Golfers, Help!

Close your swing in some. That might help.

You are pulling your club toward you as you swing at the ball. As my stepfather would say (he was a golf pro), your swing should be "inside and away", i.e., start your swing closer to your body than when you finish it.
I don't play the game myself---I shagged too many balls as a kid while he was teaching to enjoy the sport.
Good luck --- old man par is a tough customer.

Visualize the golf robot you've seen on TV. Feel your swing as a 10 o'clock backswing to a 2 o'clock finish with your wrists cocked at both ends. This helps me turn the club over at impact, eliminating the slice.

I have fought a slice for years. Two thoughts: 1) turn left hand so that shaft of driver rests between thumb and index finger. 2) keep your right elbow as tight to your side on the downswing as possible. You WILL stop slicing.

Good luck...from a 10 handicapper.

Drop the golf and play tennis: less expensive, less time to play, and your slice will actually help you!

Not an easy issue to attempt to correct without the benefit of watching, but, you might keep the following in mind

Stance -
Grip - light (you can't get that 'snap' with tight arm muscles)
Aignment - hips and shoulders square
Takeaway -
Swing - previous post mentioning 'inside out is the prevelant method used and taught but a somewhat difficult topic to cover in a brief response.

Keep your head still through the shot, don't come up with your body as you make contact with the ball.

Don't overswing. Slow backswing, lets your arms fall, and accelerate through the ball snapping your wrists at contact.

Simple eh? (Not)

I've found most slicers problems originate in their backswing. Be sure you are taking the club away at the start of your backswing along the target line. Do not raise the clubhead immediately - keep it low for a foot or so. You may also be backswinging too much - the over-backswing causes you to "cast" during your downswing (clubhead path out-to-in). Your backswing may be more correct if it feels like it is only a 3/4 backswing. It is actually likely more than that. Also, RELAX FOREARMS, don't overswing.

Thanks for the site. I've been lurking for months. Finally something I can comment on intelligently

if you're tight handed, place a golf under the outside part of your right heel, this will keep you from swaying, close your stance a bit, think of an outside/in swing and make you sure you turn your hands over after you rip it.

Joe Gringo, 3 handicapper

Be the ball. Say dananananaan when you swing, watch Caddyshack before every round

or do what I do with my fade. I play it. I'm a lefty, my drives always tail off to the left, so I use a little Kentucky windage and aim more to the right. The ball lands right where I want it, unless I top it, which happens with alarming frequency.

Take up tennis?

Check your grip.

Stop choosing the tee next to Rene Russo!

Make sure you turn your hips as you swing through. I had a bad slice and I wasn't getting enough hip turn, and that allowed my club to slide way outside on my downswing (as mentioned by one of the posters above, an outside-in swing almost guarantees a slice).

I could tell you exactly what you're doing wrong and how to fix it, but you wouldn't be able, probably, to apply correctly to solve the problem. Most slice problems are caused by the same or a combo of swing ailments. However, the best advice is to invest in a lesson with the club pro; it will be the best money you ever spent on golf. Fore!!!

I agree with ousooner- make sure that you gets your hips through the swing. Your belt buckle should face your target at the end of your follow-through.

1. Address the ball perfectly square.

2. If right handed, turn 90 degrees to the left, ie, at right angles to the pin.

3. Swing

4. Congratulations! You've just made your first duck hook!

JC