Category: Slicing

The Tee Shot for a Slicer

You slice the ball more times than you hit it straight. So how should you set up to the ball when you want it to fly as straight down the fairway as possible?

Heeling and Blocking

Hitting off of the heel of the club with your woods. Pushing or slicing your irons due to a blocking action with your irons.

Weak Fades

You constantly hit weak fades and slices. A likely cause is that you pick the clubhead up during your backswing, causing you to cup your wrist on your trailing arm. Then your lead hand is unable to square the clubface before making contact with the ball.

Teeing the Ball Too Low

You are slicing, topping the ball or hitting it thin because you teed the ball too low towards the ground.

Cutting Across the Ball

You slice severely because you cut across the ball on your tee shot. Your might have lifted your forward heel up off of the ground during your backswing or allowed your back shoulder to lean forward during your forward swing, causing you to swing over the top.

Square Setup Drill

You lose distance on your drives due to a severe slice. This might be from an exaggerated open stance or an out-to-in downswing with the clubface open. Another possibility that is often over looked is the driver that you are using. It could have too stiff of a shaft, be too long, or it may not have enough loft.

The Softball Drill

You are slicing for an unknown reason. Your shoulders might be more open to the target than your hips at contact or you swing on an out-to-in path, causing contact off of the center of the clubface, resulting in a slice.

Slow Down Your Swing

You are swinging your woods too fast, causing a loss of distance or an unpredictable ball flight. You might even swing so quickly that you stand up straighter during the forward swing, leading to a slice.

How to Initiate Your Backswing

Unable to gain momentum due to a poor path, plane, and tempo. If you focus too much on turning your torso without any wrist cock, it will cause you to swing outside of the target line. This can result in a push, pull, or even a snap hook. A very common problem results from not bringing…

Push or Slice

For a right handed golfer, the ball flies to the right but you are unsure if it is a push or a slice that is causing it.