Friday, April 20, 2012

Stop Slicing By Fixing Your Golf Swing Path


Golfers who slice will tend to have a certain swing path which causes this dreaded left to right distance slashing ball flight. A slice can be a horrible thing to have to deal with on the golf course. It is probably the most common problem golfers come to me with a complaint of. They want to stop their slice and hit straighter, longer golf shots.

A slice golf shot will tend to have an out to in swing path. This means as the golf club I approaching the ball just before impact it is too far outside or away from the golfer. This leads the club head to swing too far inside just after impact or too much to the left. Ideally, your golf club head should swing towards your target at the point right after impact. From there it will continue on until your club has swung over your left shoulder and you've completed your follow through.

There are a couple of reasons this swing path can occur causing you to slice your golf ball. In the takeaway, if your golf club head swin... [more]