| In order to slice a golf ball (impart a left to right ball | | | | the get go. When the ball immediately begins left of |
| flight for a right handed golfer) you have to strike | | | | the target line that tells you that your swing path has |
| the golf ball in a manner that will cause a clockwise | | | | come from the outside to the inside. |
| rotation of the ball. The more dramatic the rotation | | | | Now, having done that with your swing, doesn't |
| the more dramatic or worse the golf slice. | | | | necessarily guarantee that you are going to slice the |
| For the context of this article, I will speak from a | | | | golf ball but you sure have made much easier for a |
| right handed golfer's swing and perspective. | | | | slice to occur. Now combine the outside to inside |
| When defining the golf slice there are a couple of | | | | swing path with an open clubface at impact and you |
| basics characteristics to the ball flight. First, there is | | | | now have a golf shot that starts left and has the |
| the slice that initially may start down the target line | | | | double whammy of a slicing swing path across the |
| then move off line in a left to right movement. This | | | | golf ball, and an open club face. With these two laws |
| type of slice tells us that the swing path was | | | | of physics going for you; you have just produced |
| traveling down the intended target line, but at impact | | | | one beautiful slice. One that only a proud parent could |
| the club face was left open and did not get back to | | | | love! You know the one I'm talking about. The ball |
| a square position at impact. Usually this type of golf | | | | that travels 300 yards total distance, but only about |
| slice doesn't produce as sever of left to right | | | | 220 yards further down the course (if you can find it |
| movement of the golf ball since the swing path itself | | | | all). |
| was not cutting across the ball in an outside to inside | | | | A golfer who is plagued with this type of golf slice is |
| manner. This type of slicing of the golf ball is more | | | | going to require quite a bit more work in order to |
| easily cured. And can usually be done so with a bit of | | | | correct this because their basic swing is flawed and |
| work on the golfer's setup, alignment, and or grip. | | | | must be corrected. But, it's important to understand |
| The second type of golf slice is the one that plagues | | | | what it is in your golf swing and your golf swing |
| the vast majority of beginning and high handicap | | | | mechanics that makes the ball do what it does. Once |
| golfer's. This is the type of slice that produces the | | | | you understand the 9 rules of ball flight you'll be more |
| 'banana ball' type of flight and is very uncontrollable | | | | able to understand what it is in your swing that is |
| and frustrating. | | | | producing the flight of the ball you are seeing, and as |
| The attributes of this type of slice for the golfer are | | | | such you can more quickly address and adjust to |
| the ball will initially start left of the target line | | | | ensure success. |
| indicating that the swing path is incorrect right from | | | | |