A Golf Swing Slice – 3 Ways to Cure it

One of the most common problems for beginning golfers absolutely has to be s golf swing slice. This means that if you are a right handed when you strike the ball it starts out either going slightly left, perfectly straight or slightly to the right. But then the ball begins drifting off to the right like a banana. It can wind up anywhere from 20 yards to 75 yards and more off center to the right.

Now there are mainly two reasons for this to occur. There are of course some other things to consider but these are the main two reasons that this happens.

First, the golfer is most likely swinging what they call over the top. Meaning that the swing ark is going from the outside in, rather than the inside out. Which is the proper path for the swing ark. If you don’t understand what the swing ark or swing plane is then this might not make much sense and for now that’s ok. You have plenty of time to learn about the swing plane.

Second, when the golfers club is actually making contact with the ball. The club head should be striking the ball square to the target. Makes sense right? Well many times when the ball is slicing, it is because the club face is actually making contact with the ball in a slightly or sometimes more than slightly open position.

Third, your grip can also play a big factor in the flight of your ball. If you have a tendency to slice the ball you will want to use a stronger grip. This means that you will see no more than two of the knuckles on your left hand and that you will be gripping the club more like a baseball bat. You may also be happy to note that this grip also has a tendency to give you more distance.

With the combination of swinging over the top and striking the ball with an open club face, you can be sure that you to wind up with a nasty slice. A golf swing slice can be one of the most frustrating things to get through when you are beginning to learn the game. It is so very important that when you are learning to play golf that you get the fundamentals down. Now this can vary slightly from coach to coach and from system to system but they are mostly the same. For instance, Tiger woods uses an interlocking grip while over 85% of tour players use an overlapping grip. There is really nothing wrong with either. There are many other instances where the method chosen is a matter of choice and finding out what works for you and your body type.

In order to avoid a golf swing slice it is very important that you get the fundamentals down first. It will be much for difficult for you to undo a bad habit then to learn the proper way from the beginning.

So, when starting to learn the proper golf swing you are sure to hit a few slices from time to time but if you get the fundamentals down first, for the most part slicing the ball can be avoided and you will be oh so happy that it has. If you get the basics down and eliminate that bad habits mentioned in the article you will be sure to avoid a golf swing slice.