit it off the tee and I'll think it's ok and then it will slice 20-30 right right putting me in no mans land.

That sounds like a club head travelling straight down the target line with a club face that is slightly open to that line of travel at separation from impact.

Try to ensure that your club face at address really is square to the target line before you take your grip and then see how you go.

You can check the squareness of your club face (and grip) by addressing a club shaft, or some other straight object, placed perpendicular to your target line. You may, however, be surprised at the results!

[iacas]

Originally Posted by burner

That sounds like a club head travelling straight down the target line with a club face that is slightly open to that line of travel at separation from impact.

Try to ensure that your club face at address really is square to the target line before you take your grip and then see how you go.

You can check the squareness of your club face (and grip) by addressing a club shaft, or some other straight object, placed perpendicular to your target line. You may, however, be surprised at the results!

Really? I vote for the opposite.

It sounds like to me that the path is left and the clubface is pointing at the target at impact. He said it looks good to start (i.e. it's starting towards the target, which means the face is pointing at the target), and then slices - which we both agree is a path left of the clubface for a right-handed player.

#ballflightlaws

[colnago1331]

Originally Posted by iacas

Really? I vote for the opposite.

It sounds like to me that the path is left and the clubface is pointing at the target at impact. He said it looks good to start (i.e. it's starting towards the target, which means the face is pointing at the target), and then slices - which we both agree is a path left of the clubface for a right-handed player.

#ballflightlaws

Definitely this.  If it starts out straight down the target line then the clubface is square to the target line at impact.  If it then goes off to the right then the swing is outside to in.

As for fixing it - when you tee up the ball put it so the logo or some marking on the ball is in the 7:00 position (looking from the top down).  Then think about hitting that logo/marking on your swing.  That can help bring your swing on an in-to-out path.  Another possible drill is to put a tee in the ground about 2 - 3 inches in front of the ball and 1 - 2 inches to the right of the ball and then try to hit the tee with your driver after you've hit the ball.