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Why am I SLICING
By: Golf Guru Pete Kearney - Director of Golf Instruction
SLICING
Q: Why am I SLICING my shots, especially my tee
shots????????
A: The most common CAUSE for slicing is the
downswing path going from OUTSIDE to INSIDE
across the ball (the farther OUTSIDE to IN the worse
the slice to a point where it is referred to as a
BANANA ball!!)
DISCRIPTION
This is the most common problem I have
encountered in teaching thousands of
lessons, affecting both low and high handicappers,
left hand and right hand players. Not only do you
lose distance but you usually end up in trouble
(woods, out of bounds etc !!!!!!!)
It affects both LEFT and RIGHT handed players
equally..
SLICE: RIGHT hander...ball first goes left of target
then swings right into the woods!!
LEFT hander...ball first goes right of target
then swings left into the woods !!
The REASON most golfers on their downswing,
swing OUTSIDE to IN across the ball (sometimes
referred to as OVER THE TOP) is due to the way their
shoulders are aligned at the initial SET UP to the
ball, (they align their shoulders OPEN relative to the
target line).
Rx/correction;
When you SET UP to the ball align your shoulders
SQUARE or slightly CLOSED to the target line.
On the downswing focus on swinging along the line
of the shoulders. Should bring that BAD SLICE
down to a slight FAD, (shoulders square), or a nice
DRAW plus DISTANCE, (shoulders slightly closed)..
note; your DOWNSWING PATH will usually follow
the ALIGNMENT of your SHOULDERS at
SET UP time, and the ball will start out the
same direction as your DOWNSWING PATH !!!
SET UP DRILL to practice;
Put a club across your shoulders and practice
OPENING, SQUARING, and CLOSING your
shoulders to ingrain a good habit of SQUARING or
preferably slightly CLOSING your shoulders at
setup.
This is one of the SET UP BASICS that must
be practiced until it is automatic or you will fall
back to your comfort zone and set up with your
shoulders OPEN which will result in that nasty
SLICE again !
"HAPPY GOLFING"
Any further questions or to schedule a lesson please contact Myrtle Beach Golf Gurus.
E-mail address – info@golfdepartment.com
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