OT: Fixing a golf slice?

[Greedo]

I have the same problem, so my make shift solution is to point my club face in a little when I’m lining up the shot. That way when I swing and come back around the club face will be flat on the ball. Works like 30% of the time.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I was actually making a joke in my comment.

You missed the joke of my joke thinking I was being serious in my response to your joke.

 

[Chin Diesel]

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[HuskyHawk]

LOL. Golf is incredibly difficult to do well if you don't have good fine motor skills. My problem is not, however, being able to listen to and understand conceptually what a golf pro tells me. My problem is using that knowledge to actually fix my swing.

This is the reality for many of us I imagine. When young I didn’t think much about my swing and had a nice natural draw. Now I get up there and can think my way into a slice or snap hook by trying to implement the advice I know. Overcorrect my slice and it can be a hook. Sometimes the best way out of that is just to Happy Gilmore it.

 

[Spaceman213J]

I never could hit a driver straight. I ended up taking it out of the bag and finding a 3 wood I could hit with a slight draw. I ended up carrying 2 different 3 woods. One with an oversized head to hit off the tee and one (which was older than Methuselah) with a small head for hitting off of the fairway.

 

[uchusky32]

Aim at the cars and hit the fairway.

 

[mauconnfan]

Lots of good stuff here Jake not much I can add. The one thing that seems consistent with most that slice is where they start the takeaway. Be sure not to be too steep when taking the driver back it will cause you to bring the club pretty much outside in and create that slice affect. Steep Is when you bring the club up immediately on the take back. Think about keeping the club on the ground as you begin the take away as long as you can, or as long as you can keep that towel under your arm.

Another key point that I’ve found to work is have a pre-round cocktail and a couple a side to relax the mind. Lol...good luck!!

 

[uchusky32]

Seriously, hands and/or club face open or cutting across bar creatiing spin. One thing for sure you have to have confidence in your swing. When I don't it becomes worse.

 

[HuskyHawk]

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This is helpful for me. When I say “Happy Gilmore” it, this is closer to my result. If I don’t stand over the ball thinking I tend to swing flatter like this, more like a baseball swing. When I was better I spent almost no time at address. Never took practice swings. Step up and hit it. I need to get back to that. My driver is mostly good. My irons are way too steep. I did that for accuracy but lost yardage. I swing hybrids much flatter, hit them better.

Time to hit the range.

 

[NC_Uconn_Fan]

Close your stance and move the ball towards the middle of your stance. It will force you to swing more inside to out.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

I would also focus on squeezing my tits together with my arms.

Pics or it didn't happen...

I actually focused on the same thing to fix my God awful slice. Slowed down my swing and focused on not popping up rather than just swinging out of my shoes. Tough habit to break after years of baseball/slow-pitch softball. I'm still not great in general but at least I can get out there and only lose 1-2 balls per round. The towel technique mentioned has also been helpful for me 120 yards and in.

 

[BlueDogs]

Best fix I found is stay at home.

 

[huskyblooz]

play tennis

 

[storrsroars]

Never even heard of that, and am sure I couldn't do it.

I've you've ever played baseball, think of trying to line the ball to right center. To do that, the part of the bat that you hit the ball with can't get outside of where you'll eventually make contact, and then work it's way back. You have to hold back the contact part of the back/club, and feel like you're going inside out rather than outside in.

Obviously everyone's swing is different, and your problem could be different, but I'd start by going to the range and focus on taking the ball up the middle or to right center.

It's an old-school method for correcting an outside-in (aka over-the-top) swing, which is usually the cause for consistent slices among casual golfers.

My advice would be to go to a pro shop and have his swing filmed so he can actually see whether an outside-in swing is the problem, as it's not that hard to fix once you know specifically what you're doing wrong.

