How Do You Fix The Dreaded Slice?
Here are two words that every golfer who has grass stains on his shoes has heard and dread. Slice and Hook. The top players, those who have mastered the game, actually use these types of shots to get around things that may be in their way. When this happens, those words become fade and draw and they can be a powerful weapon in golfer’s arsenal of shots. But for the rest of us, they’re just mistakes we make and off we go shagging our wayward ball. This article is about the slice. We’ll discuss the hook later. The slice, where the ball curves severely from left-to-right through the air, is a very destructive shot. The slice is such a common mistake that entire books have been written on the subject. It is also so common that nearly every golf has experienced it. So what causes a slice? It is caused by a combination of an out-to-in swing path and an open clubface. The degree to which you slice the ball is totally dictated by these two factors. The most common cause of an out-to-in swing p
