| One of the most common swing and frustrating | | | | broken down in several more manageable parts, the |
| mistakes for the amateur golfer is the slice. For those | | | | correction process becomes more manageable. Once |
| who don't know, a slice is a shot which hits the ball | | | | all the parts are practiced alone the body will start to |
| with side spin / movement generally through the air | | | | adopt the right action. This prevents confusion, since |
| from left to right for a right handed golfer. Whilst | | | | it is very difficult for brain and body to process all |
| causing the ball to spew to the side it is a shot which | | | | the information required all at once. |
| is hard to correct. Many golfers have bought tools of | | | | One of the best drills that golfer can use to fix swing |
| the trade guaranteed to fix the problem of the slice, | | | | problems, is to practice in front of the mirror. This will |
| but their frustration and disappointment deepen when | | | | help you ascertain your swing path and correct it, |
| they find that in most cases nothing is improved. | | | | especially if you swing from outside-in. Setup as if |
| The main principle behind correcting a slice lies with | | | | you were going to hit a ball through the mirror, and |
| both the swing and the body. Research from the | | | | take a very slow swing, stopping halfway through |
| University of Southern Carolina has found that there | | | | the follow through. Can you see your nose? Hopefully |
| were some specific swing drills that could cure that | | | | not: the club head should have it covered (in the |
| most horrible of golfing flaws. When the swing is | | | | mirror, of course). |