Why do I keep slicing the ball up?

[Seanb4321]

Hi all,

I started playing golf this summer and from the start I have noticed a problem with slicing the ball. For a couple of months I was using a flexible driver and once I used a stiff I realized my swing may be too fast for the club. I have a club speed of 98. I bought a new driver with a stiff shaft and at a simulator and stopped slicing completely, but once i used it at the driving range today I immediately began to slice again and the ball went way up into the sky. Any thought?  Also, what should the length of my tee be above the ground?

Thanks,

Sean

[iacas]

Because your path is well left (assuming you're a righty) of your clubface.

[MyrtleBeachGolf]

Hi all, I started playing golf this summer and from the start I have noticed a problem with slicing the ball. For a couple of months I was using a flexible driver and once I used a stiff I realized my swing may be too fast for the club. I have a club speed of 98. I bought a new driver with a stiff shaft and at a simulator and stopped slicing completely, but once i used it at the driving range today I immediately began to slice again and the ball went way up into the sky. Any thought?  Also, what should the length of my tee be above the ground? Thanks, Sean

[quote name="iacas" url="/t/83330/why-do-i-keep-slicing-the-ball-up#post_1171257"]Because your path is well left (assuming you're a righty) of your clubface. [/quote] @iacas is 100% correct obviously, as usual, but I'll try to add some info hoping it may help. First, driver tee height. I think the easiest thing to do is place your driver club head on the ground and putt a ball on a tee in front of it. Now raise the tee up so the top of the ball is even with the top of the club face. This is a good starting point as far as tee height. Some people tee their ball up very high, some not so much. Ideally you would like to be swinging up slightly with your driver at contact, and have the ball hit the center of the club face. Trial and error at the driving range should give you a good idea of how high to tee up. As far as the slice goes. The easy answer is that you are swinging across your body, outside to inside as you make your downswing. If your club face is pointed in the direction of that swing path, you will hit a straight pull to the left in the direction of that out to in swing path. However, if your club face is open (pointing to the right) of that swing path, you will slice the ball to the right. You need to change the swing path or the club face angle. Or more likely, a little of both.

[mvmac]

Hi all,

I started playing golf this summer and from the start I have noticed a problem with slicing the ball. For a couple of months I was using a flexible driver and once I used a stiff I realized my swing may be too fast for the club. I have a club speed of 98. I bought a new driver with a stiff shaft and at a simulator and stopped slicing completely, but once i used it at the driving range today I immediately began to slice again and the ball went way up into the sky. Any thought?  Also, what should the length of my tee be above the ground?

Thanks,

Sean

Hi Sean, welcome to the site. These treads will be helpful.

Also feel free to start a swing thread.

http://thesandtrap.com/f/4180/member-swings