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