Key to fixing my slice

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13 hours ago, Abu3baid said:

Guys this thread isn't going anywhere.. I fixed my slice by taking a lesson with a pro.

Very Good Abu....what did he tell you to do?

[isukgolf]

For me, there is no other place than right on TST to find out how to stop a slice.

There are more threads than this on the topic here:

Hope this helps ... it has for me.

(again this is just one of the great threads we have here.)

 

 

[DrvFrShow]

I had a wicked slice. I took a lesson from a pro. He told me to keep a flat wrist. I had been cupping it which caused the club face to be open at impact. 

I don't know what the pro told Abu.

[Abu3baid]

21 minutes ago, collapse said:

Very Good Abu....what did he tell you to do?

It was actually 5 lessons, so he didn't tell me one thing.  However, over that one month period we worked on 2 main things, the BS and getting the path out instead of across the ball.

when I started with him I was swinging 9 degrees in, and by the time I was done after a month or so I was swinging about 1-2 degrees out.  I would say I am swinging about 4-5 out right now..  Slices gone.

The main thing was using track man to measure what was happening with my path and then trying different feels and short swings to get me to figure out what I need to feel to swing out.

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5 minutes ago, Abu3baid said:

It was actually 5 lessons, so he didn't tell me one thing.  However, over that one month period we worked on 2 main things, the BS and getting the path out instead of across the ball.

when I started with him I was swinging 9 degrees in, and by the time I was done after a month or so I was swinging about 1-2 degrees out.  I would say I am swinging about 4-5 out right now..  Slices gone.

The main thing was using track man to measure what was happening with my path and then trying different feels and short swings to get me to figure out what I need to feel to swing out.

What did you mechanically do to change the path?

[Abu3baid]

37 minutes ago, collapse said:

What did you mechanically do to change the path?

No idea..  Started with just quarter swings with the feel that I want to swing the club 45* to the right, and he would tell me how many degrees I was actually doing it as opposed to my feel..  I was never able to really make any good contact at all, but kept doing it.. My full swing eventually started becoming 5 and then 4 degrees in instead of 9..

He probably put my body in certain positions to feel certain things but that was like 5 months ago so I don't remember.. What I do know is that I was OTT and now I'm not.. It was really just trial and error to get the right feel.. Now I don't think about it, and just swing as hard as I can :).

[Moppy]

I think everybody slices for a different reason. I fixed mine for a little while after a lesson, thought I had it beat, but it came back. Finally I bought a little $20 Slice Eliminator, which the pro had had me use during the lesson, and took practice swings every day for a couple of months. If your path was outside in, you would hit it. Same if it was too inside out. My swing changed to the point where I didn't have to think about it anymore. The next lesson I took I hit 20 balls for the pro and sliced one, about 12 or 13 balls in and the pro said "There's your old swing!" 

The weird thing about fixing a beginner's swing that is full of problems is that some of the fixes have to be done on faith that the final result will be worth it. You can make fixes, and know you've improved your swing, but not see any difference, then one day it all  works.

Edited December 11, 2015 by Moppy

[9wood]

5 hours ago, collapse said:

9wood....Can you link us up to this video?

Here is the link to the video 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBcrLVOwpZs

22 minutes ago, Moppy said:

 

The weird thing about fixing a beginner's swing that is full of problems is that some of the fixes have to be done on faith that the final result will be worth it. You can make fixes, and know you've improved your swing, but not see any difference, then one day it all  works.

In my personal experience, making changes in your set up and swing path can initially feel unnatural as well as uncomfortable because it's different that what you're accustomed to doing. However since what you were doing isn't producing the intended results it's well worth it to make changes even if they feel awkward and uncomfortable at first because the changes you make will eventually help you hit better and more accurate shots.

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OK thanks 9wood....do you find you weight more on your toes or heels or center of the feet using better posture?

[9wood]

49 minutes ago, collapse said:

OK thanks 9wood....do you find you weight more on your toes or heels or center of the feet using better posture?

I find that the weight is on both the balls of my feet as well as some what on my toes. I believe this gives me better balance throughout my swing.

Edited December 11, 2015 by 9wood

[DrvFrShow]

The way I fixed my slice was when my dad finally paid for a lesson after buying the third dozen balls in three weeks. The pro said I was cupping my left wrist at the top of my swing and presenting an open face to the ball. I was just imitating a picture I'd seen in a book. We didn't have video back then. So he had me keep my left wrist flat. I was finding the slot just fine, but presenting the club wrong. Unfortunately I didn't take any more lessons to gain back the power I'd lost from the change. I only had the bad slice with my driver and just a fade with my irons. I lost that whipping action from the longer backswing the cupped wrist gave me. 

But no more slice. Still periodically it rears its ugly head, but it's easy to fix now. Now my big miss is a hook. 

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50 minutes ago, 9wood said:

I find that the weight is on both the balls of my feet as well as some what on my toes. I believe this gives me better balance throughout my swing.

Yes when I want to try to hit a longer drive I get on the balls of the feet almost gripping the ground with my big toes.I can really feel it in my quads making for a more solid base to turn on creating more torso torque.