When it boils down to a slice in the golf ball, almost all golfers have fallen victim to it. First off all it's important to note that there are many reasons why golfers have a tendency to slice the ball.To cut slicing out of your game you need to first of all figure out what the reason is for your own problem of slicing. To figure the problem out, you need to look at three areas of your game including your stance, grip, and swing.
Let's start off by checking your grip. Your grip should not be too strong or too weak. The weaker the grip the more tendency you have to slice, because of the more open club face on impact and follow through. The harder the grip, the more chance you have of hooking the ball, because of the closed clubface on impact. The correct grip pressure should be 5 or 6 on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is a very hard grip and 1 is a very weak grip. Now, just remember, you need to grip at a tension level of about 5 or 6 to have the correct grip tension.
If you are still tending to slice the ball a lot, it could in fact be your golf stance. The correct stance should include your feet being shoulder width apart. Your shoulders should also be in line with the target, your front foot should be slightly pointing outwards and your trailing foot pointing straight to the target.
Another thing you can alter to try and get rid of your tendency to slice is to fix that swing of yours. On the backswing the shaft of your club should be past and over your shoulder. The position of your club face can also tend to cause a slice. While you want the clubface to be slightly open when making contact with the ball you shouldn't try and alter this on your backswing or downswing. The natural movement of the torso and shoulders will create an open club face.
A backswing is the more likely to cause a slice in your swing, but the downswing also has to be correct.The downswing has to start with your hips and not your arms, and a good follow through is also essential.
After practice and some little alterations to your stance, swing, or grip, don’t be tempted to fall back into your old routine. It may not seem as natural and fluid as may have done before, but after practice it will become much easier for you.Just don't go back to the way you were because you will begin to slice again.
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