Watch the video below for an explanation of what a slice is and what causes it. Alternatively, skip beneath the video to see the anti-slice golf drills and fixes.
In the following video, I mention the ball flight diagram. When you understand the various ball flights and how the combinations of your swing path and club face direction causes them, you will be able to self-diagnose and correct any fault that creeps into your long game.
Watch video explaining the causes here.
Golf Slice Cure Part 1 – Check Your Alignment
I’m a great believer that if you take a little time to understand why you hit slice shots (or hook shots, or thin shots or fat shots), then you can easily self-diagnose AND cure any faults that creep into your game whenever you need to.
Don’t worry – you don’t have to learn every nuance of the golf swing to fix your slice. You’ll find that the video lessons in this series are easy to understand and, with a bit of practice on your part, you’ll get long-term, consistent results.
In part 1 we’ll quickly recap proper alignment…
Please don’t be tempted to skip past the issue of alignment assuming that yours is okay. Unless you check your alignment very frequently (like Tour Pros do) there’s a good chance that either your feet, knees, hips or shoulders are aiming offline – increasing your tendency to hit shots offline.
Become Fanatical About Alignment
Professional golfers, including the best players on the planet, meticulously check their alignment. They understand that even at their level, bad habits can quickly form if not kept under check..
Whenever you practice, check regularly that your feet, knees, hips and shoulders are square to your target. At the range you can lay a club across your toes for proper alignment of the feet. But don’t forget to check your hips and shoulders on a regular basis also. An easy way to do this is to ask a friend to lay a club across your shoulders for example and hold it there while you step away and look down its line. Watch a video here.
Next step? Let’s check that your grip on the golf club is not going to prevent you from fixing a slice long-term. I will explain all of these in mz next article.