Inconsistently hooking and slicing

[Snapemonster]

I'm using the Nike Vr str8 driver, I switched to this after fixing a big slice in my golf shot (left to right ball flight), and at first I was hitting it nice and straight however recently I've been inconsistently hitting it (slicing and hooking at times), this is affecting my scores.

I visited the pro at my golf club, I had to play with my irons as our range is flooded. The pro believes I have an inside to outside golf swing, and he has been trying to get me to go to an outside to inside swing... I am still practicing the drills he has taught me to do that however I can't see how that would cause such inconsistencies in my golf shots.

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by Snapemonster

I'm using the Nike Vr str8 driver, I switched to this after fixing a big slice in my golf shot (left to right ball flight), and at first I was hitting it nice and straight however recently I've been inconsistently hitting it (slicing and hooking at times), this is affecting my scores.

I visited the pro at my golf club, I had to play with my irons as our range is flooded. The pro believes I have an inside to outside golf swing, and he has been trying to get me to go to an outside to inside swing... I am still practicing the drills he has taught me to do that however I can't see how that would cause such inconsistencies in my golf shots.

There's a lot of inside outness to your observations. I suspect you're trying to hit a straight shot with a club mismatched to your swing. Problem with trying to hit it straight down the middle is any slight errors lead to misses in both directions. Pick a shot shape and hone that. Read up on the ball flight laws, shot cones, and a few other topics here and you'll sort it out.

[Snapemonster]

So would that mean setting up to draw the ball or setting up to fade the ball and consistently doing that shot? I do generally aim just to hit the ball down the center of the fairway with a straight shot.

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by Snapemonster

So would that mean setting up to draw the ball or setting up to fade the ball and consistently doing that shot? I do generally aim just to hit the ball down the center of the fairway with a straight shot.

Yeah, try to start the ball on the right edge and work it back to middle (or left to right) as opposed to a perfect strike down the centre. Once you train your eyes to see a specific ball flight, the fairways will seem much wider.

[Snapemonster]

Okay thank you, I will have a go at it tomorrow because I can hit a draw 75% of the time when I try it however I get put off if it turns into a hook or goes straight. I guess I will just have to persist at trying that shot even through the bad ones.