I used to have a Vijay Singh high fade that deteriorated into a slice as I aged and gained weight and tried to power up to get the same distance I used to. Once I saw film, it was an easy fix to eliminate the slice. Not that I'm all that good, but I can now often finish a round with the same number of balls as I started with.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Lots of good stuff here Jake not much I can add. The one thing that seems consistent with most that slice is where they start the takeaway. Be sure not to be too steep when taking the driver back it will cause you to bring the club pretty much outside in and create that slice affect. Steep Is when you bring the club up immediately on the take back. Think about keeping the club on the ground as you begin the take away as long as you can, or as long as you can keep that towel under your arm.

Another key point that I’ve found to work is have a pre-round cocktail and a couple a side to relax the mind. Lol...good luck!!

Things I've learned over time. A pre-round screwdrivers does wonders for loosening up before the first tee. I have learned to stay away from caffeine and from hard liquor once the round starts. Macro light beers during the round.

 

[Matt '99]

Didnt read through the thread but my advice (what works for me), is playing the ball up further in your stance and strengthen your grip. I would recommend going on YouTube- much easier to see someone do it

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Things I've learned over time. A pre-round screwdrivers does wonders for loosening up before the first tee. I have learned to stay away from caffeine and from hard liquor once the round starts. Macro light beers during the round.

A quick puff on a vape loaded with super silver haze has the same effect for me.

 

[Jaker]

I line up my drive and the contact feels great. Good initial aim and then...into the rough/trees/fairway of the hole on the right. I slice nearly every time I drive the ball. There's myriad resources online for fixing this problem but everyone seems to have their own miracle fix. Just wondering if any Yarders(@mauconnfan?) have any tried and true methods they use to get a straight drive. I'm too much of a casual golfer to hire a swing coach or spend money trying to fix it. For now I'm relegated to hitting irons off the tee because then at least I hit the fairway I'm aiming for. I realize without seeing my swing it's hard to diagnose what I'm doing wrong but any help is appreciated. FORE!(> 1)

I recommend that you just hit a draw.

 

[Chin Diesel]

A quick puff on a vape loaded with super silver haze has the same effect for me.

Last time I puffed up on the course I ended up in a military recruiters office on the ride home afterwards and was in boot camp a month later. I'm a hard pass on risking another decision like that again.

 

[NC_Uconn_Fan]

A quick puff on a vape loaded with super silver haze has the same effect for me.

Pre round xanax doesn't hurt either.

 

[B1GEast]

Try to relax, check your form, you want that club face to make proper contact on the down swing. It ain't easy, but you have to coach yourself through it

 

[uconnfan68]

I've lived with a slice for 35+ years of golfing. Just accept it and don't drive yourself crazy. Once you accept the slice, your golfing life will be much happier.

If you can play it after you find, that’s fine. If it’s always in the trees or lost, then you need lessons.

 

[uconnfan68]

I line up my drive and the contact feels great. Good initial aim and then...into the rough/trees/fairway of the hole on the right. I slice nearly every time I drive the ball. There's myriad resources online for fixing this problem but everyone seems to have their own miracle fix. Just wondering if any Yarders(@mauconnfan?) have any tried and true methods they use to get a straight drive. I'm too much of a casual golfer to hire a swing coach or spend money trying to fix it. For now I'm relegated to hitting irons off the tee because then at least I hit the fairway I'm aiming for. I realize without seeing my swing it's hard to diagnose what I'm doing wrong but any help is appreciated. FORE!(> 1)

You can get into group lesson fairly reasonably. Do yourself a favor if you enjoy playing at all. Take a lesson...

 

[Umami Zen]

A quick puff on a vape loaded with super silver haze has the same effect for me.

Good advice for a draw

 

[Huskyhoops25]

I’ve always have played a fade but at my age I was losing to much distance to the 40 somethings that I play with. So I adjusted my swing to start hitting a draw. I closed the face of my driver about 5 degrees. I closed my stance ( put my front foot about 4 to 5 inches in front of my back foot ) and lastly I mentally draw a line on the ball down the line of flight that I want, and swing so that I am swinging out at the ball trying to hit the inner hemisphere. It took me most of a year to hone it but I hit a nice controllable draw now. It has increased my distance about 30 yards with the extra roll I get.

