Fixing The Golf Slice – Suggestions To Correct Your Slice

As with any golfing problem in order to correct a cut in golf you have to start with your golf set up.  You will need to check your grip, your body alignment in relation to your target, ball position and your posture.  If your set up is wrong you will have no chance of fixing your golf swing.  Your golf swing is perhaps the very last thing to be wrong. 

Let’s imagine that you have got the perfect set up, what other things could cause your cut? 

The swing-path thru the ball is the most influential, for a slice to happen you’ll be swinging the club on an external to inward swing-path, this when contacting the ball imparts a sideways or clockwise spin on the golf ball. 

How will we stop this?  Well after you’ve set up correctly try swinging the club in an opposite swing-path.  In other words attempt to swing the club on an inside to out swing-path, making certain that you release your wrists through impact.  Taking the club away from the ball low and slow on the back swing can help here. 

To practice this system you can begin to practice with half swings to get a feel for the shot.  If you’ve been repetitively slicing you will have become so used to swinging out-to-in that you wont even know you are doing it.  Make sure your hands are not too tight on the grip and that your wrists are free to release at impact. 

When practicing at the golf range place two clubs parallel to each other indicating your target.  One club should be 6 inches behind your ball and the other should be just in front of your feet.  This will help you to align your body and also to give you a line to play to for making an attempt to swing in to out. 

The key items to correcting a cut is, set up your alignment square to target line. 

Check that your grip isn’t too tight, too much tension in the grip means that you’ll not be in a position to release your wrists thru the ball.  Check and ensure that your ball position isn’t too far forward and make sure that your posture is good and you are well balanced. 

A last tip, try hitting some golf balls from a side hill lie with the ball above your feet.  This will help as it assists in promoting an in-to-out swing trail.

For a lot more about the How to Correct a Slice and for other golf articles, visit: How To Stop Slicing.