SLICING:
WHAT CAUSES IT & HOW TO CORRECT IT
Tip provided by:
Thomas Tetrault, PGA Pro, Fall River Country Club
Four
of the main causes of slicing are:
- hands too tight on the club
- reverse weight shift
- poor shoulder turn
- taking club away outside
If your grip is too tight your
hands can?t rotate at impact, causing face to be open. So release
the grip. If your shoulders don?t turn and your weight doesn?t
shift to the right at top of swing, your body will be ahead of the
ball and the club will open at impact. Taking club outside at
takeaway will cause outside-in swing plane, causing ball to spin
in slicing manner.
Make sure club is moving inside
at takeaway to help prevent slice. Aiming left at address will not
cure slice -- it will only cause more left-to-right spin.
