Golf Slice

Slicing - Curing Golfs Most Common problem

By Golfnut

Slicing - where the ball curves through the air from left to right assuming the player is right-handed; is a problem for everyone but most often to the novice or new player.

The flight of the golf ball is determined by the spin of the ball and a slice is caused by the ball spinning clockwise thereby causing it to travel in a clockwise arch.

The most common reason for this is that people tend to lift their head when they strike the ball. The action of lifting the head causes the face of the club to hit across the ball and not through it.

By hitting across the ball, you are essentially hitting the ball from the outside in and it is this action that causes the ball to spin clockwise.

If you tend to slice the ball try to keep your head down until after you've hit the ball. By keeping your head down, and your eye on the ball to the point of contact you will play through the ball and your swing will remain straight, which will cause the ball to follow a straight path.

Keep your head down until after the ball has taken flight; always remembering to keep your head and shoulders solid.

Another reason why you will get slice shots is by trying to hit the ball too hard. When you do this you most often will use your arms to pull the club in and this will also slide the head across the ball as it is hit and cause it to spin. By hitting for less distance you can focus on getting the correct swing and playing for accuracy rather than length.

Try reducing your swing to make smaller shots to see if this starts to correct the problem.

As you begin to hit straighter you will find that it is much easier to increase the length of your back swing and go for more distance.

Remember to concentrate on accuracy first and I guarantee that the distance will follow. Shooting for accuracy is always a good rule to play by.

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After a very frustrating time of trying to play this game I realized I was in over my head and set out to find out the right way to play the game here are some of the tips I have learned. some of these are personal experience and others were gathered from other golfers over a number of years. For more information on this tip just hop over to: www.thedaveway.com