| A slice is a golf shot that curves off to the right (for | | | | sidespin the ball will have. The swing path determines |
| right-handed golfers). It is one of the most common | | | | the starting point of the slice. The more a golfer |
| mis-hits for amateurs. Many golfers struggle with a | | | | swings from outside-in, the more the ball will start left |
| slice because they don't understand the cause. The | | | | of the target before slicing right. A pull slice is caused |
| physics that cause a slice revolve around two things: | | | | by a severe outside-to-in swing path. A push slice is |
| the club face and the swing path. When you | | | | caused by an inside-to-out swing path with an open |
| understand the cause of a slice, you can focus on | | | | club face. |
| correcting it. | | | | Fixes |
| TypesThere are three different types of slices: a pull | | | | To fix a slice, the golfer has to square the clubface |
| slice, push slice and standard slice. The pull slice starts | | | | and swing on the correct path. Closing your clubface |
| left of the target and slices back to the right. A pull | | | | more during your swing is one way to correct that |
| slice will end up the straightest of the three because | | | | element. The golfer must also fix a downswing that |
| it starts left. A push slice starts right of the target | | | | comes over the top, causing the club to swing |
| and slices even further--it is the most detrimental. A | | | | across the ball from an outside-to-in path. Try closing |
| standard slice starts down the target line and then | | | | your stance and swinging along the line of your feet |
| goes right. | | | | to feel the proper swing path. |
| Features | | | | When to Slice |
| The sliced shot has more backspin and sidespin than | | | | There are some instances where slicing can be |
| a shot that's properly hit. Having more backspin | | | | beneficial. One would be when playing a hole that has |
| causes a slice to be much shorter than a properly hit | | | | a severe dogleg to the right. A controlled slice allows |
| shot. The sidespin causes the ball to curve to the | | | | the ball to follow the design of the hole. You might |
| right in the air and then bounce and roll even further | | | | also want to hit a slice when your ball is in the woods |
| right when it hits the ground. | | | | and you have to curve the ball around a tree. In both |
| Physical Causes | | | | cases, you want to swing on an outside-to-in path |
| A standard slice is caused by an open club face and | | | | with a slightly open club face. |
| an outside-to-in swing path. These combine to create | | | | Tiger Woods' new estate on Jupiter Island |
| the sidespin that causes the ball to go right. The | | | | Top four mistakes in golf |
| more open the club face is at impact, the more | | | | Copyright reserved by Ebayoyo. |