My Swing (Keysus)

[keysus]

I hit a big slice with my driver. I cannot figure out if it is because of one of the following or something I do not know about:

- Swinging over the top

- Swinging with my arms instead of my body

- Club face, very offline with hands halfway through backswing

- Something else

Please let me know what you think.

I've been Playing Golf for: 4 years
My current handicap index or average score is: 90s
My typical ball flight is: 260
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: slice

 

 

[jk3a]

To self diagnose this without a video I would suggest figuring out exactly what type of slice you're hitting.  To do this, you need to ensure your alignment is correct and then figure out where the ball is starting relative to your target.

A nice short video on ball flight laws can be found here: 

 

 

If you determine you're hitting say a pull slice such that the ball starts left of your target and finishes well right of your target, it's near certain that your face is closed at impact and your path is way out to in.  In this case I would recommend drills to work on your path.  Google is your friend here.  But please make sure your alignment is proper as diagnosing with improper alignment makes fixing the slice extra hard.