 

[mauconnfan]

Here's another thought on fixing your slice Jake, don't listen to much to a guy who shot an 85 on Saturday and hit 3 greens in regulation while throwing duck snotters off the tee all day. He obviously can't adjust all that well either . Crazy game at times for all.

 

[mauconnfan]

I’ve always have played a fade but at my age I was losing to much distance to the 40 somethings that I play with. So I adjusted my swing to start hitting a draw. I closed the face of my driver about 5 degrees. I closed my stance ( put my front foot about 4 to 5 inches in front of my back foot ) and lastly I mentally draw a line on the ball down the line of flight that I want, and swing so that I am swinging out at the ball trying to hit the inner hemisphere. It took me most of a year to hone it but I hit a nice controllable draw now. It has increased my distance about 30 yards with the extra roll I get.

Yep this^^ I always looked up to the guys who had that pretty draw off the tee on 1 but lived with a slight fade until around my late 40's. Not it's rare it hit the ball right but do have the occasional ducks cooking like the other day. I do use the stance you speak of for the draw when needing to do so from behind or in the trees or alike, it does work. If I did that off the tee I would never be in play I'd over indulge my draw time and time again but as we say, we all have something that works. For someone trying to get away from a cut or slice the closed stance can be of assistance.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I could live with my slice when I was younger because I could really put a move on the ball when I connected. As I get older, I just suck, so now I mostly focus on my drinking when I am on the course.

 

[Zissou]

Keep it simple.

The first response from businesslawyer is spot on.

Closing the club face is an easy fix, so let’s assume your swing has to adjust from outside-in to more insideout.

Go to a range where you can tee up in natural grass.

Tee up your ball. Then take another Tee and, on a straight line to your target, place the 2nd Tee about 3 inches in front of the teed ball. That is your straight line swing. Assuming you are right handed, now move that forward tee one inch to your right. Keep that tee high.

With a wood or long iron, practice swinging through the ball and over that 2nd tee. This is your inside out swing. You can practice this without hitting a ball, and then with hitting a ball.

Now add a few tweaks. Step just a little further away from the ball then normal, and then move your left food towards the ball (ball is forward in stance for long iron or wood). This will close your stance a bit. It will help you get to inside-out.

Now close your hips a bit. Line up to your target. Place your club on your hips and point to the target. Now pivot your hips a little so the club faces a little right of the target. This will close your stance a bit. It will help you get to inside-out.

Now slow your back swing and don’t pick up your club quickly in take away. Large arc. Only 75% back swing. Swing through the ball and over the 2nd tee.

These simple steps will likely not only fix your slice, but also teach you to shape shots on demand. You already know how to fade and slice. By learning your inside-out motion you will learn how to hook and draw. You will dial in the right motion and adjust with these simple tips.

After you are dialed in...

Need a slice / power fade on a shot? Open up your feet and hips, picture that old outside-in swing line (after you contact the ball the head goes left of that straight line 2nd tee).

Need a draw? Close the stance, close the hips, picture that inside-out swing line (after you contact the ball the head goes out over that 2nd tee that is to the right of the straight target line).

In your yard you can set up the 2 tees and with a half swing set the swing motion inside out. Just back and forth on that inside-out line.

 

[Huskyhoops25]

Yep this^^ I always looked up to the guys who had that pretty draw off the tee on 1 but lived with a slight fade until around my late 40's. Not it's rare it hit the ball right but do have the occasional ducks cooking like the other day. I do use the stance you speak of for the draw when needing to do so from behind or in the trees or alike, it does work. If I did that off the tee I would never be in play I'd over indulge my draw time and time again but as we say, we all have something that works. For someone trying to get away from a cut or slice the closed stance can be of assistance.

Occasionally I’ll get the duck hooks when I’m too quick and the right hand gets too strong but the occasional hook I can overlook when I look at the big picture.