| The slice is probably one of the most common swing | | | | It is very difficult, as we all know, to work on "fixing" |
| flaws for amateurs. It is an outside-to-inside swing | | | | your swing when performing a full swing. It becomes |
| path that creates side spin on the golf ball. | | | | too much for the brain and body to process. |
| The side spin causes the ball to cut hard to the side, | | | | It is usually best to break down the swing into parts |
| making it a very frustrating day on the course. It also | | | | and implement drills that work on specific parts of |
| seems to be one of the most difficult swing flaws to | | | | the swing. This allows you to simplify the process, fix |
| fix. | | | | the area of the swing that needs work, and |
| There have been hundreds of so-called golf training | | | | eventually bring it back into the full golf swing. |
| aids that guarantee to cure your slice. And I am sure | | | | Back to the research project on the slice and the |
| we have all bought or thought about buying one of | | | | swing drills. After the process of taking these |
| these gadgets after a frustrating day on the course. | | | | amateur golfers through this battery of swing drills, |
| Some of these golf-training aids do help you to cure | | | | the researchers found that two swing drills were of |
| your slice; others do not. | | | | the greatest benefit. |
| In addition to golf training aids, there have been | | | | These two drills apparently showed the greatest |
| countless articles written about the golf slice. | | | | effect on assisting the amateur golfer prone to slicing |
| These articles discuss the slice in-depth and | | | | to fix such a problem. |
| oftentimes provide "fixes" for the golf slice. | | | | The first drill that showed benefit was the "toe-in |
| If you've been a golfer for any amount of time, I am | | | | drill." This drill apparently placed the golfer in the |
| sure you've come across at least one or two of | | | | correct positions during the swing to assist in curing |
| these articles. Maybe you have even tried to | | | | the slice. |
| implement some of the suggested fixes into your | | | | The second drill was the "split hand." This drill helped |
| golf swing. Some of these golf swing fixes may have | | | | the amateur "feel" the correct release of the club |
| helped, others maybe not. | | | | and the swing path of the club. |
| At BioForce Golf we are committed to improving | | | | Again, both of these drills during this research project |
| your golf game. And we believe it is fundamentally a | | | | indicated the greatest amount of help to the |
| process of improving both the body and swing. | | | | amateur in the attempt to cure the slice. |
| As a result, we are committed to providing you | | | | What points of validity can we draw from this |
| cutting-edge, researched, and PGA-Tour-proven | | | | research project? Obviously, the "split hand" and |
| information in the areas of golf instruction, golf | | | | "toe-in drill" are beneficial in assisting an amateur |
| fitness, and golf swing improvement. | | | | golfer with the slice. |
| Providing information on curing swing flaws like the | | | | Secondly, it probably indicated that there are many |
| slice is no different. Recently, some research from | | | | swing drills and possibly training aides that are not |
| the University of North Carolina provided some | | | | beneficial to amateur golfer. |
| interesting information on curing the slice. | | | | This points to the idea that the amateur golfer must |
| A Professor from UNC and the head teaching pro | | | | understand the swing in order to decipher what are |
| from Pinehurst (venue of the 2005 US Open) | | | | the best drills for their swing. |
| performed a series of research studies on the golf | | | | Finally, it indicates that proper swing mechanics are |
| swing slice. | | | | necessary for fundamental success on the golf |
| These researchers took a group of golfers prone to | | | | course. |
| slicing the golf ball through a battery of tests. These | | | | Obviously, a poor golf swing will result in poor play on |
| tests were to determine the best swing drills to the | | | | the golf course. |
| cure the dreaded slice. | | | | Implement this and other information provided by |
| Golf swing drills, in general, break down the golf | | | | BioForce Golf to help you develop a better golf |
| swing into manageable parts to allow an individual to | | | | swing. |
| work on a specific part of the swing. | | | | |