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The Anatomy Of Slicing The Golf Ball

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



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