| If you have searched for "how to correct a slice" on | | | | your right, as you look down on your grip. It may |
| the internet, you know that about 50,000 pages are | | | | feel bit awkward when you try this, but just rotate |
| dedicated to this. Slicing is a very common problem in | | | | both hands twisting 'in'. This will help keep the club |
| golf and beginners in golf have a real bad time with it. | | | | face more square at impact and that is one thing you |
| I have to be one of the worst at hitting my driver. | | | | are after to stop slicing. |
| The ball goes strong then veers to the right so bad I | | | | At the same time, don't use a "death grip" in terms |
| think it gonna come back to me sometimes! I have | | | | of how tight you hold the club. Relax. |
| been working on correcting this slice for some time | | | | 3. Pull your right foot back 6 inches |
| now. I read everything I could get my hands on and | | | | Get in your normal square stance , having aimed, |
| tried many different "tricks" to correct it. Nothing | | | | addressed the ball, strong grip and at nearly the last |
| seemed to work for me, until very recently. | | | | moment before you swing, move your right foot |
| Here is what I am doing now to correct my slice. | | | | back about 6 inches, straight back, not wider. This |
| You may find this helpful. I think for many of us, it is | | | | should cause you to hook the ball. But you , having a |
| a combination of things that starts to correct the | | | | normal slice going, will have a hard time hooking. |
| slice. At least for me, there are four important things | | | | 4. Swing slowly back and accelerate through the |
| I am doing and it seems to be working. | | | | swing with a great follow though |
| Overall, your goal is to learn how to pull a mean hook. | | | | It is important not to get a bunch of speed going in |
| That is, you want to do things in your swing and | | | | your backswing. Just be fairly slow and deliberate, |
| stance and grip to pull the ball left, the opposite of a | | | | then be crisp at impact and follow through like a pro. |
| slice. This made a lot of sense to me, because I | | | | I mean, you should be standing there in a pose for |
| figured if I could add a hook to my natural slice, I | | | | the cameras after you swing. My friends that I golf |
| would end up going straight. | | | | with called me a "posser" for a while when I was |
| 1. Be sure the ball is very far forward in your stance. | | | | trying all this. Just do it, and watch your slice turn into |
| For this you can have the ball a good 4 inches in | | | | a straight flight. |
| front of your left foot. Seriously, don't worry about | | | | All these things should start to bring the ball back |
| how everybody else does it, get that ball teed up | | | | around and eventually, you may actually hook the ball. |
| well in front of your left foot. | | | | That would be a great outcome! If you start |
| 2. Get a grip - A Strong Grip | | | | hooking, then you can change a few of the things |
| This does "not" mean a tight grip, strong means the | | | | you are doing to put it back straight. |
| way your hands are positioned on the grip. Look up a | | | | The goal is to hook the ball. Have fun with golf. |
| picture of a strong and neutral or slightly weak golf | | | | Relax, and enjoy it! |
| grip. You will see that the hands are rotated more to | | | | |