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THE SLICE
The slice is the most common problem among golfers
and can be the result of many things. But be assured of
one thing...if you are slicing your shots (they are curving to the
right, for right handers) you are coming across the ball and
putting a clockwise spin on the ball.
THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT CAN CAUSE THE BALL TO SLICE!!!
This is usually referred to as the "outside-to-in" swing. To help
you understand this problem, let's say you are at address with the
club head behind the ball and ready to start your swing. There is
an imaginary line extending from your ball to your intended target
and one from your ball straight back away from your intended
target. Everything above that line is considered "outside",
everything below that line is considered "inside".
Now, for whatever fault that causes it (see causes below), when you
come down to hit the ball the club head goes above that imaginary
line, comes across the ball and continues below that imaginary
line, thus putting the clockwise spin on the ball.
The following list examines a few of the most common problems that
cause the above problem.
SWING PLANE: Lay a
golf club, board, broom, anything on the imaginary line I
talked about above. Now set up and make a slow swing and stop
at the 3/4 swing point. Is the grip end cap pointing at
item you put on the ground or is it pointing above the line?
If it is not pointing at the item on the ground, then you are OUT
of the swing plane and WILL be coming across the ball at impact or
"outside-to-in".
HAND PRESSURE: Grip
pressure MUST be constant throughout the swing.
Inconstant grip pressure will result in a change of the swing plane
and you will not be able to control the slice.
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