What part of the golf swing causes a slice?

November 24th, 2009 | by admin |

What part of a golf swing causes a slice, how would you cure it

A slice is fundamentally caused by imparting "clockwise" side spin on the ball (for a right hand-er). There are a multitude of things that a person can do to cause this, and without knowing "what type of slice" you have, it really isn’t possible to tell you of any fixes over this medium.

Here is a list of some of the possible reasons:
- Your club vs your body’s alignment to the target; (i.e. your body may be aiming well left, but your club is aiming at the target)
- Club face open at impact
- Club face square at impact while swinging across the ball from out to in (looks like a back Slash "\")
- Not transferring your weight correctly
- Golf shafts too stiff for you (this would lead to a really weak low slice)
- Ball could be positioned too far forward in your stance

Given all of these possible reasons for slicing (and i’m sure that there are more that i just can’t think of at present), the only way to truly cure it is to invest in some lessons with a pro. Now they will make a couple of suggestions and some of them may feel awkward or strange, but if you stick with it, and practice, you’ll improve. Lastly, if the pro suggests simply aiming further left and allow for it, ask for your money back and find another coach.

  1. 7 Responses to “What part of the golf swing causes a slice?”

  2. By cardinal on Nov 24, 2009 | Reply

    Brad;
    A slice is from an outside in, swing. Fix it by delaying the unlocking of your wrists in the down swing. You are unlocking your wrists too early, losing club head speed, and swinging too far outside in the beginning of your downswing.
    References :
    Concentrate on swinging the handle, and not the club head. Trying to guide the head causes all the problems. Look at the ball and swing the handle. This will cause you to hold the wrists locked until well down in the swing, providing more club head speed, and distance.

  3. By googie on Nov 24, 2009 | Reply

    The back swing and the down swing may both be off. The back swing should be from low inside back to the top of the swing where the club is parallel to the ground. If you start turning the torso back to its original path and drop the club into that path( not casting it like you would a fishing rod ) you will be swinging from inside out and would negate the slice.
    References :
    Many years of experience – 75 to be exact.

  4. By Bailsworth on Nov 24, 2009 | Reply

    A slice is fundamentally caused by imparting "clockwise" side spin on the ball (for a right hand-er). There are a multitude of things that a person can do to cause this, and without knowing "what type of slice" you have, it really isn’t possible to tell you of any fixes over this medium.

    Here is a list of some of the possible reasons:
    - Your club vs your body’s alignment to the target; (i.e. your body may be aiming well left, but your club is aiming at the target)
    - Club face open at impact
    - Club face square at impact while swinging across the ball from out to in (looks like a back Slash "\")
    - Not transferring your weight correctly
    - Golf shafts too stiff for you (this would lead to a really weak low slice)
    - Ball could be positioned too far forward in your stance

    Given all of these possible reasons for slicing (and i’m sure that there are more that i just can’t think of at present), the only way to truly cure it is to invest in some lessons with a pro. Now they will make a couple of suggestions and some of them may feel awkward or strange, but if you stick with it, and practice, you’ll improve. Lastly, if the pro suggests simply aiming further left and allow for it, ask for your money back and find another coach.
    References :

  5. By rock on Nov 24, 2009 | Reply

    A golf slice fix, is without doubt, one of golf’s most sought after pieces of advice. A sliced shot, where the ball curves severely from left-to-right through the air is a very destructive shot. It such a common and frustrating fault that whole books, such as Instant Golf Slice Cure by Dave Moore are dedicated to completely solving this problem. 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.
    References :
    http://www.usedgolfballdeals.com/?Click=23402

  6. By drice8001 on Nov 24, 2009 | Reply

    Brad
    All good answers so far except everyone missed the most important one.
    THE GRIP !
    This is where it all starts. Paragraphs can be written but you should have your grip checked by a knowledgeable person. Go from there.
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  7. By green_lantern66 on Nov 24, 2009 | Reply

    You could also be creating a slice by letting the shoulders lead the throughswing. Once you get to the top, the hips should shift to the left (for righties) and up, then rotate (sounds like a lot, but it happens kind of fast), then the shoulders come through, then the hands, and lastly the clubhead. If you let the hips lead, it’ll naturally cause your arms to fall into "the slot"- that plane on which the club travels to the ball from inside-out, creating the draw.

    This is assuming your grip is sound, though. Sometimes, all it takes is a tiny tweak, or a major overhaul. If you get stuck, go see your local pro.
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  8. By Jana on Nov 24, 2009 | Reply

    slicing is caused mainly from these three areas: the swing plane, clubhead path and the glf grip. so how you’ll gonna fix it? here is the link on how to fix it: http://golfswing-instruction.com/?page_id=15
    References :
    http://correctgolfswingtips.blogspot.com/

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